Construction Manager Engineer
Resume:
RESUME
D. MONROE ALEXANDER
*** ******* ******, **** **, Orange, NJ 07050
• ******@*****.***
CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN DIRECTOR
PROFILE
Meticulous individual with a keen sense for performing responsibilities and a strong drive toward accomplishing difficult to reach corporate goals; proficient at creating or improving corporate infrastructure for specific purposes in the construction and architectural industries; accomplished at collaborating at various levels of corporate structures, from the boardroom to the technical specialist level; Strong business acumen and technology savvy. SYNOPSIS OF SKILLS
Proficient at performing the following: Expediting Building Permits Preparing and Evaluating Bid Documents Value Engineering Risk, Budget and Cost Analysis Contract Documents Preparation Preparing and Updating Project Schedules Status Reports Drawings and Estimates MS Office 2019 Professional MS Project 2019 Sciforma Project Scheduler Primavera P6 DataCad AutoCad National Construction Estimator Bid4Build Xactimate, and can quickly adapt to new professional software as needed. Certifications:
• Currently a member of CMAA and working on my CCM certification
• Certified Kitchen Designer by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA). – 09/2007
• S.O.R.A. (Security Officer Registration Act) Certified. - 04/2013 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
08/15 — Pres. STATE OF NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, Trenton, NJ - Construction Manager:
• Under the mandate of the State of New Jersey, the Department of Community Affairs was delegated the responsibilities of overseeing the relief efforts of mitigating the damages and devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy in October of 2012.
• As a construction manager, responsibilities evolve around the overall administration of policies and procedures in the implementation of Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding for the remediation of commercial and residential substantially damaged properties, through the state's Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation program (RREM).
• Perform all related tasks that assured Superstorm Sandy construction projects, coordinated under the state’s contractors: CB&I and Gilbane Building Co., run smoothly, on time and within budget. This also include, on a daily basis, resolving the existing preponderance of construction related problems occurring on what has been categorized as Pathway "A", "B" and "C" projects, throughout the state of NJ. 09/10 — 06/15 NATIONWIDE PEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES, E. Orange, NJ - Construction Engineer:
• Established this company's construction infrastructure as a separate division for this long-standing pest control business. This was a new combination of construction services and employee training that would be self- sustaining after my departure. I was contracted to perform these tasks as a result of this company’s receipt of a large increase in all types of customer demand for affordable construction services.
• Perform all required Estimates, RFI, RFQ; scheduling, budgeting and supervision of crew for all construction work related to B2B, retail and homeowner repairs; both structural and non-structural; resulting from termite, carpenter ants, insects, and other animal damages. Construction work was normally performed after extermination treatment.
01/10 — 09/10 CABINETS DIRECT USA, Orange, NJ - Kitchen Designer & Consultant:
• Reviewed, analyzed, estimated and sold contractors" multiple housing unit, kitchen cabinet projects.
• Reviewed, analyzed, estimated and sold home owner's single family and multifamily unit, kitchen cabinet projects.
• Followed up and closed-out, to customer's satisfaction, all projects sold; and instructed fellow employees on the full use of the 20/20 Technologies Design program. RESUME
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04/04 —11/09 THE HOME DEPOT, Bloomfield, NJ - Kitchen Designer & Consultant
• Performed all tasks required to design and sale complete kitchen and bathroom cabinetry projects to single family home owners and contractors of record. This consisted of providing customers with consultation services on their kitchen and bath renovations; and producing plans and specifications using 20/20 Technologies Design program to make the final sales. Responsibilities also included processing Estimated Quotes, Sales Orders, and Purchase Orders for contractors of multiple unit projects. Correspondence and tracking of POs were also maintained as well as monitoring the receipt and delivery of the final product to single family home owner and contractors of multiple units. As a result of the later, corresponding and task coordination with both the cabinet vendors and/or customer's cabinet installer was performed.
• Monitored all projects to assure customer's satisfactions were met. 01/03 — 04/04: DE-TECH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, Orange, NJ - President/Owner:
• See De-Tech Construction Services profile below. 07/02 - 12/02: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP., Gaithersburg; MD - Construction Engineer:
• This job was a six (6) month per Diem contract. After obtaining proper government security clearance, project responsibilities included executing the mandates of the Transit Security Administration's (TSA) Homeland Security Act as related to design improvements at the Airports boarding areas. This included upgrades to the glass/glazing seating areas, energy conservation measures, security layout reconfigurations and the installation of new security screening equipment, at five (5) of our nation's airports. These improvements, were made under the government's directive, "Strategic Airports Security Rollout" project, after the 9/11 World Trade Center attack, and were performed at: Des Moines, International Airport (IA); Fort Dodge, IA & Regional Airport
(RA); Mason City, IA & Municipal Airport (MA); Rochester, MN (IA); and La Crosse, WI (IA).
