Senior Project Manager

STEVEN COWART

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SUMMARY

Senior Project Manager

Senior Estimator

Director of Construction

Director of Business Development

From 1992 to current date.

Successfully expanded the existing customer base to include clients in the office, medical, dental, industrial, restaurants and the public sector. Incorporated relationship building skills with owners in all these sectors of business. Director of Operations and Construction for the restaurant and office division. The ability to expand the client base, has been part of the growing process. Believes that forming a relationship with the client, is the basis for a long- term business model that will continue to promote growth. The ability to earn your client's trust, respect and business through great communication is the key to success. Honesty, integrity and transparency are crucial to long term relationships.

Operational Experience

Senior Project Management (27 years)

Accountable for fulfilling contract obligations, maintaining job progress schedules, sustaining positive cash flow throughout the progress of jobs and meeting or reducing the contract's estimated costs.

Managed up to 25 employees, supervised construction crew and achieved significant improvements in their productivity.

Wrote and managed all contracts

Great ownership in managing project deliverables and ability to manage schedule, cost, quality and scope effectively, escalating issues and risks on a timeliness basis

Exhibits a high-level of initiative, pro-active and integrity

Excellent communication, negotiation, scope management and influencing skills

Ability to interface and work effectively with internal teams and customers, under tight timings requirements

Exhibits excellent time management, passion for customers and result-oriented mindset

Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse team

Has demonstrated a deep understanding of customer requirements and projects and can translate them to strategic opportunities for future engagement

Ability to motivate and manage a team and to create a working environment that results in successful services and delivery and client satisfaction

Trained individuals to frame houses and finish carpentry.

SKILLS

Technical Experience

Proficient in the use of E-Mail, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Publisher and Microsoft Office. Timberline Accounting software, CAD, blue print drawings and Land surveying

Proficient in Procore, PlanGrid, Smartsheets, On Screen Takeoff, P6 and E-builder.

Estimating, contracting, painting, roofing, plumbing, electrical, engineering, cad, blueprints, interior, exterior, siding, windows, doors, trim, flooring, cabinets, managing, supervising, project management, carpentry, finances, sells, insulation, HVAC, countertops, building plans, construction, design, budget, payroll, inventory, counseling, safety, negotiating, educating, communication, training, production, conflict resolution, residential, commercial, landscaping, irrigation, grading

EXPERIENCE

03-2019 to 10-2023

Senior Estimator/Senior Project Manager at Diversified Commercial Builders

Ground up Restaurants: Popeyes, Taco Bell, Burger King, Panda’s, Krystal, and Chipotle

Medical/Dental: Aspen Dental, Harbin Dental, Urgent Care, and PT Solutions

01/2015 to 01/2019

Director of Business Development Cork Howard Construction Marietta, GA

Maintained open and effective communications with project teams to increase productivity.

Oversaw each step of construction projects, meeting goals and achieving goals.

Provided strong program leadership to improve development and drive continuous improvement of project delivery process.

Worked closely with sales teams to ensure client satisfaction from acquisition to proposal phases.

Established relationships with construction manager and contractors to align priorities, goals and objectives.

Directed service delivery projects through evaluation, determination and delegation of staffing needs, client assignments, capacity planning and project-specific profitability.

01/2015 to 01/2019

Director of Construction Cork Howard Construction Marietta, GA

Delivered high level of service to clients to extend relationship and encourage further projects.

Evaluated, determined and delegated tasks to staff based on client needs, capacity planning project-specific initiatives.

Managed multiple project teams engaged in construction development in cross-functional environment to reach project success.

Implemented change management processes when issues arose to keep the project moving forward and adjust to shifted priorities.

Maintained open and effective communications with project teams to increase productivity.

Tracked costs and expenses and assessed closely against original project budget.

01/2015 to 01/2019

Senior Project Manager Cork Howard Construction Marietta, Georgia

Defined project scope and value proposition by outlining work plans, assessing needs and resources, determining timeline and estimating budgets.

Worked closely with sales teams to ensure client satisfaction from acquisition to proposal phases.

Provided strong program leadership to improve development and drive continuous improvement of project delivery process.

Provided awareness and understanding of overall project portfolio, interactions and issues to team members and stakeholders.

Established relationships with construction manager and contractors to align priorities, goals and objectives.

Tracked costs and expenses and assessed closely against original project budget.

