Senior Project Manager Design-Build 25 Years Experience

Michael Elliot

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Project manager with 25 years of experience in design-build projects. Will produce permit ready construction documents from initial planning concepts. Extensive qualifications in all facets of a project life cycle, including initial stakeholder negotiations, preliminary and working drawing development, specifications, cost estimates, construction financing and critical path schedules. Experienced in managing projects from the office or in the field. Has a documented background of finishing projects on time and on budget.

SKILLS

• Production Scheduling

• Job Costing/Estimating

• Stakeholder Negotiations

• Project Administration

• Project Procedures Development

• Contract drawing development

• Construction Financing

• Client presentations

• Vendor Procurement

• Material Specifications

• Microsoft Office

• Archi-Cad

WORK HISTORY

Technical Project Manager III - Industrial LNG Equipment Manufacturer Cosmodyne, LLC - 3010 Old Ranch Pk. Seal Beach, CA 06/2024 – 05/2025 Cosmodyne is an engineering/manufacturing firm, which produces prefabricated air separation and natural gas processing equipment. Using cryogenic technology, our system designs and production equipment liquefies air and natural gas for industrial use. As a project manager at Cosmodyne, I coordinate design and production issues between engineering, production and our clients. I collaborate with third party vendors regarding bids. I work with our factory on manufacturing hold points and quality control issues and the percentage of project completion. I coordinate with the designated freight forwarder regarding bills of lading, shipping manifests and required documents. Finally, I am responsible for reviewing project job costing.

• Review project execution plan.

• Developed Design/Production Schedules.

• Coordinate with Process and Mechanical Engineers to insure project production requirements are met including specific power guarantees and liquid per day.

• Coordinate directly with vendors on purchasing requirements.

• Coordinate directly with the factory on fabrication, specifications and quality control.

• Provide real-time job cost and cash flow analysis.

• Coordinate all shipping requirements.

Associate Director Facilities Dept. – Western Oregon University 345 Monmouth Ave. N. Monmouth OR 97361 09/2017 – 07/25/23 The Facilities Department at Western Oregon provides services to the University in the form of operations management and project management. Operations services are on-going and represent the primary function of the department. These services include current and deferred maintenance, campus landscaping and maintenance as well as coordinating special events. Developing, maintaining and managing the budget for these services is an integral part of operations. Projects are one-time and have a finite life cycle. As Associate Director of Facilities at Western, I am responsible for managing all construction projects at the university. Since coming to Western I have successfully completed over $12,000,000 in renovation projects. I am currently managing two projects with a construction value of $18,400,000. These include our new Welcome Center, ($8,200,000), and a seismic renovation on an existing unreinforced building totaling $10,200,000. Working with university stakeholders, I developed the construction drawings, budget and project schedule. The building projects receive final permit approval from the Monmouth Building Dept. and are expected to come in under budget. My current job responsibilities include the following:

• Supervise and direct WOU facilities Leads/Staff.

• Develop construction project budgets and schedules.

• Coordinate with department supervisors on all scope and design issues.

• Assist with Architect and Contractor selection.

• Approve all payment applications for projects.

• Review all Architectural contract documents.

• Coordinate with the City of Monmouth regarding building permitting.

• Coordinate all shipping, ordering and delivery requirements. Project Manager - Industrial LNG Equipment Manufacturer Cosmodyne, LLC - 3010 Old Ranch Pk. Seal Beach, CA 03/2011 – Current Cosmodyne is an engineering/manufacturing firm which produces prefabricated air separation and natural gas processing equipment. Using cryogenic technology, our system designs and production equipment liquefies air and natural gas for industrial use. As a project manager at Cosmodyne, I coordinate design and production issues between engineering, production and our clients. I collaborate with third party vendors regarding bids, shop drawing submittals and equipment deliveries. I work with our factory on manufacturing hold points and quality control issues. I coordinate with the designated freight forwarder regarding bills of lading, shipping manifests and required documents. Finally, I am responsible for project job costing. Since coming to Cosmodyne, on-time delivery has improved by six weeks and direct engineering expenses have been reduced by 15%. Annual Sales: $30,000,000 -

$35,000,000. My primary job responsibilities include the following:

• Develop and administrate project execution plan.

• Developed Design/Production Schedules.

• Review and approve component specifications.

• Coordinate with Process and Mechanical Engineers to insure project production requirements are met including specific power guarantees and liquid per day.

• Coordinate directly with vendors on purchasing requirements.

• Coordinate directly with the factory on fabrication, specifications and quality control.

• Provide real-time job cost and cash flow analysis.

• Coordinate all shipping requirements.

• Most recent completed project: Contract value - $8,242,830. This project shipped on time and 6.5% under budget.

