MARK J. PIEKARZ

**** ******* ******** **** ******, TX 78746

512-***-**** / 512-***-**** - ac5kjl@r.postjobfree.com

VICE PRESIDENT / INTERNATIONAL LUXURY DEVELOPER

INTRODUCTION:

A Vice President of Construction with extensive experience in Design Management, Estimating and Project Operations Management. Experienced in Design Management, Budget Development, Estimating, Bid Preparation and Analysis, Contract Negotiations, Owner Relations, Claims Negotiations and Project Management. Possess strong organizational skills with the ability to systematize complex work environment and promote positive employee relationships and problem solving. Open to relocation internationally.

EDUCATION:

BSCE - Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, IL - 1977

Computer Skills: - Excel - SureTrak - Aldegraph - Quicken - Prolog – CAD – Expedition – Timberline – MC2

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Duties include Design Management, Contract Administration, Claims Management, Subcontract Administrations, Client Relations, Scheduling and Cost Control.

Projects:

Omni Louisville – Louisville, KY - $300 Million

612 room hotel/226 room apartment 30 story hi-rise structure in the heart of Downtown Louisville

The1 Hotel – Miami Beach, FL - $300 Million

259 Key Condominium/328 Key Hotel Renovation including repositioning of Front of House, Back of House,

Retail including the renovation and upgrades of the Pool, Public space, Condo and Hotel Arrival with a scheduled

Completion date of March 2015

Viceroy Anguilla $489 Million

166 key luxury Hotel, Villas, Condo and Townhome resort in Anguilla British West Indies

Atlantis II: $600 million

Luxury 1100 room Hotel, Casino, Theme Park, Retail, Convention Center, Infrastructure Roads, Marina, 18-Hole Golf Course in the Bahamas

Sheraton Cable Beach: $100 million - P&L Responsibility

700 room hotel in the Bahamas situated on a 1,000-foot stretch of Nassau's beach, 7 acres of Waterscape, including 3 Freshwater Pools with Flowing Waterfalls and 25,000 square feet of Meeting and Event Space. Managed complete remodeling in 17 months

Renaissance Flatiron: $25 million - P&L Responsibility - 232 room hotel in Denver, CO

Denver Marriott South: $25 million – P&L Responsibility - 239 room hotel in Denver, CO

American Airlines Expansion at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport: $300 million – Asst Project Director/Project Mg

H&K Concourse Remodel, Underground Baggage Handling Facility – P&L Responsibility, On-Line Transfer – P&L Responsibility, Baggage Claim Remodel – P&L Responsibility, American Airlines Employee Parking Facility- P&L Responsibility, Fuel system and Fuel Farm upgrade, Admiral Club, Retail and Office Facilities – 1984 to 1987

Additional Project Management – P&L Responsibility: Rock Tunnel and Shaft Construction – Commonwealth Edison, CTA Bridge Expansion – City of Chicago, Ewing Ave Bridge Expansion – City of Chicago, GSA Exterior Building Renovation, Southwest Transit Midway Depot – Electrical Duct Bank Distribution, Electro-motive Engine/Turbo test facility, $100M Los Angeles VA Hospital

DESIGN MANAGEMENT, PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, PLANNING, STUDIES:

The 1 Hotel: $300 million

Luxury 259 Room Condo/328 Room Hotel Renovation in the Heart of South Beach, Miami

Bahamar Mega Resort: $1.5 billion

The Caribbean’s largest proposed resort development including 4 major hotels with combined 2300 Room Hotel, Casino, Convention Center, Retail, 18-Hole Golf Course, Roads and Infrastructure

Atlantis Phase III: $600 million

Luxury 600 room Hotel, 500 Room Condo Hotels, Theme Park, Convention Center, Retail, in the Bahamas

ESTIMATING PROJECTS:

Subcontract solicitation, purchasing, subcontract negotiations, general condition, and scheduling and client presentations. Bids consist of competitive, negotiated and conceptual estimates.

