Project Manager Engineer

Kent Whitman

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Address: **** ********** ***** **

City: Rio Rancho

State: NM

Zip: 87144

Country: USA

Phone: 505-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $100,000

Willing to Relocate

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Kent Whitman, PE

1924 Whitewater Drive NE * Rio Rancho, NM 87144 * 505-***-**** * abqq5x@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications for Project Management

Equipped with over 15 years of experience providing exceptional engineering, construction design, and project management on a wide range of public works and government projects. Combines strong technical, leadership, and business savvy with a background of delivering construction projects on time, within budget, and up to specifications. Able to establish standard procedures, processes, and controls; orchestrate and align multiple disciplines toward a common goal; and overcome diverse challenges and issues within dynamic, high-pressure environments. Additional core competencies include:

Construction Management * Budget Preparation * Client Relations * Contract Negotiations * Multitasking

Financial Analysis/Management * Proposal Preparation * Team Facilitation * Expense/Budget Control * Mentoring

Key Contributions

Authored and managed the constructability tracking process for the design of the Chemistry & Metallurgy Research Replacement project (CMRR), sponsored by NNSA at Los Alamos National Labs. Coordinated resolution of constructability issues across all disciplines - civil, structural, mechanical, electrical & architectural. Organized and chaired a week long constructability conference consisting of the LANL CMRR project team, the designers, and representatives from other NNSA nuclear projects around the U.S.

Provided design and construction management (as project manager) on Post Fire Emergency Flood Control projects for Los Alamos National Laboratory. Led the design and construction of a 70-foot (high) by 400-foot (wide) roller-compacted concrete dam completed in 90 days. Coordinated the activities of ten designers, five owner leads, five US Army Corps of Engineers field leads, and the general contractor for this $11M project.

Served as construction Field Engineer through the successful completion of utility expansions for the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Application Project at Sandia National Laboratories. Played a key role in delivering a specific project phase to its on time and within budget completion ($3M in construction costs) despite several surprises and challenges with the existing underground utilities (revealed during excavation).

Functioned as the lead designer for a storm water conveyance / nuclear particle collection system at Los Alamos National Laboratory`s low-level nuclear waste facility (TA 54).

Served as resident engineer/construction manager on the Albuquerque International Sunport Passenger Screening Expansion Project ($14M), which was selected as the 2006 New Mexico American Consulting Engineers Council Project of the Year. Successfully implemented substantial changes requested by the Transportation Security Administration while the construction was in progress with minimal effect on the target schedule.

Significantly saved the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission ~$1M on 11.5 miles of water transmission pipeline by effectively researching and specifying alternate pipe materials - delivered the project to its successful closure at $60K under budget for URS Corporation.

Professional Track

Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, New Mexico) 2010 to 2012

Civil Field Engineer - Lead Constructability Engineer

Hired specifically for the Chemistry & Metallurgy Research Replacement project (CMRR), which is the facility intended to consolidate the nation`s Plutonium activities for the Department of Defense. The project has now been deferred for five years due to budget considerations. Assigned to the Construction Management team of engineering & contract specialists, and worked under the direct supervision of the Construction Manager.

Kent Whitman, PE

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Professional Track

Represented the Construction Group in plan reviews and design problem resolution during the development of infrastructure upgrade design packages, which will be required to support the new Nuclear Facility.

Assigned the responsibility to develop, populate and manage a Constructability Issues Log, and lead efforts to resolve issues to the satisfaction of the team and Construction Manager.

Selected to be lead representative of the Construction Group in residence with the Nuclear Facility designers in Chicago, Illinois. This involved regular interface with the design team to identify and find solutions to a myriad of construction challenges involved with this complex and unique facility.

Jacobs / Huitt Zollars Joint Venture (Fort Bliss, Texas) 2009 to 2010

Civil Engineering Subject Matter Expert - Army Corps of Engineers Tech Section

Served on a staff augmentation team consisting of engineers of all disciplines, assisting the Army Corps of Engineers in construction management for the Army`s massive $4B expansion project at Fort Bliss.

Called upon by the field inspection team and construction contract managers to render professional advice regarding a wide variety of construction problems ranging from site work to vertical construction.

Developed recommended solutions to problems, which included calculations, sketches, product recommendations, and in some cases, field surveys.

Conducted IBC inspections of building in progress and provided deficiency reports to the inspection team.

URS Corporation (Albuquerque, NM) 1999 to 2009

Senior Design & Construction Engineer

As part of the Infrastructure Group (lead designer, project manager, and resident engineer roles), led and participated in large-scale public works projects, including dam rehabilitations, pipelines, roadways, drainage systems, and complex improvements for National Labs-was assigned to manage a majority of sensitive projects. Oversaw up to ten engineering professionals that contributed to design and/or construction management-managed URS project budgets of as high as $3M and managed (or partially managed) construction costs of up to $30M. Mentored several junior engineers; was frequently the go-to person on a wide variety of subjects

Prepared the technical specifications for the Los Alamos National Laboratory`s TA 55 Security Upgrade Project (at the plutonium facility), with additional requirements due to the highly secure nature of the project-

e.g. intrusion barriers on storm drain systems and color/reflectivity limitations on landscaping stone near the security perimeter.

Established a system of construction project control procedures for URS Corporation`s Albuquerque office. Recognized as the lead construction management engineer in the office. Created a standard (customizable) filing template used on all construction projects. Consistently completed projects on time and within budget (profitable).

Assisted the US Army Corps of Engineers in moving forward a $12M construction project for the US Army`s DEPMEDS Mobile Hospital Assembly Facility (Hill AFB, UT), despite contractor difficulties (the contractor had mismanaged the project from the initial bidding stage resulting in the schedule slipping substantially each week).

Successfully developed a construction plan that saved the County of Los Alamos (NM) ~$10M; as an alternative to a costly plan to rehabilitate the substandard Pueblo Canyon Dam at Diamond Drive using a tunnel spillway, devised the use of a tunnel at the bottom (rather than at spillway elevation), which eliminated the impoundment characteristics of the undesirable dam altogether.

Community Sciences Corporation (Corrales, NM) 1994 to 1998

Vice President of Engineering

Led the Engineering Group in the design of site infrastructure expansion projects. Developed and administered contracts for engineering portions of each project. Mentored junior staff on how to effectively use their

academic knowledge on actual design projects. Supervised up to five design engineers and technicians and two construction inspectors.

Revamped the filing/billing systems, from a disorganized records and expenditure tracking system to a logical structure, which is still in use to this day.

Significantly improved design team efficiencies by creating a series of small-to-medium sized computer routines that were easily learned to simplify and facilitate computation efforts (prior to the availability of commercial engineering design software).

Credentials

M.B.A., Business Management, University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)

B.S., Civil Engineering, State University of New York (Buffalo, NY)

Certified Project Manager, URS Project Management Certification Program

Professional Registrations: New Mexico P.E., #6170; California P.E., #48635

Formerly Licensed N.M. Building Contractor

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