Construction Customer Service

Thomas J. Perry

E-mail: *******@*****.***

*** ******* **, **********, **, 38501

Cell: 540-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Innovative, effective and goal oriented Construction Management Professional. Leader in estimating, bidding, contractor coordination, purchasing, building, scheduling. 25 successful years of Heavy Construction experience specializing in structural concrete and reinforcing. Unsurpassed Safety and Productivity Champ: creates and implements safe practices and time saving initiatives. Superstar in budgeting,” Critical Path,” contracts, proposals, specifications, responsibility, negotiating, change orders and interpersonal skills. Effective manager, leader, motivator, energetic, organized, driven and quality oriented. Flexible with Infrastructure, Government, Private, Civil and Commercial structures.

CAREER HISTORY

TNT REBAR CO 2010-2013

Owner / Operator – Staunton, VA

Champion problem solver for poor design and project turnaround. Excels at root cause problem solving for assembly and fabrication resulting in expediting the final product at a reduced cost and time investment. Owner/Operator of the stellar Rebar Installation and Fabrication Company in the Shenandoah Valley: known for the University of Virginia Science Center construction, James Madison University Bridgeforth Stadium construction, James Madison University Port Republic Athletic Field Underground Aquafer construction, South Peak Condominium Foundation and Post Tension slabs projects . Coordinates with large contractors, from the initial bidding documents, to the final punch out of the project. Expert in all aspects of the business, including bidding, design changes, to cost tracking, payroll, scheduling, change orders, shop drawings, billing, ordering and supervising up to 50 employees.

Perfect Safety Rating: zero accidents.

Finished 18 month project one month early that had 2 month late start due to inclement weather

Designed and fabricated steel horses for grade beam prefabrication: completed a 14 month job in 12 months

WWR PLACEMENT LLC 2004-2010

Branch Manager, General Superintendent, Project Manager – Staunton, VA

Outstanding business growth in the first year of a new branch office and 80% market share for rebar installation within a 100 mile radius. Scored a home run by bidding and managing the company’s first $1 Million rebar contract (Harrisonburg, VA, WWTP, over four thousand tons of rebar ). Best in Class as I bid and performed about 70% of all the sewage treatment upgrades in the state of Virginia. Lead the contracts, scheduling, safety inspections, change orders, weekly meetings, billing and 50+ ironworkers.

Scored the first $1 Million (4,000 ton) rebar installation project in the company’s history.

Largest revenue earner for 5 years: the branch I opened outperformed the main office

Standout in Safety: perfect rating

LANTZ CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2003-2004

Iron Working Superintendent, Superintendent - Broadway, VA

Sole reinforcing steel Superintendent. Key player in bidding, estimates, cost reductions, and time savers. Awarded bonuses for creating benchmark safe practices to minimize dangers and accidents. Major projects include: Middletown Waste Water Treatment Plant construction, Pilgrim’s Pride Poultry Plant installed production lines and Waste Water Treatment facility.

Led the elite team selected for Plant Shutdowns

Won safety award for creating and implementing Error Proofed Fall Protection

Innovative iron fabrication: performed onsite, win-win for cost savings

STEEL TECH OF SARATOGA INC.

President, Estimating, Project Management - Saratoga Springs, NY 1994-2003

Unsurpassed in continuous business growth, customer service, safety leader. Repeatedly selected by Industry Leaders (Large Commercial Contractors) for large structures, infrastructure work, power plants, and sewage plants. Subcontractor for: Turner Construction, BBL Construction Services, MLB industries, PC Construction (Pizzagalli).

First to offer onsite fabrication of rebar with shop drawings

Safe full time caisson crew capable of any size rebar up to 14 foot diameter and 160 feet long

Impeccable safety rating

PM CONNELY CO 1991-1993

Ironworking Superintendent - Albany, NY

Head of smaller Union crews specializing in rebar installation. Noteworthy projects are State Farm Headquarters Construction and MetLife Insurance Headquarters Construction. Pioneer in safe practice of preassembling and flying walls with crane to eliminate high climb risks.

Maintained a zero accident and worker compensation rating.

Pioneered high climb hazard elimination practice

ATLAS STEEL 1988-1990

Foreman, Ironworker - New Orleans, LA

Chosen for all post tension cables (mono strand and multi strand) and rebar installation projects. Special assignments due to unique multi strand tensioning skillset: Ochsner Hospital Construction (two 300 ton girders) and a twin 6 story building construction.

Cast two 300 ton girders on site with multi strand, spanned existing structure by 6 inches (Ochsner)

Excellent safety rating

SNYDER INDUSTRIES (SI industries) 1984-1987

Laborer, Ironworker, Pile Driver - New Orleans, LA

Learned the steel industry basics, including pile driver, rebar, concrete forming. My crew built 7 water pumping stations.

Assembled and flew gang forms

Passed every building and engineering inspection

United States Army, United States and Europe 1978-1983

Military Special Weapons Program PRP, Nuclear

Selected during Basic Training for the elite US Army nuclear program. With a Top Secret Security Clearance, I assembled, secured and maintained custody of nuclear warheads. My team passed every nuclear surety inspection. Honor Graduate of US Army Nuclear School.

Education

PMP Certification (presently working on PMP Cert) 2013

Red Cross CPR certified 2012

Charlottesville, VA

Blue Ridge Community College 2011

Auto Cad class

Weyers Cave, VA

OSHA 8 hour course 2011

Elkton, VA

Associates Degree – Construction Engineering

Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA 1988

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Excellent skills with Microsoft Office Suite, Auto Cad, Primavera Scheduling/Project Management Software, familiar with Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OSHA) requirements, proficient with architectural/structural/plumbing/mechanical blueprints. Presently working on my PMP Certification.

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