Project Manager Management

Curtis Gentile, P.E.

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Gulf Breeze, FL, (USA) 32563

Primary: 850-***-****

Florida PE# 80765

Alabama PE #37879

Project Manager, Resident Engineer

Water/Wastewater Treatment s Process Engineering s Commercial Construction

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1981

Summary/Expertise

Mr. Gentile has been involved in substantial infrastructure projects from the perspective of Project Manager, design engineer, equipment supplier, contractor, and owner’s representative. This varied and hands-on work history provides him a unique perspective and advantage in controlling all aspects of project delivery. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Mr. Gentile has 20 years of progressively responsible project management experience in the areas of design and construction administration. As a Resident Engineer, Mr. Gentile’s leadership skills and technical knowledge have proven valuable in bridging communication gaps between different engineering disciplines, different ethnic groups, and competing business interests.

Prior to consulting, Mr. Gentile’s experience as an application engineer included supplying process and control equipment in a variety of industries including Water & Wastewater Treatment, Food Processing, Power, Chemical/Petrochemical, HVAC, and Mining. He also has 6 years of experience working for Contractors, including 4 years for a nationally known, water well drilling and service company, and 1 year for a family-owned electrical contracting company.

As a Project Manager/Resident Engineer, Mr. Gentile has a proven record of guiding small and large-scale projects to a successful conclusion and recovering stalled projects.

From October 2020 to the present date, Mr. Gentile has been working as an Expert Witness/ Forensic Engineer in the Florida Insurance Industry, performing inspections and writing Damage Assessments for Allied Engineering, LLC and MBP Engineering, LLC, both located in Pinecrest, Florida. Currently, over 160 structural Damage Assessments have been written for residential and commercial structures, located throughout the state of Florida.

Project Experience

Mittauer & Associates

November 2019 – May 2020

Sr. Project Manager

Duties:

Preparing and filing WWTP permit renewals with FDEP, including Operation & Maintenance Performance Reports (OMPR) and Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR).

Design and Specification preparation for smaller WWTPs (0.24 MGD – 1 MGD) with an emphasis on the Ovivo Carrousel process (oxidation ditches) for enhanced nutrient removal

Assisted with the design of infiltrative wetlands for enhanced nutrient removal.

Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.

November 2016 – July 2019

Senior Engineer

Project: CC Williams WWTP Headworks Improvements, Mobile, AL

Duties:

Served as the Project Manager and primary contact for Owner and Contractor during the 2-year construction phase of this $27.5M improvement project.

Coordinated and provided RFI responses to all Contractor questions for all engineering disciplines (Civil, Process, Structural, HVAC, Electrical, I&C).

Reviewed and approved monthly Pay Requests.

Reviewed, assessed, and processed all Change Order requests.

Prepared and submitted all close-out documentation, including the delivery of Record Drawings and O& M Manuals.

Project: Otter Creek WWTP: BNR and Retrofit projects, Waculla Co., FL

Duties:

Served as the technical lead throughout the construction phase of this $7.5M plant expansion, responding to RFIs, preparing RFPs, and reviewing Change Orders.

Project Scope included a complete 0.6 MGD treatment plant including nutrient removal, to be operated in parallel with the existing 0.6 MGD WWTP.

Served as the design lead for upgrade of the original WWTP, improving treatment to meet Advance Wastewater Treatment (AWT) standards. Engineering disciplines included Civil, Structural, Process, Electrical, and I&C.

Served as the point of contact for FDEP on regulatory matters related to re-permitting of the WWTP, including the addition of off-site, public access (reclaimed) water.

Project: ECUA, various projects, Pensacola, FL

Prepared and finalized the Reclaimed Water Masterplan, a planning document for utilizing all effluent from the Pensacola Beach and CWRF facilities for Public Access

Served as the Engineer-of-Record of a 2.5MG ground storage tank for reclaimed water storage on Pensacola Beach, and temporary repurposing the tank for potable water storage. Designed and bid phase-one of the reclaimed water distribution system. Served as the design lead and Engineer-of-Record for the associated reclaimed water pumping station.

Prepared and finalized the pH Alternatives Report for potable water, ultimately recommending a transition from bagged to bulk lime procurement. The report included interim phases and detailed cost projections.

Served as the design lead and Engineer-of-Record for upgrade of the Pensacola Beach WWTP #2 lift station upgrade, including wet well renovations, piping modifications, instrumentation & controls.

Project: SSO Abatement, Milton, Florida

Prepared and submitted a Design Study for the elimination of sanitary sewer overflows at three low-lying manholes located along the Blackwater River. Solutions included increasing the hydraulic throughput of the Milton WWTP, upsizing trunk sewers, and strategically locating wet-weather storage in the collection system.

TSG Water Resources, Inc.

