Construction Manager

As an Industrial Engineer with over ** years of business development, operations and project management experience in the Concrete Restoration and High-tech industries, I have an excellent combination of technical and managerial expertise with strong skills in strategic and tactical planning, program development, and resource allocation. I am an expert in establishing new business processes and improving operational efficiencies in existing organizations. I am an excellent team leader with great success influencing and working with all levels of project sponsors and stakeholders.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

President and Founder

8/2011 – Present

CRS Installations Inc. – Florida and Puerto Rico

Responsibilities:

Simultaneously manage a staff 12 supervisors and technicians, along with various subcontractors, vendors, and clients in Florida and Puerto Rico

Perform return on investment (ROI) for capital expenditures

Identify and develop sales opportunities by meeting with executive and director level management at existing and new client organizations

Manage vendor relations at both executive and field management levels

Create and manage statements of work (SOW) and purchase orders (PO)

Draft and negotiate AIA (American Institute of Architects) format contracts with owners, executives and project managers

Perform all finance, accounting, estimating, and project management functions

Maintain all marketing functions

License Qualifier for Florida construction and waterproofing operations

Establish asset management and train staff on installation efficiency, organizational efficiency

Estimate, budget, locate resources and project manage multiple projects across diverse territories

Review, revise and draft detail drawings, technical specifications, and collaborate with owners, engineers, architects, and general contractors

Establish and ensure high-quality of service and workmanship for daily operations

Establish technical training on new methods and materials for field technicians

Accomplishments:

Created and presented formal business plan and acquired investors to raise $150K in startup capital

Established new operations in Florida and Puerto Rico generating over $301k in revenue and an 21% gross profit margin in the first seven months

Vice President Business Development and Operations

3/2009 – 8/2011

Accufloor of South Florida d/b/a PSI – Florida, Nevada and Puerto Rico

Responsibilities:

Developed and managed new services and business opportunities in Florida and Caribbean

Performed return on investment (ROI) for capital expenditures

Managed vendor and client relations at both executive and middle-management levels

Drafted and managed statements of work (SOW), purchase orders (PO), sub-contracts and prime contracts

Designed marketing material for electronic and print media

Trained and monitored project technicians on asset management, inventory management, scheduling, and quality control. Initiated, planned, executed, monitored and closed-out simultaneous projects across various territories

Drafted and reviewed technical specifications, project drawings, and collaborated with stakeholders, project sponsors, engineers, architects, and contractors

Provided technical training on new methods and materials for field technicians

Redesigned and rebuilt rotor-stator pump systems

Qualified company with licenses, Florida Certified General Contractor and Florida Certified Roofing Contractor

Accomplishments:

Participated in increasing annual revenues from $1.00 million to $1.52 (52% increase) YTD in 16-month period by increasing efficiencies, adding new territories, and new service offerings

Established new operations in Puerto Rico generating over $1.05 million in revenue and a 29% gross profit margin in the first fourteen months

Implemented company-wide project management, estimating and job costing systems

Added new service offerings to the portfolio including moisture vapor testing, structural repairs, waterproofing systems, polished overlays, chemical injections, and resin flooring

President & Founder 11/2003 – 1/2009

Perez & Co. LLC – Miami, Florida

Responsibilities:

Perform all financial, accounting, estimating, and supervised project management functions

Directed company operations to ensure production efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources

Implemented safety operational procedures and human resource procedures

Created return on investment (ROI) analysis for capital expenditures and new projects

Performed all formal presentations to project sponsors, engineers, architects, and executives

Drafted and negotiated all sales and purchasing contracts

Negotiated all financing arrangements with creditors and vendors

Created and maintained all project management processes including project scheduling, quality management, communications management, human resource management, cost management, risk/issue management, legal resources, and change management

Trained project manager and field supervisors in logistics, installation processes, materials, safety, and equipment for all operations

Consulted and drafted detail drawings plus technical specifications for stakeholders, project sponsors, engineers, manufacturers, and local government agencies

Accomplishments:

Grew yearly revenues by an average of 98% for first four years operations: $75k (FY2004); $282k (FY2005); $461k (FY2006); $936k (FY2007); $460k (FY2008 )

Successfully completed a portfolio of over 148 projects and managed over 264 active and prospective clients

Network Engineer II 8/1999 – 10/2003

Sprint/Nextel – Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Responsibilities:

Planned, designed and implemented worldwide complex networked systems based on client applications

Conducted project planning, cost analysis and equipment vendor comparisons for clients

Developed and delivered technical presentations for executives, directors, and manager level audiences

Performed quarterly service performance reviews (QPR) with clients

Designed and presented clients with long and short-term plans for network redundancy, growth, and security

Worked alongside account managers in all stages of the sales process, responding to requests for proposals (RFP), technical needs analysis, establishing service level agreements (SLA), and closings

Accomplishments:

Managed 43 nationwide accounts representing over $10 million in recurring annual revenue

Rewarded by my peers with the Sprint Circle of Excellence award

CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION

Florida State Certified General Contractor CGC1507067

Florida State Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1328340

University of Florida, College of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering

Minor in Business Administration

Certification in Sales Engineering

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bilingual, fluent in speaking and writing English and Spanish

Specialized Construction Knowledge: Concrete construction and restoration, structural retrofitting, cementitious and resinous overlays for industrial, vehicular, and pedestrian applications, waterproofing and roofing systems, chemical injections, moisture vapor barrier systems

Specialized Manufacturer Knowledge: MAPEI, ARDEX, Sto, CTS Cements – RapidSet, Inflow Solutions Waterproofing, NeoGard, Tremco, HENRY Roofing, Prime Resins, Chemgrout Pumps, M-Tec Pumps, Schwing, Eagle Grinders and Blastrac

Software Knowledge: MS Project, Visio, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Corecon (Construction Management Software)

Proficient reading and drafting architectural and mechanical drawings

Experienced in drafting and executing American Institute of Architects (AIA) contracts and supporting standardized documents

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