James Brooks
Stone Mt. GA. 30083
(404) 552 - 7057: # Home & Cell Phone
EDUCATION:
BS Degree in INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY ( CONCENTRATION - CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT ) From North Carolina A&T State University In Greensboro N.C. May
1981.
Brookcrete Concrete/ Masonry Construction Inc .
Atl
anta, GA
Owner/ Chief Estimator: 2007
to Present
Performed turnkey construction cost for new and revised existing projects. Perform In house
estimating take-offs for projects In the Commercial, government, Industrial and Institutional type work
projects.
Martin Harris Construction Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
Junior Estimator – Pre-Construction: 2006
to 2007
Report directly to the senior and Chief Estimator to develop cost for construction from
bid set documents. Martin Harris is both a design build and hard bid general contractor,
primary contracts are from hard bid estimating. Martin Harris has maintained a good
and healthy subcontractor, vendor relationship. Project type include government and
private type work, both new and rehab projects. The Las Vegas office estimating staff
includes 1-Chief Estimator, 1-Construction Manager, 4-Senior Estimators, 4-Estimators
and 2-Junior Estimators.
Western Summit Constructors Inc.
Den
ver, CO
Senior Concrete Estimator – Heavy/ Civil Construction : 2003 to
2006
Report directly to the Chief Estimator and developed Hard Bid Estimates for projects ranging in cost
from $3 million up to $150 million dollars in direct cost. Annual volume of work exceeded $550
million. Projects type specifically was waste water, and water treatment facilities. Duties included
taking estimate from bid set documents and solicitation of subcontractor’s and vendor’s by sending
out its (Invitation to Bids). Perform all in-house takeoffs/surveys to ensure a complete and
updated set of information and distribute out to subcontractors, suppliers and vendors. Help
coordinate and oversaw final bid document information; Addendums to date information to all yes
bidders; subcontractors, suppliers and vendors.
Kenny Construction Inc.
Wheeling, IL
Junior Estimator: (Pre-Construction) 2000
to 2003
Reports directly to the Senior and Chief Estimator to developed Hard Bid Estimates for projects
ranging in cost from $3 million up to $200 million dollars in direct cost. Annual volume of work
exceeded $250 million. Projects type specifically were high rise construction facilities for
Condominium, Industrial and Commercial projects (New and Rehab to existing). Duties included
taking estimate from bid set documents and contact subcontractor’s and vendor’s to those Interested
by sending out (Invitation to Bids) . Perform all in-house take-offs/surveys to ensure a complete
addendum information to all Interested subcontractors, suppliers and vendors. Help coordinate and
oversaw final bid documents.
Beers Construction Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Junior Estimator: (Pre-Construction )
1994 to 2000
Project type included schools, office buildings, and Olympic project for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
Ga. Estimating department was composed of 35 estimators and one assistant chief estimator and
one chief estimator.
Omni Construction Group
Bethesda, MD
Senior Concrete & Masonry Estimator: (Pre-Construction ) 1988
to 1994
OTHER SKILLS:
Dos And Windows Version Estimating Softwares: TIMBERLINE; MC2; Table Top And Roll-
up Type; Digitizers; ISQFoot; Reed Construction Data System; Send Out ITB’s To Track
Potential ( Sub-Bidder’s and Vendors); Excel Spread Sheets for quanity takeoff and
pricing; Pay Dirt ( Earthwork Software) and OST–On Screen Take-Off Software.