Meagan M. West

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Las Vegas, NV 89143 c/702-***-****

Professional Summary

A professional with over twenty years of experience in the legal, construction, development, government, and engineering fields. My expertise includes contract and budget administration in addition to field and office personnel supervision. A high-level communicator with proven success fostering client relationships, supplier and trade partner collaboration, and executive and governmental correspondence. An energetic, and innovative person who cares most about delivering accurate, timely, and high-quality results in team-based environments.

Professional Experience

Company Confidential/ Project Manager

• Experience in multi-family residential ground up new construction for 302 units.

• Managed subcontract agreements and administration.

• Interfaced with design team and Owners on a regular basis.

• Verified legitimacy of subcontractor change orders and AIA pay applications.

• Timely submitted legitimate change order requests to Owner for review and approval.

• Managed RFI’s, submittals, and procurement for the project.

• Managed project action items as a part of internal weekly PM meetings.

• Coordinated, planed, and managed schedules for contractor and subcontractors.

• Supervised project progress, providing reports on timeline, progress, and adjustments.

• Managed subcontractors and held them accountable during all phases of work.

• Proficient in critical path scheduling.

• Coordinated construction activities in accordance with the execution procedures and QA/QC requirements.

• Developed and reviewed with supervisor full development budget and project commitment reports.

DHI Communities LLC/Assistant Project Manager

• Experience in multi-family & casita style residential ground up new construction.

• Experience in wood framed and panelized garden style and podium mid-rise apartment complexes.

• Manage document control including submittals, shop drawings, drawing logs, schedules and specifications.

• Manage all aspects of project documentation including submittals, RFI’s, ASI’s, and project meeting minutes.

• Monitor project schedules regarding submittals, approvals, and shop fabrication releases. Identify and communicate possible delays or problems to project management team.

• Organize detailing RFI process through formal RFI to customer and informal RFI's with the engineer, architect, and general contractor.

• Established project sequencing/phasing.

• Manages permit coordination and submissions.

• Assists with estimation and the bidding process.

• Assists with developing detailed budget with cost code line items for scope of work required on a project.

• Review invoices and verify versus work completed, submit for approvals and payment.

• Process and track change orders.

• Coordinate with consultants, designers, and contractors to ensure timely and complete submittals to cause the issuance of required construction permits.

• Manage onsite and offsite construction activities to ensure compliance with plan specifications, building and safety regulations and timely completion within budget.

• Develop and manage dust control permit and plan for the City of North Las Vegas. Heartland Construction LLC/Assistant Project Manager

• Manage activities to obtain required permits including LDA’s, SEPA, SPA, and ROW/hauling activities.

• Experience in multi-family residential ground up new construction.

• Experience in wood framed and panelized garden style and podium mid-rise apartment complexes.

• Manage all aspects of project documentation including submittals, RFI’s, ASI’s, and project meeting minutes.

• Assist in contract and consultant negotiations.

• Prepare and execute monthly AIA billings.

• Manage subcontractor change orders.

• Manage internal reporting and monthly budget projections.

• Manage construction documents including writing of subcontracts, scopes, and schedule of values.

• Manage all subcontractor monthly billings and invoices.

• Manage document control including submittals, shop drawings, drawing logs, schedules and specifications.

CDK Construction Services/Senior Project Engineer

• Managed all activities associated with the construction of assigned projects.

• Verify all contractual terms and obligations of the projects are maintained and coordinated with the management team, subcontractors, detailer, shop, and field to maintain agreed job schedule.

• Monitor project schedules regarding submittals, approvals, and shop fabrication releases. Identify and communicate possible delays or problems to project management team.

• Organize detailing RFI process through formal RFI to customer and informal RFI's with the engineer, architect, and general contractor.

• Established project sequencing/phasing.

• Managed changes orders and have the ability to assertively get them processed and billed.

• Managed drawing revisions and keeping drawing logs up to date.

• Negotiate change orders between owners and subcontractors.

• Participating in the proposal process including writing and reviewing material before it was sent out.

• Create, implement, and oversee document control procedures.

• Provide training to project engineers within the company.

• Prepare and execute owner billings and AIA documents. Compass General Construction/Project Engineer/Spectrum Specialist

• Implemented a project management software program called Spectrum.

• Built the system to include payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable,

• Employee set up relating to benefits and user defined fields, job set-up, and Real time job costs.

• Developed several training tools for 150 employees related to Created phase code descriptions, cost types, GL accounts, customers, and job cost history reports.

• Provide maintenance and system support for over 200 employees while maintaining the integrity of the program.

• Developed creative ways to navigate through the system and recreate job cost history not kept in Timberline.