• Accountability extended to assuring each project was completed on time, with the expected quality of TSA and within the established budget of Lockheed Martin Corp.
• Received Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation for a job well done and ahead of schedule. 02/00 - 06/02: SEASONS CONTRACTING CORP., North Bergen, NJ - Estimator/Project Manager: Responsible for handling most of the company's interior and selective demolition projects throughout New Jersey, New York, Long Island, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, including the following: Estimator
• Produced accurate take-offs and detail cost estimates for residential and commercial: concrete, masonry, steel and wood, demolition projects. Submitted estimates to municipal governments, general contractors for competitive bidding purposes or to private owners for price negotiation and project budget compilation. Project Management
• Managed multiple, successfully bid and awarded projects such as: the Stroudsburg Mall - Selective Interior Demolition project in PA., the selective demolition and conversion of a Toys-R-Us to a U.S.A Storage facility in Bronx NY., the high-rise, Seton Hall Library in downtown Newark NJ., and many others. Produced and implemented required demolition schedule(s) and improved procedural methods for high productivity on completing interior projects, Compiled Schedule of Values and Payment Requisitions, attended site meeting, Change Order processing, compliance control inspections and produced final projects Closeout Documentations.
12/93 - 02/00: DE-TECH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, Irvington, NJ - President/Owner: Developed the infrastructure, established the policies and procedures, and performed the tasks necessary to operate this Architectural and Construction Management firm. The company provided the following supportive services to construction contractors, government agencies, non-profit organizations and other private sector companies: Architectural and Shop Drawings services
• Produced in-house architectural designs and CAD drawings, consisting of detail shop and blueprint drawings for clients ranging from residential owners, private developers, to commercial contractors-of-record. Construction Management
• Instituted construction management procedures on various types of client projects including, but not limited to: executing contracts with outside vendor's, processed payment applications, and closeout of projects with punch lists. These processes RESUME
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were either maintained by De-Tech Construction Services on an agreed contract basis or as an established infrastructure that was later maintained by the client's trained personnel. Project Management
• Assumed Project Manager posture as an outsourced consultant providing project estimates and final budgets, computerized CPM schedule(s), site meeting representation, change order (CO) compilation and maintenance, processed RFIs and RFQs, and maintained QA/QC inspections on various client projects. Estimates
• Produced accurate take-offs and detail construction estimates on new and renovated, residential, commercial and industrial projects for various types of clients.
06/89 - 12/93: NOBE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. Newark NJ - Architect/Construction Manager/Superintendent: Hired as a Construction Manager, but also performed as an Architect, Estimator and/or Superintendent in order to successfully achieve the company's goals.
Architect
• Developed project scopes and schematic drawing concepts to begin design processes for client projects.
• Perpetuated and finalized designs and produced CAD drawings for various types of projects.
• Reviewed all plans and specifications provided by others, for accuracy, understanding, and SOW before initiating construction. Construction Manager
• Established and utilized the company's standard software application for scheduling, monitoring, allocating resources and tracking construction projects progress.
• Planned and implemented best methodology, procedures and course of action for company's five million-dollar ($5M) apartment renovation project, sponsored by the state of New Jersey; as well as other company contract obligations.
• Compiled and submitted all company estimates required for aggressively bidding and negotiating new contract work.
• Coordinated the completion of drawings and specifications and assured construction budget constraints and timelines were met.
• Developed proposals for company participation in various types of projects, including but not limited to multiple renovations of Supermarket General’s Pathmark Supermarkets in NJ and a $15M senior citizen housing complex in East Orange, NJ.
Superintendent
• Supervised company work force and subcontractors on all company projects, including major Supermarket General's, Pathmark projects in South Orange and Jersey City, NJ.
• Inspected on a daily basis the progress and quality of work performed by all workers and subcontractors to assure compliance with Architects’ and Engineers’ specifications, drawings and other contract documents.
• Developed and instituted requests for Change Orders, Purchase Orders, and compiled empirical data for construction accounts, payroll records, resource usage and task assignments reports. ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCES
• KHovnanian Corp. — New Jersey premier developer of Society Hill, multifamily townhouse complexes. Position: Construction Super at the Newark, NJ Society Hill project. 1987-1989.
• Neighborhood Housing Services of Newark, Inc.; a 501C3, Nonprofit, 1 to 3 family housing restoration corporation. Position: Construction Manager, 1980 -1989.
• Slattery Associates — A major New York, heavy and civil construction company, specializing in Waste Water Treatment Plants, and Underpinning and Foundations. Position: Office Engineer on their $80M, Metro Syracuse, NY sewage treatment plant expansion and upgrade.
EDUCATION
Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York — Degree: B.S. - Main major in Architecture; Minor in African American Studies.
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