Projects include: Hotels, Casinos, High Rises, Tunnels, Bridges, Marine, Highway-Heavy, Marinas, Parking Garages, Industrial, Commercial, Warehouses, Airports, Hospitals, Power Plants, Warehouses, Commercial and Residential renovations, Railroads, Sewage Treatment Facilities. Duties include Take-off and Pricing of excavation, site work, concrete, masonry, carpentry, and finish, mechanical and electrical trades.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

05/16 – Present OMNI HOTELS – Louisville, KY

Senior Project Manager

Provide Senior Project Management duties on a 30 story 600 room hotel, 226 room apartment building in the

heart of downtown Louisville. I provide oversight of two Omni Project Managers who act as Owner’s

Representative’s with the General Contractor.

06/09- 03/16 STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP/LEFRAK – Anguilla and Miami Beach

Project Director – The 1 Hotel

The 1 Hotel is a 259 Condominium/328 Hotel Located on the beach in South Beach Area of Miami Beach. he

Property was taken over in January 2012. The development performed remediation work on exterior concrete and exterior envelope of building, Condominium Fit out, Hotel Room Renovation, Front of House

and Back of House repositioning, Retail fit-out, Pool and Public space renovation, Hotel and Condo Entry

Renovation. My duties and responsibilities include Design Management, Procurement of Design,

Construction Management, Hotel Operations interface, Budget Development, Financial Management, P&L

Responsibility, Contract Administration, Scheduling, Staff and CM personnel management, Monthly Project

Reporting.

Project Director – Viceroy Anguilla

Directing a team of 40 professionals my overall responsibility included design management and coordination, procurement of materials and equipment, site supervision, project managers, schedulers, accounting, estimating, etc for a 166 key Luxury resort. My duties include financial management, P&L, contract administration, change order negotiations, staff and personnel management, Hotel Management interface, monthly project status reporting. The project was completed December 2010. The project had incurred severe financial and management setbacks which created a delay to the scheduled completion of the project. I was retained to evaluate the existing staff and contractor contracts, make changes where necessary and complete the project

Accomplishments: I took over the project due to budget and schedule over runs. I set up a team to act as the Construction Manager. Procurement and Material Management was a severe problem and I brought in a new team to inventory the existing project, procure material required to finish the project, develop system to monitor movement of material (inventory control) and secure facility which saved cost due to theft, loss and procurement of material due to incorrect inventory. The project was completed within the revised Cost to Complete Budget due to proper inventory control, material management, self-performing work and proper supervision.

09/05 – 03/08 BAHAMAR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD - Nassau, Bahamas

BahaMar Development Company is responsible for the oversight and execution of all development-related aspects of high end resort projects.

Vice President of Construction

Sheraton Cable Beach ($100 million, 700 room hotel in the Bahamas situated on a 1,000-foot stretch of Nassau's beach, 7 acres of waterscape, including three freshwater pools with flowing waterfalls and 25,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

Bahamar Mega Resort ($1.5 billion, a 2300 room Mega resort on 1000 acres including, casino, convention center, retail, roads, infrastructure and championship golf course)

The resort consisted of a 1000 room Harrah’s hotel, 700 room Westin, 300 room W Hotel and a 200 room St. Regis. It also consisted of a 75,000 sf Casino, Water Park, Laundry Facility, Warehouse, Road and Infrastructure, 150,000 sf Convention Center, Retail. There was a total of 3M square foot of structure.

I had a direct report of 50 professionals. Bahamar’s intent was to Construction Manage the project which required the development and implementation of CM procedures and systems. During the process of developing the budget, design constructability review, cost control and schedule development my duties also included the development, implementation and managing the logistics program, safety program, material inventory control, procurement, QA/QC, interface with hotel management, due diligence, etc. While this process was ongoing Bahamar converted a 700 Room Radisson Hotel to a Sheraton which my team was responsible for the construction management. The cost of this project was $100M. Upon completion of the renovation Harrah’s who was a 43% equity partner in the overall new development, pulled out of the project. When this event occurred Bahamar was at 50% Construction Documents for the entire development. We had procured the Roads and Infrastructure ($90M), Foundation package and Superstructure ($200M).

