Project Manager
Resume:
Les Wuertz
Plantation, FL
*********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
A management position with a General Contracting or Real Estate Development Company in the construction or development of residential and commercial projects.
EXPERIENCE
G.T. McDonald Enterprises, Inc. Plantation, FL 9/2008 – 07/2011
Senior Project Manager
• Managed projects, responsible for estimating, project buy-out, subcontractor selection, project scheduling, project personnel management, owner/architect relations, profit and loss projections, change order process, subcontractor negotiation, RFI and submittal process.
• Successfully completed the Mondrian Hotel in South Beach, FL, a 17 story, 360-room hotel/condo with restaurant, spa, lobby, pool & front entrance renovations.
• Successfully completed the Valet Building & Sitework Project at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Hollywood, FL.
• Minimized loss of revenue for company for three-condominium lawsuits by directing a construction defect team and obtaining approvals from inspecting engineering firm and condo association. All three lawsuits were finalized and signed off with no lump sum monetary settlement.
• Created new estimate computer estimating spread sheets and assisted the estimating department in hard bid, conceptual and negotiated projects. Participated in marketing meetings with prospective clients to review project pricing and general marketing.
Apartment and Land Management, LLC, Aventura, FL 09/2003 –09/2008 Development and Construction Manager
• Managed all aspects of real estate development and construction for a South Florida real estate development company that develops high rise condominiums.
• Responsibilities included property evaluation and negotiation, property development, land entitlement management, site plan approvals, permits, legal issues, construction management through project closeout with condominium manager and unit buyers.
• Recruited, coached, motivated and developed project design team members for the successful completion of the projects.
• Collaborated with business partners to develop strategies for new land purchases, project development and sales objectives.
• Successful completed projects: Atlantic Bel-Aire Condominium, a 19 story, 124 unit building on the Atlantic Ocean; Bay Harbor Island Condominium Conversion Project, a 176 unit conversion of 1950’s era apartments to condos; Hotel Wisconsin, a 12 story historical hotel conversion to 104 luxury apartments including retail space on the ground floor.
• Obtained historical tax approval from the Federal Government for Hotel Wisconsin and sold credits to Bank of America valued over 6 million dollars.
• Managed all bank construction loans for projects inclusive of preparation of proformas, loan contract documents, monthly bank draws and loan close-out.
Magna Entertainment Corp., Hallandale, FL 06/2002 –07/2003 Director of Construction and Development
• Managed the development and construction of the Palm Meadow Thoroughbred Training Facility a 470+ acre site in Boynton Beach, Florida consisting of significant land development, thoroughbred horse stables, state-of-the-art race track, a specialized compost facility, landscaping and fencing of the entire site.
• Successfully completed the 47 million dollar project in 8 months; just in time for Gulfstream Parks racing season.
• Obtained Palm Beach Counties permits and County inspection approvals for the land development of the new racetrack including lake excavation, drainage & roadways and water & sewer service to the site.
• Managed the development and construction of a Stri-Flex plant in North Carolina. A first of its kind in the United States. Stri-Flex is pelletized hay used for the horse stables. A state-of-the-art system developed in Austria to conserve on the quantity of hay consumed, easier to compost and manufacture as fertilizer.
• Prepared RFP for design-build contractor and selected contractor in North Carolina.
• Obtained permits for Stri-Flex facility including site plan and construction permitting.
• Management for the project required estimating, project buy-out, subcontractor selection, project scheduling, project personnel management, owner/architect relations, profit and loss projections, change order process, subcontractor negotiation, RFI and submittal process.
EDUCATION
BBC Degree, Building Construction – University of Florida
MILITARY
Served active duty in the United States Navy
LICENSE
Certified General Contractor – State of Florida
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office Applications: Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Primavera P3, Primavera Sure Track, Primavera Contract Management Expedition
AFFILIATIONS
Builders Association of South Florida, Board of Director Member
Builders Association of South Florida, Membership Chairman
Builders Association of South Florida, Membership Retention Chairman
Fire Safety and Appeals Board, Dade County, Board Member
Design and Review Board, City of Hollywood, Florida, Board Member
AWARDS
Golden Grand Aurora Award for Main Street Phase II
Merit Aurora Awards for the A, B, C and D units @ Celebration Point Condominiums
FAME Awards issued by the Builders Association of South Florida for Celebration Point Condominiums and Single Family Homes.
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