Construction Project Manager

Gary L. Smith (Caesar)

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Spring Texas 77373

Home: 281-***-****

Cell: 832-***-**** or 281-***-****

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Commercial Retail Development ~ Ground-Out / Design Build Construction~ Retail Build-Outs Tenant Improvements ~ Utility & Site Development ~ Contract Management

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Major project management responsibility with career praise for managing various types of large scale ground out retail and commercial developments. Project experience includes office / warehouse, retail strip center, residential, low rise commercial, municipality, big box. Noted for the ability to adapt, innovate and complete projects on time and on budget. Major areas of expertise include:

• Construction supervision including project manager, senior construction manager, owner’s representative to hi-rise projects and traveling superintendent.

• Experience in full on-site construction management.-Residential and Commercial, and New Home Sales.

• Effectively schedule, monitor and inspect all work from start to contract completion.

• Work effectively with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, inspectors and city officials to ensure harmonious compliance of contract documents. CPM Candidate.

• Land Development Project Manager- Residential

• Certified Mediator- Texas Civil Practices and Remediation Code. , Sec.154.052.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Kimball Hill Inc- Houston Texas 2002 - 2009

 Responsible for turnkey supervision of residential+ construction, warranty. and sales coordination.

 Managed the construction of the scheduled activities in the following core areas: excavation, plumbing, electrical, bathrooms, telephone lines/poles, mechanical rooms, kitchen, parking areas, entrance encroachments, landscaping and city planning and permitting and all tenant finish design and interior construction.

Royce Construction - Onclave Division- Houston Texas 2001 - 2002

 On-site Manager of high end series-golf course community at Existing Heron Lakes Golf Course. . Construction and Sales with budgetary responsibilities of $10M. All homes priced in high end scale of 160K plus options.

 Homes built to owners specifications and completed ahead of schedule.

 Recruited to manage a $20-million residential construction and market development project that required the deployment and construction of on going new homes in the move-up semi-custom market throughout the Harris and Montgomery county area. .

General Homes-Houston Texas 1989 - 2001

 Project Manager, Senior Construction Manager- Residential Construction North Houston Area.

 Responsible for project cost of on going construction of $1.2 M budget.

 All homes complete per fast-track time line, with the completion of 6 subdivisions in Harris and Montgomery county

St Thomas High School- Houston Texas 1988-1989

English Teacher-12th Grade. English Literature. Advanced Composition.

Incarnate Word Academy- Houston Texas 1987 - 1988

English Teacher- 11th Grade.Honors, American Literature. ;Composition.

Self Employed Real Estate Broker.-Houston Texas 1980-1986

 Owner’s representative to several large Commercial Construction Developers.

 On-site manager of hi and lo-rise office buildings, shell and tenant finish construction.

 Developers included - Regency Development Co.; Mac Haik Development; Joe A MacDermott Development

 Office building projects raged from $8.5M to $30M

EDUCATION: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches Texas - Bachelor of Arts-Communication

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