Vice President / Director of Construction

VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION

PROFILE OVERVIEW

Holistic visionary and key enabler of nine-figure revenue growth with broad-based background in Development and Construction combined with wisdom of more than 20 years, expansive experience and in-depth skills in various industry verticals. Thrive on change and able to draw new boundaries, formulating strategic plans to outmaneuver competition and challenges, eventually leading multimillion projects to success in cutting-edge technology integration, new business development, operations, marketing program management, international consulting, and development of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate construction.

Forward-thinking business strategist and articulate communicator with advanced entrepreneurial edge, effectively negotiates and motivates individuals and teams to ensure the success of high-end projects by creating explicit guidelines, providing strategic business solutions, and optimizing organizational functions that drive staff performance efficiency and productivity, profit maximation, and overall attainment of organizational goals toward favorable and profitable results.

Possess integrity-based leadership abilities representing nothing less than a set of values shared among subordinates and team members. Highly competent with innate ability to inspire, model, and encourage others to attain aggressive project goals and objectives while honoring preconceived scope, time, and budget constraints.

SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Cost Optimization / Revenue Enhancement

- Proficiently directed the management and completion of more than 90 projects valued at more than $870M under budget and /or ahead of schedule through systematic planning and mitigation of field issues

- Facilitated business growth by providing win-win proposition, using innovative technical acumen, and intuitive business savvy, which ultimately yielded 52% annual ROI for Fortune 500 company

- Designed, improved, repaired, and upgraded nuclear power plant terminals; eliminating recurrence of failures estimated at $2M daily, resulting in significant cost savings and risk reduction

- Piloted and closely monitored the development stages and entire construction phase of three high-rise buildings that generated $322M in revenue

- Conducted a thorough investigation and provided logical, cost-effective resolution on escalated issues, rejecting more than $1.1M in contract change claims

Negotiation and Contract Administration

- Secured $200M of institutional backing for power plant projects through presenting viable and sustainable project financial model

- Played a significant role enabling CGI to secure more than $20M construction contract; partnered with the Executive Management Team on new business development through formulating process development master plans for project, responding to request for proposals (RFP), and presenting progress review to SYSCO Foods’ review board

- Streamlined contract negotiation leading to more than $527M NPV in executed long-term agreements

- Efficiently handled P&L responsibility while spearheading advanced new business pilot, which resulted in successfully achieving 52% annual ROI at Fortune 500 company

Strategic Planning and Operations

- Rendered strategic direction and realigned all stages of design development for the facility renovation of an ultra high-end design center; defined and optimized all architectural, engineering, design, permit, contract, and construction-related matters; provided workable solutions to all issues involved while ensuring staff efficiency and maintaining a safe work environment

- Originated and presented effective strategies, gaining economic operational advantages and generating significant savings of over $3M

- Provided proficient direction in construction development, compliance, master scheduling (MS), cost optimization, and competitive bidding of multi-use, high-rise, luxury real estate projects; monitored progress, compliance, and efficiency in each project phase through meticulous and regular site visits

- Ensured timely resolution of issues related to architectural, engineering, contractor, inspector, utility, city, fire, administrative, and building facilities while establishing positive rapport with community organizations

- Directed and aligned real estate development and construction plans of the company with the development, construction, property management, permitting, and brokerage subsidiaries; conducted critical path analysis (CPA); represented real estate investment trust (REIT); secured agreement with federal and state agencies; provided executive presentations; resolved field personnel problems and grievances; obtained approvals from municipal committee; and achieved owner-desired design changes for projects

- Singlehandedly orchestrated as many as 100 stakeholders on a given project

- Recognized for profitably procuring, possessing, developing, and selling residential projects, which led to earning 47% ROI within a one-year period