November 2015 – August 2016

Project Manager

Project: Westin WWTP Upgrade, St. John, USVI

Duties:

Redesign of this 0.2 MGD MBR WWTP including structural, mechanical, electrical, and I&C. The original Rotating Biological Contractor (RBC) plant, converted to a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) in 1998, underwent an upgrade in capacity and replacement of MBR elements that had surpassed their useful service life.

Selection and oversight of concrete and demolition subcontractors

Equipment and material procurement

Shop supervision during the assembly phase of all mechanical, electrical, and I&C upgrades

Served as the client liaison through all project phases.

TSG is an EPC contractor serving island and coastal communities, specializing in Reverse Osmosis (RO) treatment plants for converting sea and brackish waters to potable water, and MBR wastewater treatment plants.

Burns & McDonnell

September 2005 – October 2014

Assistant Resident Engineer over Infrastructure 2010-2012

Project: Msheireb – Heart of Doha, Phase 1A, Infrastructure, Doha, Qatar

Duties:

Managed a staff of 12 engineers and inspectors, reporting directly to the Resident Engineer. Responsible for QA/QC compliance of all structural, electrical, and mechanical systems associated with the infrastructure component of Phase 1.

Assumed the responsibilities of the Resident Engineer upon his absence from the jobsite (vacation and home leave), managing a staff of 70 engineers and inspectors.

Responsible for the review and approval of all shop drawings

Responsible for responding to all contractor requests for information (RFI) related to Phase 1 Infrastructure, which involved regular communication with a project design team that spanned several continents and time zones.

Responsible for assisting the Quantity Surveyor as needed with the pricing of Variation Orders, and for reviewing the Contractor’s monthly pay application.

Chaired a bi-weekly QA/QC meeting, and attended semi-weekly work-action-resolution meetings, weekly progress meetings and weekly coordination meetings. The coordination meetings were for interfacing with different design-build contractors working within the Infrastructure project footprint, one building a 26,000-ton District Cooling Plant, another a 66 KV Substation, and a third a solid waste vacuum collection system.

Assistant Project Manager / Resident Engineer 2005 - 2010, 2012 - 2014

Project: Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, St. Louis MSD

Duties:

Assisted with Final Design, including preparation of process equipment specifications, and QA/QC review of all drawings and contract documents pertaining to this $50M plant improvement.

Assisted Owner with bid evaluation.

Served as the design team’s primary representative during the entire, 4-year construction phase.

Coordinated and monitored all activity related to contractor-generated RFIs, owner or construction manager-generated Design Clarification Requests (DCR), and shop drawing review and approval.

Prepared Requests for Proposal (RFP) for the Owner.

Managed a multi-disciplined engineering team consisting of Architects, Geotechnical Engineers, Process Engineers, HVAC Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Instrumentation and Control Engineers.

Served as the Owner’s point-of-contact on regulatory matters.

Represented the Design Team during weekly progress meetings, reviewed and monitored Contractor’s critical path scheduling over the project duration.

Oversaw final delivery of record (as-built) drawings and wrote 6-month and 12-month plant performance assessments for the Owner.

Upon completion, the project earned a first-place award by the Missouri Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), in the Public Sector category. Upon Mr. Gentile’s return from Doha he resumed work for St. Louis MSD, upgrading sanitary sewer systems and separating combined systems as part of their SSO and CSO abatement initiative and Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP).

Project Manager

Project: Rolla SW Wastewater Treatment Improvements, Rolla, Missouri

Duties:

Led a design team and a construction management team in the upgrade of an aging wastewater treatment facility. Improvements included a new headworks structure with fine screening, an oxidation ditch with rotors for aeration and submersible mixers for nitrification/ de-nitrification, final clarifiers, RAS/ WAS pump station, scum pump station, and a relocated UV disinfection system. The $3.2M project was completed in January 2008 and Mr. Gentile served as the primary contact for the client during the design phase, and as the primary contact for both client and contractor during the construction phase.

Responsible for reviewing and approving shop drawings, change orders, and pay requests.

Responsible for preparing and delivering Record (As-Built) Drawings.

Chaired bi-weekly Progress Meetings with the Owner and Contractor throughout the 12-month construction schedule.

The project finished on time and within the constraints of a very limited budget. Change Orders totalled less than 0.3% ($9000.00) of the contract price.

Mr. Gentile is currently registered as a Professional Engineer in the States of Florida and Alabama, and holds a DHS-issued FEMA Contractor badge. He is fully fluent in Microsoft Office Suite (WORD, EXCEL); construction management programs including Constructware®, Document Locator®, and e-Builder®; and several scheduling programs including Microsoft Project and Primavera. He has created collection and distribution system models in WaterCAD®, SewerCAD®, and HEC-RAS, and has a working knowledge of both AutoCAD® and Microstation®.

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