Antoinette Ford

Bethesda, MD

703-***-****

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Professional Experience:

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Tower Construction Senior Project Manager, Washington DC

• On-site project manager and owner rep for tenant fit-outs.

• Managed and oversaw multiple projects with costs, ranging from 500,000 to 5M.

• In charge of quality control and safety daily.

• Lead AOC meetings, project reporting, project and drawing reviews, for commercials build outs including IT, and retail spaces.

• charge of contract negotiations, change orders, and RFI review for cost savings and value engineering.

1/2021-2/2023

HDR Senior Health Care Project Manager,

• Participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance.

• Conduct schematic design development and contract document work sessions at the project site in conjunction with the Project Architect and other disciplines.

• Track financial aspects of projects and coordinate and adjust work efforts with the team.

• In charge of procuring I.T. services, commissioning, furniture, and equipment. Projects include The Pentagon (MEP and cyber security projects), VA Hospital (electrical charging stations), and international data control centers.

• 12/2021- 1/2022

Senior Project Manager

Cumming Engineering/Kaiser Permanente, Largo, MD

• Design development along with architects from pre-construction, estimating, soliciting the general contractor, and overseeing the contract's scope of work and schedule.

• Contributed to internal real estate and facilities teams, which contributed to the entire financial management of project strategies for the region. Projects range from under a million to in excess of $20M, including labs, MRI renovations, expansion of Urgent Care, pharmacy, and other internal spaces, furniture, and medical equipment.

October 2018-January 2021

Jacobs Engineering Senior Project Manager, Washington DC, Metro Area

• MedStar Southern MD Hospital is the owner's Representative for the 56-million-dollar renovation of the existing Emergency Room, which includes three phases: temporary E.R., new two-story ground E.R. addition, and existing E.R.

• Proven negotiating skills; SAVED over $150,000 in contract negotiation in the first six months.

• I upgraded the hospital's electrical, medical, gas, and water supply before and during COVID-19.

• Project Planning and Execution, review of RFI's, and vetting of all change orders.

• I led the project from out-of-ground construction to final closeout, including furniture and medical equipment, commissioning, and closeout warranties.

• She managed the high expectations of clients and stakeholders holders expectations through multi-phased projects over two years project.

• Establish and maintain a usable and well-communicated schedule for all project phases.

• Responsible for managing all aspects of the construction administration process. Develops budgets, the bid process, project acceptance, quality of work, warranty response, schedules, and financial reports. Plans, programs, estimates, and coordinates construction projects. Consult with registered architects and professional engineers to ensure conformity with MedStar's needs, project requirements, schedules, budgets, safety issues, building codes, The Joint Commission (TJC), and ADA standards.

• Coordinated with the management teams, including executives, shareholders, accounting, and other departments. Provided reports on costs and updated schedules—managed scope creep through RFIs, change orders, and phased delivery.

• Cooperatively worked with the Hospital Safety Team, facilities, and contractors on ICRA, Joint Commission, and Infectious Disease Control issues, outages, asbestos abatement, smoke and security issues, noise disruption, and building commissioning.

• Capital of the Architect: Russel Building Senate Underground Parking and Fountain Plaza. A project with geothermal heating, civil excavating, waterproofing, historical preservations of existing stone, reengineering fountains, renovating underground parking garage, commercial car, and truck tunnel, daily quality control meeting and site reviews, trenching power lines, working

• This includes DC utility companies, ten shops, security, U.S. government oversight, and the red tape of DCA and the Federal Government..

November 2018 to October 2019

Design & Construction Consultant.

USA, South America & Asia

• Representing Client's needs in Contract Administration, including preparations of the work scope for a hotel project in Beijing, China. Consulting on direction, cost estimates, budgets, schedule coordination, working out design solutions, and troubleshooting problems in China/ USA. Projected included a 525-room hotel, 20 retail stores, and five restaurants.

March 2013 to November 2018

Director of Operations/Architect

Corbis, Cordoba, Argentina

• Managed business operations, overseeing the work effort of 90 architects in construction projects on four continents, directly reporting to the CEO. Responsible for managing hiring and terminating employees.

• Responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of construction projects with values of up to $250M in casinos, shopping centers, and mixed-use retail /residential.

• Developing excellent client relationships and advancing new opportunities by identifying and following up opportunities, Growing revenues by 23%.

• You are tracking and managing project milestones and deliverables for projects ranging from resorts, mixed-use properties, casinos and housing developments. March 2004 to March 2013

Senior Construction Manager / Project Executive / Owner's Rep, TRAMMEL CROW Washington, D.C. & New York, NY

• Studied sites, evaluated, and identified all tasks and risks from bidding to project initiation, financial analysis, implementation, and completion of projects.

• Led procurement of all resources, including design, engineering, and consulting professionals for retail projects, commercial offices spaces, and IT call centers.

• We are experienced in utilizing both delivery methods—Design-Built and CM at Risk— in vertical buildings, low-rise complexes, and mixed-use properties.

• Managing all aspects of projects throughout the United States focused on 20% of total ground-up buildings and 80% of tenant work managing projects.

• Assists in the development/design for preserving and restoring historic buildings and facilities. (Worcester, MA; Boston, MA, Washington DC; and Philadelphia, PA)

• Project closeout and occupancy, determining substantial completion, negotiating associated conditions, coordinating the assembly of as-built design documents, reviewing warranties, obtaining waivers and releases, and providing management move-in services.

• Managed 5-14 parallel projects at any given time, with 75% travel throughout the East Coast from Washington, Maine, to Pittsburg.

• Coordinating multi-office moves, furniture, I.T., security, and off-hours work. May 1999 to March 2004

Project Manager/ Architect / Owner's Rep

Ellerbe Becket, Washington, D.C.

• Strategic planning, primarily focused on space and occupancy planning expertise in supporting long-term supply and demand planning in real estate strategy and health care sectors. Leading role in defining the scope of work, design, space analysis, and space efficiency with new and remodels spaces: vertical building, risk and management issues, and stakeholder management.

Education & Credentials:

• Master's degree in architecture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo,

• Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, California

• Columbia PMP Certificate OSHA-10 Certification l CPR certified

• Procore, e-builder, Microsoft, Auto CAD, Revit, Blue-beam and fluent in Spanish. Partial Project List

MedStar Southern MD Hospital

Southern Maryland

23,000 sq. ft. $56 Million Contractor: Whiting-Turner National Rehabilitation Hospital,Washington DC. 9,000sq. $12 Million,Contractor: CDM Smith Architect of the Capital, Russel Building Senate Parking, Garage/Fountain Plaza, 3 Acres Campus

Capital One, 1111 N. Town Center Las Vegas, Nev. 2000 sq. ft. American Express Retail office, Pentagon City, Arlington, VA, Buch Construction 1800 sq.

$1.350,000

American Express Tax & Business Offices, 1 South Wacker St., floors 5,6,7, Tenant fit-out. $6.8 million

Wake Forest Cancer Institute, 78,000 sq ft., $47 million, Ellerbe Becket Architects Clark Construction

World Food HeadquartersTest Kitchen and offices, $11 million Columbia, MD Architects: Jaid Group

John Hopkins Children's Cardiac Unit, Clark Construction, Architects: Jaid Group Wynn Tower,189,000 sq ft approx. 2.3 billion, Las Vegas, Nev, Architects: Corbis

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