Project Manager Construction
Resume:
FRANK C GUERTLER
P rofessional Summa r y
An experienced Construction Operations Manager, Project Manager, General Superintendent, Multi-
family, commercial projects and Large Loss commercial restoration Operations Director. Frank has
managed entire projects or specific segments of multiple projects throughout his career. His
experience on multiple jobs includes construction project management of projects ranging from
$1.2M -$147M USD and managing 154 tradesmen, 16 sub-contractors and 32 vendors on a single
p roject His experience includes:
• Managing and directing multiple t rade contractors, vendors, inspectors and utility companies
t hroughout the entire construction project;
• Responsible for hiring and training assistant construction supervisors and all staff;
• Pre-construction management;
• Acquisition of all permits and licenses for the project;
• Plan reviews, Bid reviews, and value engineering;
• Contract negotiations;
• scheduling of construction management personnel, t radesmen, inspections and material
deliveries;
• Developing curriculum for t rade and safety instruction.
• Bi-lingual English and conversational Spanish.
• OSHA Safety Instructor and Project Safety Manager.
Frank C Guertler
Frank has acted as the Director of the Center Of Trades and Energy Training for The College of
Southern Maryland. He has been the construction manager during the erection of multi-family
buildings, and is a seasoned commercial construction professional with 21 years of Project
M anagement experience and 15 years of hands on construction expertise. Frank is bilingual in
E nglish and Spanish, and is an OSHA Safety Instructor and Project Safety Manager.
Const r uct ion M a nagement H ighl ights
Res i den t i a l, M u l t i - Fa m i l y Const r uc t io n M a n agemen t
Waldorf, M a ryland 367 mid-r ise apartments and community center $67 Mil.
F redericksburg, VA 147 mid-r ise apartments. HUD project $14mil.
Northern Vi rginia 442 medium-rise, medium density, HUD apartment
C om me rc i a l P ro ject M a n agemen t
Vi rginia Multi-use residential and retail center $125M.
North Carolina Sports complex; $3.2M.
Hawaii Outback Steak House restaurant; $3.2M
Nani Loa Hotel renovation
Gove r n men t - Genera l S upe r i n ten den t
H awaii COMSAT Military Operations Center; $2.8M.
V i rginia 300 unit Energy efficiency analysis and engineering.
M a ryland Energy efficiency analysis of 12 stories U.S. National Bureau of Standards
headquarters.
Frank C Guertler
Ca ree r P rog ression
Construction Manager, Large Loss FirstOnSite Restoration 2012-
Present
Director, Center for Trades and Energy Training College of Southern MD 2010-2012
Commercial Construction Manager FCG Global Construction 10/07-2/10
Construction Manager Fortune Johnson Contractors 04/07-10/07
Superintendent KBS General Contractors 11/06- 3/07
Project Manager BECO Developers 09/05-10/06
Project Manager Global Construction Services 10/97-08/05
Construction Manager 66 Industries 02/89-08/97
E DUCATION
BS Business Administration James Madison
U niversity
BS Building Design and Construction NASDC Atlanta
Certification Microsoft Project North Carolina
U niversity
Progressive Teaching Dept. of Education Hawaii
OSHA Instructor 10 and 30 Hour Safety instruction
Chesapeake Safety Training
Certification Red Cross CPR and First Aid KBS Virginia
Certification Energy Auditor US Department of Energy
Special Qual i f icat ions
• Bilingual - Conversational Spanish (writ ten and spoken), English
Frank C Guertler
• Instructor - Building codes and standards, Construction skills, QC and Strategies.
• General Contractor license PA,VA,NC,MD,HI
• Insurance Adjuster license- NC
• Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Xactimate, Timberline
T r a des Educat ion Ca ree r H ighl igh ts
College of Southern Maryland Director Center for Trades and Energy Training
Northern Chester County Vo-Tech School Carpentry/Residential construction
Valley Vo-Tech School Carpentry, Building Maintenance, Basic Plumbing
Association of Building Contractors Building design and Blueprint reading
Waimanalo School Wood and Plastics work shop, Basic Business administration
Project Initiation OSHA and job site Safety, Commercial Construction
techniques
NASDC Green building Technology, Hands on Project
M anagement Strategies.
As the Large Loss Construction Operations Manager at Fi rstonsite
R estoration;
• I participated in business development for the commercial large loss market.
• Traveling across western Canada I developed the scope & prepared bids for
commercial projects ranging from $300K to $3mil.
• I conducted the bid process, set up the project schedule and budget &
i nstructed junior managers in the methodology and execution of the project
m anagement process.
• I was responsible for reviewing large loss bids to determine profitabili ty,
feasibili ty and determine whether or not a project was within our acceptable
p roject guidelines.
Frank C Guertler
• I developed a 4 hour Power Point instructional presentation ti t led”
I nt roduction to Residential Construction” I t is being used as a t raining tool for
new project and construction managers and in house Project assistants. This
p rogram is also part of a continuing education credit program for insurance
adjustors which I have presented to Canadian Insurance companies
requesting the t raining.
• I created an int roduction to Restoration Project and Construction
M anagement for our residential and commercial project management team.
• Additionally one of my duties was to interface with cost control company
representatives from fi rms like Specs and M K H. These are consultant fi rms
h ired by the insurance companies to wr ite scopes, evaluate and compare bids
and to monitor the rebuild phase and all billing. Working with these fi rms
required tact, knowledge of the rebuild processes, insurance company rules
concerning reconstruction.
• I developed a set of company guidelines for working successfully with these
f i rms.
• D uring my brief tenure I evaluated 7.5million in commercial losses.
Prior Insurance Restoration Experience;
* Opened a new satelli te office in Garner North Carolina for a medium size
restoration fi rm.
S taffed the and t rained the remediation team and restoration professionals’
B uilt the Ozone room, Contents storage and cleaning areas.
M arketed insurance companies and independent adjustors.
Frank C Guertler
Represented the fi rm at the Building, Remodeling and Building Owners
Associations.
Negotiated preferred contractor status with multiple insurance carriers.
Achieved profitability in the 8th month of operation.
* Opened Global Construction Services Raleigh NC office and partnered with
G lobal Claims
Developed a full service Insurance remediation & restoration company
operating successfully in NC for seven (7) years. Completed commercial and
r esidential restoration projects.
* Completed the North Carolina insurance adjustors class receiving license in
2000
* Catastrophe adjuster for Taylored Adjustment Services writ ing claims for Amic
& Met Life
Florida hur ricanes of 2004 when the 4 hur r icanes devastated central and
south Florida.
For further information visit my web page at w ww.opavonguertler.com
Frank C Guertler
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