FRANKLIN L. MYERS, P.E.

*** *** ****** **, *********, NV 89011

adietu@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 37 years of design, construction, management and leadership positions as a civil engineer and technical leader

• Built 3 organizations from scratch over the last 12 years of my AF career. (retired Colonel)

622 Civil Engineer Group (commander) – recruited management team to lead and support 11 units comprising of 1,400 personnel located in 8 different states with a $40M budget.

555 & 556 RED HORSE Squadrons (commander) – designed facilities, recruited 200 personnel and developed a budget for a heavy construction unit one in Nevada and the other in Florida.

• Chief of Readiness for the Air Force Reserve Command – in charge of 5,000 Air Reserve engineers

Developed a new $230M POM initiative to transform 5,400 engineers and craftsmen

Established a web-based equipment process enabling oversight of $72M of equipment

Set standard for all Air Force Reserve to follow--provided career vectors to 600 CE officers

• 25 years of facility engineering inclusive with a large infrastructure.

• Worked 17 years in the private sector and a variety on construction projects.

7 years as General Contractor owning my own company in Florida & completed many custom homes, & a myriad of new residential and commercial and renovation projects

Acted as the on-site project manager for the $35M DISCOM Barracks project at Ft Campbell

On-site Quality control engineer for the $12M Vehicle Maintenance Facility at Ft Campbell

Developed and maintained the schedule in PrimaVera (3500 activities)

On-site Quality control engineer for the $11M Ft Campbell Guest House

• Owner of Leadstar Engineering, Tucson AZ from 2007 - 2009.

• Owner of Freedom Development, LLC – Florida Certified General Contractor 2013 - 2020 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Freedom Development, LLC Oct 2013 – Aug 2020

Owner, Licensed Florida Certified General Contractor, Navarre, FL

• Private and commercial construction projects ranging from Panama City to Pensacola Florida with dollar values from $10k to $1.5M.

• Resident Construction Manager, Hurlburt Field, FL. Responsible for overseeing demolition of old housing, remediation of contaminated soil and construction of over 400 new homes. US Air Force Reserve Aug 2001 – Sep 2013

Commander of 3 squadrons (City Engineer)

Chief, Readiness Division (Company HQ), Robins AFB, GA Commander, 622 Civil Engineer Group, (National Vice President), Dobbins ARB, GA

• CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Building and commanding the first ever Civil Engineer Group for the Air Force Reserve. Developed a team, processes and implemented a command structure over 1,400 personnel located in 10 different units in 9 different states.

• Served as Commander & Construction Chief for three elite Air Force heavy construction engineer squadrons.

• Worked closely on many large construction projects with the Corps of Engineers. o Designed plans/specifications, selected A/E, approved submittals & secured contracts.

• Strong background in construction management and contract management.

• Designer, builder, scheduler, estimator & quality control for projects both domestically & overseas. Quality Control/Project Mgr, Hardaway Construction Corp of TN, Ft Campbell, KY 1998 – 2001

• Senior Civil Engineer, scheduler, billing for the $30 million DISCOM Barracks.

• Quality Control Engineer, scheduler, billing for the $10 million Vehicle Maintenance Facility. o Responsibilities included overseeing of all construction for quality, project scheduling, pay requests, change orders, daily reports and testing requirements. Worked closely with the design architect and Corps of Engineers to ensure a quality product. Quality Control/Project Mgr, John W. Cates Construction, Inc., Ft Campbell, KY 1997 – 1998

• Project Manager for a General Contractor on projects ranging from $20,000 to $15 million covering bidding, billing, submittals and quality management. Quality Control Engineer, Korte Construction, Inc. Ft Campbell, Kentucky 1996 – 1997

• Quality Control Engineer, scheduler, billing for the $10 million Guest House o Responsibilities included overseeing of all construction for quality, project scheduling, pay requests, change orders, daily reports and testing requirements. Worked closely with the design architect and Corps of Engineers to ensure a quality product. Project Manager, James H. Drew Corp, Indianapolis, Indiana 1993 – 1996

• Project Manager for the Downtown Indianapolis Circle City Centre Mall $4 million upgrade of street lights and signals for a 14 block area.

• Project Manager for an $8 Million downtown Indianapolis street lighting and signal replacement project for an 8 mile section of I-70.

United States Air Force 1982 – 1992

Design Engineer, Columbus AFB, Mississippi

Deputy Chief of Operations, Eglin AFB, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Facilities Management and Project Manager, Operation Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia, Iraq

• 1990 – 1991 Gulf War veteran with design experience in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar of projects totaling more than $50 million. o Base Civil Engineer/Chief of Operations, Air Guard, Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA, Facilities engineer (city planner)

EDUCATION

Masters of Engineering Management (1988)

Air Force Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) (1983)

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

INDIANA, KENTUCKY, & FLORIDA (Nevada is dormant can be reinstated) FLORIDA CERTIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTOR

(Working on GC license for Nevada)

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