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** ******* ******, **** *! Duxbury, MA 02332 ! 774-***-**** ! aczd79@r.postjobfree.com Development & Construction

COMPETENCIES:

! Strategic Management ! Financial and Market Analysis

! Pre-construction Services (Estimating, Design, Permitting) ! Project Management and Reporting

! Program Management (life cycle approach) ! Pragmatic Problem Solver

! Claims Management (Negotiation & Mitigation) ! Procurement and Contracting

! Strong Communicator ! Project Scheduling, Cost Control

! Team Building (Strengths Management) ! Bottom Line Accountability

! Growing Demand through Value Creation ! Implementation of Project Controls and Metrics PROFILE:

Career professional with over 20 years of experience:

• Managing project life cycles from land acquisition through project life cycle replacement. Accountable for project profitability.

• Negotiating land leases, PILOTs with municipalities, utility easements, land transfers, professional services and construction contracts.

• Establishing accurate program budgets through early feasibility analysis and disciplined value engineering and adherence to project scope.

• Demonstrated track record of creating operational efficiencies through development, and implementation of rigorous management procedures and controls.

• Implemented a metrics based approach that identified problems early to eliminate recurring design coordination issues on subsequent contracts. Approach resulted in a 50% reduction in change order work saving the owner in excess of $1M.

• Assembling project teams including architects, engineers, contractors, the sales and marketing group and the corporate end user.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

BLUEWAVE, BOSTON, MA

Project Executive October 2015 – December 2016

• Project Executive leading development and construction teams through permitting, design, procurement and construction of a portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects. Portfolio included large assemblages, ground mounted systems, landfill projects, a carport project, garage and rooftop projects.

• Negotiated ground leases and PPAs, easements with landowners and utilities, PILOTS with Municipalities, and managed the entitlement process.

• Bottom line responsibility for portfolio of projects. Conducted financial due diligence and modelling excercises through differing incentive programs strategizing how best to maximize value for each project.

• Created development baseline schedule template. Provided oversight on all project budget and schedule updates. Acted as liaison with investors through project construction and long term financing.

• Point of contact with municipalities and landowners. Managed relationship with all key stakeholders. CB&I, CANTON, MA

Senior Project Manager November 2012 – October 2015

• Owner’s Representative on emergency repair and facilities improvement projects. Responsible for assembling and managing project team from conceptual design through procurement, construction and project closeout. Was the point person communicating directly with end user and all project stake-holders. Conducted post turn-over meetings to ensure that all deliverables and expectations were met. PM&C, HINGHAM, MA

Director of Project Management Feb. 2009 – Nov. 2012

• Owner’s Representative for the City of Revere and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority for the permitting, design, procurement and construction of a $50M parking garage at Wonderland Station in Revere MA. o Negotiated and managed relocation of Aerial Utilities adjoining length of project along Route 1A, including two new signalized intersections, and the relocation of two 23KV feeders into a new dedicated 12-way concrete ductbank beneath the new parking garage. Relocations involved extensive legal agreements and exchange of property rights within a tight time frame to support overall schedule and funding constraints. Successfully delivered a new seven story parking garage for the MBTA as part of a Freerk Lode van Aarem 2

phased Transit Oriented Development. Required to maintain operability of existing station and surface parking during construction phases.

o The design and construction of this project were conducted on an accelerated schedule and under strict adherence to guidelines mandated by State and Federal funding policies. Accountable for maintaining overall project schedule and budget. Developed project reporting tools to track and communicate trends and project status.

• Owner’s representative on multiple Residential and Commercial projects from early feasability through design and project close-out; One Webster, Chelsea MA; Intersystems Corportation One Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA

(Offices); Ragon Institute Headquarters 400 Technology Square, Cambridge MA (Labs, Offices, Lecture Halls)

• Provided Site Estimating services and quantity take-offs to support Estimating Department. Services included conducting site visits, creating 3-D earthwork models and volumetric analysis with AGTEK software and quantity take-off’s using proprietary excel based software and OnScreen Take-off software. ERICKSON RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, LINTHICUM, MD

Regional Director of Development, Hingham Campus, LLC 2005 - January 2009

• Owner’s development director for the build-out of a $525M continuing care retirement community. The community has 1750 independent living units, three full-service community buildings and a 320 bed mixed skilled care/assisted living facility on a 108 acre parcel.

