Project Manager Accounts Payable

Gary P. Staso

* **** ***** *****, ***** PA *****

(T) 724-***-**** (C) 724-***-**** (E) *********@*****.*** Executive Summary:

Experienced Construction Manager with 40 years of experience. Strong strategic planning and people management skills. Desire to obtain a position to use my extensive experience in all phases of construction management.

Core Qualifications:

Maintain costs of all budgets, including millwork, store fixtures, signage, lighting, flooring, and contractors. Manage departmental staff including project managers, store facilities, maintenance, permit processing, accounts payable processing and store warranty work. Coordinate directly with landlord and building departments on an ongoing basis to ensure timely opening of stores. Possess a strong work ethic with professional integrity.

Professional Experience:

7/11/2022 to 12/20/24 Party City Project Manager

• Responsibilities include, working with architect & landlords to ensure plans are designed to specifications.

• Overseeing landlord turnkey projects with landlord contractors, to ensure stores are built to specs

& on time.

• Overseeing the development of 10 stores in last 5 months

• On boarding new contractors

• Working with architects & local building departments to ensure permits are secured for all locations.

• Overseeing bidding process, reviewing bids with GC once received.

• Coordinating with all vendors to ensure all materials are received.

• Overseeing the construction schedules with GC project manager & superintendents to ensure all projects stay on schedule, via weekly construction calls.

• Making site visits to job to ensure store is built to specifications.

• Making site visits to complete punch list.

• Working with store operations team to ensure all construction related issues are resolved.

• Review & approving all Change Orders & pays apps. 06/07/2021 to 05/30/2022 Rue21 Warrendale PA

Project Manager

• Responsibilities include, working with architect & landlords to ensure plans are designed to specifications.

• Overseeing the development of 10 stores in 2021

• Overseeing the development of 12 stores for 2022

• On boarding new vendors.

• Working with local building departments to ensure permits are secured for all locations.

• Overseeing bidding process, reviewing bids with GC once received.

• Coordinating with all vendors to ensure all materials are received.

• Overseeing the construction schedules with GC project manager & superintendents to ensure all projects stay on schedule.

• Making site visits to job to ensure store is built to specifications.

• Making site visits to complete punch list.

• Working with store operations team to ensure all construction related issues are resolved.

• Review & approving all Change Orders & pays apps.

• Review all construction lease exhibits.

04/01/19 – 10/23/2020 CBRE Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Project Manager

• Responsible for overseeing the development of 12,000 sq ft, Dentist office and retail space, for Dentistry for Kids in Monroeville, PA. From concept to completion. Worked with Architect, contractor, Vendors, and local Building authorities to ensure building was completed on schedule and under budget. Reviewed all change orders with the contractor and architect, prior to meeting with client. Responsible for taking weekly minutes and taking photos to ensure the client was up to date.

• Responsible for overseeing 20,000 sq office renovation for SAE International in Warrendale PA. Worked for Architect, Contractor, all Vendors, and local authorities. Responsible for reviewing and coordinating all architectural changes with the Contractor, and client to ensure all work was completed per plans and spec. Responsible for reviewing all change orders with the client. Responsible for ensuring the client receives the weekly minutes, and photos.

• Responsible for overseeing the office renovation for Michael Baker Associates, Moon PA. Overseeing the construction process for the Client who was the architect. Responsible for ensuring the contractor completed the construction per plans and spec, coordinated all deliveries with the contractor and vendors, ensured the client received weekly minutes, and photos of project.

05/2017- 03/15/19 Rycon Construction, Pittsburgh PA Senior Project Manager

• Responsible for overseeing multiple projects totaling approximately $14,000.000.00 to date, ranging from $65,000.00 to $5,000,000.00.

• Responsible for overseeing projects from start of construction to completion.

• Responsible for estimating, bidding, and awarding of all contracts with subcontractors and vendors.

• Responsibilities include overseeing construction of retail, food service, and office renovations.

• Responsible for tracking of all construction costs.

• Responsible for weekly & bi-weekly meetings with subcontractors, architects & owners.

• Responsible for all daily communication between superintendent, subcontractors, vendors, architects, and owners rep.

• Responsible for creating & updating construction schedules. 02/2015 – 03/2017 American Eagle Outfitters, Pittsburgh, PA Senior Manager of Facility and Construction

• Responsible for oversight of the responsibilities of store maintenance individuals for 900 corporate stores, including the managing of five coordinators.

• Helped implement the process for facilitating the maintenance of all of the locations in Mexico.

• Oversaw the facilities and maintenance of all three corporate buildings including the construction and relocations of new offices as directed by Human Resources over seeing all maintenance for these buildings including HVAC service, snow removal, landscaping, overall maintenance insuring buildings are cleaned on a daily basics.

• Oversaw the renovation of American Eagle design office in New York City included the coordination of all vendors, including lighting, mill work, and furniture suppliers for 3rd and 4th floors.

• Oversaw the construction of the first cafe in American Eagle’s flagship store in Times Square. Worked with contractors, vendors and outside architects. 09/2000 – 02/2015 American Eagle Outfitters, Pittsburgh, PA Senior Manager of Construction

• Responsible for construction of new corporate and international franchise stores.

• Responsible for overseeing openings in China, Russia, Japan and Middle East. (Includes vendor development, coordinate store construction with franchisee, and coordinate logistics through customs.)

• Manage $30 million annual construction budget.

• Oversee new store development of (135) Aerie brand.

• Controlled expenses via value engineering.

• Oversee 5 to 7 Project Construction Managers.

• Oversee clerical personnel for planning and construction.

• Establish all systems and procedures for department staff, outside contractors, and vendors.

• Interface with new store/fixture design and project design to set deadlines and criteria for new production.

• Provide architectural and engineering directions and quality standards for departmental staff, and also outside contractors and vendors to ensure adherence.

• Solicit, qualify, and award contracts to outside contractors and vendors.

• Assist in development and monitor all budgets and contracts to ensure compliance.

• Negotiate with landlord, building department, contractor, and labor disputes.

• Coordinate all field design changes.

• Approve all contractor and vendor invoicing, including change orders.

• Responsible for departmental staffing and counseling. 01/2000 - 09/2000 The Nutrition Club Pittsburgh, PA Vice President of Construction

• Responsible for construction of new corporate and franchise stores.

• Implemented architecture store design and construction.

• Implemented 3D virtual walk through of store design.

• Coordinated all purchasing to ensure on time deliveries to stores.

• Manage preconstruction with all contractors in all malls and strip centers.

• Evaluate all post construction needs to correct outstanding problems.

• Responsible for outsourcing all architectural, electrical, and mechanical drawings. 12/1981 - 12/1999 General Nutrition Center Pittsburgh, PA Director of Franchise Construction

• Manage the development of 3600 store locations. Directly responsible for 1400, which were in the franchise division.

• Supervised construction for the international division, overseeing work in 22 countries.

• Contributed in making GNC #1 Franchise as rated by Success Magazine.

• Managed $15 million expenditure budget.

• Managed 11 – 15 subordinates.

• Developed efficient and cost-effective systems to verify lease requirements conform to GNC criteria for strip center and regional mall locations.

• Monitored procedures of all store plans from survey to CADD, to permits and final approval by landlords, building and health departments.

• Implemented construction policy and procedure manuals.

• Maintain a comprehensive franchise construction schedule, which was updated weekly for Real Estate, Accounting, and Divisional Offices.

• Responsible for hiring and training of construction department personnel. Education:

Greensburg Institute of Technology, Greensburg, PA, Certified USA Mechanical Drafting

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