BRAD E. TAYLOR
LaCrosse,VA. 23950
E-mail: *******@***.***
OBJECTIVE: With many years in the commercial construction and maintenance business, as well as my proven abilities in estimating, purchasing, field supervision, and architectural drawing I feel I am well suited for a management position in the construction industry.
I receive a great deal of satisfaction, starting a project and months later seeing the results of my hard work. I am a diversified and experienced self-starter who is continually learning new concepts.
EXPERIENCE: 5/12/2008 –present Lincoln Construction
Project Manager Ashburn, VA.
My duties with Lincoln Construction are as role of construction project manager for Lincoln Construction a nationwide general contractor. I take projects from bid process thru construction to final closeout with the client. In my PM role I must make schedules and keep projects on schedule.
Also as PM I am responsible for field construction per project assigned.
2/6/2006-12/1/2008 Peebles Department Stores
Director of Construction South Hill,VA.
My duties with Peebles Department Stores are the same as my duties with Federated Department Stores (fully detailed below) with the added responsibility of being overall supervisor to two full time project managers. I do all the scheduling, budgeting, and review these employees.
12/1998 – 2/1/06 Federated Department Stores Construction Adminstrator Cincinnati, OH
My duties with Federated Department Stores includes, but is not limited to, total on site construction management of remodeling and building new retail full line department stores with Federated Department Stores, Bloomingdale and Macy’s divisions. At anytime on large construction projects I oversee 100 to 150 contractors on a daily basis. I have extensive working knowledge of building trade unions nationwide. This position requires extensive travel on a weekly basis within the Eastern United States.
These Duties Include:
Reviewing of all construction drawings and documents; preparing written revisions; submitting such revisions to store planners, architects and engineers for corrective action prior to being put out for bidding.
Applying for local or state building permits if Federated Department Stores is acting as self GC on the project.
Administering contracts (establish bid lists, open bids, oversee post bid review, and write each contract);
Budget (oversee and maintain during the course of construction);
Change orders (receive backup for change and issue contract change orders);
Daily construction activities (including scheduling, phasing and revisions (currently using microsoft project);
Interface with the end user, Federated senior management, general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and local building departments, architect/engineer, from start to finish on any given project.
At anytime I oversee 2-5 projects with average cost of 1M to 15M.
Interface with the end user, Federated senior management, general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, local building departments, architect /engineer, from start to finish on any given project.
2/1997 – 11/1998 Fisher Development
Project Manager Manassas, VA
Duties included estimating, accounting, direct dealings with client, complete project management from start to finish, direct dealings with project architect, handle all client change orders along with subcontractor change orders, and administer construction punch list.
At any given time I was assigned 10 projects dealings with their client Williams-Scnoma.
Final status: all assigned projects completed on time, within budget and with minimum punch list.
Best Products Company, Inc.
Project Manager Richmond, VA
Duties included for new store construction budget estimates, hiring of contractors for each assigned project, dealings with architect, landlord, ordering of owner supplied items, approving of all invoices pertaining to project, issued and oversaw punch list for project, and also was in charge of day by day maintenance for 96 stores west of the Mississippi River.
At any given time, I was assigned to 6 to 8 projects running from 1.5M to 2.5M
Final status: All assigned projects completed on time and budget. Reason for leaving, Best Products filed for chapter 13.
McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe
Facilities Supervisor Richmond, VA
McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe is a very large law firm with over 200 partners in the Richmond office. I was in charge of facilities, cleaning, maintenance, and transfer of documents and any interior remodels.
Donohoe Construction
Field Superintendent Richmond, VA
My role as superintendent was to oversee the daily on site construction activities for several projects in the Richmond, VA area.
Lost job due to lack of work in the Richmond construction market.
From 8/1991 – 2/1993 I did construction consultation in the Virginia construction market.
RH Macy and Company
Senior Project Manager New York, NY
Duties included but not limited to complete project management for full line department throughout the United States. Handled day to day construction activities, budgets, and contracts, scheduling, ordering of owner-furnished item, local building departments, end user, landlords, and Macy’s management.
Handled one project at a time with average project cost of 20M during an 18-month construction period.
Final status: all assigned projects completed on time and with little punch list.
Reason for leaving Macy’s went chapter 11.
Miller & Rhodes, Inc
Construction Supervisor Richmond, VA
I started my retail career at Miller & Rhoads as a store planner where I did block plans/SF sales per department for 23 stores; and helped in planning remodels and new stores. I worked my way up to Construction Supervisor. In this role, I was responsible for remodels and new stores.
EDUCATION:
School Degree______ Location_____
East Community College Certification Houston, TX
J. Sargeant Reynolds Certification Richmond, VA
University of Wisconsin Certification Madison, WI
Sam’s Technical ITT Institute Associate Degree Indianapolis,IN
AFFILIATIONS: Dates affiliated organization role 1/1976 – Present
Institute of store planner’s member
SKILLS:
Skill Name Skill Level Last Used / Experience
PC/Word, Word Perfect Intermediate Currently used / 15 years
Timberline, Lotus, Project
Sage Master Builder
Six Sigma Green Belt Currently used / 5 years