Project Engineer Construction

SERGUA PIRALI (LEED AP)

***** ********* ***

LAKE FOREST, CA. 92630

H. 949-***-****

C. 949-***-****

E. *******@***.***

EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer

Tutor-Perini (Perini Management Services Inc.) (7/2012-3/2013)

LBCC Bldg. A, Student Service Center Retrofit

As Project engineer on 30,000 S.F. 10 Mil. Dollar OCIP/SWEUP/DSA retrofit take over project, in addition to my regular duties of supporting the P.M. and Superintendent in all areas of project construction and management, I also, have been selected for executing the following roles: Change order management, review and process of subs monthly payments, Soliciting bids, releases associated with Stop Notices created due to subs economic hardship, Close out and commissioning process.

Green building industry consultant

Independent consultant (2010-6/2012)

Research and provide/recommend strategy to small to mid-size companies in different areas of building system industry which are considering expanding their services into areas dealing with either converting existing buildings sub-systems to more efficient functioning systems individually and/or as integrated multi-systems to the BAS.

Sr. Project engineer

HEERY International-A Balfour Beatty Company (2008-2010)

Research and qualified RFP/Qs and participated in Pre-proposal meeting for various projects which included DSA, OSHPD, educational, commercial etc.

California Court of Appeals, 4th appellate district, Div. Three- An AOC project ($25M-50, 000 sq. ft) utilizing CM@Risk delivery method.

Coordinating and commissioning of the building for Electrical, Mechanical, Landscaping and HVAC which included BAS system; this involved finalizing the commissioning plan and document templates with ICA and coordinating all the required procedures to accomplish successful building turn over to the owner.

Utilizing BIM coordinating MEP during pre-construction for shop drawings submittal approval and during construction for resolving unforeseen conflict with other trades

As part of my role, I held preparatory meetings prior to commencing work for each trade to insure adherence to specified project requirements with respect to quality control and inspection.

Coordinating and participating in Owner/Architect, consultants and subcontractor meeting for identifying, proposing solutions and resolving issues.

Initiating RFIs and/or reviewing RFIs responds, ASIs prior to distribution

Review and finalizing of cost for change orders resulting from RFI, ASIs.

Heavily involved in assisting the Project Director dealing with project shut down due to State budget issues during project which included all the required steps for shutting down and starting up project notifications, tracking and reviewing scheduling/cost impact claims and strategy for schedule recovery

As a team member worked with corporate safety officer and subcontractors to obtain SHARP status from CAL-OSHA for the project

Review of RFPs & RFQs for PM/CM, Design-Build and/or CM@risk for potential pursue of new projects

Participated in Heery annual University seminars (3 day classes) and successfully completed equivalents of 8 hour of courses in management

Senior Project engineer/APM

Consolidated Contracting Services Inc. (12/05-4/08)

SDG&E Gold level LEED certified commercial structure ($12M-40,000 sq. ft. targeted for Gold Certified with state of the art photovoltaic system)

In addition to all standard duties as a senior P.E.; also lead the CCSI project team and subcontractors in creating strategy for LEED projects and implementing processes for effective documentation control, which included finalizing the processes for achieving the goal of obtaining the Gold certification visa-vie requirements for construction phase and final test/inspection and turn over. Training and assisting first time subcontractors involved in a LEED project.

Dos Lagos Heart & Amphitheater (10M-22 Acre design-Build 2006 award winning Undulated structural Steel pathway including bridge, 2 lakes and many unique design features)

Heavily involved in design-build aspect of Dos Lagos project specifically in areas of qualifying, reviewing of scope of work for fabrication and erection of a challenging steel structure and finalizing contract

Wood framed classroom ($1.8M- Added classroom for a Church school)

All aspects of duties as Senior Project Eng. /APM (Include communications/troubleshooting and documentation between P.M., superintendent, CM, owner reps., subcontractors, etc.

Commissioning

HEERY Int’l & Consolidated Contracting Services Inc.

In addition to my role as Senior PE /APM, I also were the lead commissioning agent for the

following projects:

As the LEED administrator and the commissioning officer, working with the owner’s ICA and project design team LEED consultant, developed and managed project specific requirements, which included scheduling of the commissioning phase of the project, pre-function check list, programming phase of the controls for BAS, air balance verification and functional test for the approx. 30,000 S.F. LEED Gold certified Sempra Utilities C&O, a new SDG&E building in San Diego. As part of the turn over for the LEED project, the specifications also required holding training sessions for the owner’s engineering/maintenance team for operating and troubleshooting of the MEP systems, 22KW photovoltaic system, ATS for a 72-hour back up generator, and the integration of Life & Safety controls into above mentioned building components, which were videotaped professionally and turned over as part of O&Ms in digital disk format.

