Construction Management - Cost Estimating - Design Engineering

A Project Manager that understands the “Project Management Life Cycle” with the extensive knowledge and experience in the construction management, engineering/architectural design, and cost estimating areas. This knowledge and experience provides the ability to plan and direct the project engineering/architectural design, execution of project master plan/schedule and resolving site issues that will eliminate delays and cost overruns.

Managed projects in range from $100,000 to $365 Million from small manufacturing projects (15 between Toledo, Ohio and Detroit, MI.) to the Mazda Automotive Project in Flat Rock, MI.

Supervised the on-site engineering and architecture design revisions for major projects. Part of over 175 career projects are, the Honda Addition in Marysville, Ohio; the Enrico Fermi II Nuclear Power Plant in Newport, MI and the Mazda Project. Always in conjunction with the daily scheduling, supervision and coordination of company employees, contractors and vendors.

Technical and Ancillary Skills: in Petroleum and gas pipelines designs, refinery modification designs, Land Boundary Surveying and Law, electrical, plumbing and mechanical installations and site design planning and layouts.

Computer Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word, Coral Office and Excel; AutoCAD, HCSS, Timberline, WinEst, Roctek, Pay Dirt and Agtek.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bergquest Incorporation, warehouse/shipping facility Holland, Ohio Warehouse Management –Senior Project Lead & Maintenance Manager Full Time

09/12 –to present

Involved in the packing, stocking, shipping, inventory and assembly of propane and natural gas tanks, hoses, supply stations and heating components.

Organize material(s), cut and assemble hoses to various lengths per contractor specifications.

Organize, package and stock out material items as per client orders.

Prepare work orders; assemble/order material, complete work order with associated paperwork.

Prepare designs and evaluate contractor’s designs for permitting.

Repair, calibrate and build new leak detection meters for national Ferrell Gas, Inc. accounts.

Complete the modification and testing of various components to meet client requirements.

Work with major propane supplier in the building, repairing and calibration of leak detection meters.

Prepare designs and/or evaluate contractor’s designs for permitting

Vinyl Design Corporation, manufacturing facility Holland, Ohio Special Project Team (Full Time) 09/11 – 11/12

Involved in the manufacturing of vinyl windows for new construction or replacement window installations. Prepare, layout and assemble patio/sunroom additions including special windows and patio/sliding doors. Organize and assemble the breakdown of the rooms with the associated parts and material for packing, containing and shipping of the final room(s) parts.

Organize material(s), cut to length, punch and arrange parts as per order requirements for windows and frames. Move the parts to associated work area(s) to start the assembly process. Operate the special machinery necessary to cut, punch, drill, weld and prepare the required parts to complete the final assembly of the patio/sunrooms, windows and frames.

When necessary, complete the final assembly of the windows and frames together with the installation of the operational parts.

Prepare and finish all or part of the frames and windows required for painting; including mixing, preparing and applying the paint. Assist as required in other plant operations and/or general maintenance projects when necessary.

Black Lab Consulting LLC (fka. Consulting Engineers & Surveyors) Construction Site Consultants Toledo, Ohio 1/09-Present Forensic Site Investigators Senior Project Manager

Forensic site investigations, Phase I Environmental reports, contract and labor disputes. Prepare and evaluate project budgets and contracts.

Responsibilities for this residential and commercial development projects including but not limited to: Marketing, project management, project direction, project design, scheduling of support staff, and handling communications with government leaders, and public hearings.

Evaluate the projects including the engineering design with respect to the infrastructure evaluation, modifications and re-design of the systems to accommodate the project requirements including obtaining of plan approval with the final project cost estimate.

Prepared cost estimates for pipeline, refinery shut down projects, manifolds and propane gas piping installations for general contractors. Prepared the bill of materials and various connection designs and/or modifications.

Doracon Contracting, Site Contractor and Developer Baltimore, MD 7/06-9/08 Senior Project Estimator

Scheduled crews, sub-contractors and material deliveries which eliminated potential down times.

Maintained construction specifications to the extent that sub-contractor change order amounts were reduced 65% from the prior year.

Verified site contractor and sub-contractors work quality complied with the construction specifications to eliminate testing failures.

Prepared project takeoffs, cost estimates and proposals. As a group (1 earthwork estimator, 2 junior estimators and I) we completed $360 to $410 million worth of proposals each year over a 2 year period of which 17% to 19% were obtained.

Evaluated project design plans with the engineers, architects and construction This evaluation also allowed for a more affective payment process of actual change orders required to meet design to existing site conditions requirements.