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Business Analysis

Strategic Planning

Personnel Management

Multi-Project Management

Development and Systems Evaluation

Operations Analysis

Cost Optimization

Community Partnership

Organizational Development

Training Strategies

Client and Contract Management

Materials Management

Personnel Management

Technology Design

Quality Control and Analysis

Financial Analysis

Resource Allocation and Development

Critical Path Method (CPM) Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice President Director of Construction - Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA)-Dania Beach, FL (2008)

- Fine-tuned value engineered plans; systematized and developed scopes of work; maximized price competitiveness; developed and managed contracts; and successfully launched startup business

- Collaborated with managerial and supervisory personnel; negotiated business contracts; and employed competent, highly efficient labor services, saving up to 60% in overhead, profit, and markup costs

Project Manager - Groupe Pacific (GP)-Aventura, FL (2005-2007)

- Generated $140M+ revenue by flawlessly managing the successful completion of lavish 48-story, mixed-use, high-rise development and construction project consisting of 327 two-story loft units.

- Profitably produced revenue valued at $130M+ by carefully overseeing and completing 48-story, mixed-use, high-rise development and construction project consisting of 384 units.

- Significantly saved $800K+ by investigating and arbitrating change order claims to have unsubstantiated cause or rationale

Planning Consultant

Development Project Manager Codina Group Incorporated (CGI)-Coral Gables, FL (1999–2005)

- Challenged, scrutinized, and eliminated more than $350K of overcharged or unsupported claims by thoroughly compiling estimates, clarifying terms, inspecting field conditions, auditing claims, revealing inconsistencies and negotiating with claimants to resolve issues

- Profitably completed a $52M high-rise project within time and budget constrained; rendered hands-on, day-to-day, on-site MEP coordination, CPM planning and proactive technical approach in troubleshooting

- Improved corporate-wide processes and consolidated projects’ physical, financial, cash flow, and future cash-needs’ status in one monthly executive management report that improved accuracy of corporate sustainability

- Generated $68M+ development projects including an award-winning office building

- Guaranteed accurate executive management reporting on 51 construction projects totaling almost $190M; strategically devised construction master plans, validated teams’ milestone commitments, and verified key performance indicators (KPI) through detailed financial and physical project assessment

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Microsoft Office Suite |Microsoft Project |Microsoft Visio |Microsoft Publisher |Microsoft Image Pro |Lotus 123

Freelance |Adobe Acrobat |Quattro Pro |Timberline |Harvard Project Manager |Primavera P3 |Prolog |MS Movie Maker |ACDSee Photo Manager |Autodesk Design Review

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

R.B. Grove Incorporated (RBGI)

Miami, FL (1998-1999) Power Systems and Sales Consultant

Domestic and International Consulting

Miami, FL (1997-1999) Consultant

Project Venture

Miami, FL (1986-1987) Owner / Land Developer

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)

Miami, FL (1984-1997) Marketing Program Manager / Senior Analyst

Technology Assessment Project Manager / Senior Analyst

New Product Development Project Manager / Analyst

Load Management Project Manager

Cogeneration and Small Power Production Specialist

Transmission Substation Project Engineer

CREDENTIALS

- (BS) Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

- Personal Impact Training - Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

- Engineer Intern Certification 1086ET099 - Florida Board of Professional Engineers

- Certified General Contractor CGC 1508052 - Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

- Situational Self-Leadership

- Project Management Training

- Presentation Skills for Managers

- Economic Decision Making

- Speech Training for Managers

- Witness Training

- Media Training

- Quality Function Deployment

- Quality in Daily Work

- Negotiations Training

- Lawful Hiring

- Time Management

- Civil Treatment for Managers

- Value / Manage Diversity

- Sales Training

- Work Place Violence for Supervisors

- Unlawful Harassment Awareness

- OSHA Safety Training

AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

- American Red Cross-Volunteer: CPR and First Aid Instructor and Disaster Team Member

(Received an award for 10 years of volunteer service with the American Red Cross)

- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

- Florida Engineering Society

- National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA)

- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)

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