M. ZAKIR HUSSAIN
Houston, TX 77070
281-***-**** (H) 832-***-**** (C)
*********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Over 25 years of experience in construction and over 15 years in estimating and project management.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
NORTH ZONE CONSUMER SERVICES, L.L.C.Houston,Texas, Vice-President.
Currently Working as V.P. for an Estimating Company doing Estimates for total concrete package.
( Including PT, Rebar and site work.)
SUNCOAST, INC., Houston, Texas, Estimating Manager
December 1997 – June 2010
• Currently work as Estimating Manager for an international construction company.
• Estimating residential and commercial projects (office building, hotels, parking garages, etc.), reviewing and approving construction schedules and change requests, and examining and approving monthly billings.
• Supervising four estimators directly, three indirectly and trained over eight estimators. Providing conceptual cost estimates for planning and budgetary purposes. Providing preliminary construction cost estimates for A/E design firms.
• Participating in value engineering studies to cut project costs.
January 1996 - November 1997
• Worked as a General Contractor for residential and commercial buildings.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Washington, D.C.
June 1995 - December 1995
• Worked temporarily as a Quality Assurance Representative at C.R.Daniels, Inc. manufacturing plant in Rutlege, Tennessee. Responsible for contractor compliance to USPS specifications, performed in-process and final inspections, and wrote quality deficiency reports.
• Major accomplishments include significant improvement in quality. Improved rejection rate from 30-50 % to 0-5 %.
RAYTHEON CONSTRUCTORS INC., Ten Mile, Tennessee.
September 1992 - February 1995
• Worked at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant Unit-l for Tennessee Valley Authority, as an Electrical Field Engineer.
• Supported Craft by following field implementation and resolved problems.
• Prepared design changes to correct field installation problems.
• Coordinated work activities with other departments and site organizations.
• Worked in cable pulling group, work-order field support group, and work-order planning group.
• Reviewed work plans and work orders for closure to ensure the work implemented met site procedures and design output documents.
• Verified the accuracy and completeness of work implementing documents for the work activities performed.
• Worked on most of the D.C.N packages.
• Reviewed and verified installations for environmentally qualified equipment, cables and instruments to ensure the requirements of the EQ binders are met.
August 1991 - August 1992
• Worked as a General Contractor for residential and commercial buildings.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
September 1988 - November 1990
• Worked as an Assistant Project Engineer for North Penn Electronic facility.
• Estimating, Scheduling, Supervising all trades. Provide support for installation of Electrical and Mechanical equipment and piping & raceways. Assist in the negotiation of change orders and evaluation and analyzing contractor’s claims. Preparing work packages, prepared purchase requisitions and interfaced with equipment manufacturers for timely completion of project.
• Develop and maintain cost breakdown structure for the unit cost data base.
NATIONAL POST-TENSIONING SERVICES, INC., Houston, Texas.
November 1981 - May 1987
• Worked as an Estimator, Coordinator, and Project Manager.
• Prepared weekly management construction reviews.
• Reviewed and approved construction schedules and change requests.
• Supervised construction of residential and commercial buildings.
• Reviewed and approved monthly billings.
J.J. ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS, Hyderabad, India.
February 1975 - March 1981
• Worked as a Buyer.
• Purchased construction materials and supplies.
• As a Materials Coordinator, expedited procurement of materials to support construction schedules.
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
B. S. Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
Introduction to Auto-CAD IBM Montgomery County Community College
Introduction to IBM PC Montgomery County Community College
OTHER: U.S. Citizen
REFERENCES: Available upon request