Operations Manager Project Management
Resume:
JAMES GRAVLEY
Fort Myers, FL *****
*********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Experienced construction and operations manager. Proven track record in strategic planning, budget management, and team leadership, successfully overseeing projects and optimizing resource allocation. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Director of Operations
Trident Agriculture Solutions-Florida
February 2025 to Present
• Managed large diverse teams building extraordinary projects.
• Project management and superintendent management.
• Design and build custom water impoundments and reservoirs.
• Reclamation and mitigation of soils worldwide.
• Utilizing the latest science and technology to improve land worldwide.
• Safety and training for all trade partners.
• Custom design and construction.
President
Old Florida Citrus Holdings LLC.-Fort Myers, FL
January 2015 to August 2025
• Citrus consultant
• Land management
• Nutritional program design
• Harvesting
• Contract representation
• Grove operations and labor relations
Superintendent
Heatherwood Construction-Bonita Springs, FL
May 2024 to July 2025
• Trade partner management
• Material procurement
• Implementation of safety protocols
• Daily project operations management
• Procore
• Budget monitoring and management of resources.
• Short and long term schedule for all goals and milestones
• Permits and inspection management
• First contact for all stakeholders, owners, engineers and architects
• Identity and resolve conflicts or issues
• Submittals, change orders and RFI’s
Director of Landscape and Golf Operations
Shell Point Retirement Community-Fort Myers, FL
January 2022 to July 2023
• Managed daily operations of golf course maintenance and landscaping.
• Implemented sustainable practices for turf care and landscape management.
• Oversaw equipment maintenance and procurement.
• Led a team of groundskeepers and horticulturalists.
• Developed and managed departmental budgets.
Director of Citrus Operations, Principle
Old Florida Citrus LLC-Fort Myers, FL
January 2015 to December 2022
• Directed daily operational activities to optimize efficiency and productivity.
• Managed 2000 acres of citrus groves, juice and fresh fruit.
• Implemented nutritional programs for all applications.
• Oversaw budgeting, forecasting, and fiscal management.
• Managed cross-functional teams to achieve departmental goals and objectives.
• Ensured compliance with regulatory agencies and internal policies.
• Worked with State and Federal agencies for all requirements and standards.
• Coordination and management of harvesting and H2A requirements.
• Estimating and fruit quality standards for all groves. Vice President of Citrus Operations
Arcadia Citrus Enterprises-Fort Myers, FL
January 2011 to December 2015
• Directed 6000-acre citrus production and land development across multiple sites and regions.
• Managed operational budgets and financial performance metrics.
• Led strategic planning for expansion and market penetration.
• Implemented quality control measures to ensure product excellence.
• Directed a diverse team of agricultural professionals and support staff.
• Designed and implemented all nutritional programs to ensure chemical efficacy and reduce resistance.
• Utilized the latest science and technology to guarantee trees produce and pay.
• Managed all land excavation and pre-construction operations under budget and on schedule. Director of Field Operations/Project Manager
Gravley Construction-Fort Myers, FL
January 2001 to December 2011
• Developed and executed company vision, mission, and strategic objectives.
• Custom pools
• Oversaw day-to-day operations of superintendents to ensure efficient resource allocation.
• Led business development initiatives and cultivated key client relationships.
• Managed financial performance, including budgeting and cost control.
• Provided leadership and mentorship to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Applied new safety procedures and standards to achieve zero accident environment.
• Lightweight concrete.
• Designed and implemented concrete pumping systems utilized worldwide.
• Inspected and validated intricate concrete forms and specialized material mixing.
• Multi-family, High-rise.
Superintendent
AAA Concrete Construction-Orlando, FL
January 1995 to January 2001
• Directed operational strategy and execution to achieve company objectives.
• FDOT, Underground
• Lightweight concrete.
• Custom pools
• Project management.
• Oversaw production planning, coordination, and supply chain management.
• Implemented continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
• Managed budgeting, forecasting, and cost control measures.
• Led cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Superintendent for all projects.
