Senior Project Manager-Civil Construction

CHRIS CONNER, CCM, LEED-AP, PMP

Kailua, HI ***** 415-***-**** ***************@*****.***

PROJECT MANAGER

Civil engineering and building construction project management professional with 15+ years’ progressive hands on experience in planning, design and construction of major projects (including commercial, manufacturing, industrial, hospitality, public works). Instill, manage cultures ensuring safe, secure worksites. BS, Civil Engineering (Minor: Accounting), University of Memphis; PMP, PMI; Honorable Discharge, Combat Engineer: US Army HIGHLIGHTS:

• End-to-End Project Management: Drive all phases of major projects—from design development to closeout, leading high- performance teams, ensuring faster, more-effective project delivery, highest-quality buildings, enhanced control—while generating better results for clients, investors.

• Leading Major Projects: At Holland, led $110M project / (2) Washington PID (public improvement district) land development projects, $2B+ in 24 multifamily assets, enabling successful IPO, led $90M design-build of 35-acre development, building (3) office towers / 275 multifamily units, $75M+ buyout; at DCCI, led $185M+ Golden Gate Bridge Precon and Phase 1.

• Persuasive Communicator: Keep projects aligned, in-sync, flowing smoothly by cultivating relationships with engineers, architects, contractors, vendors, subcontractors, clients, general public—ensuring project goals & requirements are executed, align with corporate interests.

• Natural Leader: Adept at leading teams of up to 100+ personnel across matrixed organizations; regularly drive company culture on foundation of core values, guiding principles.

• Driving Technology Innovation: Well-versed in alternative forms of project delivery, e.g., CM / GC, GMP-NTE, CM at Risk, Design Build, P3; adept at SharePoint, Procore, PlanGrid, Viewpoint; routinely champion—and fully-integrate—latest technologies, including construction management software (Procore, Bluebeam, eBuilder).

• Continual Learner: Dedicated to continual education; engaged with ASPE, AGC and UC CE Programs. SIGNATURE STRENGTHS

BIM Value Engineering• Heavy Civil • Electrical Engineering • PMO Management • Budgeting & Forecasting • Risk Assessment / Management • Sourcing Contractors / Supply Chain Procurement • Engineer Training & Development • Structural Steel Fabrication, Erection • Structural Concrete • Corporate / Regulatory Compliance • Managing Client Expectations • Writing / Presenting Reports • OSHA 30 Certified • Managing Multiple Concurrent Projects • Market Rate Class A Construction / Affordable Housing PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Construction, JM Construction Services; California, Hawaii, Washington 2022 – 2026 Served at 4th Generation California GC firm taking $15M/year company to $165M in 3 years, luxury residential, commercial, public works and affordable multi-family properties in California.

• Orchestrated all construction project management, project identification, design build value engineering, estimating, forecasting.

• Adopted, implemented Procore, Bluebeam, Smartsheet Portfolio Dashboards, targeting, reporting for C-suite. Transferred QuickBooks into BIM-360-Yardi.

Senior Project Manager / Senior Estimator, Azul Works Engineering; San Francisco, CA; 2020 – 2022 Served at civil / MEPS energy contractor providing heavy civil, electrical, mechanical, solar, civil engineering design build services; managed Engineers, Architects ascertaining project specifications; managed Superintendents, Foremen, subcontractor relationships, coordinated CMGC JV, City of SF, SFPUC, internally. Worked in heavy civil, underground utilities wet & dry design build, installation.

• Directed preconstruction and submittals for SFPUC Biosolids Facility demolition, construction. Handled all CPM scheduling.

• Served as conceptual design estimator, change manager for $147M in projects.

• Maintained job estimates, compliance with corporate safety policies / OSHA standards for asbestos abatement of public structures.

• Controlled sourcing of equipment and materials, subcontractor purchasing, preparation of estimates, cost reports. Senior Project Manager – Photonworks & MANA; Honolulu, HI; 2018 – 2020 (Concurrent with Holland Group, below) Directed USGOV / HECO civil infrastructure projects, MEPS, energy estimation, solar system construction, underground utility integration, contract implementation, conceptual engineering designs, systems commissioning. Oversaw kickoff & turnover meetings—moving projects from preconstruction to operations, including scope, budgeting, estimates. Maximized opportunities for design-build, design- assist, value engineering, special projects by meeting with potential clients, assisting current clients.

