Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
GALEN RICHARDS
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Burns & Mc Donnell April 2016 to Present:
Superintendent remodeling breakrooms and offices to make room for internet grocery staging facilities with walk-in coolers and freezers, store front entrances and extensive electronic sales and security systems.
Scheduled and coordinated construction work.
Coordinated with the owner and his staff.
Monitored work quality and interpreted drawings and specifications
Scheduled and hosted construction inspections.
Wrote requests for information.
Hired forty percent of the subcontractors.
Horizon Retail Construction June 2015 to April 2016:
Superintendent building high end clothing stores throughout the eastern sea board.
Managed subcontractors and was liaison between owners and neighboring stores.
TruGreen Lawn Care March 2010 to March 2013:
Lawn Care Specialist assigned to service accounts with fertilizer and herbicide, open new accounts and perform customer care.
Weitz Company Lincoln, NE. April 2008 to September 2008:
Project Superintendent assigned to the Schworer Volkswagen Project, Lincoln, NE.
Provided Field Management for the $3 Million project which included a large site and paving area and extensive masonry.
Managed subcontractors, scheduled soil, masonry, and concrete inspections.
Scheduling and updating with Sure Track.
Tracking construction activities with Prolog software.
Serving as head job site safety officer holding a CPR, First Aid and OHSA 10 hour card.
The Law Company Wichita, Kansas. March 2007 to February 2008:
Worked as an Assistant Superintendent at new JC Penny stores in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Processed RFI’s, Submittals and Closeout Documents for $6.5 million JC Penny stores. Some were as large as 102,000 sq. ft.
Coordinated subcontractors, answered questions from the contracts drawings and specifications as the only on-site Law Company representative for 25 to 30% of the work.
Bonding and Technical Services Omaha, NE. September 2006 to March 2007:
Estimator and consultant to subcontractors and owners, concerning various types of construction projects, ranging from several thousand dollars to $3 million.
Organized a mentoring program that allowed some contractors to evolve into completely new businesses enabling them to be more successful competitors.
Lueder Construction Company Omaha, NE January 2006 to September 2006:
Responsible for handling documents on 5 projects while maintaining some project management duties such as project meetings, writing a schedule of values, construction schedule, and RFI’s on a sixth.
Always processed the submittals ahead of the field of operations.
Successfully assisted the flooring subcontractor in finding flooring when it was out of stock.
Purchased “clean air machines” at wholesale rates, saving 45%.
Bonding and Technical Services Omaha, NE. August 2005 to January 2006:
Estimator and consultant to subcontractors and owners, concerning various types of construction projects, ranging from several thousand dollars to $7 million.
Estimated two office parks worth 1.5 and $3M respectively, reconfigured water meters and saved over $50,000 in capital fees,
saved over $8,000 per building in windows by purchasing through commercial rather than home owners’ channels, and saved over $2,500 per building by using basement spoil to fill the parking lots.
Completed estimates for several trades on the Springville, Harrison and Mount View Elementary School projects worth $3.5, $ 3.5 and $7 Million respectively.
Sampson Construction, Lincoln, NE September 2003 to August 2005:
Superintendent/Project Manager in charge of a 7,500 square foot 2-story secondary school and remodel projects in a pharmaceutical factory.
Brought three phase power across town to the school for 42% less than the local power company’s bid.
Negotiated agreements and hired the demolition contractor, the drywall contractor, and the site paving contractor.
Completed take-offs and ordered all metal stud and drywall materials for labor an only contracts.
Hospital Building and Equipment Company April 1998 to September 2003:
Superintendent/Project Manager - removed the interiors from 9 administration rooms, 2 patient rooms and 1 OR to remediate mold introduced through defective windows; also rebuilt 2 HVAC systems.
Remediate mold in various rooms within an operating hospital around it schedule.
Rebuilt two HVAC systems and raised their efficiencies from 69% to 91%.
Superintendent/Project Manager to build a 13,500 sq. ft. Methodist Hospital medical office building.
Completed the project 5 weeks ahead of time and under budget.
Developed a proactive method of engaging subcontractors.
Project Engineer, Superintendent / Project Manager on a $6.7 million addition / renovation to York General Hospital, York NE.
Reduced the scheduled construction of a patient wing by 2 weeks.
Designed sets of patient rooms and toilets that corrected drawing errors, which enabled the construction to conform to the existing structure, client concerns, and building code.
Project Engineer on a $217 million Adam’s Mark Hotel renovation handling change orders, submittals, and correspondence.
Completed the training course for Project Engineers in 2 weeks rather than the usual 9 months allowing me to join the project in Dallas.
McHan Construction October 1996 to March 1998.
Superintendent assigned to a building a 22,000 sq. ft. gymnasium and classrooms from the inside out on a spatially challenged site with the use of an innovative support system that reduced the amount of required equipment and erection time.
