Project Manager Construction
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DENNIS J. LORENZ
Shawnee, KS 66216
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CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER / PROJECT MANAGER
Resourceful, innovative professional with over 20 years experience in budgeting, strategic planning, and project management. Expertise in motivating people to reach their full potential and initiating projects and programs that boost efficiency, productivity, and quality of work. Recognized for exceptional skills in negotiating, coaching and mentoring, training, and achieving results. Proven comprehensive organizational and planning capabilities that translate complex business objectives into successful strategies and business plans. A hands-on manager with unique skills in organization, coordination, and improvement of operations through policies that promote a team-based work atmosphere, creative thinking, and a positive result to the corporate bottom line.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
► Leadership ► Building Relationships ► Developing Policies/Procedures
► Coordinating ► Risk Management ► Strategic Planning
► Problem Solving ► P & L Responsibilities ► Project Management
► Organizing ► Team Building ► Decision Making
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
• Directed a government reimbursement program that enabled the company to recover over $3 million, saving the closing of the Retail Division.
• Reorganized the company’s administrative processes that resulted in saving $6K in personnel efficiencies and another $7K in payroll costs.
• Developed procedures to eliminate the unproductive involvement of the project’s General Contractor, saving $40K of the budget.
• Based on a complex evaluation process, determined a project needed to reduce the budget by $400K. Successfully persuaded the Executive Team to make the cuts.
• Negotiated a 2% national account purchasing program for the company’s largest piece of equipment that saved $35K annually.
• Created a program for an underground tank installation project that ultimately saved the company $3K per installation or an estimated $25K-40K annually.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LAKEVIEW VILLAGE, Lenexa, KS 2007 – 2009
Construction Manager
• Directed the capital improvements and expansion of a $34 million project for an accredited, 96-acre retirement community of 850 residents.
• Managed daily operations for construction and remodeling projects to include supervision of 16 in-house remodelers and administration of a $2.7 million operating budget.
• Negotiated contracts and provided oversight of subcontractors.
• Developed specifications and estimated costs for future capital improvements.
• Presented extensive progress reports for monthly Board of Directors meetings and weekly resident groups.
AT&T, Mission, KS 2001 – 2007
Project Manager
• Managed construction for over 150 regional properties.
• Completed the phase one ($16 million) of the first 100% digital entertainment and high speed Internet project known as “U-verse TV” that is estimated to become a $1 billion when completed.
• Directed infrastructure construction for new and existing buildings with costs ranging to $2.2 million and size to 10,000 square feet.
• Coordinated architectural and engineering drawings and specifications according to client requirements and value engineering opportunities.
HELZBERG’S DIAMONDS, North Kansas City, MO 1998 – 2001
Project Manager
• Managed the construction of 15-20 new stores and 10 store remodels per year, with cost ranging to $300K and size to 3,000 square feet.
• Secured permits and variances to ensure compliance with state and local regulations.
• Solicited, reviewed, and negotiated detailed bids in order to save costs.
OTHER POSITIONS
Project Manager, MCDONALD’S CORPORATION, Overland Park, KS 1996 – 1997
Project Manager, SINCLAIR OIL CO., Kansas City, MO 1987 – 1996
Project Manager, LA PETITE ACADEMY, Kansas City, MO 1986 – 1987
Construction Manager, WAL-MART, Bentonville, AR 1983 – 1986
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science,
Construction Engineering Pittsburg State University,
Pittsburg, KS
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