Project Construction

George Brodish

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City: East Rutherford

State: NJ

Zip: 07073

Country: USA

Phone: 973-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: 175

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George F. Brodish

416 River Renaissance * East Rutherford, NJ 07073

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PROFILE

Results-oriented senior construction executive with a proven track record of completing projects on time and on, or under, budget. Expert in a broad range of construction areas including, but not limited to, the maintenance and rehabilitation of residential and commercial buildings, facade restorations, elevator modernization projects, NYC Landmark projects, oil to gas boiler conversions, new (ground-up) construction; power plant construction, and environmental engineering that includes Phase I and II assessments, asbestos, lead, PCB, mold, underground storage tank and soil remediation.. Maintains a reputation of developing positive working relationships in a career spanning more than thirty years.

EXPERIENCE

The Olnick Organization, Inc. New York, NY October, 2007 - Present

Vice President of Construction

* Delivered all capital construction projects and cost forecasting required to maintain over two million square feet of commercial and residential real estate in New York City and New Jersey. Noteworthy achievements included:

o Coordinating the structural repair ($8M over a four year period) of an operating parking garage with over 700 cars. Managed the project activities so that the garage was able to remain open for business while the repairs were performed.

o Directed the replacement of all cooling/heating pipe risers in a fully occupied, 30 story, residential building in midtown. The two year project required over 25,000 man-hours.

o Oversaw the replacement of cooling towers, heat plate exchanger and electrical risers in a 30 story, residential building and 15 story commercial office building in midtown.

o Headed the Local Law #11 facade restoration on a 15 story, New York City Landmark, commercial office building that involved the complete demolition and rebuild of the north wall from the 6th floor up and restoration of all bulkheads.

o Supervised the replacement of boilers, including converting from #6 fuel oil to gas and the installation of a stainless steel chimney liner in a fully occupied 31 story residential building and a 15 story, New York City Landmark, commercial office building.

* Executed property condition assessments (facades, electrical, elevators, mechanical equipment, etc.) for potential portfolio-wide real estate acquisitions including: budget estimations for the upgrade of building systems, review of Phase I/II environmental assessments, and the remediation of potential environmental problems.

* Achieved over $2M in cost reductions by minimizing the use of general contractors and managing projects and contractors individually.

Professional Service Industries, Inc. New York, NY October, 2003 - October, 2007

Vice President

* Headed the 30 employee New York City office with P&L responsibilities. Increased office revenue from $1.5M in 2003 to over $4M in 2006.

* Developed and marketed lead-based paint inspection services to property managers and owners of residential buildings based upon New York City's Local Law #1 of 2004. Grossed over $750K of new service fees in less than two years.

* Acted as Program Director, for the New York City School Construction Authority on projects at over 90 schools involving roofing, window and door replacements, facade restoration, boiler conversions, chiller and cooling tower upgrades, HVAC modifications, elevator change outs, auditorium, gymnasium and classroom renovations.

* Oversaw mold remediation, structural repairs, replacement of roofs and cleaning of HVAC ductwork in operating mechanical rooms for the Dormitory Authority State of New York at the City College of New York.

* Coordinated the asbestos abatement, demolition and rehabilitation construction of Eisner and Roosevelt Halls at Brooklyn College.

Code Engineering Jersey City, NJ February, 2002 - September, 2003

Resident Construction Manager for Port Authority of NY and NJ 9/11 Re-Construction Project

* Responsible for the renovation and re-construction of Exchange Place Station (Jersey City, NJ) and the PATH tubes under the Hudson River after the collapse of the World Trade Centers (WTC) on 9/11.

* Led and managed a team of approximately ten environmental professionals who conducted the environmental remediation of lead and asbestos, as well as air quality monitoring inside the PATH tubes and at Exchange Place Station for over 500 craft personnel.

* Remediated 1,500 lineal feet of lead laden stone ballast under the existing tracks in both tubes from Exchange Place to the WTC site.

TRC Engineers, Inc. New York, NY January, 1999 - January, 2002

Branch Manager

* Maintained P&L and marketing responsibilities for a $5M branch with over 50 professionals.

* Acted as Program Director for projects with the New York City School Construction Authority,

the New York Power Authority, and the New York City Department of Design and Construction involving facade restoration and boiler conversions, boiler, chiller, cooling tower and piping modifications, and the rehabilitation of schools, police stations, libraries.

* Successfully negotiated a $3M task order contract for preliminary environmental engineering in stations, shops and yards involving HVAC and mechanical retro fit projects with New York City Transit, Capital Program Management.

* Coordinated the New York City Economic Development Corporation's landmark preservation of five buildings on Staten Island for the light house museum near the Staten Island ferry terminal.

GA Environmental Services New York, NY May, 1997 - January, 1999

Branch Manager

* Supervised a $2.5M branch with 28 staff members performing asbestos/lead surveys, asbestos/lead project monitoring, environmental assessments, indoor air quality surveys, underground storage tank and soil remediation projects.

