Project Manager Mechanical Engineering

BRENT M. STICHA

**** ****** ***** ******, ******* Grove, MN 55016

Email: *****.******@*****.*** Phone: 651-***-****

OBJECTIVE: Project Management in Industrial, Commercial, or Residential Construction.

WORK HISTORY:

Sticha Properties Solutions LLC

Twin Cities and Metro Area, Minnesota September 2016 - Present

Project Manager; Property Redeveloper in Commercial and Residential Properties.

Network and maintain good relations with partners, clients, city and state, property owners, lenders, real estate brokers/agents, and multiple contractors.

Design and execute a construction plan for each redevelopment project.

Manage the bid proposals and hiring of each contractor per their craft disciplines, and work with vendors for the purchasing of materials.

Manage the scheduling and the budget per the design/build plan directive.

Job site safety being priority! ~ working together redeveloping property value for positive outcome.

Gagnon Incorporated

St. Paul, Minnesota February 2006 - September 2016

Project Manager; Industrial Insulation primarily in the Power Industry – Oil, Gases, Heating, Cooling, and the industry for providing resources for Electric, Mining, and Agricultural.

Managed projects working internally through the corporate office, but primarily based at onsite satellite project locations throughout the upper mid-west states.

Strong communication skills generating new and continued business relations.

Represented the attention to all project related meetings.

Coordinated project site mobilization/demob pertaining to man power, office and crew facilities, equipment and materials ordering, shipping deliverables, laydown, staging, and any other details needing to be addressed and executed.

Built RFQ packages, hired, and overseen the supervision of subcontractors.

Detailed site walk downs to verify and give direction to the correct scope of work, generated progress reports, and verify the schedule timelines and deadlines.

Generated and administered documentation regarding RFI’s, Revisions, and the diligent capturing of Change Orders.

kept close contact and good communications with our customers, subcontractors, field Superintendents and Foreman, and other crafts as needed.

Processed and organized documentation to better assist internal office departments in Invoicing, Billing, and Procurement.

Focused on SAFETY as being most important.

Personally estimated, awarded, and managed projects through completion as sizable as < $4.5 Mil.

Personally managed projects through completion as sizable as < $7.5 Mil.

Worked together in team environment estimating, and managing projects as sizable as < $14 Mil.

Scheck Industrial Corporation

Eagan, Minnesota May 2005 - January 2006

Field Engineer; Core Mechanical Contractor on site at Flint Hills Resources Refinery, Pine Bend, MN.

Coordinated work for Plant Unit Shut Downs/Turn Arounds (TA) in Capital and Reliability Projects.

Built scope of work packages to execute correct and efficient construction plan.

Commenced a detailed field walk down of the scope of work package with Refinery Operations and our project Superintendent.

Ordered piping fabrication, equipment, and materials.

Coordinated scheduling manpower, including other assisting craft contractors.

Kept strong communications of the projects with Project Engineers, Managers, Refinery Operations, Superintendent, and all pertaining Foreman.

Readily available to execute a plan of action when complications evolved.

Procure by submitting revised documentation and as-built drawings.

Satisfy project completion.

Fluor Operations & Maintenance

FLINT HILLS RESOURCES REFINERY

Pine Bend, MN December 2004-April 2005

Piping Designer; Contracted for onsite Spring 2004 TA related piping design projects.

Coordinated work with engineers for new equipment setting locations, and piping tie-in’s (TP’s), including demolition of existing piping and equipment for routing of new service piping.

Field walk downs to determine best pipe routing design through pipe racks and structures between each piece of equipment and exiting piping TP location.

Generate new Isometric drawings, and update all other Plan, Elevation, Detail, and P&ID drawings.

Drafting and Piping Design layout work performed with AutoCAD 2004.

URS Corporation

Lake Charles, LA May 2004- November 19, 2004

Piping Designer; Contracted with URS Engineering Site Team, location at Marathon Petroleum Refinery, MN.

My contract was picked up by ‘URS Engineering Site Team’ from Techpower Inc. as listed previous employer noted below for reasons that Marathon completed 100% buyout from Ashland that coincided with departmental changes in new refinery terms of ownership.

Techpower Inc. Technical Service Employer

Minneapolis, Minnesota April 2001- May 2004

Piping Designer; Contracted to Marathon Ashland Petroleum Refinery, Minnesota Refining Division.

Disciplines performed in Process and Mechanical piping, Architectural and Structural construction, including Instrumentation and Electrical layout.

Performed in-field sketches while taking measurements to update or make new of documentation.

Generated drawings for new and as-build changes required for Equipment Layout, Construction Details, Trim Drawings, Piping Plans, Isometrics, PFD’s, P&ID’s.

Drafting and Piping Design layout work performed with AutoCAD 2002.

NewMech Companies Inc.

St. Paul, Minnesota April 2000 – December 2000

Drafting Coordinator; Mechanical systems design layout involving all service piping and plumbing.

Coordinated continuous communication with Architects, Engineers, Managers, GC’s, Sup’s and FM.

Utilized engineered plan drawings for proposed mechanical systems piping routing, and turned them into actual elevation, isometric, and 3D design build drawings.

Responsibilities included to be readily available by phone and field walk downs to help resolve any engineered design changes or interferences to construction plan by sketching new changes for documenting Change Orders and revise as-built drawings.

Drafting and Design layout work was performed with AutoCAD and Quickpen 3D.

EDUCATION: - (Related)

Minneapolis Drafting and Design School, Crystal, Minnesota

Architectural/Structural CAD Design program. Accelerated two-year degree. Graduation date April 2000

Applied studies in Residential and Commercial Design.

Disciplines included Civil Studies, Structural Building Design, Structural Steel, Precast, Electrical Layout, Plumbing and HVAC Systems.

Utilizing Windows NT, AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, Softdesk, WinEst 4.0, Microsoft Word and Excel.

Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota

Mechanical Engineering.

Applied studies related to Mechanical Engineering.

Redwing/Winona Vocational College, Winona, Minnesota

Mechanical Drafting Program.

Incorporated AutoCAD and Board drawings into various design projects practicing advanced drafting procedures, techniques and guidelines.

RELATED SKILLS, CERTIFICATES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

OSHA-10 Construction Safety and Health certified.

TWIC Certified – Transportation Worker Identification Credential. Transportation Security Administration and Maritime Security Act.

Special Engineer Boiler License – Course training equivalence for First Class A License.

Certified American Red Cross Standard First Aid and Adult CPR/AED.

Preparing Architectural drafts for people in need for commercial and residential building permits.

Self employed construction two years, various projects interior and exterior.

PERSONAL SKILLS:

Skills and abilities acquired that make me a valuable and productive employee is my pride in doing a great job with stubborn care for detail and my experience and ability to be motivated working solitaire or efficiently in a team environment.

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