Manager Project

Rafe Messer

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Castle Rock, CO 80104

Operations Manager of an established site demolition, earthwork, and utility company

{720} 363-5462 phone

with over 18 years of medium to large scale commercial civil estimating, project

**********@***.** management and construction business relations.

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Employment History

Operations Construction Manager

March 2014-Present KCI Civil LLC, Englewood, CO

• Oversee all Civil/Infrastructure Estimating

• Oversee all Civil/Infrastructure Billing

• Tracking crew production schedules and help in stream lining more productive earthmoving and utility

installation

• Training of Crew Members, and Lead personnel

• Help with scheduling crews and equipment with the company owner. Meetings weekly with CEO,

COO, and CFO for scheduling, job status, upcoming needs, and future projects

Operations Manager/Senior Field Superintendent

September 2011-February 2014 OE Construction Inc., Arvada, CO

Scheduling equipment and scheduling projects for start and completion to keep project on schedule

and on budget

Project negotiations and help with estimating with production schedules

Equipment maintenance scheduling

Tracking crew production schedules and material supply productions

Meeting with some of Colorado’s premier General Contractors

Training for Working Foremen and Earthwork/Utility Superintendents

Operations Manager/Project Manager

March 2007-September 2011 Big R Construction Company Inc., Elizabeth, CO

Project Management, Contract Negotiations, estimating/bidding, budgets, client relations, billing,

purchasing, a/p review and approvals, marketing for new clients

Working with some of Colorado’s premier General Contractors

Average contract size ranging from $200,000 to $1.5 million

Reclamation Superintendent

November 2006-February 2007 Landtech Contractors, Aurora, CO

Ordering and scheduling for jobs on hand; Clean take-offs for reclamation seeding, soil amendments,

and soil additives; Work directly with construction managers, General Contractors Superintendents, and

Landscape architects; Equipment mobilizations; operator of seeding equipment when necessary;

Organization of daily field employees and weekly reports

Land Development Manager

December 2004-October 2006 Buckhorn Industries, Denver, CO

Site development of 125 acre, 296 single family home project in Parker, CO; Clean take off for all

infrastructure to include over lot grading, water, sanitary, storm sewer, dry utilities, concrete paving, asphalt

paving, curb and gutter, sidewalk, temp and permanent seeding and all erosion control measures for

BMP’s; Contract negotiations for the best contract value and schedule timing for completion; Work directly

with civil engineers and local municipality inspectors; Work directly with sub-contractors to insure

completion to meet municipality standards; Review and approve all invoicing, and change orders

Project Manager/General Field Superintendent

January 1998-October 2004 RAK Consulting, Englewood, CO

Led the estimating department in management for Pro-X Inc., Badger Excavating, Summit

Excavating, Ruckle Pipeline, and Total Trucking; Consulted all business affairs for the 5 local excavating

and pipeline companies; All field supervision split between myself and the 1 owner; Earthwork and site

utility estimating; Approve all invoices, change order request, and submittals; billing and invoicing

Equipment Manager/ Operator

March 1994-January 1998 T Lowell Contractors, Castle Rock, CO

Operator of John Deere Trackhoe, John Deere loader, John Deere rubber tire backhoe, Gehl and case uni-

loaders; Class “A” CDL, operator of KW T800 with Smithco side dump, Ranco end dump, and trail king low

boy w/ wet kit; Mobilization of all company equipment; Inventory control to include tracking and maintaining

service records; Work with foreman and owner to evaluate problems with projects and remedies to resolve at

least amount of cost.

Education

1986-1988 Seward County Community College, Liberal, KS

Associate Business Marketing Management

First Aid Certified; CPR Certified

40-Hour OSHA Certified

Proficiencies;

AgTek digital takeoff software; Pay dirt digitizing software; Heavy Bid estimating

software; Bid2Win estimating software; MS Project; MS excel; Produce quality takeoff

estimates; Contract executions and negotiation; Full cycle project management;

Submittals, change orders, and RFI’s; Invoicing and purchase orders;

References

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