Construction Project Manager/Engineer

PRATIK DANGI

E-Mail: ***********@*****.*** Contact No: 213-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

• Over 5 years experience in Estimating, Mechanical Design and Project management for major construction projects up to $120 M.

• Specializing in MEP Estimating using the latest components, techniques and tools used in present market.

• Demonstrated ability to direct a team of up to 10 technical professionals to meet or exceed project goals.

• Pioneer in applying computer technology to engineering and estimating processes achieving improvement in quality and savings in time up to 30%.

• Experience in preparation of project estimates, up to $25 M for MEP trades specializing in conceptual, preliminary and final estimate.

• Experience in development of estimation methodologies, identification of major cost components, performing bid evaluations, cost factor analysis, risk analysis, change order analysis and price/budget negotiation.

SELECT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proficient at reading and interpretation of blue prints, technical drawings, schematic and computer generated reports, the ability to come up with unusual or creative ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

• Strong client contact skills with capability of analyzing owner’s business requirement and strategy.

• Proficient understanding in scheduling and onsite project management for projects up to $5 million.

• Strong background in mechanical building design and manufacture of piping products up to 12” dia.

• Creative professional decision maker with broad hands-on Design/Build Estimating capabilities for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Civil trades.

• Proficient and knowledge in computer software skills such as Microsoft Office Suite, Solidworks, COSMOS, Expedition, AutoCAD 2008, Autodesk QTO, Autodesk Revit MEP 2010, Navisworks and proprietary software similar to Timberline, Xactimate.

EXPERINCE

MEP, Fire Protection & Civil Estimator June’08 to July’10

O’Connor Construction Management

• Through a detailed review of all documentation develop comprehensive cost estimates/models that communicate client’s project and strategic goals.

• Analyze blueprints and other documents to prepare time, cost, materials and labor estimate especially for MEP trades.

• Meet all contractual compliance requirements.

• Perform quantity take-off in a manner and level of detail consistent with the project goals.

• Research, solicit, and develop sources/vendors for compiling and maintaining accuracy of cost information.

• Investigate and incorporate project constraints into cost analysis.

• Provide change management analysis, value engineering report and constructability comments.

• Market studies and keep track of bid results as a process of business development as well as to understand business trend.

• Estimating and Constructability Review using BIM project up to $5 M.

• Develop client base – sought out individually by clients for participation.

• Support Claims, Construction Management, Program Management, Project Management, Scheduling and Business Development.

Projects

Have experience working on over 100 projects, some of them are listed as,

• Federal: Federal Court House Buildings such as Herbert Hoover in Washington D.C. area, Tuscaloosa & Mobil in Alabama.

• K-12 School: Nightingale ES, Palomar HS Humanities Building, Windsor High School, Shafer Park ES

• College and Universities: Rio Hondo Student Service Center, Rio Hondo Learning Resources and Library, Rialto Library, UCSB Ocean Science Building, Mission College and West Valley College Campus Fire Alarm Upgrade

• Hospitals and Labs: UCI Vivarium, UCI Stem Cell Research Center, 36 Bed Hospital in Nevada

• Public: Monterey Salinas RTD, San Joaquin RTD, Metro Gold Line, Santa Monica Parking Structures, Port of Long Beach New Administration Building, Old Town New Hall Library, Vision Theatre.

• Heavy Civil: Dominican Republic Highway Construction at LA Romana, LADWP River Water Supply

Technical Assistant Mar’07 to May’08

Reprographics Department, California State University, Los Angeles

• Responsible for running and maintaining various large scale printing and copying machines.

• In charge of Graphic designing for prepress work with the use of Adobe InDesign.

• Responsible for creating job on database, price it and maintaining work flow in order to meet client’s need on time.

Purchase Engineer Dec’05 to Dec’06

C.M. Industries, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

• Successfully designed many accumulators with use of SolidWorks/AutoCAD.

• Done Estimation & Costing for every new inquiry, Issued Quotation, verify PO and negotiate with customers when and where needed to provide competitive price.

• Done Quality Inspection of finished products and improve quality for many potential orders.

• Processed a vast amount of changes under an ECN control management system.

• Managed all manufacturing operations, streamlined existing processes and improved production work flow.

• Achieved productive Job scheduling to reduce lead-time and increased output.

Engineering Trainee June’05 to Dec’05

ELECON Engineering, Anand, Gujarat, India

• Under a general supervision, work in a material handling department.

• Analyze the parts (gears) for their stress concentration and failure criteria with different load tests.

EDUCATION

M.S. Mechanical Engineering November 2008

California State University, Los Angeles

B.E. Mechanical Engineering June 2006

Sardar Patel University

CERTIFICATE and AFFILIATION

President 06/07-09/08

Indian Student Association, Cal State LA

Membership

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE)

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