Senior Estimator

BARBARA ROSE MAY

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Indianapolis, IN 46260

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317-***-**** – home

317-***-**** - cell

OBJECTIVE

Construction estimating and contract management, requiring experience with commercial, industrial, or residential construction, outstanding analytical skills, and strong self-motivation.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT'S

Analyze architectural drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare labor, equipment, and materials/subcontractor estimates for large and complex work.

Provide complete conceptual and final estimating input on complex work using knowledge of specialized methodologies, techniques, principles, or processes.

Act as the Company’s representative with owners.

Supervise junior staff members.

Ensure that estimates are completed ethically, on time, competitively, and accurately.

Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.

Review data to determine and calculate a complete takeoff of scope of work.

Maintain files (electronic data) of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers.

Request quotations from suppliers and subcontractors. Conduct a thorough evaluation of incoming scopes of work and conduct a cost analysis on quotations.

Consider and analyze risk factors.

Conduct onsite analysis of pre-existing conditions when applicable.

Perform post-bid analysis and participate in bid review meetings with owner or owner’s representatives.

Initiate and participate in project hand-off meetings.

Investigate value engineering options.

Proficient with both schematic and detailed cost estimating practices as well as project scheduling techniques.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interface with user departments, internal and external customers, consultants, and contractors.

Proficient with personal computers, computer aided drafting systems (CAD), spreadsheet and word processing programs.

Familiarity with general accounting and project cost control techniques.

Wrote division one specifications for individual commercial bid packages, and divisions 2 through 14 for residential projects.

Negotiate, award, and administer contracts with subcontractors for the successful completion of projects in a timely and cost efficient manner.

Wrote estimating procedures manual.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Commercial Sales/Estimator, Cathedral Marble & Granite, Whitestown, IN, November 2008 – Present.

Senior Estimator, S&B Construction Company, LLC, Indianapolis, IN, June 2006 – September 2008

Senior Estimator, Constructa, Inc., Kosene & Kosene Development, Indianapolis, IN, August 2004 – June 2006

Chief Estimator, Eden Enterprises, Carmel, IN, January 2004 – June 2004

Estimator, Smoot Construction LLC, Indianapolis, IN, September 2001 – November 2003

Project Estimator - Indianapolis DaimlerChrysler Foundry, Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc., Homewood, IL, July 1996 - August 2001

Estimator/Project Manager, United Steel Fabricators, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, January 1995 - June 1996

Estimator, IMH Products, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana, September 1992 - October 1994

Estimator, Walters & Wolf, Fremont, California, November 1990 - April 1991

Estimator, Olden & Co., Dallas, Texas, January 1986 - October 1990

Estimator/Coordinator, Aldora Aluminum Corp., Dallas, Texas, August 1984 - December 1985

Estimator, Howmet Aluminum Corp Terrell, Texas, July 1982 - July 1984

Estimator Engineer, H.H. Robertson Connersville, Indiana, February 1981 - June 1982

EDUCATION

B.S. Construction Technology

A.S. Architectural Design

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

1977 - 1980

Additional course work in business administration at Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana. 1981 - 1982.

Course work toward MBA in contract administration at University of Dallas, Irving, Texas. 1982 - 1983.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Construction Specification Institute (CSI).

PROJECTS

Multi-Family Residential

Hudson Condominiums, De Soto Townhomes, Woodmont Condominiums, Ferguson Commons Townhomes, The Maxwell Condominiums.

Contract Value $2,500,000 to $22,000,000.

Construction Management/General Contracting

Indianapolis Airport Control Tower –Two-story Tracon Building with 400+’ control tower.

Contract Value $22,000,000

Clarian Clinical Labs – Seven story office/laboratory/garage.

Contract Value $42,000,000

Various projects at Eli Lilly

Contract Value $1,000,000 to $17,000,000

Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility - Several buildings on Correctional Facility Campus, incl. residential hall, dining hall, administration building, school.

Contract Value $13,000,000

DaimlerChrysler Indianapolis Foundry -- Heavy Industrial/Building and Equipment.

Contract value $230,000,000

Structural Steel

Grand Victoria Casino -- Commercial - contract value $800,000

Various schools - contract value $20,000 to $1,000,000

Various manufacturing plants -- i.e. Toyota, a ball bearing plant in eastern Indiana, AM General - contract value over $3,000,000

A few commercial ventures -- shopping centers, strip centers

Glass and Glazing

Curtainwall projects -- glass, glazing, panels, doors, windows, stone, etc.

All kinds of commercial projects -- Bank Towers, hospitals, commercial real estate towers, etc.

Value of up to $20,000,000

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