Ben Matous
San Antonio
Texas *8248
bmatous@msn.c
om
Cell 210-***-****
Summary of
qualifications
Over Forty years of successful construction business and operations management/supervision in five major U.S. markets.Full knowledge of Corps of Engineers
contracting procedures, including all requirements of the RMS system, full knowledge of AIA documents
knowledge in E 4Clicks, and Timberline, Procore, Sage. 30 Hour OSHA CPR & First Aid Certified.
Professional
experience
August 2023, Present
Project Manager
AIS Artic Slope
Working on Eagle Island North Carolina. This project is a heavy Civil project. This site is for the Corps of Engineers. The dredging from the rivers is placed here for storage. There are a lot of issues with soil that require a lot of engineering and monitoring. The site is a mile long and three quarters of a mile wide.
June 2019 July 2023
Project Manager
D Wilson Construction / Employee Owned
Working on a design build bond take over at SAMMC North Fire Station. Worked through re-design correcting mistakes and compliance issues. Bought out project set budget mobilized to site managed all aspects of the project from staff efforts field efforts tracking, P&L and reporting all aspects to Corporate. November 2016- June 2019
Construction Manager
Managing, preconstruction, project start up through finish out.
Review bid documents, submit, bids, project start up, oversee construction, close out, working with various companies helping to organize and streamline overall production.
Sept 2015-Nov 2016
Tunista Construction LLC
Texas Regional Manager
San Antonio, Texas
As Texas Regional Manager I in charge of managing all task orders for a $30 million Lackland AFB IDIQ MATOC. Task orders ranged from $1.3 - $1.6 million. Part of the goal for these task orders was met and exceed the 8(a) disadvantage requirements by thoroughly reviewing
and contracting 8a, woman owned, minority, and HUB Zone qualified SBA contractors.
August 2011- 2015
Alamo City Constructors Senior Executive Project
Manager
Developing systems for all project pre-construction, buyout and implementing process for proper project documentation. Worked with accounting to obtain
accurate tracking on profit and loss. Helping
reconfigure existing IDIQ’s in multiple states as well as helping employees with specific issues for better
management of the projects. Current bonding capacity has doubled in the first two months of employment. Brought the company up to meet all OSHA standards
including correcting the ENR for the company, re-
writing a company safety plan as well as correcting job specific safety plans. Working in a positive direction to have the company expand from a thirty-five (25) million dollar a year business into a forty-five (45) to fifty (50) million dollar a year business. Awarded a 5 year 75– 100-million-dollar MACC at Randolph AFB.
January 2009-August 2011-
HJD Capital Electric, Henry Davila
Senior Vice President of Operations
Developed and streamlined daily operations and
accountability for all projects, increasing profits by more than 25% in the first six months. Implemented a
marketing and development plan of which gained 50
million dollars in MATOC IDIQ contract increasing the company’s volume by more the 50% for any one annual growth period. Obtained MATOC IDIQ’s and SATOC
IDIQ’s along with obtaining sole source work all with the Corps of Engineers. Helped this company down a path with increased profit, projecting a minimum growth production of 15% per year for the next five years. November 2007-November 2009
Turner Construction
Senior Project Manager
Project Manager / Integration Matrix Manager /
Superintendent Phase One / Wachovia Service
maintenance contract
Construct DATA Center in San Antonio TX
Daily duties are help in pre-construction and all
operations systems. Along with helping new hires to achieve goals and progress in their furthering career opportunities.
April 2005-October 2007 –
W.G. Yates and Sons Construction
Senior Project Manager
Duties to oversee multiple project managers and
projects. Prime responsibility to help produce timely delivery of projects while maintaining projected profits while training and structuring the project teams.
Oct. 2003 –May 2005 –
CF Jordan.
Project Manager
Duties of all project management from schedule to
invoicing to company representative to the
Government. Worked on Corps of Engineers and other government projects. The position is set up as
Construction Management for the company’s role on
this project.
April 2000 - Feb. 2003
A&S General Contractors, Inc.
Project Manager
Duties of bidding, design build, hard bid projects, scheduling, issuing contracts, change orders, pay
estimates, oversee day-to-day operations of multiple projects. Chaired monthly meetings at job site managed multiple superintendents as well as various office staff. Feb. 1995-April 2000 –
Corps of Engineers CQC / Project Manager
Select Constructors
Performed all phases of CQC responsibilities as outlined by the Corps. Of Engineers. To include submitting all pay requests and tracking the progress of the job with the help of the computer. (Used primavera tracing program) This also includes the Corp. three phase inspections. March 1990- Feb. 1995-
Project Manager / Superintendent
Watkins Construction
Directed and supervised Government contracts all over the United States, to include Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas mostly in the south-central region. Successfully managed and supervised work crews purchased material and acted as liaison to architect for multiple contracts. To include all correspondence, preparing contracts and all pay requests.
