MATTHEW P. ROWE

**** ********* *** • Wesley Chapel, FL 33544

gecheo@r.postjobfree.com • 813-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Degreed construction management professional with general contractor licensure. Over 14 years of experience managing all facets of multi-million dollar construction projects, with emphasis on commercial general contracting and cast in place elevated concrete formwork from the general contractor and subcontractor perspectives.

Areas of Expertise:

 Scheduling and Planning

 Estimating and Job Costing

 Payment and Cost Evaluations

 Subcontractor and General Contractor Relationships

 Contract Management

 Architect/Owner Relationships

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Capform Inc. – Tampa, Florida 2007 to 2010

Project Manager -Management Leader for a turn-key formwork shell subcontractor. Responsible for managing all aspects of multiple and simultaneous construction projects.

• Reduced start-up issues by performing pre-construction document constructability review.

• Negotiated buyout of all subcontracts.

• Estimated and negotiated all change requests.

• Planned and scheduled materials and manpower to exceed aggressive project milestones.

• Created and executed schedules for all shop drawing review and approvals.

• Implemented material fabrication and delivery scheduling of long lead items.

Key Projects and Representative Accomplishments

• Peabody Hotel Expansion – A 35-story, 1.1-million csf, post-tension cable slab hotel located in Orlando, Florida. The 2nd tallest building in Orlando. Coordinated and scheduled turnkey concrete shell scope of work efficiently and safely while connected to a fully operational hotel. Completed on time and under budget for Balfour Beatty, with a subcontract cost of $19 million.

• Amway Center – A 7-level, 1.2-million csf, pan-formed slab, 18,500+ seat arena located in Orlando, Florida. Included executing and managing plan to exceed contract specified MBE - 18% and WBE 6% participation goals by 16% and 2% respectively. Completed on time and under budget for Hunt Construction Group, with a subcontract cost of $28 million.

• Aqualea Resort – A 4-star, 14-story, 1.3-million csf, post-tension cable, slab hotel and parking garage located in Clearwater, Florida. Included coordination and construction of a 5,800cf underground rainwater storage vault. Subcontract cost of $18 million, completed for the general contractor Bovis Lend Lease.

• Signature Place – A 35-story, 1.5-million csf, conventional slab condominium tower located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. This subcontract package included all formwork and placing of vertical concrete. Subcontract cost of $10 million, completed for the general contractor Bovis Lend Lease.

• Orange Lake – A 9-story 525,000 csf, conventional slab timeshare tower located in Kissimmee, Fl. Included implementation of a reversed pour sequence in mid-project to better facilitate interior build-out while still maintaining overall project schedule. Subcontract cost of $6 million, completed for the general contractor Winter Park Construction.

Amec / Facchina-McGaughan / Morse Diesel Inc. – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1996 to 2007

Senior Project Manager - Progressed quickly to Project Manager from entry-level position, and ultimately to Senior Project Manager and company qualifier for this General Contracting firm. Accelerated successful completion of projects by employing strong organizational and team-building skills, leveraging on-site field experience, and facilitating owner/architect relationships.

• Managed all aspects of construction from foundation to Certificate of Occupancy.

• Negotiated buyout of all subcontracts.

• Evaluate project scheduling to focus manpower & supervision on critical path activities.

• Coordinated MEP installation.

• Expedited payments to G.C. and Subcontractors by performing detailed review, approval, and walk through with Owners and Lenders for all subcontractor billings.

• Facilitated client and subcontractor relationships.

• Negotiated cost change estimates with clients.

Key Projects and Representative Accomplishments

• St. Regis Hotel and Residences – Senior Project Manager - A 26-story mixed-used hotel/condominium tower. Slated to be the first 5-star hotel from inception to completion. Total project cost of $74 million.

• Ocean Club Towers – Project Manager/Assistant Project Manager – Five 17+ story condominiums with an average cost of $55 million each. ABC Eagle Award Winner.

• The Gables – Field Engineer – A 22-story condominium with a total cost of $35 million.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - 1995

LICENSURE: General Contractor (Florida) – 1998

TECHNICAL: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), Primavera, Prolog Manager, Reflections, Lotus, Sure Track, Expedition, Timberline, Auto Cad

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