Project Manager, Construction
Resume:
THOMAS A. LEWIS
acdupy@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Project Management of High-Profile, Multi-Million Dollar Facilities.
Involvement from inception, budgeting, design, authority approvals,
bidding, negotiation, construction management, punchlisting, equipment
certification, training and end-user ownership.
SUMMARY
Experienced, detail oriented, motivated Construction Management
professional with outstanding internal and external customer relation,
communication and negotiation skills.
With 30+ years of overall construction experience ranging from Hospitality,
Commercial Big-Box, Industrial Automotive, Hospitals, Healthcare
Facilities and Tenant Improvements, I have gained recognition for expertise
of providing solutions to coordination, design and construction issues.
While the majority of my projects have been that of Owner-Representative,
this asset is valuable in all facets of a construction project - albeit
General Contractor, Subcontractor, Equipment or Material Vendor. For this
reason, all Construction Management opportunities are of interest.
Constant communication with the many different contractors responsible for
successful project continuity and completion has become a second nature; as
has the ability to focus on several important issues at once while
maintaining budget, schedule, project relations and priority management.
These overall abilities and multi-discipline awareness have positioned me
as a Lead Construction Project Manager on projects ranging from $400K to
$45M and in a team of Project Managers / Construction Coordinators of
projects from $850M to $1.1B.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
. CPM scheduling, coordination of multiple trades, daily completed work
inspections, prepare and manage punchlist completion. Coordinate final
installations with Owners activities.
. Expedite requests for information, design error and omission resolution,
constructability discussions.
. Manage submittals for Architect / Engineer / Municipality review,
permitting, Inspectors approval.
. Assemble bid packages, issue clarifications / addendums as appropriate
to define the scope of work.
. Manage changes to the work, gather and provide quotations for changes,
issue change orders, track status.
. Overall cost budgeting and management. Assist in value engineering
review and manage monthly billings.
. Conduct weekly progress and impromptu meetings as necessary.
. Schedule equipment commissioning and training. Coordinate equipment
commissioning checklist reviews to verify specified equipment model,
placement, utility needs and hook-up, proper operation, manufacturer
identified tolerances, calibration and maintenance. Coordinate equipment
commissioning with end-user's staff schedule and oversee specialty
training as required. Gather and prepare closeout documents.
. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Bluebeam Revu and easily adaptable to
any computer program.
EDUCATION
Air Conditioning/Heating, Oakland Community College
Electrical Code, Commercial Wiring & Motor Control Technology, Mott
Community College
Commercial and Residential Wiring, Electronics - Genesee Area Skills Center
High School Graduate
EXPERIENCE
2008-2013 - Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Plano, TX - Project
Manager: Healthcare Office Buildings, Waco, TX. Baton Rouge, LA
2007-2008 - Faulkner USA, Austin, TX- Project Manager / MEP
Coordinator: Hospitality, Hotel, Convention Center - San Antonio,
TX
2004-2007 - K & K Technical Group, Harrison, OH - Project Manager /
Construction Coordinator: Automotive, Assembly Plant, San Antonio,
TX
1989-2004 - SSOE, Inc., Toledo, OH - Construction Coordinator /
Project Manager: Automotive, Assembly Plant, Jackson, MS,
Assembly Plant - Bowling Green, KY. Commercial, Retail Big Box /
Stand-Alone Pharmacy - Midwest, USA. Government, Medium Security
Correctional - Ionia, MI. Under-Privileged Correction / Training
- Flint, MI.
1987-1989 - DeMaria Construction Co., Novi, MI - Journeyman
Carpenter/Foreman: Automotive, Body Design, Dearborn, MI.
Institutional, Community College - Saginaw, MI. Regional Medical
Center - Ann Arbor, MI. Commercial, County Corrections - Macomb,
MI.
1985-1987 - CJ Rogers Construction, Flint, MI - Foreman: Automotive,
Pontiac, MI
EXPERIENCE (Expanded Version)
Project Experience while Employed with Lillibridge Healthcare Services,
Plano, Texas. 2008 - 2013:
Title: Project Manager
Healthcare - Medical Office Buildings (Commercial)
. Woman's Hospital - Baton Rouge, LA
. Hillcrest Health Systems - Waco, Texas
The Projects consisted of Medical Office Buildings of 160K sq. ft to 260K
sq. ft., including Tenant Improvement buildout of individual practices and
clinics. The Waco, TX project consisted of 17 individual Tenants and The
Baton Rouge, LA project consisted of 25 individual Tenants. Duties
performed as Project Manager include scheduling, coordinating
installations, estimating, cost management, closeout and support for
warranty issues.
Outline of Duties Performed:
. Define the Scope of Work.
. Project Estimating.
. Value Engineering process.
. Manage Submittals for Municipality Review/Approval/Permitting.
. Review Contractor Bids.
. Issue Clarifications / Addenda as appropriate.
. Manage Material Submittals.
. Schedule and Coordinate Work.
. Manage RFI's (Requests for Information)
. Manage Changes to the Work.
. Review work in place for compliance.