* Increased revenues from the New York City Department of Design and Construction contract ($600K) by 100% within six months.

* Grew employment-staffing contract ($1.5M) with the Port Authority of NY & NJ by 67%

GEO Industries Fairfield, NJ April, 1993 - May, 1997

Director of Operations

* Managed a $5M, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) chiller expansion project for the University of North Carolina. The project included a custom designed 3 cell, bi-level cooling tower with a capacity of 34,200 GPM.

* Chaired a Value Engineering Committee, for New York City Transit Authority, to reduce construction schedule delays of its capital projects as related to asbestos removal.

* Participated in negotiations between the Power Authority of Puerto Rico and the EPA for a mandated contract to prevent thermal pollution in the Port of San Juan.

* Authored specifications and terms and conditions for building condition surveys (e.g. roofing, HVAC, mechanical equipment, etc) for projects associated with the New York City Agency for Child Development

Law Engineering New York, NY November, 1987- April, 1993

Department Manager

* Directed a staff of 35 Project Managers and Engineers for a New York City consulting engineering firm with direct P&L responsibilities for a $4M department.

* Oversaw the upgrade of mechanical (e.g. cooling towers, chillers and air handlers) and electrical equipment rooms, replacement of elevators and ADA bathroom compliance for the retrofit of 45 Wall Street and 20 Broad Street.

* Directed a $1M lobby renovation of a NYC Landmark building at 551 Fifth Avenue.

* Coordinated the renovation of over 2M square feet in the Met Life Building, including asbestos removal, demolition of existing floors and ADA compliance and rebuild of core bathrooms.

* Produced most profitable department for Law Engineering over a 4-year period.

American Electric Power Service Corp. Columbus, OH January, 1980- November, 1987

Senior Construction Contract Administrator

* Chaired committee to modularize construction of Flakt precipitators ($40M) in the conversion of a 97% complete nuclear plant to fossil fuel, decreasing on site construction time by 25%.

* Prepared and administered a $40M B&W boiler erection contract. Responsibilities included coordination of all in house design disciplines, formulation of contract documents, analyzing all bids, recommendations to upper management and conducting monthly progress meetings.

* Prepared and administered contract documents for the erection of 2, $28M Wheelabrator precipitators with associated insulation and low voltage electrical package.

* Acted as Contractor Administrator/Project Manager for a complete $2M condenser retubing project at AEP's Cook Nuclear Plant during a 60 day outage.

EDUCATION

1971-1975 A.S. Civil Engineering, CCBC. Attended Youngstown State in pursuit of B.S.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

(Partial Listing)Employer/Client/LocationDescription of Project-ValuePositionThe Olnick Organization, 2600 Netherland Avenue and 270 Lafayette Street, New York CityReplacement of boilers, including installation of stainless steel chimney liner, and conversion from #6 fuel oil to natural gas-2600 Netherland Avenue $900K; 270 Lafayette Street-$350KProgram ManagerThe Olnick Organization, 270 Lafayette Street, New York CityNYC Landmark building, Local Law #11 demolish/rebuild bulging north wall from 6-15 floors, replace deteriorated beam on 15th floor, new roofs and restoration of all bulkheads, with asbestos abatement-$2.5MProgram ManagerThe Olnick Organization, 245 East 58th Street, 130 5th Avenue, New York CityDesign and replacement of cooling towers, upgrade of existing heat plate exchangers, installation of variable frequency drives on cooling tower pump and fan motors and rehab of existing electrical risers-245 East 58th Street-$3M; 130 Fifth Avenue-$300KProgram ManagerThe Olnick Organization, 2600 Netherland Avenue, New York CityStructural repair of over 60% of the lower level due to and ECB violation. Garage was phased over 4 years to keep existing 700 car facility operational-$8MProgram ManagerThe Olnick Organization,

245 East 58th Street, New York CityIn 2008 the building experienced a rupture of the existing heating/cooling pipes in the 30 story, fully occupied residential building resulting in over $1M in insurance claims. The project consisted of installing variable frequency drives on the existing house circulating pumps and changing out all of the pipe risers in the apartments.-$3M and over 25,000 man-hoursProgram ManagerThe Olnick Organization, 2600 Netherland Avenue, New York CityInstallation of horizontal expansion joints on the brick facade of a 31 story residential building-$2.4MProgram ManagerThe Olnick Organization, 470 Lenox Terrace, New York CityComplete gut/rehab of over 70 apartments in 2010. The rehab included new kitchens, flooring, upgrade of electrical and plumbing-$2.6MProgram ManagerThe Olnick Organization, 130 5th Avenue and 359 East Main Street, Mt. KiscoComplete rehab of 3, mechanical elevator cars at 130 Fifth Avenue and 1 mechanical and one hydraulic elevator car at 359 East Main Street.-130 Fifth Avenue $500K; 359 East Main Street-$260KProgram ManagerMetropolitan Life, 551 Fifth Avenue, New York CityNew York City Landmark building. Restoration of existing lobby ceiling. Project involved a Landmark architect and artist in the recreation of the domed, lobby ceiling-$1.2MProject ManagerNew York City School Construction Authority, various schools in New York CityComplete rehab of coal fired boilers to natural gas including installation of stainless steel chimney liners in over 200 schools-over $300M in total costsProgram Director

