Construction Manager

James Michael Keel

*** *. ****** ***** **.  Dover, TN 37058  931-***-****  ******************@*****.***

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER / ESTIMATOR

I completed my education in the winter of 1993. At that time, the job market was pretty bleak. However, in April of 1994, I was hired on as an engineering assistant for Natkin & Co., a mechanical subcontractor on the TVA Flue Gas Desulfurization Retrofit Project at Cumberland Steam Plant. My responsibilities were primarily that of document control as I was charged with keeping the field sets of drawings updated with the latest revisions. This position was a great learning experience for me and it set me on a path of construction management as a career. As you can see from the project list below, I have over 15 years experience with government and private sector contracts and extensive experience with the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Employer Summary

NORTHVIEW ENTERPRISES, INC. (Louisville, KY) —Project Manager/Quality Control Manager, 4/10 to Present

Currently employed as onsite QC Manager for major renovation project at Fort Campbell, KY while simultaneously overseeing three other renovation contracts as project manager. Northview Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Company and a protégé of TJC Engineering.

TJC ENGINEERING, INC. (Louisville, KY) — Project Manager/Estimator, 10/06 to 4/10

Managed all phases of contract management from bidding to closeout. Responsible for negotiating with both the government and with subcontractors. Served as Quality Control and Project Manager on a design/build SOF Maintenance Facility Project and also as QC and Project manager on an earlier Combined Arms Collective Training Facility for the USACE. Managed multiple TOC, MATOC, and other IDIQ contracts.

TMS CONTRACTING LLC. (Clarksville, TN) — Senior Project Manager/Estimator, 8/00 to 5/06

In charge of overall company estimating and project management. Managed TOC and MATOC contracts for DoD projects as well as private sector design/build projects. With an in-house design team, coordinated all aspects of design/build program which included numerous church additions and PEMB systems.

MCMILLEN MECHANICAL INC. (Elizabethtown, KY) — Mechanical Quality Control, 6/99 to 8/00

Responsible for documenting contract compliance on a USACE Consolidated Troop Medical/Dental Clinic at Fort Campbell. In charge of all mechanical systems to include HVAC, Climate Controls, Plumbing, Sanitary Sewer, Water and Gas Services.

FIRTH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Baton Rouge, LA) — Quality Control Manager, 5/97 to 6/99

Responsible for overall project quality and documentation of compliance on USACE On-Post Railroad Addition. Project at Fort Campbell, KY consisted of 1 million cubic yards of dirtwork, 300,000 tons of aggregate surfacing, 25,000 cubic yards concrete paving, and 7 miles new railroad track.

HOWARD W. PENCE CONSTRUCTION (Elizabethtown, KY) — Quality Control Manager, 12/94 to 5/97

Served as QCM at Fort Knox for the USACE USAREC Special Purpose Facility and as Assistant QCM for the USACE Enlistedmen’s Barracks Complex at Fort Campbell.

NATKIN & CO. (Brocton, MA) — Engineering Assistant, 4/94 to 11/94

Responsible for document control for a mechanical subcontractor on large TVA Flue Gas Desulfurization Project at Cumberland Steam Plant.

Career Highlights

TJC Engineering and Northview Enterprises

As a project manager for these two companies at Fort Campbell, I have developed a tremendous rapport with the government contacts on numerous projects. Every Contract Administrator with whom I have worked would say that I am true to my word. Over the years, I have garnered a reputation for honesty and integrity in the execution of contracts. The same could be said of the various subcontractors which I have had the pleasure to oversee. I always try to be fair in negotiations with either a subcontractor or the government.

TMS Contracting LLC.

The year before I started work for TMS, the company had grossed 1.8 million. After five years as Estimator and Senior Project Manager, the volume was 20 million. Of the projects that I prepared the bid, only 1 out of over 150 was a financial failure and it broke even.

Firth Construction Company

While working on the On-Post Railroad Project at Fort Campbell, I was given the opportunity to travel to Machadinho, Rondonia, Brazil to work in the rainforests of South America. Although I only stayed for a month, the experience has had a profound influence upon my life and especially my appreciation for the standard of living we have here in America.

Education & Certifications

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (Knoxville, TN) — BS in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 1993

Tennessee EIT #15302

Also Certified in Construction Safety and First Aid/CPR

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