Project Manager / Technical Writer

“A true veteran of the industry, Mark understands the PM/CM service scalability and pays special attention to client needs.”

Max Shoura, PE, PSP - Director of Program Management, Hill International

PROFILE

Accomplished PM/CM professional bringing 30+ years of real-world experience actively managing a diverse portfolio of construction projects ranging from $68K additions to large scale, complex, multi-site/multi-year programs valued over $6.2 Billion. Strong history of achieving project success through the application of best practice components to manage risk and PM functional areas appropriately from cradle to grave. Utilized Design-Build, CMAR, Master Builder, IDIQ & GMP contract types in the delivery of Mixed-Use Retail/Commercial and Resort Developments, major U.S. Airports, K-12/Higher Education, Municipal & Federal Government facilities, and Industrial projects exceeding $11.5 Billion in aggregate value. Committed to exceed objectives by creating a culture of integrity and high quality in a collaborative environment to minimize risk and maximize results.

KEY STRENGTHS

Seek to strike an optimal balance in managing people, time and money by identifying, analyzing, and responding to risks that threaten project goals.

Favor a proactive approach to maximize success opportunities by developing structured plans to minimize risk every step of the way.

Engage well with project participants to shape, mentor & inspire project teams. Able to build excellent collaborative relationships to resolve problems, boost accountability, and maximize performance.

Prefer innovative strategies to manage complexity such as web-enabled technology that optimizes information management systems for the control of budgets, schedules and reporting documents in a timely manner to support a sound decision-making environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Program - PM/CM Manager - Hill International, Irvine CA 2008-Present

Fulton Street Mixed Use Development, San Francisco, CA: Managed preconstruction objectives for an $80M commercial retail + residential complex comprised of 251,000 SF of gross floor area with 4 floors of 281 residential units above the retail area supported by 1,900 subterranean parking spaces configured below the complex. Implemented a customized Project Management Plan to incorporate cost/schedule control and reporting processes within ridged San Francisco building requirements.

San Francisco International Airport: Directed Design-Build services for a $12.6 M Data Center built to an Uptime Institute Tier II standard with N+1 redundancy. Led multiple performers in a highly collaborative environment to develop and manage deliverables. Provided guidance in resolving difficult issues including an accelerated schedule requiring completion in 9 months. Utilized effective communication, mentoring, and negotiation skills to enable the Design-Build team maintain the GMP on schedule. Received two project excellence awards (2014 CMAA Project Achievement Award and 2014 WCCC Exceptional Project Award) in the category of Buildings/Infrastructure and Advanced Technologies.

Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD): Led a team to assess program management practices in use for a $6.2 B campus expansion/rebuilding program that underwent harsh media criticism. Identified existing process/procedures, analyzed program organizational maturity, addressed governance processes and prepared achievable recommendations based on PMI best practice areas to properly balance participant roles and maximize performance in areas of risk, cost, schedule, quality, communication, procurement, human resources, and stakeholder management. Delivered a final report to a 7-member Board of Trustees outlining several achievable, cost-effective recommendations to optimize program objectives.

Halo Theme Park + Resort: Oversaw planning for a unique $2.45 B theme park in northwest Costa Rica. The 650-acre resort featured LEED concepts for 5 hotels, a convention center/casino, 370 custom residences, a 100-bed medical clinic, civil infrastructure, and a beachside commercial village center. Developed the Program Management Plan, parametric budgets and the master schedule to support funding packages. Planning strategy leveraged commonality across multiple project types and delivery methods to meet program objectives.

General Services Administration: Managed renovations and met performance standards for twelve 2010 Census Bureau offices throughout California. Executed on-time completion with no change orders.

Shelbourne Capital LLC: Assessed status of a $55 M GMP mixed-use retail/upscale residential project under construction by a city re-development agency for purchase risk by a private developer.

RAIT Financial Trust: Performed loan & schedule monitoring services and quality inspections for a 220-unit apartment complex renovation and a 3-story office building renovation in Santa Monica, CA.

Hill Proposal Department: Provided collaborative input and technical content for new business development.