Dormitory Authority State of New York, rehab of Eisner and Roosevelt Halls at Brooklyn CollegeTeamed with Turner Construction and Fox Architects in the asbestos abatement and compete rehab of Eisner and Roosevelt Halls-$200MProject ManagerNew York City Department of Design and ConstructionRehab of various police and fire stations in New York City-$50MProgram DirectorMetropolitan Life, 45 Wall Street and 20 Broad Street, New York CityComplete gut/rehab of 2 high rise buildings in NYC that included upgrade of mechanical and electrical equipment, replacement of elevators and compliance with ADA-$100MProject DirectorCM Towers, Harvard Cogen Facility, Boston, Massachusetts Rehab and thermal upgrade of 5 cell Cooling Tower including all new fill material, gear drives, fans, and fan motors, and variable frequency drives with controls-$2MContract Administrator/ Project ManagerNew York City Economic Development Corporation, Staten Island light house museum, Staten Island, New YorkRehab and restoration (interior and exterior) of 5 historical, landmark buildings into a museum. Team comprised of landmark architect and EDC architect-$7MProject DirectorCM Towers, University of North Carolina, Chiller Expansion Project, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaErection of custom designed, bi-distribution system Cooling Tower with sound attenuation considerations for new chiller expansion plant-$5MContract Administrator/ Project EngineerMetropolitan Life, Met Life Building (aka Pan Am Building)Renovation of over 2M square feet as it pertained to asbestos removal, demolition and ADA compliance of bathrooms-$50MProject DirectorNew York City Economic Development Corporation, Brooklyn Army TerminalRehab of a 1.4M square foot former Army terminal into warehouse and commercial office spaces-$4MProject DirectorAmerican Electric Power, Rockport PlantEngineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an administration building-$20MContract Administrator/ Project ManagerAmerican Electric Power, Rockport Plant Unit 1, Rockport, IndianaErection contract for 2 Wheelabrator Precipitators with associated insulation and low voltage electrical for new plant-$28MContract AdministratorAmerican Electric Power,

Cardinal Plant Units 1 & 2, Brilliant, OhioErection of 2 Research Precipitators, CE Air Preheaters, and all associated steel and ductwork to retrofit existing plant-$30MResident Civil EngineerTownsend & Bottum, Bruce Mansfield Plant Unit 1& 2, Shippingport, PennsylvaniaErection of 4 Research Precipitators, associated steel, ductwork, ash piping, and insulation for new plant-$27MProject EngineerAmerican Electric Power, Rockport Plant Unit 2, Rockport IndianaErection contract for B&W boiler for new 1300 MW plant-$37MContract AdministratorAmerican Electric Power, Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1, St. Joe, MichiganComplete condenser retubing with new tube sheets in an existing nuclear plant-$2MContract Administrator/ Project ManagerAmerican Electric Power, Mitchell Plant Unit 1, Moundsville, West VirginiaChange out of GE stator due to vibration problems with a field erected Reliance Rigging gantry crane at an existing plant-$4MContract Administrator/ Project ManagerAmerican Electric Power, Rockport Plant Unit1, Rockport, IndianaInsulation contract of all high and low pressure piping including thermal blankets for all valves and turbine at a new plant-$7MContract AdministratorTownsend & Bottum, Bruce Mansfield Units 1 & 2, Shippingport, PennsylvaniaErection of Research Cooling Tower with associated spray piping, fill, and drift eliminators at a new plant-$29MSubcontractor AdministratorCM Towers, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Baltimore, MarylandRepair of 10 cell Ecodyne Cooling Tower at an existing plant. Repair consisted of new hot water pan, replacement of drift eliminators, and structural connectors-$500KProject EngineerNew York City Transit Value engineering committee improving construction schedule delays as it related to constructability of its capital program projects and the delays they were incurring related to asbestos removal-N/ACommittee ChairmanNew York City TransitIDQ contract for Capital Program Management as it pertained to renovation of stations, shops and yards involving HVAC and mechanical upgrades-$2MProject DirectorPort Authority of NY & NJ, World Trade Center site restoration of PATH terminalPost 9/11 renovation and re-construction of the PATH tubes under the Hudson River, from Exchange Place, NJ to the WTC site and the Exchange Place Station in NJ-$538MResident Site ManagerDormitory Authority State of New York, CCNY Marshak Science BuildingRepair of aging structural members, roof replacement and complete mold remediation of this historical building-$5MProject Director

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