General Superintendent

Jim Deardon

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Charleston, South Carolina 29414

Cell: 864-***-****

Email: acuprs@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 20 years experience of all aspects of construction including a lengthy and strong background in construction management. Extensive experience in high-end custom work, reading blue prints, maintaining a tight budget, estimating renovation/ remodel and ground up new construction. I am a highly motivated and driven individual that is a natural leader with strong problem solving and team building abilities. Capable of managing multiple projects and large numbers of people at one time. Very strong communication and negotiating skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harbor Services Inc., Charleston, SC 2015-Present

A Veteran owned general contracting company that primarily renovates and remodels VA hospitals located in the southeast areas; South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Superintendent

Oversee projects from $50k and in excess of $10 million. Responsible for managing sub-contractors, coordinating meetings with engineers and architects, generate three week to a month schedules, maintaining all OSHA safety requirements. Submit daily site reports, weekly safety meetings, reviewing and verifying specs and submittals. Coordinate and consolidate phased work, control time and job costs; schedule and coordinate shut downs of sprinkler systems and power grids while maintaining active operating rooms.

Key Deliverables Include

Implemented a fast pace work environment, to an otherwise slow moving process, by creating key relationships. Earning trust and confidence that generated important recommendations that were primary factors in new contracts.

Anson Construction, Charleston, SC 2014-2015

An underground excavation construction company, their primary focus is on city and state municipalities.

Superintendent

Oversee multiple crews and subcontractors. Maintained contractual schedules, material procurement, Material take-offs, crew placement, meetings and negotiations with municipal engineers, maintain project design using specs, blueprint, and local code. Calculated, read, and laid out site elevations; operated excavators, bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders, and vibrating roller compactors; maintained daily reports and bi-weekly schedules.

Key Deliverables Include

Increased productivity and job completion by 35%; Developed new team leaders and a job foreman, taught crews how to read blue prints, strategize jobs, and increase production without direct instructions from their supervisor.

Better employment opportunity.

Celtic Construction, Greenville, SC 2008-2014

Licensed residential builder specialized in high-end custom work, renovations, remodel, new construction, additions, multifamily, restaurants, and bars.

Owner/Operator

Owner Operator of Celtic Construction, managed employees consisting of multiple crews, oversaw up to eight jobs at any given time. Created budgets, payroll, designed builds, permit procurement, bid and estimated from plans and specs and visual walk through of job sites, buy out, selling of jobs, homeowner meetings, developers and builder meetings.

Key Deliverables Include:

Assisted homeowners in making their dreams and ideas an affordable reality; Built reliable networks of subcontractors, builders, and developers. Provided good jobs and quality pay to members of the community.

Relocated to Charleston, SC for better opportunities.

Concrete Specialties, Traveler’s Rest, South Carolina 2007- 2008

Residential and commercial concrete company that performed every aspect of concrete work including slabs, foundations, basements, walls, decorative, stamped, and more.

General Superintendent

Responsibilities included but not limited to, overseeing a flat work crew that quickly developed into three crews. Built a team that led to three new jobsite foreman. Handled material takeoffs, material procurement, site scheduling, crew placement, developer meetings, weekly progress and budget meetings. Also in charge of a footing crew and a wall crew.

Key Deliverables Include:

Within three months three crews were built, profit margins were raised by twenty percent, and four consecutive jobs were handed over at seventy seven percent.

Company downsized due to the economy.

J&G Construction, Virginia Beach, Virginia 2004-2007

Licensed Residential/Commercial Contractor.

Owner/Operator:

Managed employees consisting of two crews, handled daily scheduling, customer consultations, accounting, payroll, estimating and selling jobs consisting of; remodel renovation, home additions, structural repair, commercial up-fits, and multi-family housing units.

Key Deliverables Include:

Created jobs and provided quality work with integrity.

Relocated to South Carolina for more affordable living.

Byers Construction, Virginia Beach, Virginia 2001-2003

Residential and Commercial General Contractor specializing in custom work.

Crew Leader/Site Superintendent

Job take off, material procurement, managing employees and self-contractors, reading blue prints, job layouts, daily and weekly status updates, budget control, customer meetings, and worked side by side with the crew.

Key Deliverables Include:

Raised productivity and profitability by an average of 15% by organizing and restructuring the daily tasks, eliminating excess material ordering, and waste.

Owner of the company passed away during my time of employment.

Celtic Construction, Philadelphia, PA 1995-2001

Licensed residential builder specialized in high-end custom work, renovations, remodel, new construction, additions, multifamily, restaurants, and bars.

Owner/Operator:

Responsible for selling jobs, payroll, managing employees, writing contracting, estimating job takeoffs, buyout procedures, managing subcontractors, material procurement, job site deliveries, scheduling meetings and consultations, created and designed commercial up-fits.

Key Deliverable Include:

Assisted in the cleanup of the city’s run down homes in the Dollar Program; Assisted in restoring and maintaining the historic homes in old city.

Relocated to assist family.

EDUCATION

Bryant & Stratton College, Virginia Beach, VA 2002-2004

Associate in Business Management

TRAINING

OSHA 30 hour 2014

Multiple training on heavy equipment

SKILLS

Proficient in Excel, Word Perfect and Submittal Exchange programs;

Extensive knowledge in all aspects of construction;

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously;

Strong communication and negotiation skills;

Strong ability to lower overhead while raising profit and productivity.

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