James T. Keenan

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Experienced Construction Project/jobsite manager with 30+ years of construction and management experience including the building of 300+ new homes for homebuilding firms and the construction of 31 new homes of own design, as well as 17+ years of successfully completing the construction of every major Art exhibit build at The Philadelphia Museum Of Art. Proven track record of consistently producing profitable results, demonstrates the skill and expertise acquired from an extensive background in the construction field. Background runs the industry gambit from carpentry work to entrepreneurship. Also equipped with project management and facilities operations experience in both union and non-union settings. Would make a great addition to any team and is a hardworking, leadership-oriented, self-starter.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Microsoft Office

Carpentry

Team Management

Industry Equipment

Office, Retail, Restaurant Fitouts

Real Estate

Drafting

Sales

Production and Facilities Management

Job Cost Estimation

Planning, Scheduling, & Closeout

Customer Service

Government (State & Federal) Municipalities & Military Sites

High Profile Jobsites

Profit Maximization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, Philadelphia, PA 2003 to Present

Facilities and Operations Construction Manager

I manage staff of 12 to 30 union carpenters, various subcontractors and suppliers. I oversee the continuous building and renovation of existing display areas, as well as galleries, exhibition casework and office fit outs and event setups. Perform all estimating, and schedule and staff for facilities repairs. Handle purchasing for the Construction Department. Solely responsible for determination of necessary repairs and solution conception and implementation, reporting directly to the Director of Facilities and Operations.

Lead team of 12-20 people in Exhibitions builds in excess of $500,000.

Teams located at The Phila. Museum Of Art, The Rodin Museum and The Perelman Bldg. as well as the Fairmount Park Mount Pleasant Mansion and Cedar Grove Mansion.

Manage estimation and purchasing for 20 to 30 art exhibition builds, dozens of office, restaurant and retail fit outs and numerous major and minor facility repairs and modifications per yr. ranging in cost from $15,000-$350,000 per year.

IEW Construction Group, Inc. Trenton, NJ 1998-2003

Project Manager/Estimator

I Managed various industrial/commercial projects. Responsibilities included profit and loss, obtaining state and local authorities’ approval, scheduling staff, contractors, vendors and materials, supervising 2 shifts that run 24/7, purchasing, subcontract writing, team management and quality control, managing labor relations with local Union rep., and acted as a liaison between curatorial staff and construction personnel. I Prepared all AIA docs.

Managed projects up to $5M, including most notably:

oNJDOT Southern & Central Drainage Restoration - 2001& 2002

oCastle Point Walkway and Pier, Hoboken, NJ - 2001

oRahway State Prison Dormitory Addition, Rahway NJ - 2000 to 2001

oKorean War Memorial, Atlantic City, NJ - 2000

oCamden Children’s Garden, Camden NJ - 1999.

oBristol Myers/Squibb lab renovations, Hopewell, NJ – 1998

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Toll Brothers, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA 1994-1998

Project Superintendent

Managed the construction of several single-family home sub-divisions. Met with Buyers and prospective buyers, responsible for all on site construction activity, scheduled bank draws, and handled all customer service contact, scheduling, subcontractor supervision, warranty resolution, and obtained all building permits and as-builts, managed staff.

Homes ranging in value from $275,000 to $600,000

Production pace of 30 to 54 homes per year

Managed an in house staff of 7

Subdivisions Included: Jamison Hunt, Cold Spring Hunt, Buckingham Chase, Buckingham Woods, & Buckingham Oaks

Realen Homes Ambler, PA 1992-1994

General Superintendent

Managed subdivision of new semi-custom single-family homes. Oversaw all subcontractors, obtained all permits from the municipality, supervised all construction, and managed all post settlement and warranty situations, bank draws and municipal bond releases.

Lot included 82 homes

J.T. Keenan Co., Inc Doylestown, PA 1984-1992

Owner & General Contractor/Builder

Started and managed the business in 1984, performed carpentry framing and trim subcontracting in new homes for various homebuilders and private clients. Also performed numerous renovation projects. Also purchased improved and unimproved building lots, designed and built new homes sold on speculation as well as under contract. Managed hiring process, performed all building lot and prospective building lot acquisitions, designed and estimated all work, performed all book keeping and maintenance of all records, and sold finished homes directly to buyers.

Built and sold 31 new homes between 1985 and 1992 for a profit

Lead team of 3 to 7 people

Northampton Constructors, Inc Richboro, PA 1975 to 1984

Carpenter's Helper/ Carpenter/ Assistant Superintendent

Performed various duties including as site cleanup, framing new homes, forming concrete footings, picking up deliveries, and worked in office doing material takeoffs. Eventually promoted to work full-time as a carpenter.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science, Marketing, Kings College Wilkes-Barre, PA - 1984

PA Real Estate License - 1994

Forklift certified – 2006 to present Proficient in Excel, MS Word, Outlook and Bluebeam

CPR certified – 2004 to present Certified on AutoCAD 2015

Aerial Lift Operator certified and OSHA 30 Hours certified. TSA certified. Scaffold Safety Competent Person certified. Asbestos Awareness for the Competent Person certified. EPA Certified Lead RRP

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2000, successfully reached an out of court settlement for employer with US Army in the amount of $400,000 for additional work requested and completed beyond scope of contract

1995 Toll Brothers production recognition for closing on 19 custom homes in first fiscal quarter of 1995.

1993 Builder of the year award from Realen Homes Inc.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

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