• Directed project scope, all specifications e.g., cost, time, sample requirements by reviewing client input, data, product construction.

• Created preliminary investigation plans—interpreting engineering plans, specifications, designs.

• Managed RFPs and scope of work packages for 3rd-party EPC / O&M contractors.

• Selected, negotiated with contractors on NAVFAC contracts via SBA 8(a) business development, small disadvantaged firms.

• Sold Matson global steel package with integrated solar design, plus Tesla wall systems. CHRIS CONNER, CCM, LEED-AP, PMP – PG. 2

Project Manager, Holland Partner Group; Portland, OR; 2015 - 2018 Managed 17 project managers at high-end real estate development firm. Leveraged PMP; integrated Bluebeam, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, Procore, Sage-3D modeling into BIM-5D-Yardi.

• Project-managed $400M design-build of 35-acre development in Washington State.

• Served as Westside Drywall PMO: Trained and developed staff on technologies (hardware & software) after firm reorganized PMO.

• Brentwood Library: Managed structural steel / miscellaneous metals on high-profile education / public works project.

• 1201 Tennessee Street: Handled all structural steel / miscellaneous metals on midrise multifamily project.

• Mixed-use / 35-acre development: Project-managed (3) midrise office towers, 275 multi-family units, $275M+ buyout. Project Manager, Cannery Row Company; Monterey, CA; 2013 - 2015 Served at hotel, real estate, commercial land developer. Leveraged PMP; integrated Bluebeam, Excel, Yardi.

• Led $50M in contract & management procurement of portfolio.

• Project-managed $200M LEED hotel development via entitlement on Monterey Bay.

• Digitized portfolio, PMO to manage 14M sq. ft. of retail commercial property. Project Manager, Adams-McKnight, LLC; Memphis, TN; 2004 – 2013 Led residential / commercial construction projects incorporating plans, architectural renderings, bank financing, demolitions, site grading, curbing, foundation layout, heavy civil site work, rough framing, structural steel fabrication.

• Managed total construction management lifecycle for $14M in residential and commercial properties.

• Led $11.95M construction of restaurant, hospitality & casino project, with extensive structural steel erection. Project Engineer-EIT, E.T.C. Americas, Inc.; Memphis, TN; 1999 - 2004 Led 20 staff, construction project management at civil engineering-environmental engineering testing firm—growing firm to become leading National provider of heavy civil construction, wastewater management and environmental testing in United States.

• Led projects USCOE, NAVFAC, TDOT, TXDOT, Caltrans, BART, FEMA, USDOE, US State Department. EDUCATION & LICENSURE

BS, Civil Engineering (Minor: Accounting), University of Memphis, TN Tennessee Licensed General Contractor Residential / Commercial, A-B-5M Bondable- Inactive California Licensed General Contractor – B License - Active Coursework in Civil Engineering, Construction & Personnel Management, US Corps of Engineers Certificate, PMP, Project Management Institute, Portland, OR Certified Energy Practitioner, Solar Energy International (SEI) Certificate, Advanced PV Design and Installation, SEI, NABCEP Candidate Certificate, Microsoft Office Professional

Certificates, Multiple AISC Course / Continuing Education Modules Certified Energy Auditor, Residential & Commercial, Denby Energy Systems Certified CICP Steel PEMB & Metal Inspector

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Honorable Discharge, Combat Engineer: US Army

Hybrid Energy System Engineer, Memphis-Haiti Medical Missions; Port Au Prince, Haiti Life Scout, Boy Scouts of America

General Contractor, Service Over Self (SOS) Missionary Homes; Guatemala, Belize, Mexico Technology: Expert : MS Office, GSuite, CMiC, Windows, Mac; Bluebeam, MS Project / Office, P6, Yardi, 3D-modeling, BIM, IP smart- control systems; Fabtrol, SAGE Timberline 100, 300; Fabsuite, Tekla-BIM integration

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