Project Manager Construction

CHRISTOPHER O. DOUGHERTY, RA, AIA (c) 201-***-****

** ******* *******, ********, ** 07463 (h)201-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/christopherodougherty **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Experienced Architecture and Project Management Professional, with varied experience involving commercial and residential construction. Diverse background in all aspects of the telecommunications construction field including project development, personnel management and quality control. Extensive hands-on involvement with negotiating and finalizing project scope preparation. Team leader for project development in house and field management. Experience in code and ordinance application and interpretation.

Core skills

Site & construction design / planning In house personnel training Quality control

Vendor contract negotiations AutoCAD/Revit drafting Construction management

Zoning support Documentation development Quality management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Christopher O. Dougherty, RA, AIA, LLC, Waldwick, NJ 2009 - Present

- Met with clients to review scope of work for residential additions, add a levels and new construction totaling approximately $2,000,000. Projects completed included residential work in Wayne, Wanaque, Livingston, and Mendham, NJ among other townships.

- Developed construction drawings for restaurant projects in Fairfield, Pine Brook and Jersey City, NJ. Developed construction drawings for medical office renovation in Lawrenceville, NJ.

- Provided zoning board of adjustment testimony for residential applications in Wayne, West Milford and Wanaque among other boroughs. Provided zoning board of adjustment testimony for commercial application in Kearny and condominium application in Point Pleasant, NJ.

- Under contract prepared procedures manual for Special Inspections as mandated by IBC for ongoing construction for Salient Associates in Englewood, NJ.

St. Barnabas Hospital, Livingston, NJ - Project Manager 2007 - 2008

- Construction managed $600,000.00 of interior renovation projects for the hospital on time and within budget.

- Successfully coordinated with departments impacted by work during business hours, minimizing patient and staff distress and concerns.

- Prepared AutoCAD 2008 drawings realizing a savings of an estimated $30,000.00 for interior renovations for contractor pricing and in house construction enabling the hospital to avoid use of outside architectural and engineering firms.

- Elicited defined scopes of work from various department heads in hospital for renovation projects. Developed budgets for upper management approval that met overall hospital budget guidelines.

Tectonic Engineering, New Windsor, NY Project manager 2005 - 2006

- Project managed lease exhibit and construction document preparation for the Cingular Wireless markets in the Bronx, NY and Brooklyn, NY in an interface relationship with Bechtel Telecommunications.

- Successfully integrated Cingular cell site work for the Connecticut market into the Local office in New York creating new client contract. Resolved extensive billing and proposal questions to client and Tectonics’ satisfaction

CHRISTOPHER O. DOUGHERTY 201-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/christopherodougherty cdough1986@ yahoo.com

Staunton Chow, PC, Jersey City, NJ Project manager 2003 - 2005

- In house shop drawing review and Request for Information (RFI) coordination for the Concord Air National Guard Base in Concord, NH. Successfully supported project manager to project conclusion.

- Coordinated preparation of performance based contract for Fort Hamilton Army Base, Fort Hamilton, NY. Following extensive interfaces with Army base departments developed manual body and technical exhibits for owner review and approval.

Sprint PCS, Mahwah, NJ Senior Project Manager 1998 - 2003

- Successfully managed the addition of twenty five (25) new cell sites and repeaters as market manager for the Buffalo, NY market.

- After promotion to Senior Implementation Engineer assessed manpower needs of the newly created Maryland/Baltimore city site development team. Successfully hired 2 new project managers for the company.

- Developed team specific tools for new Allentown/South New Jersey team, and strengthened new identity for the Sprint PCS Northeast regional office. Managed team of 4-6 Site implementation engineers. Successfully substituted for team manager during military leave maintaining team operation and functionality.

Bechtel Corporation Project Manager/Engineering 1996 - 1998

- Performed engineering review of drawings for the initial phase of the Sprint PCS cell site build out in the New York metropolitan area supporting Sprint’s goal of system start-up in the NY Metro area for the fall of 1996.

- Negotiated $30,000.00 reduction with Architecture/Engineering firms for retained costs at the closeout of the project for savings in architectural and engineering design costs to Sprint PCS.

Verizon (formerly Bell Atlantic/NYNEX) Project Manager/Engineering 1990 - 1996

- Facilitated a cost reduction of 20% on key cell site project by intensive value engineering with the contractor and engineer following project commencement leading to employee of the month recognition.

- Developed the first field report template for cell sites in construction for NYNEX, which was eventually modified for the construction department use in future field projects.

Coordinated $56,000.00 on air cell site re-construction on Staten Island with landlord retained vendor. Managed project to completion with no disruption to service.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Newark, NJ

AutoCAD/Revit Certificate CDM Institute Wayne, N

Certifications Community Service

Licensed in New Jersey as a Registered Architect Assistant Boy Scout leader – Wanaque, NJ

National Council of Architectural Registration Adolescent faith formation instructor – St.

Board Certification – in progress Mary’s Parish, Pompton Lakes, NJ

Member - Waldwick Neighbors Helping Neighbors

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