. Provide Quotations for Changes.
. Issue Change Orders.
. Overall Cost Budgeting and Management.
. Create and manage the Punchlist procedure.
. Gather and Prepare Closeout Documents.
. Schedule and Oversee any Specialty Training Required.
. Support warranty callback issues.
Project Experience while Employed with Faulkner USA, Austin, Texas. 2007 -
2008:
Title: Project Manager / MEP Coordinator
Hotel/Hospitality (Commercial)
. Grand Hyatt Hotel and Convention Center - San Antonio, Texas
This Project consists of coordinating and managing multiple trades for
completion of a new 1000 room Hotel and Convention Center. Duties performed
as MEP Coordinator / Project Manager include scheduling, coordinating
installations with Owners activities, review of existing installations for
compliance, expediting design error and omissions resolution, daily
completed work inspection and coordination with city inspectors for
acceptance.
Outline of Duties Performed:
. Laundry Plant Coordination and Management.
. Main Kitchen, Restaurant, Room Service Kitchen, Service Areas and
Pantries Coordination and Management.
. Convention Center Pre-Function areas Coordination and Management
(Bathrooms, Bars, Beverage Stations).
. Hotel Room Inspections and Expediting.
Project Experience while Employed with Aristeo Construction, Livonia,
Michigan. 2006 - 2007:
Title: Project Manager
Automotive (Industrial)
. Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America - Assembly Plant - San Antonio,
Texas
This Project consisted of managing multiple expansion and support projects
for the new 2.1 million square foot manufacturing and assembly plant.
Duties performed as Project Manager include scheduling, coordinating
installations with production timelines, estimating, cost management and
support for warranty issues.
Outline of Duties Performed:
. Define the Scope of Work.
. Project Estimating.
. Manage Submittals for Municipality Review/Approval/Permitting.
. Assemble Bid Packages for All Disciplines.
. Review Subcontractor Bids.
. Issue Clarifications / Addenda as appropriate.
. Issue Subcontracts.
. Manage Material Submittals.
. Schedule and Coordinate Work.
. Manage RFI's (Requests for Information)
. Manage Changes to the Work.
. Provide Quotations for Changes.
. Issue Change Orders.
. Overall Cost Budgeting and Management.
. Prepare Monthly Billings.
. Manage Punchlist Completion
. Gather and Prepare Closeout Documents.
. Schedule and Oversee any Specialty Training Required.
Additional Responsibilities:
. Safety Liaison with Owners Safety Department Staff.
Project Experience while Employed with K & K Technical Group, Harrison,
Ohio. 2004 - 2006:
Title: Construction Coordinator
Automotive (Industrial)
. Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America - Assembly Plant - San Antonio,
Texas
This Project consisted of a new 2.1 million square foot manufacturing and
assembly plant. Specific job responsibility information is available upon
request.
Duties Performed:
. Pay Application review & processing.
. Attend progress and coordination meetings.
. Monitor contractor schedule for compliance and interface with Owners
procurement schedule.
. Make adjustments as necessary to schedules and negotiate any needed
resolutions.
. Coordinate revisions to existing utilities and building structure to
accommodate new equipment.
. Provide resolution to contractor coordination issues.
. Schedule and administrate Owner changes and revisions to maintain
existing schedules and equipment deliveries.
. Review work for compliance with contract documents.
. Distribute and administer punchlists for non-compliant work.
. Review equipment cuts for receiving, distribution, access control and
kitchen equipment. Verify proper utility services, pit openings and
infrastructure to support equipment prior to installation. (Toyota
KANBAN procedure).
. Respond to contractor RFI's.
. Issue sketches for onsite Field Order pricing.
. Administer scheduling and handover procedures for Owner occupation,
which involved daily monitoring and administration of contractors'
completion schedules.
. Distribute and administer closeout lists.
. Coordinate training sessions between contractor, manufacturer
representative and Owners maintenance staff.
Project Experience while Employed with A/E Firm, SSOE - Toledo, Ohio. 1989
- 2004:
Title: Construction Administrator
During my 15 years with SSOE, I reviewed contract documents before issue
for bids, coordinated shop drawing reviews by the various disciplines,
visited construction sites to determine whether quality and progress of
work complied with contract documents, and interpreted contract documents
to Sitework, Building, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection
trades. I attended pre-bid, pre-award and construction progress meetings
and prepared and monitored punchlists, bulletins, change orders,
certificate of substantial completion, project close out and certificates
of payment. Additionally, I was a continual resource to the
Architectural/Engineering disciplines for construction methods and detail
development, providing feedback for simplification of installations and
cost-savings ideas through alternate materials and methods.
Retail Clients (Commercial)
. Meijer, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan
. Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. Rite Aid, Inc., Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
. Mervyns, Inc., Hayward, California
Retail Projects consisted of 60,000 square foot addition/remodels to
220,000 square foot remodels/new
buildings. Many projects included site clearing to final landscaping /
municipal acceptance of area
ranging from 30 to 70 acres.
Duties Performed:
. Responsible for project administration and multi-discipline inspection
to verify compliance with contract documents.
