Lori Lee Cheever

OBJECTIVE AND SUMMARY

To pursue a career in Construction Management while working with Architectural Technology and Engineering, as well as many other aspects on each project. I am an experienced construction professional, looking to utilize my experience as a Project/Site/Construction Manager and use my drive to learn and benefit your company financially.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SOFTWARE:

• AutoCAD 2020

• ReCap 2020

• BIM 360

• BlueBeam

• Architectural Desktop

• Mechanical Desktop

• Autodesk Civil 3D

• Inventor 2012

• Google Sketch Up

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project

• Revit 2020

• QuickBooks

• Smart Service

• RS Means Costworks

• Pack-Out/Pack Back

• Matterport

• ProCore

• Xactimate

• Xactinalysis

MATERIALS AND PROCESSES:

• Work with multiple materials including plastics, wood, metals, glass, cement, ceramic, fiber, leather, paper and more

• Read/interpret blueprints, schematics, plans, plots, engineering judgments

• Transfer technical information into working drawings DRAFTING/CAD METHODS:

• Technical Drawings in 2D and 3D

• 3D modeling

• Architectural, mechanical, civil and manual drafting

• Produce floor plans, roof plans, elevations, wall sections and details, dimensioning, schedules and space planning

• Red line drawings

• Area calculations

• Distinguish pervious and impervious areas.

RAPID VISUALIZATION:

• Basic representation techniques

• Basic forms

• Structure of objects and space

EDUCATION

AHIT (American Home Inspectors Training) Current

• 22 courses for residential and commercial inspections to be certified and licensed in Wisconsin Bachelor degree in Science with an emphasis on Construction Project Management 2012 – 2015 ITT Technical Institute - Greenfield, WI Graduation Date: December 2015

• Drafting Lab Work

• Hands-on training with Architectural, Mechanical, Civil, and Structural Drafting

• Proficient with AutoCAD, and Architectural Desktop

• Fully utilize programs such as Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint

• Engineering graphics

• Physical and 3D modelling: rendering, materials, plans and specifications

• Design any type of floor plan, roof plan, and elevations

• Residential architectural design, wall sections and details

• Work with text, graphics, audio, animations, videos,

• Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Viz, Ability to create a variety of drawings of various sizes on different drawing media

• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics and specifications Studied Civil Engineering and Architectural Technology 2007 - 2010 Milwaukee Area Technical College - Milwaukee, WI

WORK EXPERIENCE

The Lori Cheever Construction Group. LLC Apr 2020 - Mar 2023

• Prime Contractor-Owner Operator.

• Supported Projects ranges from $20K - $6 Millions Budgets.

• Constructed New projects, Re-Constructed projects residential and commercial properties, etc.

• Worked as a Construction Manager/Operator with my own company.

• Oversight Team, to oversee contractor and subcontractors, observe and enforce safe work practice, execute target dates, quality workmanship, construction planning and labor productivity.

• Consultant-consulted up and coming flippers, realtors, home owners etc from pulling permits, budgets, building, inspections etc as I also worked side by side with them through every process. Emergency Restoration Specialist Milwaukee, WI Sep 2018 – Apr 2020

Construction Project Manager

• Project Manager: Initial inspections, Take-offs, Estimating with Xactimate and Xactinalysis aka XA, working (arbitrating, mitigating) with adjusters and clients for approved scopes, change orders, selections, trades, scheduling, budgets, supplements, RECON, anywhere from 6-24 projects at a time from $30,000-$500,000 each.

• Assigned to the ERS Team to oversee contractor and subcontractors, observe and enforce safe work practice during construction.

• Supervised employees as a Construction Manager with ERS.

• Worked as a Sub-Contractor with temp employees for ERS but not as a full-time employee 04/2020 - 11/2020

Emergency Fire & Water Milwaukee, WI Feb 2018 – Sep 2018

Construction Project Manager

• Project Manager: Milwaukee and Madison Fire losses (commercial, residential and industrial), material selections, budgets, scheduling, timelines etc. Worked directly with clients and insurance adjusters.

• Managed construction of the Projects ranges from $50K - $300K.

• Managed Re- Construction damaged by Fires in Insurance Company. Wall Tech - Waukesha/Madison locations Apr 2017 – Feb 2018

• Quality Control and safety to Construction Manager: New Milwaukee Bucks arena (now known as Fiserv forum) design build quality control through all city inspections of shaft walls (including all elevators as well), metal and concrete framing, rated walls (acoustic and fire rated), gypsum (M2 board, tile backer, lead lined drywall and ply, high impact board, ACT, hard lids, corrugated, ceiling grids etc), RFI’s, RFQ, foreman responsibilities with a crew of my own and many other responsibilities, while working closely with MEP’s to close walls up, per inspections also other builds; Grant Regional Hospital in Lancaster WI, UWM Madison school of Music, UWM Madison Meat and Muscle, Sun Prairie Elementary, etc.

JM Construction, Inc Milwaukee, WI Jan 2015 - Aug

2016

• Constructed/Managed the Projects as an Assisted Project Manager that ranges between $3 Million -

$5.6 Million Budgets.

• Project/Site/Office Manager: Interior/exterior build, design, and remodels (commercial, residential and industrial properties), duties included project estimating, budget coordination, marketing including social media, sales, scheduling, quality control, scope of work, all custom projects and many others.

• SOV’s (schedule of values), draws, subs (competing bids, signing contracts, supply subs with schedules and retrieve their signature, schedule them and stay on them daily), addendums, payroll and associated taxes, monthly and quarterly reports for accountants, pre-inspections and inspections with city officials, client specifications and all change orders, purchasing and designing. COI’s, lien waivers, payments, invoicing, engineering judgments, etc Lake West Remodeling - Germantown/Brookfield, WI 2012 - 2015 Construction Project Manager

• Project/Site/Office Manager: Interior/exterior build, design, and remodel, duties included project estimating, budget coordination, marketing including social media, sales, scheduling, quality control, scope of work, inspections, and many others. Laborer as all builds were built in house. Schmidt Custom Flooring, Waukesha, WI 2013

• Project/Productions Manager: BOM, RFP, scheduling, quality control, ordering, inventory, invoicing, payroll, using QuickBooks and SMART service, estimating, budgets, inspections, and much more. MaxCare Hardwood Flooring, LLC, Milwaukee, WI 1999-2008

• Office/Site/Project Manager: duties included A/P, A/R, billing, payroll, project estimating, budgeting, accounting, customer service, inventory, mitigation/litigation, collections, quality control, inspections, blue prints/floor plans (reading and drawing), and many others. Cambridge/Classic Hardwood Flooring, LLC, West Allis, WI Owner 2004-2006

Office/Project Manager 1993-1999

Duties as Office/Project manager included A/P, A/R, billing, payroll, project estimating, budgeting, customer service, scheduling, mitigation/litigation, collections, and many others. As business owner, also had major responsibilities for overall business management and quality control. Chris’ Capers Cleaning Service Milwaukee, WI 1991-2013 Cleaning facilities of commercial and residential properties Working with restoration companies and property managers/owners to assist in clean outs and move ins

ACTIVITIES:

President of the Student Council, Completed Home Inspection School, numerous GAF Certifications, NCRC, Dwelling Contractor and Dwelling Contractor Qualifier, Notary, Volunteer for The Center for Visually Impaired Children, Charity Event Planning, Coaching and playing volleyball. I am open to new experiences and eager to learn.

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