Land Dimensions Engineering, Engineers and Architects Glassboro, NJ 4/06-8/06 Senior Project Designer (contract)

Provided project site plans, civil engineering design, land surveying and utility relocations for a scenic gateway project from the university to the center of Glassboro to accommodate development and route relocation that would include student housing and commercial developments.

Supervised and scheduled assignments for project 2 designers /drafters.

Interfaced with client and local government agencies to coordinate project design plans.

George, Miles & Buhr, Engineers and Architects Salisbury, MD 3/05-4/06 Senior Project Designer (contract)

Managed the engineering design of residential and commercial projects which included the site plans, roadways, utilities, and storm retention areas in conjunction with the supervision and scheduling the work assignments for 5 project designers /drafters.

Prepared conceptual site plans with utility infrastructure layouts. From which project cost estimates were prepared.

Prepared engineering change documents with cost estimates and designs to amend proposed engineering conflicts with existing field conditions.

American Land Surveying & Engineering, Engineers and Land Surveyors Toledo, OH 4/91-9/05 Senior Project Manager (part owner)

Managed and scheduled design and field staff to complete the engineering and surveying design aspects of projects for residential, industrial and commercial developments. Completed the engineering and surveying design of the projects to meet the infrastructure evaluation, modifications and re-design according to plan specifications with AutoCAD

Directed the client and the design communications with government agencies for plan approvals s and attended the associated project public hearings.

Prepared the calculations, legal descriptions, subdivision plats and right-of-way drawings for the associated projects.

Prepared surveys, pipeline routes, manifold site installations and booster station site plans and designs.

Marathon Oil Company, Engineering Department of the Oil Company Findlay, OH 8/87-4/91 Corporate Surveyor/Designer

Managed the construction, design and cost estimating of large petroleum terminals, service station developments and real estate commercial site developments.

Coordinated project activities between the engineering, construction, legal and real estate departments.

Completed preliminary proposed site project evaluation review for design and compliance.

Approved the preliminary site plan layout and executed the requirements for utility easements and installations.

Solved all problems that delayed the progress of the project including but not limited to land conflicts, zoning hearings, engineering and plan commission reviews, ect.

Prepared plats and legal descriptions with the legal research of land ownership for the sale and acquisition of different land parcels.

Completed negotiations with municipal, government and railroad corporations in 95% of the states east of the Mississippi River.

Ashland (Oil) Pipeline Company, Pipeline Division Lexington, OH 3/76-4/78 Assistant Engineer- Pipeline Designer

Coordinated rights-of-way situations, maintained records of construction activities and repairs, provided design drawings of receiving/sending manifolds,

Completed the design of crude and petroleum product booster stations and meter manifolds for petroleum pipeline divisions which required providing the engineering design, equipment and material specifications, estimates and technical support for several of the annual refinery shut down and maintenance projects.

Kajima International, Inc., Engineers and General Contractor Cherry Hill, NJ 4/85-8/87 Civil/ Site Project Manager

Managed the project construction of a new Mazda manufacturing plant on a 395-acre site. Supervised 7 Superintendents whom in turn oversaw 14 subcontractors.

Completed project in two phases: Phase I was $52.50 million and was 100% completed, while Phase II was $63.25 million and was at 85% complete.

Directed the work activities of the civil site contractors including drainage, site grading, roadways, caissons, and sanitary sewer and waterline infrastructure construction phases.

Reviewed and approved the contractors monthly invoicing.

Coordinated and evaluated the engineering design change requests, including cost estimates with projected budget effects.

Honda Expansion, Marysville, OH

1/85-3/85 Senior Project Manager

Ruscilli Construction Company, General Contractor Columbus, OH

Supervised the expansion of existing Honda automobile manufacturing plant.

Coordinated activities of vendors and mechanical contractors, which required the engineering re-design of the area in question and providing a cost estimate change order.

Detroit Edison, Construction Department of the Electric Company Newport, MI 10/80-1/85 Design Change Engineering Supervisor

Enrico Fermi II Power Plant

Supervised project assignments of coordinators, design change engineers, and aides providing changes to the cooling systems on an existing nuclear power plant.

Interfaced with site engineering groups, nuclear operations, site contractors, vendors and The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

System Completion Engineer

Supported operations for the reactor core cooling systems and the reactor building radioactive floor drain systems.

Design Change Engineer

Coordinated design change package verifications.

DCP Coordinator

Supervised engineers and site contractors.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Associate Degree in Engineering North Central State College in Mansfield, Ohio

Major: Industrial/Civil Engineering Minor: Cost Accounting

30 years in Civil Engineering design and Land Boundary Surveying including the appropriate Laws.

30 hour OSHA Trained including 4 hours Supervisor Drug Training.

CPR and First Aid Certificated (re-certification required to update).

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