Education
Citrus Scouting and Disease Management (Continued education) University of Florida-Gainesville, FL
June 2017 to June 2017
Horticulture Sciences, Business Administration (Bachelor of Science) Florida Southern College-Lakeland, FL
May 2011 to May 2013
General Studies (AA)
Edison State College-Fort Myers, FL
May 2009 to May 2011
Skills
• Managerial communication (10+ years)
• Resort (3 years)
• Agriculture
• Computer literacy
• Team lead experience
• Request for information (RFI)
• Demolition
• Project management experience (5 years)
• Growing experience
• Wastewater treatment
• Building code compliance
• Sales
• HeavyBid
• Resource allocation
• Analytics
• Power tools
• Negotiation (sales skills) (10+ years)
• Budgeting
• Construction inspection
• Concrete
• Primavera
• Commercial carpentry
• Interpersonal communication (10+ years)
• Environmental impact regulations
• Customer service
• Frame carpentry
• Energy building codes
• Commercial construction
• Hotel building construction
• Crane
• Hospital construction
• Institutional construction
• Construction quality assurance
• Managerial Decision Making
• Construction workplace safety regulations
• Hardscaping construction projects (8 years)
• Multifamily construction (10+ years)
• Managerial negotiation
• Executive leadership
• NetSuite
• AutoCAD
• Renovation
• Horticulture
• Succession planning
• Trailer towing
• Data analysis skills
• Mobile applications
• Communication skills
• Conflict resolution
• Executive-level budget management - Largest budget managed in an executive level role (More than
$5M)
• Industrial construction
• Working on construction projects in a civil infrastructure role
• Microsoft Access
• Local building codes
• Rebar installation (10+ years)
• Construction project manager experience
• Underground utilities
• Schedule management
• Construction risk identification
• Commercial building projects
• Construction quality control
• Financial management
• Employee evaluation
• Management
• Heavy equipment operation
• Crew management
• Budget management
• Project management software
• Residential carpentry
• QuickBooks
• Project scheduling
• Leadership
• Facilities management
• Team collaboration
• Interviewing
• Construction administrative experience
• Construction safety inspection
• Conveyor installation
• Data interpretation
• Account management
• ProCore
• Project management in construction (6 years)
• Executive-level team management - Largest team size managed in an executive level role (11-20 team members)
• Disaster recovery implementation
• Greenhouse experience
• Construction scheduling
• Construction project planning
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Design-build method
• Construction project superintendent experience
• Stakeholder management (10+ years)
• Accounting software
• Construction risk response planning
• Low-rise building construction
• Team scheduling
• Safety management experience within construction industry
• Project management
• Coordinating with subcontractors on construction projects - Subcontractors coordinated with on a single construction project (7-10 subcontractors)
• Client services
• Managing large-scale construction projects - Large-scale construction projects managed (2-3 projects)
• Profit & loss
• Communication
• Customer relationship management (10+ years)
• Risk management
• High-rise building construction
• Negotiation
• Client communication
• Urban forestry (4 years)
• Construction methods
• Microsoft Project
• Process improvement
• Performance management
• Time management (10+ years)
• Landscape maintenance (10+ years)
• ROI
• Irrigation
• Microsoft Office
• Strategic planning
• Residential construction project management
• Zoning regulations
• Microsoft Word (10+ years)
• Construction budget management
• Real estate administrative experience
• Operating heavy equipment
• Construction subcontractor management
• Residential construction
• Team supervision
• Construction project budgeting - Largest construction project budget managed ($5M-$10M)
• Construction risk registers
• Pre-construction inspection
• Metal building erection (3 years)
• Prefabricated construction
• Mid-rise building construction
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills (10+ years)
• Project implementation
• Administrative experience
• Pipeline
• Construction plans
• Managerial problem-solving
• Formwork construction (10+ years)
• Construction submittals
• Team development
• Presentation skills
• Farming
• Construction manager experience
• Blueprint reading (10+ years)
• Healthcare management
• Construction machinery maintenance
• Cost control
• Computer skills
• Paving
• Managerial strategic planning
• Schematics (10+ years)
• Executive officer experience
• Construction team management
• Bluebeam
• Mechanical knowledge (10+ years)
• Construction management - Construction management experience (6-10 years)
• Final construction inspection
• Relationship management
• Restoration industry experience
• Senior manager experience
• Crisis management
• OSHA
• Construction change orders
• Collaboration
• Safety plans
• As-built drawings
• Project engineering
• Operations management (10+ years)
• Business development
• Real estate development
• Microsoft Outlook (10+ years)
• Team leadership
• Lean manufacturing
• Landscape design
• Cross-functional team management
• Contracts
• Irrigation systems (10+ years)
• Microsoft Excel (10+ years)
• Quality control
• Risk assessment.
• Supervising experience (10+ years)
Certifications and Licenses
Pest Control License
Driver's License
OSHA Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Certification
Superintendent Certification
First Aid Certification
OSHA 30
OSHA 10
Pesticide Applicator’s License
Publications
Growing Citrus in the HLB Era
https://citrusindustry.net/2017/12/13/growing-citrus-in-the-hlb-era/ June 2017
Citrus Industry Magazine Featured Story.
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