Sept. 1988-March 1990
Field Engineer
J W Bateson
Worked on multi-million-dollar projects from Army
barracks to Multi-level Hospitals. Work included all layout and grading for projects from Start to finish. Including all layout and elevations.
July 1982-Sept. 1988
Owner / Operator
Owned and operated my own construction business to include bidding running and closing many projects in commercial and residential construction.
June 1979- June 1982
U.S. ARMY- DISABLED VET
Flew and maintained multiple aircraft including the UH 1H, Huey, S and G model Cobra, and flew the first Black hawk West of the Mississippi.
Computer Skills
Many computer abilities include estimating programs such as Timberline, AutoCAD, Digitizer, Plotting, SureTrak, Expedition, Corps of Engineers RMS system and many revised versions to fit the needs. Also literate in Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, 2000 Excel, Word, Viewpoint, Router, Pro Log, Lotus, with tracking scheduling, contracts and pay estimates. E 4Clicks Procore P6 P Vault Sage 300.
Education
High school graduate from McClure North, Florissant Missouri.
College, / Trade 3000 hours of 6000 credited hands-on Aviation A&E program with Washington State University. Project List
Cost Project Description Customer
● 500 million Dollar Data Center, San Antonio Texas - Microsoft
Consisted of tilt up structure and massive amounts of encased underground high voltage, office finish out and high security systems.
● 75–100-million-dollar MACC Randolph AFB
Task order contract with over 50 TO’s issued
obtained over 32 of the TO’s which were ranging
from small repairs to 5.5 million in concrete repairs to LAFB runway.
● 60 million Dollar Hospital, Ft. Sill Okla. Corps of Engineers
Multi-level structure with trauma center, operating room area outpatient area and facilities care.
● 50 million Dollar MATOC- Corps of Engineers
Task orders of over 8 million dollars of concrete
troop walk accented with brick pavers, walking
bridges,
● 8.4 million Fire Station SAMMC North Corps of
Engineers
● 7.5 million Dollar Task Order, METC Ft Sam
Houston, Corps of Engineers
● 5.8 million Dollar Task Order IMCOM Ft Sam
Houston- Corps of Engineers
The Task Order contract consists of 8 parking
lots, some upgraded some new construction
with lighting and landscaping.
● 32 million Dollar Multi Level Barracks, Ft. Sill Okla. Corps
Multi-level concrete structure with precast exterior, cade area and 5, 3 story troop area including
kitchen and recreational area.
● 26-million-dollar New Business Building Texas
State University- Texas Education
5 story high end finish school for business with the Dean occupying the 5th floor.
● 24 million Dollar Jail/Sheriff's Office, Randall County, Amarillo, Texas, Randle County
● 24 million dollar100 bed facility with 72k square foot Sherriff’s office,
dispatch, impound, and lab.
● 18-Million-dollar High School Navarro High, Navarro Texas
Ground up High school with offices, library, and
cafeteria.
● 16-Million-dollar Eagle Island Confined Disposal Facility Improvements for Cell 1
Project consisted of moving over two million cubic yards of material to rebuilding interior and exterior dike for a dredging containment area.
● 14 million Dollar Fitness Center Corps project
Randolph Air Force Base, Corps of Engineers
Ground up facility with elevated running track,
basketball court, childcare area, full locker rooms and a nutrition center with offices cooking
classroom.
● 7.6-million-dollar Commissary Fort Campbell
Kentucky, - Fed Gov DECA
Full refumigation and cooler replacement along
with new flooring and decor
● 9.8-million-dollar New Command Wing Goodfellow
Air Force Base, - Corps of Engineers
New 2 story facility full force intrusion and secured facility housing the base commander.
● 5 million Dollar School Springdale Ark City of
Springdale Ark
Hard build school addition for SISD
● 1-5 million Dollar Multi Projects, Arsenal Pine Bluff Ark- Corps of Engineers
SABRE contract with multiple Task Orders for
remolding all sorts of existing buildings and some exterior improvements.
● 5 million Dollar Housing Project, Shepherd Air
Force Base TX. Base Contracting
Demoed everything except the bedrooms on
multiple base houses.
● 3 million Dollar Barracks Remodel Altus Air Force Base Okla. Corps of Engineers
Full roof replacement along with interior updates
● 2.8 million Dollar Multi Level Multi Building
Remodel L.R. Air Force Base / Base Contracting
● 2.6 million Dollar State of Texas Youth Commission Admin Seg. /Infirm Building- State of Texas Youth
Commission
Ground up hard build youth segregation building
in Gainesville Youth Prison.
● 1 million Dollar School Addition Benton Ark. City of Benton
Hard build school addition to existing school
● 500 thousand Dollar Mall Springdale Ark. –Private Investor
Built strip mall including all earthwork metal
building composites and storefronts.