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Project Manager Construction

Location:

Naples, FL, 34113

Salary:

85,000-100,000

Posted:

August 14, 2010

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James A. Ross

Project Manager

**** ******* ****** ******, ******, FL. 34113

239-***-****

slzarw@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE:

CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL WITH 12 PLUS YEARS PM EXPERIENCE ON HEALTHCARE, INSTITUTIONAL, COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC SCHOOL PROJECTS.

EXPERTISE INCLUDES: PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ESTIMATING, SCOPE PREPARATION, CHANGE ORDER PREPARATION REVIEW, SCHEDULING & PROBLEM MANAGEMENT.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE: PRIMAVERA SHEDULING SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT PROJECT, SURETRAK, MS EXCEL & WORD, CONSTRUCTWARE, EXPEDITION SOFTWARE, PROLOG MANAGER, PENTA, & TIMBERLINE ESTIMATING.

Education: Five Year Bachelor of Architecture - Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

LEED AP

OSHA 500 Trainer Course

SURETRAK TRAINER while at Welliver McGuire

CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING -Adult Education Instructor

Work Ajax Building Corporation 2007- Feb.2010

History: Project Manager at FGCU

Kraft Construction Company 2006 April- Nov.

Project Manager

Turner Construction Company 2001 - 2006

Project Manager

Welliver McGuire, Inc., Elmira, NY 1999 - 2001

Project Manager

Structural Associates, Inc., East Syracuse, NY 1998 - 1999

Project Planner, Estimator, Safety Director

Onondaga County Madison BOCES (PT) 1995 - 1999

Adult Education Instructor: ‘Construction Estimating’

Started Career in a Family Construction Company:

James Ross & Son Contracting, Syracuse, NY 80’s & 90’s

Operations Manager & Field Supervisor

Project Experience:

USF-Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare

$42,000,000- Ajax Building Corporation

Tampa, Fl.

Project Manager Replaced Project Manager for a Six Story Medical Center. Reconciled Change Order history between owner and subcontractors values, managed last minute major owner change orders including; Fit out of Café kitchen and dining areas, coordination of Security/Access Control for over70 Door Locations in this occupied building, Reconfiguring Patient/Reception Area on 2nd floor, and managed the major addition of a second level 150’ Pedestrian Covered Walkway connector between the Medical Center and the Existing Parking Structure across the street.

Florida Gulf Coast Parking Structure 3

$6,670,000- Ajax Building Corporation

Fort Myers, Fl.

Project Manager PG3 is a pre-cast structure and the second Design Built Parking Garage Project. With the same exact footprint of PG2, this structure was only four levels to lessen the building’s impact very near the Main Loop Road. At approximately 240,500 SF, PG3 was designed to hold 785 cars, has the newer digital security cameras, and was built in only 7 months.

Florida Gulf Coast Parking Structure 2

$9,500,000- Ajax Building Corporation

Fort Myers, Fl.

Onsite Project Manager As the first Design Build Parking Garage, PG2 is a pre-cast structure which included Vibro- Floatation foundation modifications. It is 5-levels and totaled 300,000 square feet of parking space, enough to hold approximately 1000 cars. The project originally had a 12 Month schedule and was completed in 8 Months.

Florida Gulf Coast Library Remodel

$2,400,000- Ajax Building Corporation

Fort Myers, Fl.

Onsite Project Manager The next phase was a Remodeling of the Existing Library Building and adding space for the reference desk and collections, journals and magazines, microforms, the curriculum materials collection, library administrative offices, librarians’ offices, additional student study rooms, 24-hour study space, a café, and the FGCU Writing Center.

Florida Gulf Coast Library Expansion

$14,600,000- Ajax Building Corporation

Fort Myers, Fl.

Onsite Project Manager Started with the company and assisted with Project Close Out. The new expansion is approximately 108,000 SF -Four story structure with a two story reception, reference desk and reading area.

Courthouse Parking Garage Project at Collier County

$17,000,000- Kraft Construction Company

Naples, Fl.