Project Manager - Targhee Landing, 85 Single Family Housing Units Sterling Land Company - 4611 Bayard St. Pittsburgh, PA 01/2007 – 02/2011 I was contracted by the Sterling Land Company of Pittsburgh to design and develop a subdivision of 85 single-family town homes in Alpine, Wyoming. Working with the Lincoln County Commissioners, the Wyoming DEQ and Lincoln County Planning, I successfully guided the project through the approval process. I supervised and worked with our civil engineers on design and cost estimates for all site improvements including roads, wastewater treatment and utilities. I developed the overall project budget and worked directly with the Bank of Alpine on construction financing. I successfully met all project goals for cost estimates and construction schedules. Total development cost: $24,382,000. My job responsibilities included the following:

• Developed all building plans, architectural drawings and construction schedules.

• Designed and supervised construction of factory crafted building system.

• Coordinated successfully with local municipalities to acquire building permits.

• Created cost estimates for the project including site development, vertical construction and landscaping.

• Coordinated with all professional engineers including civil, structural and geotechnical.

• Coordinated directly with vendors on interior finish fixtures, cabinets and design.

• Reported directly to the owner of Sterling Land Company.

• Estimated total development cost: $24,382, 000.

Operations Manager – Residential Housing Manufacturer Alman Homes Inc. – 15760 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91436 07/1998 – 12/2006 Alman Homes was a residential developer and housing manufacturer. As Operations Manager, I supervised all daily operations at our 24,000 SF production facility in Ontario, California. The facility was capable of producing 450 single family homes annually, averaging 1800 SF each. Our building system included panelized wall, floor and roof components. When assembled in the field, our building system met all UBC residential building requirements. I acquired all permits and certifications needed for the facility to begin production. I worked directly with our framing machinery fabricators on production specifications and requirements for our building system. I also negotiated directly with clients regarding contractual requirements. My additional job responsibilities included the following:

• Supervised all daily operations involving the fabrication of single and multi-family residential housing units. $3,750,000 annual sales.

• Developed framing system for factory fabrication including all quality control manuals.

• Designed specifications and supervised installation of factory manufacturing equipment.

• Prepared all quotes for sales of building systems.

• Reviewed all engineered shop drawings prior to system fabrication.

• Directed field crews on the installation of our building system with a focus on scheduling and quality control.

• Coordinated with all vendors regarding material pricing and deliveries.

• Performed financial review of operating expenses and profit/loss statements.

• Successfully completed 9-unit residential housing project in San Leandro California. Gross sales value: $ 3,449,000.

• Successfully completed three 30 unit single family residential housing phases for the Rancho Housing Alliance in Coachella California. Gross contract value: $ 8,224,935.

• Successfully completed multiple single infill housing projects for the County of Los Angeles. Average contract value: $150,000.

• Reported directly to the Alman Homes corporate owners. General Manager - Residential Housing Manufacturer Valhall Inc. – 90170 Prairie Road Eugene, OR 97402 08/1991 – 05/1998 Valhall, Inc. was a residential factory housing manufacturer of closed panel build components. As general manager, I supervised all daily operations. I led the team responsible for designing prefabricated housing systems for export to Japan. The system consisted of walls, floors and roof trusses. All walls included factory installed siding, insulation, sheetrock and electrical wiring. Windows and doors were installed in the factory. In addition to our basic building system, we provided prefabricated balconies and stairs. I directed the negotiations in Japan, which resulted in a contract to export 4000 units of housing annually for two years. I worked closely with the City of Eugene Community Development Division and the University of Oregon on financing and design issues. I also worked directly with our Japanese client to ensure that our building system met all JAS import and construction standards. Contract value: $20,000,000. My additional job responsibilities included the following:

• Negotiated multimillion dollar contract with the Japanese developer MDI to export 4000 units of manufactured housing per year for two years.

• Worked directly with the City of Eugene Community Development Division to secure $300,000 of start-up financing for Valhall Inc.

• Worked directly the Oregon State Department of Building Codes to establish Quality Control Standards for pre-engineered building components.

• Supervised the development of the fabrication and installation drawings for 10 multifamily housing units to be exported to Japan.

• Coordinated with our Japanese client to ensure the system met all JAS codes and standards.

• Developed field framing crews to train Japanese crews on the proper installation methods for the building system.

• Designed and manufactured a closed panel system for multifamily housing in Chicago Illinois. The system included floors, walls and roof components. Exterior walls included siding and windows. Our client was Concorde Manufacturing working with the Chicago Housing Authority.

• Performed financial review of operating expenses and profit/loss statements.

• Reported directly to the owners of Concorde Manufacturing. Research Assistant –

Energy Studies - University of Oregon

07/1990 – 05/1991

• As a research assistant at ESBL, I helped develop five different designs for the potential Demonstration House Project. I worked directly with the head of the department, G. Z. Brown, in the development of these designs. ArchiCad was used to create three-dimensional models for both design and cost evaluation. Material cut-lists and created in ArchiCad were exported into Microsoft Excel for final cost evaluation. These estimates included both material and labor components. Graphics from ArchiCad as well as cost estimates were incorporated into a final report.

EDUCATION

University of Oregon: Masters of Arts Architecture 1990 One of two graduate students selected to compete for the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Traveling Fellowship.

Graduate Teaching Fellow – Architecture Department

• Teaching Assistant – Design Studio

• Teaching Assistant – Construction Processes and Methods Pacific University: BA Economics 1985

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