Senior Construction Manager - CMTS Inc, Los Angeles CA 2006 - 2008

Ontario International Airport: Coordinated guidance of 12 multidisciplinary professionals on a $52 M In-line Baggage System project consisting of extensive phased integration of bag conveyance and control systems on two active terminals. Directed day-to-day interface with multiple stakeholders, contractors, airport operations, FAA, TSA, and LAWA staff to resolve issues, coordinate logistics and manage utility relocations.

Recommended solutions for temporary relocation of existing boarding bridges resulting in reducing the schedule by 90 days.

Negotiated 76 changes for less than 2% of total contract value saving client over $2.6 M while going “live” on time.

Senior Project Manager – Del Terra Group, City of Industry CA 2000 – 2006

Multiple California K-12 and community college districts: Provided leadership to direct comprehensive planning and construction services on three K-12 modernization programs and two college re-building programs. Primary interface with stakeholders and guided design oversight, cost/schedule control and contract management.

Guided planning team on 97 school modernizations on 33 sites to meet budget constraints for the HLPUSD $176 M bond program; authored a 220-page PM/CM manual to optimize performance for the SAUSD $556 M bond program.

Managed 3 high school $113 M modernizations for Montebello USD - just under budget, just ahead of schedule.

March ARB, Riverside, CA: Coordinated specialized production of LEED submittal documents for a $12.3 M C-17 Design/Build maintenance hangar. First USAFR facility to achieve LEED Silver Certification.

Project Manager/Construction Manager - CMTS Inc., Los Angeles CA & Denver CO 1988 – 2000

City of Santa Monica: Enabled city engineer to complete PM services on 8 city-owned facilities.

Completed City library and City Hall upgrade/renovations 7% under budget and 2 months ahead of schedule.

Ontario International Airport: Applied negotiation skills to resolve cost overruns during activation of two new terminals, taxiway/runway upgrades and rental car facility on a $150 M airport expansion program.

Negotiated 48 client requested changes for 13.5% ($1.4 M) less than contractor proposed value.

Los Angeles International Airport: Led a constructability review for a 4-story, 953-space, $18 M parking structure. Uncovered numerous conflicts, formulated solutions, and coordinated final bid documents.

Inglewood and Los Angeles School Districts: Headed preliminary planning for the Inglewood USD school construction program and managed MEP/restroom upgrades at 9 schools for the LAUSD Prop BB program.

Cal State Long Beach University: Assumed leadership to guide project staff turn around 9 troubled campus renovations. Resolved 375+ disputed changes and negotiated for $2.8 M less than claimed value.

Mitigated delays to complete contracts by opening day at $2.56 M below anticipated cost and without litigation.

Denver International Airport: Provided Program and Quality Management interface coordination for three taxiway/runway projects, the Terminal Platform, Concourse C, and the Underground Automated Train System.

Stapleton International Airport: Administered QA/QC for capital expansion projects.

Coordinated activities on a Control Tower renovation without interference or shutdown of ongoing airport operations.

Settled a $100,000 delay claim for $0 by proving concurrent delay on a $5.25 M airport renovation project.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS (By Sector)

Project Type

Client

Position

Project Value

Aviation Facilities

Data Center (Tier II, N+1)

San Francisco International Airport

Sr. Construction Manager

$12.6 M

Temp Boarding Area B + Security Checkpoint

San Francisco International Airport

Sr. Project Manager

$125.0 M

In-Line Baggage Screening System

Ontario International Airport

Sr. Project Manager

$52 M

T-2 + T-4 Terminal Additions

Ontario International Airport

Estimator/Claims Analyst

$130 M

Consolidated Rental Car Center

Ontario International Airport

Estimator/Claims Analyst

$8.02 M

Runway Extension + Upgrades

Ontario International Airport

Estimator/Claims Analyst

$6 M

Passenger Loading Bridges (PLB’s)

Ontario International Airport

Estimator/Claims Analyst

$4.8 M

4-Story Parking Structure

Los Angeles International Airport

Project Manager

$18 M

Runway/Taxiway/Drainage projects (3)

Denver International Airport

Project Inspector

$136.9 M

Automated Ground Train System (AGTS)