Onsite Project Manager on a Concrete Pre-cast Parking Garage structure, six stories high with 1447 Parking Spaces. Directed a staff of 4 plus three Superintendents overall. Duties include maintaining RFI’s, Submittals, budgets, buy-outs and cost changes from various sub-contractors, as well as problem solving schedule issues. At the same period of time we cleared ground, relocated utilities and prepared for a seven story addition to the Courthouse Annex as well as a 4th floor renovation project listed below. The seven story addition bid out at 37M.

Courthouse 4th Floor Renovation Project at Collier County

$1,700,000- Kraft Construction Company

Naples, Fl.

Onsite Project Manager concurrently with the parking garage project, on converting office space into a Courtroom, Hearing Room and Two Judges Chambers. To meet the county deadline we had 100 days remaining from award of permits to complete and turn over the Project. Duties include Submitting and communicating RFI’s, Submittals, budgets, buy-outs and cost changes from various sub-contractors, as well as problem solving schedule issues

EMPAC Project at RPI

$145,000,000- Turner Construction Company

Troy, NY

Onsite Engineer- Structures on a complex Concrete and Steel structure 7 stories high. The Building steps down the hill with a profile of one story on the top view. From the bottom looking up at seven stories high, and the 1200 person Concert Hall which has a wooden Hull simulating a ship. The other highlights of the structure contained, a 400 seat Theater and Two Studios with acoustic isolation. Duties include Submitting and communicating RFI’s, Submittals, and cost changes from various sub-contractors, as well as problem solving junction points where contractors conflicted.

Buffalo Life Science Complex

$80,000,000- Turner Construction Company

Buffalo, NY

Onsite Engineer of a Two client, Two Building complex structure 5 stories high. One building was built for the University of Buffalo as a research center and the other was a fitted out as research lab space for Roswell Cancer Institute. As an engineer my duties included RFI requests, Change Cost Request, Shop Drawing Review, correcting and verify Cost Change Orders. Time on Project - 11 months

Spencer Van Etten Central School District

$18,500,000- Turner Construction Company

Van Etten, NY

Onsite Project Manager of a Three phase project consisting of Three New additions (over 88,000 SF), minor renovations of a High School and an Elementary School. The 1930’s Middle School had an interior upgrade leaving interior corridors and exterior bearing walls.

Oxford Academy & Central School District

$21,000,000- Turner Construction Company

Oxford, NY

Project Manager of a project that included Renovations of a Middle School, Major interior renovations of a Primary School, and building of a new High School and Primary connected building. Highlights include a State of the Art Auditorium.

Unadilla Valley Central School District

$38,000,000- Welliver McGuire, Inc.

Unadilla Valley, NY

Duties as a Project Manager included building a 250,000 square foot new K-12 building, located in what was once a farmer’s field, in 18 months because the owner had sold their existing buildings. The School District did move in on time.

Elmira Heights Central School District

$11,900,000- Welliver McGuire, Inc.

Elmira Heights, NY

As a Project Manager, I worked with the Architect and Owner on the Pre-Construction Phase, which included Estimating, Phasing, and Bid Preparation.

The School District desired to maintain all students within the School buildings during Renovations. This required a major phasing plan that included six phases for the Elementary School alone. The project was increased in size by 1.5M when the district received a grant from the First Tee program to add Artificial Turf to their football field.

Delhi Central School District

$14,000,000- Welliver McGuire, Inc.

Delhi, NY

As a Project Manager, I worked with the Architect and Owner on the Pre-Construction Phase, which included Estimating, Phasing, and Bid Preparation.

The School District desired to maintain all students within the School buildings during Renovations and required a complex phasing plan with the major portion of renovations being in the Media Center located in a former courtyard of the Original building

References for James A. Ross

Ajax Building Corporation

Andy Wallace

Operations Manager

Office: 239-***-****

Cell: 239-***-****

RFH Consulting (Owner Representative for FGCU)

Robert F. Hoel Jr.

President

Office: 239-***-****

Cell: 239-***-****

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