11/03 – 09/05 KERZNER INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Nassau, Bahamas

Senior Project Manager - Pre-construction design, budgeting and construction management

Atlantis Phase III ($600 million, 600 room all suites, 500 room condo hotel and theme park)

A leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels including flagship brand Atlantis, which includes Atlantis, Paradise Island, a 3,700-room ocean-themed destination resort in The Bahamas, as well as the development of Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, a 1,500-room, water-themed resort expected to open in late 2008 on The Palm, Jumeirah.

Duties included management of design and construction budget interface, budget development, cost control and cost control systems, schedule, procurement, contract administration, change order negotiations, monthly budget status reports. Kernzer integrated with a Construction Management company to perform all CM functions.

06/01 – 11/03 WHITE LODGING SERVICES - Merrillville, IN

Developer of Marriott, Hyatt and Hilton brand Hotels.

Project Executive - Denver, CO, Austin, TX and Merrillville, IN

Renaissance Flatiron ($25 million, 232-room Hotel)

Denver Marriott South ($25 million, 239-room Hotel)

Austin Residence Inn/Courtyard ($50million, 500-room hotel)

As a project executive I was responsible for project ownership from concept to completion. This included

Design management, due diligence, budget development, procurement, schedule, contract administration, integration with Hotel Management, cost control, monthly project reporting and accounting. I was responsible for the day to day management of the General Contractor for each project.

06/97 – 06/01 SUN/KERZNER INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Nassau, Bahamas 6/97 to 6/01

International developer of destination resorts, luxury resort hotels and gaming properties worldwide.

Project Manager

Atlantis II a $600 million, 1100 room luxury resort in the Bahamas including hotel, retail, convention center, Tom Weiskopf golf course and Ocean Club residences.

Duties included management of design and construction budget interface, budget development, cost control and cost control systems, schedule, procurement, contract administration, change order negotiations, monthly budget status reports. Kernzer integrated with a Construction Management company to perform all CM functions

06/96 - 06/97 PERINI BUILDING - Chicago, IL /Detroit, MI

Senior Estimator

09/91 – 06/96 J. S. DREW CONSTRUCTION - Chicago, IL

Chief Estimator/Project Manager

5/89 – 09/91 SUMIT CONSTRUCTION - Chicago, IL

Project Director

1977 to 1989

Worked with various companies in Civil/Mechanical Estimating & Project Management on Highway/Heavy, Airports, Water and Waste Water Treatment, Hospitals and High-Rise Construction

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RECENT COMPLETED PROJECTS

The 1 Hotel- South Beach $300 million

259 Key Condominium/328 Key Hotel Renovation including repositioning of Front of House, Back of House, Retail including the renovation and upgrades of the Pool, Public space, Condo and Hotel Arrival with a scheduled Completion date of March 2015

Viceroy Anguilla $500 million

Luxury 166 room resort situated on 40 acres of Cliffs and Beach at the West End of the Island of Anguilla complete with R/O plant, Waste Water Plant, Warehouse, Kitchens, Restaurants, Health club and other amenities. The Project won the 2012 ASLA Florida Landscape Award

Bahamar Mega Resort (Proposed Sketch)

The Caribbean’s largest proposed resort, a $1.5 billion, a 2300 room Mega resort on 1000 acres including, casino, convention center, retail and championship golf course.

Atlantis Resort II $600 million

Luxury 1200 room Hotel, Casino, Convention Center, Retail and 18-hole golf course in the Bahamas.

Sheraton Cable Beach ($100 million 17 month renovation) 700 room hotel in the Bahamas situated on a 1,000-foot stretch of Nassau's beach, 7 acres of waterscape, including three freshwater pools with flowing waterfalls and 25,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

Renaissance Flatiron

232 room hotel in Colorado

Marriott Denver South

239 room hotel in Denver, Colorado

LOCATION Open will relocate – Married status

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