Maintained open and effective communications with project teams to increase productivity.

2012-2015

Senior Project Manager/Director of Construction for MME Construction – Norcross, GA

Managed a team of 6-8 project managers for a division of hospitality, ground up, restaurants, office, medical and K-12 projects.

Tracked costs and expenses and assessed closely against original project budget.

Maintained open and effective communications with project teams to increase productivity

01/1992 to 01/2012

Owner of General Construction Company

I have owned and operated a successful contracting company that operates throughout the state of Georgia, as well as holding international building experience.

As owner of this organization, I have had the opportunity to develop my project management and estimator experience, exponentially.

I possess strong business acumen with the natural ability to lead a team of individuals to complete the required work and I also have over 20 years of managing an entire operation from a financial, marketing, and technical aspect.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2019

Master's: Counseling Capella University

2002

Bachelor of Science: Psychology University of Georgia Athens, GA

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

INTERESTS

Affiliations, Deacon at Lost Mountain Baptist Church, Boys and Girls Club of America, Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Building and Grounds at Lost Mountain Baptist Church, Associated General Contractors of America, Must Ministries, Habitat for Humanity

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PROJECT LIST

Project List for Steven Cowart

Medical and Dental

1.Aspen Dental

2.Northside Hospital

3.Wellstar Hospital

4.Realty Trust Group

5.Heartland Dental

6.Grady Hospital

7.Piedmont Hospital

8.Meadows & Ohly

9.Harbin Clinic

10.Atlanta Allergy and Asthma

11.Georgia Urology

12.Ambulatory and Surgical Centers

Hospitality and Office:

1.La Quinta Inn – Lobby remodel ($640,000)

2.4 Free standing office buildings for Excel Realty (40,000 sqft. – 4.2 million)

3.Primrose Schools (4.6 million)

4.South Cherokee MOB (3.9 million)

5.Sub Zero (7.1 million)

6.Holliday Isle Ocean Front Resort (2.4 million)

7.Holiday Inn kitchen and lobby ($520,000)

8.America’s Mart (3.6 million)

Public:

1. Fire Station in Cobb County

2.Fire Station in Henry County

3.Ground up Library projects and Renovations

4.Task Order work for Georgia Tech, Georgia State and Kennesaw State

5.Restroom and lobby renovations for various courthouses

6.Additions and renovations to existing schools

7.Municipal projects

8.K-12. Remodels and New Construction

Restaurants:

1.Marco’s Pizza

2.Pizza Hut

3.Hungry Howies

4.Firehouse Subs

5.Jersey Mikes

6.Zoe’s Kitchen

7.Dunkin Donuts

8.Annabelle’s Kitchen

9.Krispy Kreme

10.Panda Express

11.Marlow’s Tavern

12.Buffalo Wild Wings

13.Hardee’s

14.Church’s Chicken

15.Taco Bell

16.Zaxbys

17.Chicken Salad Chick

18.Popeyes

19.Sonic

20.Rib Crib

21.Jeremiah Italian Ice

22.Chipotle

23.Burger King

24.Panda Express

25.Krystal

Retail:

1.Staples

2.General Dollar

3.Dollar Tree

4.TJ Maxx

5.Comcast

6.AT&T

7.Verizon

8.Office Depot

9.Sprint

10.Phantom Fireworks

11.Best Buy

12.CVS

13.Family Video

14.Stay Fit 24

15.Family Dollar

16.Hibbett Sports

17.Catherine’s

18.Ross Dress for Less

19.Fred’s

20.Tuesday Morning

21.Goodwill

22.Mattress Firm

23.Kirkland’s

Office/Property Management Firms.

1.CBRE

2.JLL

3.Cushman & Wakefield

4.Banyon Street Capital

5.Cousins Properties

6.McWhirter Real Estate

7.Avison Young

8.SK Real Estate

9.Granite Capital

10.Transwestern

11.Colliers

12.Prologis

13.Lincoln Property Company

14.Grubb & Ellis

15.Highwoods Properties

16.Portman Holdings

17.Taylor and Mathis

18.PMRG

19.Regent Partners

20.Cresa

21.Columbia Property Trust

22.BDR Partners

23.Ackerman Realty

24.Scotland Wright

25.John Hancock Real Estate

26.Richard Bowers

27.Zeller Properties

28.North American Properties

29.OA Development

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