Garco Construction, Inc./Project Engineer Assistant Project Manager to VP

• Manage all activities associated with the construction of assigned projects.

• Verify all contractual terms and obligations of the projects are maintained and coordinated with the management team, subcontractors, detailer, shop and field to maintain agreed job schedule.

• Monitor project schedules regarding submittals, approvals, and shop fabrication releases. Identify and communicate possible delays or problems to project management team.

• Organize detailing RFI process through formal RFI to customer and informal RFI's with the engineer, architect, and general contractor.

• Established project sequencing.

• Managing changes orders and have the ability to assertively get them processed and billed.

• Managing drawing revisions and keeping drawing logs up to date.

• Negotiate change orders between owners and subcontractors.

• Participating in the proposal process including writing and reviewing material before it was sent out.

• Estimated construction projects including federal, city, state, and schools.

• Developed SWPP, EPP, and QC plans for various projects. Project Resources Inc/ Corporate Office Manager, H.R. Manager

• Planned, directed, supervised, and coordinated work activities of 150 personnel relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.

• Identified staff vacancies and recruits, interviews and select applicants. Allocated human resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.

• Provided current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunities for promotion and employee benefits.

• Served as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.

• Managed the development, procurement and tracking of project scope, schedule and budget for several Government projects.

• Develop and manage the contracting process, including document control, request for proposals, bid evaluations, contract awards and change order control.

• Manage all efforts and timelines associated with local government and agency approvals.

• Provide support supervision of teaming partners and joint ventures during preconstruction services and construction phases.

• Developed Critical Path Schedule Overview to meet construction deadlines

• Maintain all FEMA litigation complaints, re-new all contractors and business licenses worldwide.

• Knowledge of Federal and Nevada laws including EEO, ADA, OSHA, COBRA HIPPA, FLSA, and FMLA.

M.J. Dean Construction/ Field Operations Manager-General Contractor

• Coordinate with Owner Clients, Project Managers and Field Personnel, daily status of project budget and vendor issues.

• Manage Project Engineers to effectively streamline critical path milestones.

• Communicate with subcontractors, contractors, vendors, and engineers on all aspects of job status, equipment delivery notices, and cost coding.

• Maintain vendor and subcontractor contracts, insurance, and safety files/records.

• Process Requests for Information, Submittals, Potential Change Orders, Change Order Request and Subcontract Change Orders.

• Managed all aspects of Close-out procedures including O & M Manuals, OCIP requirements and finalization of subcontracts.

Education

UNLV, Las Vegas

College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas

Bakersfield College, Bakersfield Major: Business Administration/Criminal Justice Certifications & Computer Skills

• Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Clearance for Nellis, Creech, Fairchild, JBLM

• Summerlin & Redmond Soccer League

• Vegas/PNW Track Club

• Notary of Public State of Washington

• Project Management Certificate

• QA/QC Certificate

• First Aid, CPR Certified

• Spectrum Specialist

• Everify Specialist

• QCS

• Sage 100 & 300 Master Builder

• Procore

• Prolog

• Textura

• Microsoft Project/Suite

• Office 365

• Plangrid

• Vista Accounting

• Project Teams

• CMIC

• OSHA 30

• Current Dust Card/Nevada

Project List

Market Place Center – Bakersfield, CA

Panorama Towers I & II – Las Vegas, NV

Sam’s Town Expansion and Tenant Improvement – Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Expansion and Tenant Improvement – Las Vegas, NV Nellis & Creech Air Force Base MACC – Las Vegas, NV Asbestos Superfund Site – Libby, Montana

Emergency Response to Repair Damaged Levees - Omaha, NE Replace JP-8 Hydrant Fuel Storage Tanks – Mountain AFB, ID JBLM Access Corridor Bridge – JBLM, WA

Lower Granite Dam Fish Barge Moorage – Walla Wall, WA Yakima Firing Training Center – Yakima AFB, WA

Repair of Egg-Shaped Sewer System – Spokane, WA

Malmstrom Replace Family Housing – Malmstrom AFB, ID Hilton Garden Inn – Bellevue, WA

South Lake Union Mixed Use Apartment & Retail – Seattle, WA Sedona Phase I Multifamily Apartments – Seattle, WA Arabella Phase II Multifamily Apartments – Shoreline, WA Manor Way Multifamily Apartments – Everett, WA

Vantage II Multifamily Apartments – Everett WA

Ascend Valley Vista Multifamily Apartments & Casitas – North Las Vegas, NV Ascend at Black Canyon Multifamily Apartments – Phoenix, AZ Rainbow Arby Multifamily Apartments – Las Vegas, NV

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