Manager Project
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Doug Close
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** * ***** ***
City: Eagle
State: ID
Zip: 83616
Country: USA
Phone: 720-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $100,000
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DOUGLAS A CLOSE
1516 North Sunup Way
Eagle, ID 83616
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL
Construction Manager / Remediation Manager / Project Management
Environmental Compliance Specialist / Health & Safety Manager
Performance and results-driven professional offering 20 years comprehensive experience and achievements leading the industry in innovative project management, consulting, and safety solutions for environmental and infrastructure clients in government and commercial markets. Skilled at developing and executing project initiatives that drive customer satisfaction, achieve desired objectives, and enhance bottom-line profits; A highly effective communicator and team leader possessing proven ability to build long-term relationships with internal and external customers by establishing a high level of confidence and trust; Visionary leader with keen understanding of industry priorities and demonstrated expertise in construction management, practical implementation, and regulatory compliance.
CORE LEADERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
* Team Building / Leadership
* Project Management
* New Business Development
* Staff Training & Development * Construction Management * Cost Analysis & Proposals
* Program Development * Operations Management * Regulatory Negotiations
* Program Execution * Project Planning & Scheduling * Client Representative
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SHAW ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTURE; INC., Centennial, CO
January 2011 through Present
DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER/SITE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
FORT CARSON PERFORMANCE-BASED ACQUISITION CONTRACT (FT CARSON MILITARY POST $42 MILLION)
Develop, implement, and initiate project start up duties for the direction, performance, and execution of environmental remediation services for Department of Defense and US Army Corp of Engineers. Provide leadership and direction in overseeing performance of 22 solid waste management units, regulatory permits and project coordination across diverse functional areas including client liaison, project management, engineering, procurement, subcontracts, and overall construction.
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Initiated project start up, implemented new safety programs, and directed the first significant construction effort.
* Recognized unattained safety milestone and prepared a Shaw performance metrics to monitor safety performance while attaining a Project Presidents Award and annual Target Zero Award for achieving 1000 work days of zero incidents, accidents or environmental harm (2009-2011).
* Designed, implemented and directed innovative construction approaches to achieve maximum revenue and accepted regulatory compliance.
SHAW ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., Centennial, CO July 2006 through December 2010
SENIOR SITE MANAGER / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
USACE TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION CONTRACT ($435 MILLION)
RAPID RESPONSE, UNITED STATES ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS ($250 MILLION)
CERCLA SUPERFUND ACT, USEPA, EUREKA MILLS SUPERFUND, EUREKA UTAH ($90 MILLION)
AMERICAN RESOURCE AND RECOVERY ACT (ARRA) ($25 MILLION)
In direct responsible charge of developing professional staff, front line supervisors and craft operators in excess of 100 employees. Served as primary point of contact for government clients and City of Eureka Utah while leading activities in approving remedial designs, specifications, and contract drawings, project procurement activities, regulatory permitting, and implementation of Shaw policy and procedures to attain a injury free work environment. As Senior Site Manager, responsibilities included budgeting and scheduling staff, meeting contractual requirements, formulating work plan supplements, informing clients of expenditures, progress, problems, and recommended solutions. Additional responsibilities included ensuring proper implementation of project EH&S programs, reporting, recordkeeping, and serving as Chairman of the Project Safety Counsel. Field activities included mine closure services (decommissioning of processing facilities), remediation services, reclamation services, and the construction of an on-site waste cell and institutional control yard for the City of Eureka and State of Utah to manage this community through environmental covenants.
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recognized within Shaw Environmental for excellences in safety with the Company's Vice President and Presidents Award (2006, 2008, and 2011) and the 2009 USACE Commanders Safety Award. Project commendation letters (2008, 2009, and 2011) from USACE and USEPA highlighting my contributions for project turn around and overall project cost savings of $2.5 million.
* Recognized by USEPA Remedial Manager for my thorough understanding of construction management, my ability to streamline processes and procedures while offering cost-effective solutions, and effectiveness in maintaining a "high level of health and safety for the workers and the public."
* Successful completion of 8 year urban renewal project which accounted for over 700 commercial and residential properties. Development, utilization and restoration of 75 acre borrow area for project fill requirements. Development, utilization and restoration of operational rock quarry and closure of 10 historic mine waste sites in the remote mountains of central Utah.
* Successfully developed and implemented multi-media orientation programs for the remediation, restorations and support activities needed for project improvement at the Eureka Mills Superfund Site.
* Invited by USACE environmental command, Shaw senior management and USEPA Region 8 to participate and contribute to After Action Completion Report and program level Lessons Learn documents for the successful completion of the Eureka Mills Superfund Site.
SHAW ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTURE; INC., Centennial, CO
July 2002 through June 2006
REMEDIATION SITE MANAGER / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
USACE FORMALLY UTILIZED SUPERFUND RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (FUSRAP) ($750 MILLION)
CERCLA SHATTUCK SUPERFUND SITE; DENVER COLORADO ($48 MILLION)
As Remediation Site Manager for numerous projects contracted with the USACE under the Omaha District, FUSRAP responsibilities included the management and development of contract documents, pricing proposals, work plans, specifications, completion reports, as well as the execution of all field project activities associated with vertical steel construction of remediation containment structures, demolition of engineered cover system, removal of radioactive monolith materials and coordination of rail car shipments to achieve transportation and disposal goals. I functioned as the primary point of contact for all project related activities for the USEPA, USACE, Shaw Program Management, superintendents, and subcontractors. Additional responsibilities included direct authority during vertical construction of seven steel containment structures. Innovative mining of the solidified waste cell, remediating underlying contaminated soils, conveying waste through enclosure tunnel and loading 1500 railcars within an enclosed structure. A total of nine mining structure relocations were executed to remediate the 7 acre site while maintaining 100% enclosure to minimize environmental impacts to the local community. During construction and relocation activities work force and subcontractors personnel exceeded 150 craft workers. Responsible for advising Project Managers of production progress, project expenditures, potential problems, recommended solutions, managing project change and directing efforts in 11 contract modifications, 11 new pricing proposals and development of new budgets to meet client expectations.