As the commissioning agent of the CM team, fulfilled my role by taking similar steps as above mentioned project, and successfully completed the commissioning and turn over of the recently built California Court of Appeals- a 50,000+ S.F. AOC project- in Santa Ana, Ca.

Field/Project engineer

William M. Klorman Construction, Woodland Hills, CA. (3/04-11/05)

Design-Build Superstructures (Commercial office building, Retail center, Parking Structures)

Assisting PM in all phases of construction

Working on site closely with Superintendent to meet Daily, Weekly and monthly schedule goals

Studying Structural, Architectural and MEP Plans and generating RFI’s, Trouble shooting field issues during construction, Safety issues, Quality Control, Traffic Control

Review of Contract Documents and Submitted Drawings for approval and Construction.

Generating Official Communications, Submittal Transmittals, Memos, Daily Reports, PO’s and PCO’s in PROLOG

Communicating with, monitoring Sub-contractors with regards to Submittals, Scheduling, and Work performance issues

Field/Office engineer

DECAL Engineering, San Diego, CA. (2/02-2/04)

Plan check

Provide support to engineering staff and contractors.

Review and resolve RFI’s

Material Take off

Field/Office engineer

Kiewit Pacific Co., Gaviota-Oxnard, CA. (10/99-12/01)

Surveyed and changed design-build fiber optic running line for Level 3 Communication.

Identified topographical and jurisdictional issues pertaining to resources within designed running line, which would dictate the necessity of either obtaining permits from different governmental agencies (City, County, State) or/and changing construction methods from plowing/trenching to boring methods.

Identified and located subsurface utilities consisting of wire, fire, gas, sewer, water mains, sewage, telephone cables, sewage, electrical wires for signals, fiber optics and h.p. gas lines for proper bore clearances.

Worked with engineers of different agencies to review and approve changed plans.

Reviewed geological survey and test reports and incorporating them in bore designs.

Designed bores (300’to 3500’ long) with VERMEER ATLAS BORE PLANNER for purpose of obtaining permits for each specific construction site in accordance with site-specific permit requirements. (Including but not limited to staging and movement of heavy construction equipment.)

Obtained TEWS or variances for use of access through private properties. Did hiring and training (on needed bases) of bore inspectors to monitor construction sites to ensure compliance with permitting, design, and safety and produce accurate and complete as-built construction records.

Field/Office engineer

KAJIMA Construction & Engineering Inc., Los Angeles, CA. (10/97-9/98)

Did the building of the North Hollywood Underground Metro Station. Job included ground up construction, excavation into existing utilities, concrete pouring and concrete lifting.

Identified and resolved conflicts between existing and new designed subsurface utilities in subcontractors weekly meetings in the construction phase. Utilities consisted of water mains, sewage, drainage, gas lines and telephone cables.

Reviewed and updated approved construction lifts drawings per contract specifications and construction codes.

Prepared daily construction reports.

Project Engineer

H & H Steel Enterprises Inc., El Cajon, CA. (4/96-10/97)

Coordinated with client’s schedule, manufacture and delivery of structural steel to construction site.

Conducted on-site investigations in order to either avert or identify design /construction conflicts.

Proposed alternative design material for availability and cost effectiveness.

Checked and reviewed plans prior to manufacturing of construction materials to ensure compliance with contract specifications and construction codes.

Assistant Engineer

CALDRAFT Inc., Ocean Side, CA. (8/93-4/96)

Conducted site investigations to resolve design/construction conflicts.

Participated in proposing alternative design material for either resolving or avoiding unforeseen

construction problems.

Checked plans to assure compliance with design dimensions and contract specifications.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, United States International University, June 1993

Currently pursuing professional engineering license in state of California

CERTIFICATION

LEED AP

Valid CPR-AED and First Aid license

OSHA 10 Hour test in progress

RELEVANT COURSES/TRAINING

Heery-U annual management courses seminars (16 units)

I have been involved with DSA projects and am familiar with CHPS and OSHPD projects.

Proficient in ACAD, Advanced Excel, Power Point and PROLOG

Trained in P6 and Microsoft 2007

Alternative design proposal for Sorrento valley project, which included: gathering of research material on city maps, EIR, flood plain and approved bridge design drawings.

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

Extensive research on EL TORO AIRPORT CONVERSION PROJECT and its impact on existing residential communities and future plans. The research involved reviewing preliminary EIR, extended interviews with FAA engineers, John Wayne airport’s manager and marine’s active pilots, based in El Toro.

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