RUBEN AVELAR

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Email: ac5kem@r.postjobfree.com

RECENT EXPERIENCE

Waukegan Steel-Chicago, IL-Project Manager

October 2016 to present-Delivered a total of 6 major construction projects within one year

• Project manager for fabrication/erection activities on miscellaneous structural steel projects.

• Project manager for estimating, erector/fabricator/supplier contract/purchase order negotiation (sub-tier scope of work), contractor meeting participation, projected material schedules, resolve field deficiencies, coordinate material delivery with erection sequence for all assigned projects.

• RFI issuance for GC/EOR response, material load list/shop drawing submittal administration, change order request submittal and payment application invoicing.

Tropic Construction Corp./Hispanic Housing Development-Chicago, Illinois

Sr. Project Manager

February 2015 to August 2016-Completed 4 projects & one 4 Story Multi-Family Building

• General construction management for miscellaneous institutional/multi-family residential projects.

• Project Manager for estimating, field supervision, trades contract negotiation (subcontractor scope of work) and purchasing of construction materials/equipment. Negotiate contracts, subcontracts and purchase orders to assure that all project goals are being addressed.

• RFI issuance for AOR response, shop drawing submittal administration, change order estimating and payment invoicing.

Chicago Public Schools- Department of Operations-Chicago, Illinois

Facilities Manager

June 2012 to February 2015-Managed a total of 22 Schools/55 Buildings

• Managing of school facilities and direct reporting responsibility for related 52 engineers/custodians. Evaluates and provides specific and timely corrective action of each direct report engineer concerning the daily master schedule work plan consistent with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

• Implements process improvements and inventory tracking and usage system of supplies necessary for operations and maintenance. Use of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to issue preventative maintenance work orders to assigned engineers.

• Participation in all Capital remediation work. Procurement orders for all repair/replacement work of HVAC/Plumbing/FP/Security/Exterior Equipment and systems

Epstein Global- Chicago, Illinois

Construction Site Manager-Design Build

December 2010 to June 2012: Completed the Cameron Veracruz (Mexico) Office and Manufacturing Plant Renovation (350,000 sq. ft.)

• Construction administration, Design review of 100% CD’s with architects/engineers, contractor submittal/RFI & Change Order management, progress photos, weekly status report and 2 week activity schedules to owner.

• Field observation/monitoring of day to day construction, quality control inspection of contractor scope of work and contractor monthly pay application review.

Rodriguez & Associates, Inc. –Chicago, Illinois-June 2000 to June 2009

Construction Project Manager

October 2008 to May 2009-Area 2- Police Station Façade Renovation/Department of General Services-City of Chicago-Senior Field Engineer/Owner’s Rep

• Construction administration, contractor submittal/RFI administration, quality deficiency reports, progress photos, weekly status report to owner, contractor weather delay analysis in Excel format.

• Field observation/monitoring of slurry wall construction, quality control inspection of contractor scope of work and coordination of third party testing scope of work.

March 2007 to September 2008

Public Building Commission of Chicago/Parsons-Construction Project Manager: Completed the New Westinghouse High School. (Replacement School/Athletic Fields) 240,000 sq. ft.

• Construction project team leader for all site utility coordination, commissioning/LEED scope

of work, coordinator of quality control inspections/testing for all work/materials within compliance per the contract document requirements/applicable standards.

• Review monitoring of contractor’s submittal for construction baseline project schedule/Monthly pay application approval.

January 2003 to February 2007

Chicago Public Libraries-Sr. Project Manager/Owner’s Rep

• Sr. Project Manager/Owner’s Rep for the New Oriole Park, Logan Square and Bucktown-Wicker-Park Branch Libraries (awarded with LEED Certifications)

• Coordination of bid phase issuance to pre-qualified general contractors and base bid analysis/recommendation.

• Management of owner construction meetings and contractor payment invoices management to the owner. Review of contractor change order cost proposals, bulletin issuance and observation/monitoring of sub-contractor field scope of work for contract compliance.

• Management of contractor’s final punch-list completion and related

project closeout with the construction documents/shop drawings.

Public Building Commission of Chicago/URS Corporation-Sr. Field Engineer

June 2002 to December 2003–Jay Pritzker Millennium Park Pavilion and Trellis Structure

• Owners field engineering operations and field monitoring of the new pavilion construction.

Bovis Management Group/Rodriguez & Associates, Inc.-Chicago, IL

Project Manager/Director of Pre-Construction

June 2000 to May 2002

• Lead Project Manager for Chicago Public Schools under the Capital Improvement Program for new construction projects.

• Pre-Construction main duties include land acquisition, constructability review, program budget estimating, scheduling and utilities/city agencies issues resolution.

• Main liaison between owner/program manager and consultants (Architects, Engineers, City Departments/Agencies and CPS departments); Coordination of project design development/budget issues from conception of program to final out to bid stages with bid budget estimates for 100% construction documents

• Awarded/completed more than 20 new construction projects to General Contractors for a total of more than $200 million yearly budget.

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PUBLIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE

FDA Forensic Laboratories/District Headquarters (New Construction) - Cincinnati, OH

Westinghouse High School-PBC/Chicago Public Schools, Area: 220,000 sq. ft.

Logan Square Library (New Construction/PBC) Area: 14,400 sq. ft.

Pace Para-Transit Bus Maintenance Facility/Offices- McHenry, IL

Simeon High School (New Construction/CPS) Area: 220,000 sq. ft.

Jay Pritzker Millennium Park Pavilion and Trellis Structure/Great Lawn (New Construction)

PRIVATE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Albertsons Distribution Center Expansion Program-Brea, CA and Aurora, CO

Museum of Science & Industry (Underground Parking Garage/Arrival Hall) - Chicago, IL

65th Infantry Veterans Apartments-New Construction (Urban Land Institute 2017 Vision Award)

Wintrust Events Center -Structural Steel for Exterior Curtain Wall

Ravinia Festival-Veranda Expansion-Structural Steel Fabrication/Erection

North Avenue Building Housing Apartments-Phase 1 (Rehab/Restoration)-35,000 sq. ft. .

Mujeres Latinas en Accion Headquarters (Non for Profit)-Chicago, IL

McDonalds Corporation-Development Team: Retail Design Prototypes and CD’s for North Region Construction (States of Wisconsin through Washington)

EDUCATION

University of Illinois Circle Campus-College of Architecture Building Technology IL- Wood and Masonry, 1989

University of Guadalajara, Mexico-Bachelors in Architecture- 5 year degree, 1978-1983

OSHA 30 Hours card

CTA Safety Railing Training

IWE-Project Management Course

Technical Skills: Procore, Microsoft Office/Excel/Word/Power Point/Project Planner, Bluebeam, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), AutoCad, Prolog and SureTrak.

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