• Successfully negotiated an additional 48 units with the town to address changes in market demands; increased enterprise value by $12M.

• Managed the development of over 1.5M square feet of commercial, residential and institutional space. Implemented rigorous project controls and metrics that resulted in a reduction of in and out-of-scope hard and soft costs.

• Led the development process from master planning through project close-out.

• Managed the project commissioning, warranty and building life cycle maintenance and replacement phases. Provided leadership as sole point of contact for all development activities. Acted as owner’s liaison between the Town and State jurisdictions as well as with the end user, the operating entity at the facility. GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY, BOSTON, MA

Clerk of the Works / Resident Engineer, Needham High School Renovation 2004 - 2005

• Provided on-site project management and supervision during construction and renovation of new and existing facilities.

• Scheduled and coordinated field activities to minimize impacts to faculty and student body.

• Managed monthly payment requisition process.

• Administered project wide quality control programs including the creation and development of the project Rolling Completion List and the Punch List.

• Supervised and inspected field activities for compliance of safety and quality standards. Superintendent / Claims Engineer, Logan Terminal Area Roadways Project 2001 - 2004

• Provided project management of a $100M capital improvement project to modernize the roadway system at Logan International Airport. Managed construction activities to fulfill the operational needs of the airport. Established myriad shifts in multi-phased work zones to maintain uninterrupted access and service to all areas of the airport.

• Scheduled and coordinated field activities. During peak construction, over two hundred tradesmen reported for work on a daily basis.

• Assisted in administration and negotiation of $4M in approved contract changes.

• Managed monthly payment requisition process: Processed and provided accounting of over three hundred monthly unit price payment items with an average billing in excess of $1.5M /month.

• Administered project wide quality control programs including the creation and development of the project Rolling Completion List and the Punch List.

• Supervised and inspected field activities for compliance of safety and quality standards. MODERN CONTINENTAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BOSTON, MA Claims Manager, The Big Dig Central Artery Project 2000 - 2001

• General Contractor Management: Provided project management services on a $145M contract to build a section of Boston’s new “Big Dig” tunnel infrastructure.

• Claims Management services: Identified, priced extra work using HCSS Heavy Civil Bid estimating software and negotiated claims. Co-developed the “Global Claim” for all past and potential future claims. The claim was successfully negotiated in excess of $45M.

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Superintendent, The Big Dig Central Artery Project 1999 - 2000

• Supervised the “cut and cover” construction of the tunnel section behind Boston’s Fleet Center and underneath the active M.B.T.A North Station Railyard. Coordinated day-to-day construction activities with the operational restrictions imposed by the Fleet Center and the M.B.T.A. ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, HILLSBORO, OR

Project Engineer, Sitework Division 1995 – 1999

• Pre-construction Services: Provided engineering support including cut/fill analysis using AGTEK Software and estimates for conceptual design and feasibility studies. Developed detailed estimates and project schedules as the project scope became more defined.

• Project Management Services: Implemented detailed work plans that identified and addressed the operational concerns of our clients. Acted as the liaison between owners, developers and contractors on negotiated work

• Project Engineering Services: Developed and administered site-specific quality and safety programs. Created and maintained rolling completion lists, punch lists, MSDS logs and other benchmarking tools. Processed job documentation including transmittals, submittals, RFIs and Change Orders. Corrected shop drawings and maintained project P3 schedules and project as-built drawings in AutoCAD. Used Prolog and Expedition software to manage and track project information.

EDUCATION / SKILLS

MBA, Entrepreneurship, December 2004

Suffolk University, Sawyer School of Management, Boston, MA B.S., Construction Management; 1995

Boise State University, School of Engineering, Boise, Idaho Integrated Project Management Seminar (Harvard University Graduate School of Design) Program on Negotiations Seminar (Harvard Law School) AGTEK Earthwork Modeling and Take-off Software

Prolog Software and Primavera Project Management (Expedition) Software HCSS Heavy Civil Bid Software

Microsoft Software (Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint) Primavera P3 and P6 Scheduling Software

OnScreen Take-Off Software