Self preformed the erection of 60, 15 ton pre-cast concrete sandwich wall panels.
Reduced the cost for rented erection equipment by 40%.
Initiated the use of a laser screed resulting in a reduced schedule length (by 2 weeks), reduced costs, and increased quality.
Field Engineer provided line and grade on a 750 bed, 9 building medium-security prison in harsh winter conditions.
Provided accurate construction survey and layout on 6 of the 9 buildings in a timely fashion despite the winter weather.
Enhanced the efficient utilization of labor and craftsmen, which increased productivity; as a result, I was given a promotion to Superintendent.
Eby Construction Wichita, KA May 1995 to August 1996:
Field Engineer provided line and grade to an 18-story Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Pointed out an error in the drawings that would have caused an unwanted haunch to be cast at each corner of the building; saving the cost of chiseling them off the face of the building at every story.
Field Engineer assigned to the 92,000 sq ft, Cessna airplane paint facility, the 48,000 sq ft flight building and survey control for the 217,800 square foot assemble building.
Provided construction survey and layout on a 92,000 sq. ft. airplane painting facility to within Ľ inch accuracy.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Word, Excel, Sure Track, Auto Cad, Revit and Prolog
EDUCATION
B.S. Degree in Construction Engineering Technology, University of Nebraska at Omaha,
Graduation Date: 1995
GPA 3.81
Project List for Galen Richards 11/21/2016
Burns & Mc Donnell 4/01/2016 to present
Kroger Clicklist, Bellevue, NE Superintendent
Kroger Clicklist, Omaha, NE Superintendent
Kroger Clicklist, Topeka, KS. Superintendent
Horizon Retail Construction 6/20/2015 to 4/1/2016 (Resigned to work in the Midwest and with Burns & Mc Donnell.)
Soft Surroundings, Fairfax Virginia Superintendent
Vineyard Vines, Orlando Florida Superintendent
Weitz Construction, 4/2008 to 9/2008 (Severed due to lack of work.)
Schworer Volkswagen, Lincoln, NE Superintendent $3.0 M
The Law Company Wichita, KS. 3/2007 to 2/2008 (Severed due to a cut back & freeze on new construction by Penny’s.)
JC Penny, Montrose, Colorado Assistant Superintendent $6.5 M
JC Penny, Colorado Springs, Colorado Assistant Superintendent $6.5 M
One hundred two thousand square foot JC Penny, Council Bluffs, IA. Assistant Superintendent $6.5 M
Bonding and Technical Services Omaha, NE. 8/2005 to 1/2006 (Resigned to pursue a full time opportunity to work in big box retail construction)
Numerous small public works projects Estimator & Consultant $50 TH to $100 TH
University of Nebraska Medical Center office remodel Estimator & Consultant $ 35 TH
Lueder Construction Omaha, NE 1/2006 to 9/2006 (Severed due to lack of work and end of school projects.)
Springville and Harrison, Omaha Public Schools Project Engineer $5 M
Rue Elementary, Council Bluffs, IA Project Engineer $2.5 M
Productivity INC, Omaha, NE Project Engineer $1.5 M
Fremont Hospital, Fremont, NE Assistant PM $750 TH
Bonding and Technical Services Omaha, NE. 8/2005 to 1/2006 (Resigned due to end of estimating phase of schools and to pursue Project Engineering opportunity)
Springville Elementary School Estimator & Consultant $3 M
Harrison Elementary School Estimator & Consultant $3 M
Mount View Elementary School Estimator & Consultant $7 M
Sampson Construction Lincoln, NE 9/2003 to 8/2005 (Resigned to pursue estimating.)
Walthill Public School, Walthill, Nebraska: Superintendent & PM $2.6 M
Hospital Building & Equipment St. Louis, Missouri: 4/1998 to 9/2003 (Severed due to lack of work.)
Adams Mark Hotel, Dallas, Texas: Project Engineer $217M
York General Hospital, York, Nebraska: Superintendent $6.7M
Glenwood Physicians Clinic, Glenwood, Iowa: Superintendent & PM $ 2.2M
McKenna Memorial Hospital, New Braunsful, TX. Superintendent $200TH
McHan Construction Sioux City IA. 10/1996 to 3/1998 (Severed due to lack of contracts in my geographical area.)
Fort Dodge medium security prison Fort Dodge, Iowa: Field Engineer $35M
Luarens Marathon School addition, Luarens, Iowa: Superintendent $1.5M
Eby Construction Wichita, KS 5/1995 to 8/1996 (Resigned to pursue work closer to my home.)
Cessna small airplane assemble Independence, Kansas: Field Engineer $35M
Hyatt Regency Hotel Wichita, Kansa: Field Engineer $35M
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