JAMES L. MARGRAVE JR.

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ROBESONIA, PA. 19551

610-***-**** / ac0aie@r.postjobfree.com

Summary: A seasoned professional with over thirty years experience in facilities management, construction management, maintenance management, regulatory, and budgeting responsibilities. OSHA, DEP, EPA, and union negotiation experience. Well educated in Concrete installation and testing, E&S plans, PLCs, electrical & electronic installations, and construction standards.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

JPMS Manufacturing LLC 4-09 – 4-17

Reading, PA

GENERAL MANAGER

Full responsibility for hair color production facility, including Quality Control, development of current Good Manufacturing Practices, process improvement, equipment procurement, project management, scheduling, safety, and plant maintenance.

PROJECTS:

Automated mixing system

Reverse Osmosis water treatment system

High speed aluminum tube filling line

Pancoast & Clifford 2-08 – 4-09

West Chester, PA

PROJECT MANAGER

Project manager for general contractor, who concentrated on private work. Managed projects between $3,000,000 and $1.2 million

CTDI plant expansion project – expanded existing warehousing facility by 100,000 square feet. Project required continued operation of existing facility - $1.2 million

Historic preservation – High Street – West Chester

Rebuilt an existing 19th century building in the West Chester historic district. This required interaction with local government each step of the way; and the difficulties of meeting current codes, but preserving original appearance.

$300,000

RS Mowery & Sons, Inc. 1-07 – 1-08

Mechanicsburg, PA

PROJECT MANAGER

Project manager for General Contractor, with commercial, health care, and institutional projects ranging between $1 & $25 million.

PROJECTS:

Prologis Park Bldg #1 – 950,000 sq ft warehouse facility, including all civil, mechanical, electrical, and utility contracts - $23,000,000

Kirkland Village – chapel, wellness center, and apartment rework – upgrades and changes to existing retirement home - $2,000,000

Ingram-Micro warehouse expansion – 250,000 sq ft expansion of existing high security warehouse facility - $11,000,000 project on 120 day schedule.

VL Rendina Inc. 4-06 – 11-06

Lancaster, PA

PROJECT MANAGER

Project Manager for a General Contractor, with commercial & institutional projects ranging from $500K to $15million.

PROJECTS:

Reading-Muhlenberg Vo-Tech School upgrade – completed 2 year, $11million renovation/expansion/upgrade of existing and operating VoTech School. Multiple prime contracts.

Great Escapes Theatre – Lebanon, PA – completed $5million 10 screen theatre complex at the Lebanon Valley Mall.

Octorara School District – Maintenance Building - $900K building for school district; bid & bought out

In addition to my project responsibilities, I was put in charge of bidding in September.

Penntex Construction 5-05 – 4-06

Plymouth Meeting, PA

PROJECT MANAGER

Project Manager for General Contractor, with private projects ranging from $600K to $3million

PROJECTS:

Esstech - $600K demolition/fit out of company office spaces in Essington. Involved complete removal of existing finishes, and relocation of office functions, as well as phasing of construction activities

PEI Genesis - $800K conversion of warehouse into office complex.

Blue Bell Center – construction of new three story office building on small tight lot. $3million project.

Wal-Mart – Distribution Center Construction Group 6-04 – 5-05

Bentonville, AR

PROJECT MANAGER

Part of a project team constructing a $150million 1 million square foot distribution center in Gordon, PA. Responsible for civil, concrete QC, E&S, and site security.

Perrotto Builders LTD 1-01 – 6-04

Reading, PA

PROJECT MANAGER/VICE PRESIDENT

Corporate Officer and Project Manager for a privately owned General Contractor doing business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Responsible for all aspects of projects from concept or bidding, to completion and closeout. Industrial, private, and public projects. Interaction with clients, architects, vendors, and subcontractors on a daily basis.

