Personal Resume
N( Bill ) ALSAFFAR
Austin, Texas 78738
Tel : 469 – 441- 9247
***********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS :
Over 20+ years of experience as a Project Director – Project Management Consultant/Director of Construction/Senior Project Manager and Estimator in a substantial body of works that included Multifamily projects, Municipal projects, Assisted living and special needs facilities, Limited Service Hotels, Five Stars Hotels, Schools, Hi-rise commercial buildings, Hospitals, Sports Complex and Stadiums. I am a result oriented individual with a strong leadership abilities, a consensus team player and team builder with strong multi-tasking capabilities, a strong and effective written and verbal communication skills with strong background in Business Development and clientele relationships. My responsibilities and duties included but not limited to all of the following :
Pre-Construction Stage:
-Safety Protection Plan & Implementation
-Tools, Equipment & Machinery Allocation
-Subcontractors selection, Schedule of values implementation & Contract Administration
-Procurement Lists & Long Lead Items Scheduling
-Manpower requirements and preparation
-Complete Sets of Plans & Specifications
Construction Stage:
-Coordinate and manage the work of all projects operations.
-Develop, implement and monitor personnel recruitment, policies and procedures.
-Reviewing and awarding contracts.
-Assist in the estimating and pricing process for the pre-construction and estimating team.
-Scheduling and assisting senior site personnel with planning and time management.
-Maintaining close coordination and communications with the owners and architects and the entire projects team.
-Overall coordination and implementation of safety, environmental and health compliance.
-Knowledge of materials, methods and the tools involved in the construction of major buildings and other structures.
-Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in the production of precise technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.
-Knowledge of business and management principles in strategic planning, resource allocations, leadership techniques, production methods and coordination of people and resources.
-Develop and implement project business plans.
-Conduct pre-construction due diligence.
-Manage estimates and finalize performance and cash flow of projected hard costs.
-Oversee jobsite to ensure OSHA and insurance requirements and compliance.
-Track and manage budgeted actual and anticipated construction costs as they relate to committed contracts.
-Prepare, Assess and verify the legitimacy of all change orders.
EMPLOYMENT AND WORK HISTORY :
1-Newport Global Project Management Services, Newport, Long Island – 2009 – 2015
Position : Project Director/Resident Project Management Consultant.
Projects :
- Basra Sports City Complex ( Design-Build ), Project
Management Consulting Services, Basra, Iraq.
Value of the Project – 625 Million Dollars.
Responsibilities & duties – Overall Project Management of the project, planning and coordination with the General Contractor and the Design team, reporting and advising the owner of the project – The Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports.
- Two Five Stars Hotels ( Design-Build ), Project Management
Services, Karbala, Iraq.
Value of the projects – 80 Million Dollars, the project’s
Owner, The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities.
2-Milestone Commercial Builders, Inc., General Contracting, Interior Finish-out & Project Management Services, USA – 1995 – 2009
Position : Project Director/Senior Project Manager
Projects :
- Twelve Limited service Hotels ( La Quinta Inns, Hampton Inns,
Holiday Inns ) in various locations in Texas.
Total value of the projects – 92 million dollars.
- Senior Housing Project ( Interior Finish-out ) Dallas, Texas.
- Office Medical Building, Dallas, Texas.
3- Construction Development Corporation ( General Contracting ),
Doha, Qatar, 1989-1995
Position : Senior Project Manager
Projects :
-- Government VIP Housing Compound.
- Value of the project – 95 million dollars
-- Senior Government Executives Housing Project.
- Value of the project – 74 million dollars.
4-United Commercial Development Corp. ( General Contracting ), Dallas, Texas, USA – 1984- 1989.
Position : Construction Manager
Projects :
-- Shopping Centers, Industrial Parks and Custom Homes in
- The Dallas-Ft.Worth area
5-MidMac Construction & Trading Co. ( General Contracting ), Doha, Qatar, 1975 – 1984
Position : Project Manager
Projects :
-- Doha Executive Club, value of the project – 25 million dollars.
-- Gulf Hotel ( five Stars ), value of the project – 64 million dollars.
-- Khalifa Soccer Stadium, value of the project – 120 million
- Dollars.
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-- Hamad General Hospital, value of the project – 110 million
- Dollars.
-- Sheraton West Bay Hotel ( Five Stars ), value of the project –
- 140 million dollars.
-- Doha Internatiol Airport ( Arrival & Departure Buildings ),
- value of the project – 55 million dollars.
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University ( SMU ) Dallas, Texas– BSCE – Civil Engineering
Southern Methodist University ( SMU ) Dallas, Texas– Graduate Courses in structural design
University of London, London, England– Higher National Diploma ( HND ) – Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics & Physics
Professional Skills:
-Microsoft Project
-Microsoft office & word
-Spread Sheet
-AutoCad
-Significant experience in Design-Build projects, Engineering, Procure and Construct ( EPC ).
-Knowledge of Quality Assurance ( QA ) & Environmental, Health & Safety ( EHS ) standards.
-Experience working to regulatory standards, Good Engineering Practice ( GEP ), Good Manufacturing Procedures ( GMP ) and Good Documentation Practice
( GDP ).
-Good understanding of Mechanical & Electrical Systems.
-Familiar with the Building Information Modeling ( BIM ) application.
-Familiar with LEED goals and requirements.