Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Robert A. Trettel II
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Cell (#1): 412-***-**** Home (#2): 412-***-**** Email: ***.***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: Project Management / Construction Management / Cost Control / Chief Estimator
Seeking the Opportunity to Further Refine my Dynamic Skills working within a Company that
Desires to Lead Their Industry in “Specialized-Markets” / Construction / and Engineering
Technologies; with Focus on Customer Satisfaction, along with Employee Growth and
Achieving Goals through Accomplishments & Performance. I Will Prove to be a “Difference-
Maker” within your Firm.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE: General Mgr. / Sr. Project Mgr., Panhandle Restoration, Morgantown, WV 2012 Current
General Manager for the Morgantown (WV) regional office; serving as the point-person
for the WV (Morgantown & South) / PA (Pittsburgh & East) Regions of a Specialty-Niche
Disaster-Restoration Contractor. Project cost range: $10 thousand--thru--$300 thousand.
Responsibilities have Included the:
Construction Renovation Supervision & Operational Start-Up of Our ~10,000 SF
Office / Showroom / Warehouse Bldg. in Morgantown, WV (March 2013)
Leading All Commercial & Residential Construction Efforts & Over-seeing of All
Field-Design Actions; the Coordination of All Resource Allocation in regards to
Man-Power, Equipment and Material Scheduling
Execution of a Prominent Role in All Business Development & Marketing
Ventures
Establishment of Strong, New Business Relations with Large, Regional Corporate
Clients (i.e. Mylan Pharmecuticals, United Healthcare, High-Tech Corridor)
Maintenance & Strengthening of Relations with Existing House Accounts
(i.e. WVU, Mon-General Hospital)
2005 2012
Senior Project Manager, Overton & Associates, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Project Manager for the Pittsburgh regional office serving as the point -person for
the PA / OH / WV / MD Regions of a Financial Institutionally-Niched Design/Build General
Contractor. Project cost range: $100 thousand--thru--$10 million. Responsibilities included:
Production review of all proposals and project estimates prior to submission to client; lead
negotiations in subcontract procurement; complete management of project supervision, trade
partners, budget status & construction schedule; AIA Contracts; AIA Change Orders; Lead
Liaison in Owner-Contractor negotiations; and, supervising the streamlining of the Pittsburgh
production department resources through the continued implementing of newest technology in
project management software systems.
Acquired Specialized Client Responsibilities in my current position @ Overton:
Manage & Support multiple Bank and Credit Union Projects within our leading
clientele group; focus efforts to reduce occupancy costs while improving efficiencies.
Thrived within our business relationships with these clients; thus leading to
involvement with the more strategic projects revolving around Acquisitions and
Divestitures, Branch Optimizations and Consolidations, and New Branch Business
Development Improvements
Exposure to the culture of constant realization for the need of improving upon bank
standards: thru ways of The Organization “Branding” elements; an upgrade shifting
into updated, or state-of-the-art equipment, or technologies; and Design / Security /
Safety Standards
Business Development Mgr., Professional Service Indust. (PSI) Pittsburgh, PA 2004-2005
Lead Developer of Business Opportunities for the Pittsburgh office / Western PA Region
of a Large, National Engineering, Consulting and Testing firm. Responsibilities included:
identify potential bid and/or negotiated opportunities for five-(5) separate yet very diverse
engineering / consulting sub-groups. These groups included the following: (1.) Construction
Services & Testing; (2.) Geotechnical Engineering; (3.) Subsurface Investigation & Drilling
Group; (4.) Environmental Engineering & Asbestos Lab; and (5.) Non-Destructive Steel
Testing (NEDT).
Senior Estimator, John Deklewa & Sons Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 2001-2004
Functioned and Delivered as senior person to department manager. Responsibilities
included: Identifying potential bid opportunities; Generating the complete bid proposal and
estimate; Establishing complete labor and production costing; Leading negotiations for
subcontract buyouts; Supervising, yet motivating, fellow estimators during the bid process;
and Initiating the streamlining of department resources through the continued implementing of
computerized pricing and takeoff methods.
Estimator II/Project Engineer, Massaro Company, Pittsburgh, PA 1998-2001
Performed as senior estimator within that department of a full-service general contracting
company. Functioned as lead estimator on several hard bid a nd negotiated projects; job sizes
range from $500,000 to $16 million.
Additional responsibilities would also include: the coordination of subcontractor and
related trades involvement during pre-construction negotiations; complete scope review for
subcontractor buyout; operations support following project turnover meetings; and serving as a
mentor to our entry level estimators.
Estimator/Project Engineer, DJB Construction Group, Raleigh, NC 1997-1998
Worked directly under the Pre-construction Manager of a general contracting company
with an annual volume of $150 million; operating within hard bid, negotiated and design -build
estimating formats.
Responsibilities ranged from generating estimate proposals from RFP through
subcontractor buyout and up to project management turnover and expediting bid day
operations and assignments.
Estimator, Baker-Mellon-Stuart Construction, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 1996-1997
Developed comprehensive estimating techniques while working within various budgetary
constraints on GC and CM hard bid projects. Strengthened contractor -sub-client
communication skills through daily solicitations with architects/engineers, subcontractors and
suppliers. Attained a working knowledge of contracts and design/project specifications.
Civil / Construction Engineer, Earth Sciences Consultants, Pgh., PA 1995-1996
Responsible for the entire construction QA/QC monitoring and documentation at a
developing northeastern Ohio industrial waste landfill. Coordinated construction activities
with the everyday scheduling operations of the site for the eight -month duration of the project;
acted as construction liaison between the engineering, environmental and construction firms;
and became nuclear gauge certified for field inspection purposes.
EDUCATION: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
B.S. Degree, Civil Engineering, December 1994
Curriculum emphasis in Geotechnical, Structural Design & Construction Management
E.I.T. Certified (April 1995)
PROFESSIONAL
American Society of Civil Engineer’s (ASCE)
AFFILIATIONS:
Professional Construction Estimators Association (PCEA)
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