Project Manager - Construction
Resume:
Jeffrey L. Gethmann
Marshalltown, IA 50158
****.********@*****.***
Summary: A skilled professional with superior interpersonal and project management skills offering more than 22 years of managing construction projects.
Professional Skills:
Project Management Blueprint & specification reading
Outstanding written & verbal communication Ability to work across lines of disciplines
Critical thinker Multi-faceted/Multi-talented
Excel in both team & individual work environments Exceptional Microsoft Office skills
Education: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Bachelor of Science Degree in General Business, emphasis in Construction Engineering
Professional Experience:
HUSSMANN (DIVISION OF INGERSOLL RAND), Urbandale, Iowa
Project Manager 2008-2010
Overseeing all on-site project activity to ensure projects ranging from 40K to 800K are completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with construction documents and specifications.
Responsibilities include:
• Managing scope, budget and resources for multiple construction projects.
• Reviewing construction drawings, blueprints, and other related documents to identify potential problems ahead of time and proactively implementing solutions.
• Performing inspections of construction activities to ensure conformance with approved documents and specifications.
• Interfacing and communicating with customer regarding project status and coordinating as required to resolve issues with site construction.
• Interfacing with management and customer to communicate progress against budget, schedule and resources.
• Overseeing subcontractors and vendors/suppliers performing work on the project.
• Reviewing, recommending and approving all construction change requests and on-site change orders.
• Executing in-house construction documents including change orders, quotations, transmittals, submittals, Operations & Maintenance manuals, customer correspondence and subcontracting documents.
• Working across branches for successful project implementations.
• Ensuring construction plans are in agreement with customer expectations and identify points at which schedules and checkpoints will be taken and met.
• Fulfilling HVAC Coordinator role in their absence as needed.
GETHMANN CONSTRUCTION, INC. Marshalltown, Iowa
Vice President 1999-2007
Directed daily operations of commercial, industrial and institutional construction company with $20M–$30M annual volume.
Responsibilities included:
• Providing critical strategic planning for government and private sector of construction projects.
• Analyzing existing and proposed designs and suggesting improvements to the plans, methods and materials based on sensitivity to cost, efficiency and deadlines.
• Managing profit and loss for client projects.
• Fostering relationships with current, future and past clients.
• Coordinating work assignments and managing efforts of 3-5 Project Managers.
• Developing and implementing progressive company policies and procedures.
Production Manager 2006-2007
Managed multi-million dollar structural steel fabrication facility.
Responsibilities included:
• Ensuring quality and cost control of materials.
• Preparing documentation and soliciting prices of materials.
• Selecting and procuring materials based on price and availability.
• Managing and tracking the development and distribution of shop drawings for fabrication and erection.
• Performing analysis on reference material from designers and managing file compatibility for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines.
• Preparing work for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) drilling beam line.
Senior Project Manager 1996-2007
Managed all phases of multi-million dollar construction projects and accountable for ensuring highest quality standards, team member development and achieving company goals.
Responsibilities included:
• Developing and administrating project costs, material costs and budgets for negotiated and hard bid projects. Includes monitoring actual to estimated costs throughout the project life cycle.
• Creating and maintaining construction project schedules. Includes proactively identifying risks and contingency plans to ensure project delivery.
• Soliciting and approving bids from qualified subcontractors and suppliers.
• Developing and presenting proposals with cost estimates.
• Ensuring successful execution of all phases of project management from pre-planning to closure.
• Supervising and overseeing multiple project assignments simultaneously for Project Superintendents, subcontractors and suppliers.
Project Manager 1987-1996
Managed all phases of multi-million dollar construction projects.
Responsibilities included:
• Administrating project costs, material costs and budgets for negotiated and hard bid projects. Includes monitoring actual to estimated costs throughout the project life cycle.
• Preparing documentation of finished product for delivery to owner.
• Reviewing accuracy and submitting shop drawings.
• Ensuring successful execution of all phases of project management from pre-planning to closure.
• Creating and maintaining construction project schedules.
• Ensuring compliance with project plans, specifications and customer expectations.
• Traveling to job sites to monitor and manage site efforts.
Information Technology Manager 1987-1996
Managed computer related hardware and software and office equipment.
Responsibilities included:
• Analyzing new technology, planning future needs, purchasing, implementing and supporting all hardware, software, office equipment, communications equipment (2-way radios, phone systems, dictation systems, and cell phones) and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines.
• Coordinating Information Technology support and consultation with outside sources.
GETHMANN INVESTMENT CORPORATION Marshalltown, Iowa
Project Manager/Developer 2001-2006
Managed and developed commercial and residential properties, negotiated commercial property leases with tenants, provided customer support to commercial tenants, scheduled maintenance and improvements of commercial properties.
Industry Involvement:
• Working toward Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) & Project Management Institute Central Iowa Chapter (PMICIC).
• Graduate of Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Construction Management Leadership course
• Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) - Member of Electronic Information Systems committee
• Master Builders of Iowa (state chapter of AGC) – past member of Computer Users Group
Community Involvement:
• Assistant Scout Master, Troop 1846, Mid-Iowa Council, Boy Scouts of America
• Past District Chair – Mid-Iowa Council, Boy Scouts of America
• 1998 Graduate of Iowa Valley Leadership development training
Personal:
• Pilot – Multi-engine, instrument rated
• Valid U.S. passport holder
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