. Pay Application review & processing.
. Bulletin pricing review and processing.
. Attend weekly progress and coordination meetings.
. Provide resolution to contractor coordination issues.
. Review work for compliance with contract documents.
. Review equipment cuts for Owner-purchased merchandising, display
systems and kitchen equipment. Verify proper utility services and
infrastructure to support equipment prior to installation.
. Respond to contractor "Request for Information" (RFI's).
. Issue sketches for onsite Field Order pricing.
. Distribute weekly status report for pending issues.
. Distribute and administer punchlists for non-compliant work.
. Distribute and administer closeout lists.
. Coordinate training sessions between contractor, manufacturer
representative and Owners maintenance staff.
Government
. State of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan - Handlon Training Center in Ionia,
Michigan.
. State of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan - Job Corp. Center in Flint,
Michigan.
Government Projects consisted of retrofitting a fire protection system into
a medium-security rehabilitation facility and Mechanical/Electrical field
administration for a new Job Corp facility.
Duties Performed:
. Pay Application review & processing.
. Bulletin pricing review and processing.
. Attend weekly progress and coordination meetings.
. Review work for compliance with contract documents.
. Assist contractor in determining proper route for fire protection
mains and branch piping, through existing facilities.
. Assist Owner's representative with scheduling and flow of work, in
relation to Owners occupancy use.
. Distribute weekly status report for pending issues.
. Provide resolution to contractor coordination issues and interface
with existing conditions.
. Distribute and administer punchlists for non-compliant work.
. Distribute and administer closeout lists.
Automotive (Industrial)
. General Motors - Corvette Plant - Bowling Green, Kentucky
. Nissan North America - Assembly Plant - Canton, Mississippi
Automotive Projects consisted of retrofitting an existing facility with new
distribution support, Industrial and Commercial aspects of a new 2.4
million square foot assembly plant and support service outbuildings.
Specific job responsibility information is available upon request.
Duties Performed:
. Pay Application review & processing.
. Attend progress and coordination meetings.
. Monitor contractor schedule for compliance and interface with Owners
procurement schedule.
. Make adjustments as necessary to schedules and negotiate any needed
resolutions.
. Coordinate revisions to existing utilities and building structure to
accommodate new equipment.
. Provide resolution to contractor coordination issues.
. Schedule and administrate Owner changes and revisions to maintain
existing schedules and equipment deliveries.
. Review work for compliance with contract documents.
. Distribute and administer punchlists for non-compliant work.
. Review equipment cuts for receiving, distribution, access control and
kitchen equipment. Verify proper utility services, pit openings and
infrastructure to support equipment prior to installation.
. Respond to contractor RFI's.
. Issue sketches for onsite Field Order pricing.
. Administer scheduling and handover procedures for Owner occupation,
which involved daily monitoring and administration of contractors'
completion schedules.
. Distribute and administer closeout lists.
. Coordinate training sessions between contractor, manufacturer
representative and Owners maintenance staff.
Experience between 1985 and 1989
DeMaria Building Company, Novi, Michigan
Title: Journeyman Carpenter
1987-1989
Project Experience
University of Michigan Regional Medical Center
Job duties included layout and installation of a complete MRI facility
including coordination with all trade contractors.
Ford Motor - Dearborn, Michigan
Job duties included layout and installation of CADD/CAMM stations that
housed computer terminals. Coordination of chiller piping and unit
installation within stations.
Ford Motor - Monroe Michigan
Job duties included layout and installation of pit modification concrete
walls. Coordination with all trade contractors for installation of pit
equipment infrastructure.
Macomb County Jail
Job Duties included finalization of change order work, punchlist
corrections and completion of floors funded by the State of Michigan.
C.J. Rogers Construction, Flint, Michigan
Title: Foreman/Laborer
1985-1987
Project Experience
General Motors - Pontiac, Michigan
Job duties included initial layout and excavation of conveyance,
equipment and storage pits. Layout
and excavation for building footings, storm, sanitary and water systems.
Horizontal and vertical grade
control for a receiving/internal distribution building.
Experience between 1982 and 1985 (self-employed)
Commercial Projects
. Equipment retrofits for a chain of dry cleaning facilities. Services
included electrical power and control wiring, pipefitting for equipment
steam needs, main washing and drying equipment hookup and maintenance.
High-pressure steam boiler maintenance.
. Lighting and audio system installation and maintenance for a prominent
nightclub.
. Layout and installation of merchandising and displays for a clothing
retailer, including all task lighting and display case lighting
installation.
. Electrical retrofitting for a community college, including power and
systems wiring.
Residential Projects
. Several rental unit retrofits including space remodeling (walls, drywall,
ceiling, flooring, etc), plumbing and electrical upgrades.
. Coordinated and managed other remodel activities such as roofing and
siding, window and door retrofitting and concrete work.
. New-build installations of electrical service equipment, internal and
external wiring systems including LAN and audio/intercom.
During this time frame, I also worked full and part time at a
wholesale/retail electrical supply house.
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