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Senior Project Manager / Director / VP

Location:
Aiken, SC
Posted:
May 09, 2014

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Eric Gerstenberger

Project Management Professional (PMP) . Professional Engineer (P.E.)

*** ***** ***** **** . *****, SC 29803

Cell: 803-***-**** . Email: acd2gx@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Project Manager / Construction Manager

Construction . Nuclear Industry . Transportation . Public Infrastructure

*PERFORMANCE ON TIME, ON BUDGET*

Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 35 years of portfolio,

program and project

management experience.

0. Project Management: EPC projects from $0.5M to $420M; excellent Client,

Stakeholder and Team leadership; excellent project team management.

0. Project Controls Management: reporting, scheduling, budgeting,

estimating, EVMS, CPM.

0. Financial Management: Operating and capital budgets for departments;

cost control and reporting.

0. Engineering Management: program and strategic plans, resource

allocation, designs/reviews.

0. Construction Management: schedules, resource loading/leveling, accruals,

earned value, change control.

0. Planning Management: scope definition, alternative analysis, value

engineering analysis, life cycle costs.

0. Cost Management: estimating, budgeting, change control, earned value,

trending, EAC forecasting.

0. Risk Management: identification, assessment and analysis, control,

contingency management.

0. Procurement and Contract Management: acquisitions, contracts, change

control, monitoring, closure.

Primavera and Expedition Fire Protection Operating and Capital

Budgeting

Cost Reduction Strategies Team Leadership Property Development

Strategic Planning Scope, Cost, and Scheduling DOE Q Security Clearance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRO-TECH ENERGY SOLUTIONS AUG 2012-

current

Senior Construction Manager. Pro-Tech is a holistic provider of Renewable &

Energy Efficiency Solutions. At the Covidien Greenwood Site, providing

project, construction and QC oversight for a $5M HVAC Upgrades and Energy

Retrofits project. Installing chiller plant upgrades, thermal storage, heat

recovery, lighting upgrades, and automation system. Energy savings will

provide project payback within 4 years. At Covidien Augusta Site -

requested by client VP to be assigned to the project - providing

construction and QC oversight for a $882k Energy conservation project -

installing boiler economizer and well - to provide energy savings with a

39% Rate of Return.

Between contracts

OCT 2011-JUL 2012

CONSULTING ENGAGEMENT, Aiken, SC APR 2009-SEP 2011

Contracted through Value Added Solutions

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, Aiken, SC, Senior Project Manager - contract extended

per VP request - for federally funded projects at the Savannah River

Nuclear Site. Responsible for all aspects of assigned projects including

managing project teams, scope development, budget estimates, scheduling,

and completion within time constraints.

Developed two Major System Acquisition (MSA) Packages for a multi-story

$100M Emergency Services and Data Center for the Savannah River Site (SRS).

Both efforts were on schedule and under budget.

Concurrent projects involved renovation of a 30 year old warehouse into a

museum quality "Curation Facility" for SRS artifacts, and building a

Classified Computer Vault Type Room in an existing operating Data Center.

Oversaw both Design and Construction - both projects met schedule

deadlines.

METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Atlanta, GA 2007-2009

Ninth-largest metro transit system (rail and bus) in US.

Senior Project Manager and Manager of Project Management Group:

. Created the PM program, procedures and reporting processes. Trained,

mentored and managed 8 PMs and $160M in annual capital expenditures.

. Managed scope, cost and schedule baselines for rail, bus and

infrastructure projects. Achieved a gain of 30% in project management

efficiency within the first year.

. Implemented PRIMAVERA Contract Manager/Expedition as the project

management control/reporting system.

. Developed MARTA Web page to report project performance. Also developed

annual capital program and portfolio strategies (total $360M for all

projects).

. Oversaw all Design and Construction, from conceptual to turnover.

CSRA PROPERTIES LLC, Aiken SC 2002-2007

Residential land development and building construction.

Co-Founder and Partner

Established a construction company, starting from scratch. Developed two

projects - 4 multi-level townhouses ($600,000) and 12 patio homes ($3.8M) -

and personally managed finances, budgeting, scheduling, construction,

inspections, and closeouts.

Leveraged entrepreneurial and PM skills to seize opportunities in Aiken's

real-estate market. Lined up investors and obtained $850,000 initial

financing for the project.

Negotiated entitlements, easements, and zoning changes with local city

council.

Sold or rented all lots and units.

WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER CO, Savannah River Site 1990-2001

US nuclear reservation adjacent to the Savannah River. Covers 310 sq-miles

and employs over 10,000 people.

Principal Engineer, NMSS Engineering (2000-2001)

Coordinated design and construction of ongoing projects with Strategic Plan

and available funding. Led project teams for design, operations,

construction and engineering.

