GILBERT R. KALL Potomac, MD 20854
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PROFILE
Business Development, Project Management, Marketing, Design, Construction and IT results oriented
professional with 14 years of expertise.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Director of Business Development, TruPlace, (Germantown, MD)
March 2013 – Dec. 2013
Director Role: Direct, establish and maintain policies, procedures, and goals in line with company’s
growth strategy. Identify future business partners, expansion territories and product opportunities.
Develop sales and marketing tactics and material. Hire, train and manage Account Managers and
additional field staff. Coordinate tradeshows and conferences logistics, events and activities.
Project Manager, Forrester Construction Company (Rockville, MD)
July 2012 – March 2013
Assistant Project Manager Role: Lead project teams from buyout to closeout. As Project Manager
completed 6 fast track renovation projects in 6 months in 100,000 sf of occupied facilities valued at $4M.
Project Manager, Marketing Coordinator, LEED Consultant, The Weitz Company (West Palm Beach, FL)
August 2005 – May 2012
Assistant Project Manager Role, Project Engineer Role: plan, organize, & manage construction
projects for one of the top 50 general contractors in the US. Responsibilities included construction
document review, bidding, negotiations, contracts, scheduling, building code compliance, project
development, quality control, RFI's, submittals, and supervising crews of up to 200
Marketing Coordinator Role: prepared 20+ RFQ's/RFP's totaling over $285M. Pursued new
opportunities to improve hit rate. supporting and improving marketing processes and systems for
assigned projects.
LEED Consultant Role: overseeing multiple projects to achieve Certified, Silver & Gold certifications
IT Lead Role: office IT lead, troubleshooting hardware & software IT technical issues for office staff of
25+, coordinating upgrades & improvements, managing local network, security & fire system
Notable Weitz Projects Completed:
Wellington City Hall - construction of LEED Gold, 54,000 sf, $10.5M City Hall building, fast track
Design Build project, completed 2 months early, under budget with small staff & tight schedule
Breakers Hotel Projects – planned & built 18 projects, 263,000 sf with $73 million value at the five
(5) star hotel resort, working closely with the Facilities Director, Project Manager & CEO.
Landscape Architect, Site Planner, Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani (Baltimore, MD)
November 1999 – July 2005
Designer Role: design construction plans for one of the top architectural/engineering firms on the east
coast, completed 25+ construction projects which included calculations, reports, renderings, easements,
permits, cost estimates, and proposals. Prepared deeds and boundary surveys for property lines and
easements, demolition, layout, geometry, grading, sediment control, planting, utility, stormwater
management, forest stand delineation, and forest conservation plans.
Project Types: Hospitals, Offices, Schools, Building Renovations, Residential & Commercial
Subdivisions, Streetscapes, Athletic Fields &Tracks, Gas Stations, Utility Plants, Utility Composites,
Residential Landscaping, Wetland Mitigation, Military Force Protection & Anti-Terrorism
Clients: Military District of Washington, Department of Transportation, State Highway
Administration, Colleges & Universities, Department of Public Works, Schools, County Parks &
Recreation, General Motors
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Creativity Information Technology Support Estimating/Job Costing
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• Planning Lean Last Planner / Six Sigma Problem Solving
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• Organization Quality Control Management Marketing Proposals
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• CPM Management Safety / Compliance Management Budget Management
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• Design Build Permitting & Building Codes Sales Strategies
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COMPUTER SKILLS
• Microsoft Excel Graphisoft ArchiCAD Optika
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• Microsoft Word Navisworks Manage Deltek
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• Microsoft Outlook Bluebeam Planwell
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• Microsoft Paint Groupwise Adobe Photoshop
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• Microsoft Powerpoint Suretrak Adobe InDesign
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• Microsoft Windows Prolog Adobe Illustrator
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• Autodesk Revit JD Edwards Sketchup
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• Autodesk AutoCAD Timberline Bentley Microstation
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CERTIFICATES, TRAINING & AWARDS
• LEED AP • USACE CQM for Contractors • Charles H. Weitz Awards
• LEED BD+C • First Aid • Dale Carnegie Leadership
• Registered Landscape Architect • CPR & AED • Autodesk Revit Completion
COMMITTEES, ACTIVITIES & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Policies & Procedures Committees • Beta Tester
• Preferred Place To Work Committee • Video Camera Operator, Lighting/Shading Engineer
• IT Strategic Choice Committee • Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Volleyball
EDUCATION
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV – Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture, 1999
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For references and further information on projects or experience, please see www.GRKdesign.com.
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