Project Manager Construction

CHARLES L. (CHUCK) MITCHELL

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Jacksonville, FL 32216

Cell: 904-***-****

email: *********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Design and Construction Management professional with extensive experience in the construction industry seeking similar role. Hands-on skills and experience, acquired through hard work and commitment. Additional strengths include:

• Team player with ability to generate commitment and excitement among dissimilar groups

• Proven track record of success on all project types including military, industrial, commercial, institutional, residential, and multi-family

• Self starter and high performer

• Strong marketing and business development skills learned with one of ENR’s top 100 companies

• Unique insight and ability to interact with dissimilar groups of individuals in the workplace

• Proven successes in building cohesive, unified, high performing work teams

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, NICEVILLE, FLORIDA (MAR 2009 – DEC 2012)

Project Executive

• Spearheaded efforts to develop company’s new medical division

• Worked directly with company president to successfully win multi-million dollar claim against architect over design deficient documents

• Developed policies to take company from strictly N.E. Florida based to regional based- working in Southwest and Southeastern United States.

Operations Manager

• In charge of all aspects of company operations including field and office personnel

• Successfully worked to increase profits on construction by over 20%

• Developed cost reporting system, replacing existing systems allowing improved forecasting

• Instrumental in taking company from a small business to large business enterprise

• Directed successful completion of company’s largest project ($31MM)

• Was recognized by the Corp of Engineers as a ‘breath of fresh air’ in regards to client satisfaction and team building efforts.

• Mentored one of company’s junior executives to become new Operations Manager

THE FAVERGRAY COMPANY, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (FEB 2005 – OCT 2008)

Senior Project Manager

• Responsible for the total management and Owner acceptance of multi-family housing, condominiums, and hotel projects

• Work consisted of bidding, negotiating subcontractor agreements, Owner interaction, final acceptance by Owner, and management on all warranty related item

• Helped facilitate over $40 million worth of work with same client.

• Performed client research, marketing, bidding, proposal prep, and construction management

• Developed client of extended stay hotel chain, procuring a total of five hotels

THE STELLAR GROUP, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (NOV 2003 – FEB 2005)

Senior Project Manager

• Responsible for management of construction, scheduling, buyout, and Owner acceptance

• Helped develop, bid, propose, and construct one of the country’s largest turkey processing plants in South Dakota. Project sizes ranged from $13 million to $40 million.

• Helped complete a ‘problem’ project, bringing it to its successful turnover to the client

THE HASKELL COMPANY, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (JUN 1977 – NOV 2003)

Vice President and Division Leader, Criminal Justice Division (1996-2003)

• Advanced through the ranks from field engineer to Division Vice President

• Organized and developed the Criminal Justice Division

• Over $100 million in annual sales average

• Exceeded revenue projections on over $200MM worth of proposed new work

• Specially selected as trainer and mentor of new managers and facilitated their career advancement

• Procured the largest design-build project in company's history ($95 million), and brought it to a successful completion

• Awarded Orange County Correctional Facility with the largest minority participation in County’s history at 84%.

Project Manager / Senior Project Manager (1982-1996)

Superintendent (1977-1982).

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Building Construction Technology, University of North Florida – Jacksonville, Florida

Technical and Professional:

• Essentials of Management, American Management Association

• Winning Proposal Writing, Dr. Pfau

• Public Sector Design-Build Risks, McKenna and Cuneo, LLP, Washington, DC

• Construction Site Orientation, National Center for Construction Education and Research

• Ten Hour OSHA Construction Outreach Program, OSHA

• The Dale Carnegie Course, Dale Carnegie

• AMP (Advanced Management Program) – Trainer

• PMD (Program for Management Development) – Trainer

LICENSES

• General Contractors License – West Virginia (license inactive)

• Passed Florida General Contractor’s exam twice in ten years; license never activated

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• A Former Top Fund Raiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Society

• Former Member, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce

• President and Architectural Review Chair of Silver Oaks Home Owner’s Association

• Knights of Columbus

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• Timberline Microsoft Office Suite Adobe Photoshop

• SureTrack Expedition Computerease

• USACE RMS/QCS

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