Principal Engineer, Fire Protection Engineering (1999-2000)

Organized, planned, and scheduled fire protection projects. Spearheaded

project that replaced fire alarms that exceeded DOE milestone. Obtained

financing from multiple divisions and led design, procurement, and

construction of over 50 systems. Accomplished the near impossible in 7

months.

Manager, Self-Assessments and Financial Support (1997-1998)

Reorganized budgeting and financial reporting for two departments ($36M

total budget). Achieved actual expenditures within 1% of FY98 budget.

Manager, Central Functions, Fire Protection Program Department (1994-1997)

Played key role in the turnaround of a dysfunctional engineering

department. Developed a strong fire protection team and management of the

department budget and expenditures. Developed and implemented the FPPD

Strategic Plan, including department schedules and milestones. Acted as the

DOE interface and reported locally and to Washington HQ.

Led implementation of new central alarm computer system.

Managed subcontracts for 50 subcontractors. Achieved 99% of targeted actual-

versus-budgeted.

Project Manager, PWFP Project (1992-1994)

Led strategic planning, scope definition, and subcontractor management -

engineering, procurement and construction - for multiple facilities.

Project Manager, RSI Project (1990-1992)

Led a Reactor Restart MSA project ($120M TEC). Established a multi-

discipline project team that developed two Conceptual Design Reports.

Project closed when the reactors were shut down.

WESTINGHOUSE IDAHO NUCLEAR CO, Idaho Site; Project Engineer

1977-1990

Project Engineer on $250M project to build a new multi-level uranium

solvent extraction facility. Wrote the justification document (entered into

the Library of Congress), worked piping and mechanical systems, lead the

design of the control room and the development of the system testing

program.

Project Engineer on $80M project to build a new multi-level fluidized bed

waste calcination facility; worked on piping and mechanical systems and

headed up the development of the operating procedures.

OLIN CHEMICALS, Stamford, CT; Process Engineer

1973-1977

For several chemical plant projects, developed P&IDs, wrote process

equipment specifications (heat exchangers, pumps, etc.), reviewed and

approved vendor quotes and submittals, assisted in startups. The projects

included a pneumatic soda ash conveying system and a waste stream

clarification and settling pond system.

EDUCATION, LICENSES, AND CERTIFICATIONS

MBA, Management Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Professional Engineer (P.E.), Licensed in SC and ID

Project Management Professional (PMP)

PROJECT LIST

2012 - present

$5M HVAC Upgrades & Energy Retrofits at the Covidien Greenwood Site.

Providing project and construction oversight for upgrades to chiller plant,

thermal storage, piping infrastructure, heating system, heat recovery,

lighting, air handling units and building automation.

2009 -2011

. Curation Facility - $5M renovation of a 30 year old warehouse into a

museum quality environment controlled facility for site artifacts.

Took over the project after award of general construction contract;

work completed on schedule and within budget.

. Classified Computer Data Center - $700k installation of a classified

computer data center within an operating data center; specifically

requested by VP to lead this effort. Project completed on schedule and

within budget.

. Developed two Critical Decision packages (CD 0) for a major

acquisition project; the first was for a hardened Emergency Response

Center (i.e., a 911 center) $62M, the second to include a hardened

data center $150M. Project shelved due to lack of funding.

. Road renovation - lead the design development for a major road

rebuilding effort $21M. Project shelved due to lack of funding.

. Steam Trap inspections - lead the effort to inspect all site steam

traps (2500) to satisfy a DOE-HQ safety concern. Completed on schedule

and within budget.

2007 - 2009

As head of the PMO, provided PM oversight to all capital projects

associated with rail and bus operations; $160M per year, ~65 projects.

. Rail - track replacement, car refurbishment, control system

replacement, control room renovation, etc.

. Bus - maintenance facilities refurbishment, communication system

replacement, etc.

. Infrastructure - station refurbishment (lighting, flooring, signage,

communication system, CCTV, security, MCC replacement), station

expansion, parking lot renovation, office building refurbishment.

2002 - 2007

Residential construction.

1990 - 2001

. Reactor Seismic Improvement Project - Project Manager in charge of a

$120M project to seismically qualify/upgrade three reactor's safety

systems. Project was shut down when the reactors were shut down.

. Plant Wide Fire Protection Project - Project Manager (one of four) on

$420M project; was responsible for scope definition for remaining

portion of project (~$150M).

1977 - 1990

Project Engineer on $80M project to build a new fluidize bed waste

calcination facility; headed up the development of the operating

procedures. Project Engineer on $250M project to build a new uranium

solvent extraction facility; lead the design of the control room and the

development of the system testing program.



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