PROJECTS:

Pearle Building, Reading, PA

Rehab of 1920’s bank building for use with Sovereign Center

3rd & Spruce Recreation Building, Reading, PA

Modernization of public recreation facility

Cell Repair Bldg, Air Products, Hometown, PA

Construction of new building at Hometown facility.

Reading Housing Authority High-rise Bldgs, Reading, PA

Rehab of public spaces in RHA High-rise buildings

Burns & McDonnell 5-00 - 12-00

Kansas City, MO

PROGRAM MANAGER

Management of a large publicly funded project in the Philadelphia, PA area, acting as owner. Responsibilities include evaluation & management of engineering, construction, design, schedule, and cost accountability for project. Primary daily function was the generation and administration of change orders between project management team, multiple primes, airport authority, and developer.

TCPI / CompuEngineering 11-98 - 5-00

Exton, PA

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

Responsible for the management of client construction, site engineering, cost containment, schedule, and start-up.

PROJECTS:

Alloy Surfaces, Chester Twp., PA

Design & Installation of chemical delivery system.

Bethlehem Lukens Plate, Coatesville, PA

Installation of new HF delivery station. Project management and design phases of environmentally sensitive project.

Johnson & Johnson / Merck, Lancaster, PA

Management of facilities upgrade project. Acted as owner’s representative during construction & commissioning.

Cabot Performance Materials, Boyertown, PA

Installation of new production equipment to be used in the refining of Tantalum from ore.

Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, West Chester, PA

Engineering and installation of new penicillin manufacturing operation. Responsible for all phases of construction, security, engineering, bidding, contractor interface, project safety, and supervision.

VALLEY PROTEINS, INC., Winchester, Virginia 5-97 - 11-98

Terre Hill Plant, East Earl, PA

PLANT ENGINEER / MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR

Responsible for all aspects of maintenance planning, project management, plant innovation, upgrades, and RONA (Return On Net Assets)

Responsible for 24 hour maintenance coverage at plant

Training and upgrading of maintenance employees

Scheduling of all plant maintenance activities - preventive, capital, and breakdown / Monitoring of parts stocking levels based on costs, availability and frequency of repair.

Responsibility for capital planning, evaluation, justification, and execution

FLUOR-DANIEL INC., Irvine, Calif. 9-96 - 4-97

Metals Group, Construction management

MATERIALS COORDINATOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Acted as Materials Coordinator for large construction site. Duties include receiving, scheduling, and coordination of equipment installation in a construction management setting. Daily interaction with all engineering, construction, and controls personnel on site. Responsible for expediting of purchased materials from time of contract.

THE GLIDDEN COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio 1989 - 1996

Second largest paint manufacturer in US.

PROJECT ENGINEER

Supervised all contract work at Glidden, Reading Plant. Responsibilities included contract generation, specifications and bidding process, project planning and review, management of contract engineers and draftsmen in project setting, Plant Fire Chief, member of HazMat Team, and plant Emergency Response Planning Team, IBM, compatible PC use, with Lotus, Word Perfect, Paradox, and PLC interface experience.

Organized and implemented dossier system for categorizing and tracking

conditions of plant critical equipment. Preventative maintenance procedures written and audit program established.

Established specifications for standard construction practices to be used within plant, including piping, electrical, mechanical, and construction methods

BOLLMAN HAT COMPANY, Adamstown, Pa. 1988-1989

PLANT ENGINEER

Responsible for all phases of facilities and maintenance management

SINKING SPRING FOUNDRY DIVISION / HOFMANN INDUSTRIES,

Sinking Spring, Pa. 1986-1988

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Responsible for maintenance of a three shift foundry operation

GLEN GERY CORP., Wyomissing, Pa. 1981-1986

PLANT ENGINEER

Responsible for all facility, maintenance, and trucking operations at plant

QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER

Responsible for Kiln operation and all on-site quality activities

EDUCATION: B.S. (Chemistry) 1979, Alvernia College, Reading, Pa.

Work Cell Training - 1987

Statistical Process Control Training - 1992

EIT - 2000

OSHA 10 Hour - 2002

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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