Project Manager Management

Richard J. Borton

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER/ COST ESTIMATOR

Skilled management professional with twenty-plus year’s progressive experience in the construction industry. Extensive experience

combined with education and training in quantity take -offs, cost estimating, project management both private and commercial, large

and small projects, stringent guidelines and design -build projects, contract and subcontract creation and negotiation, scheduling and

project budgeting. Professional, focused, adaptive, analytical, diversified, detail oriented, dedicated. Offering a combination of skills,

characteristics, and personality that give a company that needed edge.

Areas of Expertise

● Client Relations ● Quality Control ● Contract Negotiation

● Risk Management ● Strategic Planning ● Project Management

● Quality Assurance ● Resource Management ● Workflow Process Analysis

● Project Reporting ● Issue Resolution ● Field Inspections

● Bidding/ Estimating/ Proposals ● Budgeting & Cost Controls ● Change Order Management

● Project Coordination & Scheduling ● Employee Education & Training ● Technical Abilities

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ROFESSIONAL XPERIENCE

2014 – Present

WADE LOTT, INC. Conway, SC

Wade Lott, Inc. is a civil site contractor capable of completing projects both large and small. Commercial or private. Projects consist

of clearing, grading, base material, asphalt, demolition, storm drainage, and site concrete.

Project Manager/Estimator

Project management, cost estimating, budgeting, scheduling, contract and subcontract creation and negotiation,

design-build projects, contract/project closeouts, change order management, bidding, and proposal creation and

negotiations.

Selected Accomplishments:

● Continuously performing quantity takes-offs and providing both leadership and guidance to less-experienced

estimators wanting to become project managers.

● Successfully acquired a million-dollar project within the first month of employment.

● Providing organization between the office and the field to make the company's project management more efficient

2008 – 2012

MEAD & HUNT, INC., Myrtle Beach, SC

Mead & Hunt is an engineering and design firm corporately located in Madison Wisconsin and h as branch offices in both Lexington

and Myrtle Beach South Carolina. The South Carolina branch offices also provide construction inspection services.

Construction Inspector

Inspection and testing of materials and procedures for the completion of roadways, bridges, and foundations. Materials

included different types of soils, concrete, mortar, asphalt, and base materials. Procedures included sediment and erosion

control BMP. Base materials, asphalt, concrete, and storm drainage placement and installation. T raining less experienced

inspectors prior to testing for certifications and beyond. Verification that proper procedures were being adhered to

throughout the course of the project. Head of the robotic storm water inspections team. Responsible for myself, the

equipment, and other members of the team when running video inspections and measurements of storm water systems

using a robotic tractor and camera system.

Selected Accomplishments:

● Successfully completed inspections and supervisions on more than thirty of the Horry County Riding On A Penny

roadways and redesigned several of the projects in the field as needed due to unknown site conditions.

● Lead the robotic storm water inspections team to overwhelming successes during many projects fo r the SCDOT, the

Army Corps of Engineers, and other private and public entities.

● Inspected, analyzed, and detailed data received from the robotic inspections before reporting findings to the customer.

201 Quail Run Conway, SC 29526 * 813-***-**** * **************@*****.***

Richard J. Borton

PAVING SERVICES, INC., Conway, SC 1993 - 2008

Paving Services is a grading and excavation contractor headquartered in Conway South Carolina. Offering site work constructio n,

material hauling, land clearing, and demolition.

General Manager

Overseeing and control of all aspects of company functions from office management to field operations. Managing office operations

to include bookkeeping, cost accounting, payroll, payables and receivables. Overseeing of all computer network operations,

maintenance, and repairs. Implementation of new and existing

safety programs. Liaison and representative between owner and employees within the company and between the

company and customers. Recruiting new employees and training of both new and existing employees to

advance the proficiency of the work force. Responsible for maintenance of all company equipment to include regular services to major

overhauls of large excavating equipment and fleet vehicles. Project management to include cost estimating, budgeting, schedul ing,

contract and subcontract creation and negotiation, design-build projects, contract/project closeouts, change order management,

bidding, and proposal creation and negotiations.

Selected Accomplishments:

● Continuously updated the computerized system of payroll and bookkeeping for efficiency and dependability.

● Bid on/proposed projects in a vastly wide range of both budget and scope.

● Developed system of more efficiently and accurately completing quantity take-offs several years before it was used by

other companies.

● Through continuously developing organizational methods, company went from only completing small projects to

competing with much larger companies.

● Developed a reputation for attention to detail, accuracy, dependability, and honesty with existing and previous

customers.

● Developed systems of organization and procedures to increase the efficiency and safety of the company and its

employees.

● Organized and maintained employee health coverage as well as other benefits.

● Developed and implemented recycling programs at two of my last three employers

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Bachelor of Science Degree

Construction Engineering Technology Candidate – 2015

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

Associate of Science Degree

Civil Engineering Technology – 1993

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, SC

CERTIFICATIONS

SCDOT Asphalt Technician I: 2375-0112/ART1

SCDOT Earthwork Technician: 2375-0109/ERTH

ACI Grade I Field Testing Technician: 01239596

Confined Space Entry & Rescue: January 2009

NASSCO PACP, MACP, & LACP Certification: May 2012

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, & Outlook), WinEx Estimating Software, ACAD 2011,

Adobe Acrobat Professional, ArcGIS, Agtek, WinEst, Google Sketchup

201 Quail Run Conway, SC 29526 * 813-***-**** * **************@*****.***

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