Denver International Airport

Project Engineer

$84 M

Terminal Building Platform

Denver International Airport

Project Engineer

$41.1 M

Concourse C Complex

Denver International Airport

Project Engineer

$52.2 M

United Airlines Concourse A Facility

Stapleton International Airport

Field Engineer

$48.8 M

FAA Control Tower Expansion

Stapleton International Airport

Field Engineer

$2.1 M

Office Remodel + Truck Dock Relocation

Stapleton International Airport

Field Engineer

$5.25 M

K/12 + Higher Education

Program Management Assessment

Los Angeles Community College District

Program Manager

$6.2 B

Campus Rebuilding Bond Program

Rio Hondo Community College District

CM Procedures Consultant

$248.5 M

Vehicle + Equipment Maintenance Facility

Santiago Canyon College, Orange, CA

Sr. Construction Manager

$7.97 M

K-12 Modernizations / New Construction

Santa Ana USD, Santa Ana, CA

Deputy Program Manager

$556 M

K-12 Modernizations / New Construction

Inglewood USD, Inglewood, CA

Construction Manager

$164 M

K-12 Modernizations / Renovations

Hacienda LaPuente USD, L.A., CA

Sr. Project Manager

$176 M

K-12 Modernizations / Renovations

Montebello USD, Montebello, CA

Sr. Project Manager

$113.6 M

K-12 Modernizations / Renovations

Los Angeles USD, Los Angeles, CA

Construction Manager

$3.8 M

P.E. Dept. Classrooms + Nursing Building

Cal State University at Long Beach, CA

Project Manager

$13.2 M

Campus Electrical Upgrades

Cal State University at Long Beach, CA

Project Manager

$10.5 M

Mixed-Use Retail /Commercial/Residential + Resort Development

HALO Theme Park + Resort

S&S Theme Parks & Resorts, Costa Rica

Program Manager

$2.45 B

Fulton Street Mixed Use Development

Fulton Street Ventures, San Francisco, CA

Project Manager

$80 M

Sycamore Downtown Mixed-Use Development

Shelbourne Capital LLC, Radnor, PA

Project Manager

$55 M

Renovate 220-Unit Apartment + Office Building

RAIT Financial Trust, Los Angeles, CA

Project Manager

$6.3 M

Various Commercial + High-end Residential

MS Construction, Aspen, CO

Project Mgr./Estimator

$26.6 M

Landscaping + Parking Lot Improvements

Villa Italia Shopping Center, Denver, CO

Project Manager

$1.1 M

Real Estate Office Renovations

Century 21 Associates, Vail, CO

CM/ Supt.

$768,000

Landscaping + Parking Lot Improvements

Heritage Shopping Ctr., Cherry Hills, CO

Project Manager

$485,000

Condominium Remodel + Atrium Addition

Park Towers Condo Assoc., Denver, CO

CM/ Supt.

$344,000

Restaurant Renovations

Old Mill Corporation, Denver, CO

CM/ Supt.

$296,000

Gymnasium Addition

First Baptist Church, Leadville, CO

CM/ Supt.

$68,000

Municipal + Federal Government Facilities

Library Renovations/City-wide ADA Upgrades

City of Santa Monica, CA

Project Manager

$2.5 M

Renovate Census Bureau Offices

General Services Administration, L.A., CA

Construction Manager

$6.2 M

C-17 Maintenance Hanger Facility

March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, CA

LEED Coordinator

$12.3 M

Industrial Process + Infrastructure Facilities

Shale Oil Extraction + Retort Facility

Union Oil of California, Rifle, CO

Project Coordinator

$651 M

Tailings Reservoir + Erosion Control

Amax Corporation, Climax CO

Construction Engineer

$3.4 M

15-Bay Truck Maintenance Facility

Amax Corporation, Climax CO

Construction Engineer

$3.2 M

Ion-Exchange Water Treatment Facility

Amax Corporation, Climax CO

Construction Engineer

$1.7 M

I-25/I-225 + US36 Widening + Bridge Const.

Colorado Dept. of Highways, Denver, CO

Construction Surveyor

$8.6 M

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