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recognized for project delivery and safety excellence with the 2005 USACE Commander's Safety Award (USACE Omaha NE District), the 2004 Shaw Presidents and the 2002 Vice Presidents Award for Safety achievements while realizing over 100,000 man-hours without a lost time accident or incident.
* Successfully refined and innovative enclosed mining techniques for indoor mining and remediation procedures to advance project schedules. The Shattuck Superfund Site was highlighted by the USEPA and State of Colorado during an international visit by the French NUCLEAR REGULATORY body and the U.S. Technical Center for Excellence in Washington DC.
* Successfully negotiated and managed eleven prime contract modification, four firm fixed subcontracts and all local procurements to erect seven steel structures, connected by architectural fabric, driven by hydraulic winches atop a emerging rail system balanced overtop of underlying excavations by hydraulically controlled frames on each of the 5 mining structures. The independent steel loadout structure was equipped with a steel-beam fall protection system to expedite railcar shipments while eliminating fall hazards during T&D operations.
Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, INC., Centennial CO
Remediation Site Manager/Site Safety Officer/QC Specialist
USACE Total Environmental Restoration Contract ($435 Million)
June 2000 through May 2002
As Remediation Site Manager for numerous projects contracted with the USACE under the Omaha District, TERC responsibilities included the management and development of contract documents, work plans, drawings, specifications, completion reports, as well as the execution of all field project activities associated with the planned remedial actions and supporting Shaw's program organization in managing delivery orders for environmental remediation services.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Construction Manager, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, United States Army, Baraboo WI, 01/2002 - 06/2002. Bay restoration; cover system construction, and base wide wetlands restoration.
Field Task Manager, Air Force Plant PJKS, United States Air Force, Waterton Canyon CO, 12/2000 - 12/2001. Geotechnical investigation of groundwater migration, within aeronautical defensive systems facility.
Remediation Manager, Air Force Plant PJKS, United States Air Force, Waterton Canyon CO, 01/2000 - 05/2000. Facility demolition and remediation activities with direct authority on transportation and disposal schedule.
(THE SHAW GROUP INC., ACQUIRED SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE OPERATING ASSETS OF STONE AND WEBSTER INC., ON JULY 14, 2000)
STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING, INC., Centennial, CO
REMEDIATION MANAGER
USACE TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION CONTRACT ($435 MILLION)
JUNE 1997 THROUGH JULY 2000
As Remediation/Construction Manager work included engineering, construction and project management to government and private sector clients in energy, environmental and infrastructure industries. Responsible for directing construction execution, implementing efficient management and monitoring successful project delivery in accordance with program organization and Department of Defense work plans and specifications.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Remediation/Construction Manager, Interim Remedial Actions, Landfills 6 and 7, Department of Navy, Fort Sheridan IL, 06/1997 - 06/2000. Secure failing landfill through surrounding infrastructure construction, waste remediation and collection systems and construction of shoreline protection structure.
EARTH SCIENCES CONSULTANTS, INC., Denver, CO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT SCIENTIST/ TECHNICAL FIELD SUPERVISOR
COMMERICAL/GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS
OCTOBER 1992 THROUGH MAY 1997
As a Project Scientist, served in a variety of safety oversight and site management roles at commercial and governmental project locations. Major projects included remediation of low-level radioactive soils at the Shattuck Superfund Site located in Denver, Colorado, emergency remediation activities performed at the Mid-American Tannery located in Sioux City, Iowa, Remedial Investigation for rare earth mineral production facilities in Colorado and Oklahoma. Directed sampling programs to identify radionuclide's associated with construction material during demolition of none industrial structures at the Colorado School of Mines Research Institute in Golden Colorado.
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Environmental Studies, University of Northern Colorado, 1986
Graduate Level course work in Environmental Management, University of California, Berkeley, 1991
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT FOR CONTRACTORS, US ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS, DENVER CO (UPDATED 2010)
H&S PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR PROJECT MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS, SHAW
16-HOUR MSHA SURFACE MINER TRAINING
50-Hour Site Health and Safety Officer Training, Shaw 2004
40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training (29CFR1910.120), 1991
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Manager/Supervisor, Denver, 2002
30-Hour OSHA Construction Site Supervisor
USDOT Hazardous Material Transportation, Stone & Webster, Denver, 1998
8-hour Radiation Protection Certification
24-hour Radiation Protection Certification
Radiation Worker I & II Courses
Confined Space Entry and Fall Protection Training
Groundwater Specialist Training Seminar
Dupont STOP (Safety Training Observation Program) Training for Supervisors
Safe Start/Safe Track Training Systems; Risk Reduction Techniques
H&S Program Management Training for Project Managers and Supervisors (Shaw)
Project Management Training Modules (Shaw)
Frontline Supervisor Training
Construction Standards for Excavations (Competent Persons)
Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulation (Shaw)
Groundwater Specialist Training Seminar
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/First Aid/AED, American Red Cross, Shaw 2011
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE; 2013 PMI CANDIDATE; COURSE WORK
International Erosion Control Association; Construction Site Storm Water Management Certificate, 2009
Certified Radiation Safety Officer; Pennsylvania Institute of Radiation, 1995
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