John Hernandez

Jacksonville, FL 702-***-**** ac7com@r.postjobfree.com http://careerwebfolio.com/johnhernandez/

Director of Construction

Leveraging Strategic Partnerships • Elevating Staff Performance • Improving Results

Director of Construction with experience as an entrepreneurial, productive, and collaborative project leader applying management skills to supervise 100+ resources and complete critical initiatives in multiple construction sectors. Licensed in HVAC and as an electrical contractor. Founded a low-voltage electrical company with foundation as an apprentice carpenter and supervisor. Expertise in dispute resolution, field management, staff leadership, and strong stakeholder relationships. Distinguished service in the US Marines.

Core Competencies

● Quality Assurance & Compliance ● Quality Training & Performance ● Quality Training

● Stakeholder Management ● Multi-Site Operations Management ● Performance & Development

● Employee / Labor Relations ● Field Engineering Installations ● Change Management

Professional Experience

ABACUS CONTRACTING Jacksonville, FL 2018 – Present

A provider of new construction / renovations of commercial and government construction.

Director of Operations

Oversaw estimates and project management on each project. Established relationships with government Procurement Officers and City Officials. Cost control, value engineering, OSHA compliance.

Responsible for the direction, coordination, and organization for commercial/government division.

Identified and targeted areas where the business could improve operations. Responsible for the growth and profitability of the company.

Researched and implemented new directives for business growth and prosperity. Public relations, pre-bid meetings, expense control, staff management, and department supervision.

FOX THEATER MAINTENANCE COMPANY US 2017 – 2018

A provider of new construction / renovations of the AMC movie theater chain across the country with 400 staff.

Superintendent

Inspected the quality of work on each project. Handled production, daily logs, training, architectural drawing interpretation, dispute resolution, safety training / meetings, and improvements. Documented changes.

$800,000 project completed $75,000 below budget and 7.4% faster than the scheduled completion date.

Motivated employees by delivering comprehensive training to improve skill sets and value to the firm.

$3,500 saved per auditorium and millions of dollars in potential lawsuits avoided by detecting and rectifying an out of scope expense.

BLUE MARBLE DEVELOPMENT Las Vegas, NV 2017

A new multi-family commercial construction / development and property leasing company.

Superintendent

Governed the daily operations of the project, scheduling / coordination of material and all trade partners. Monitored staffing needs, evaluated performance, and addressed field staff employee relations issues.

Administered the construction project of six luxury, 35,000-square foot, three-story apartment buildings through a journey of nearly seven miles a day to manage the issues, workflows, and decisions for 350 to 400 trades people.

Restored positive relations with the Las Vegas city inspector by using communications and negotiation skills to resume mandatory inspections.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Jacksonville, FL 2015 – 2017

An independent contractor accepting short term contracts in the IT sector.

Electronic Communications Engineer Independent Contractor

Worked for the Duval County School District installing wireless networks, interpreting circuit diagrams, providing support for end users, and installing network infrastructure, equipment, reserve power batteries, network upgrades, telecommunications, trunk lines, optical fiber, structured cable, backbone, and IT closets.

Executed final testing and documenting prior to the closeout of contracts, repairing inadequate work performed by one of the other five to 100 contractors assigned to the project.

RAYTHEON Eastern Seaboard 2014 – 2015

A major US defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics generating $25 billion in revenue.

Field Engineer

Traveled along the eastern coast conducting site surveys and remediation for TSA equipment at checkpoints and baggage areas, identifying existing network infrastructure, and installing missing components.

98% improvement on additional time projected for acquiring material achieved by contacting parts suppliers in Puerto Rico for the material rather than shipping via boat and causing a three-month delay in a project involving the three airports on the island.

Participated in delicate negotiations between the government and airport engineering to pass the government inspection in Miami; completed work on airport projects in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, and Raleigh-Durham to the total satisfaction of stakeholders.

75% job cost savings realized by installing a network infrastructure using an abandoned 12-strand fiber optic line instead of a new cable run.

MADBEN ELECTRIC Las Vegas, NV 2011 – 2014

An independent electrical contractor operation.

CEO / President

Supervised the safe operation of the business. Estimated jobs, calculated project duration / cost, itemized material lists, and projected overhead and labor expenses. Performed installations, modifications, repairs, blueprint interpretations, cable terminations, welding, and reviewed control wiring from drawings.

Strengthened employee skills value to the firm by providing opportunities such as reading job blueprints and lining out tasks to learn and excel in the electrical trade.

Other Relevant Construction Experience

SENSORMATIC Las Vegas, NV

Electronic Field Service Technician

OLD REPUBLIC TITLE COMPANY Las Vegas, NV

System Administrator

GILMORE AND MARTIN CONSTRUCTION & CO Las Vegas, NV

Supervisor

Education & Professional Development

Bachelor of Science, ITT Technical Institute

OSHA 30 OSHA 10

HVAC License Electrical Contractor License

Adult First Aid / CPR / AED Scaffolds (Construction) Fall Protection Ladder Safety

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