Construction Manager / Project Manager
Resume:
Richard J. Smith
Lebanon, Indiana 46052 Phone: 765-***-****
E-mail: *****.*********@*****.***
QUALIFICATION STATEMENT:
Dedicated life long construction professional and former „farm kid“ with the energy to „get it done“. Possesses vast technical knowledge and more than 20 years of professional experience. Distinguished by practical thinking, self-motivation, work ethic, attention to detail, and enjoys managing small and/or „difficult“ projects through negotiation and team relationships.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Talented in assessment of project needs, developing procedures, building team support, ensuring positive results, improving performance, achieving goals, negotiating, utilizing customer and team relationships, explaining corporate policy, developing proposals, adherence to corporate policies, compliance with contract documents and developing effective, efficient and competent staff and employees.
Skilled oral and written communication and proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Project, Macintosh FastTrack and Primavera Suretrack Scheduling software and familiar with on-line construction cost and information reporting applications such as Expedition, Constructware, Prolog, and Compass
EXPERIENCE:
Project Manager II, Centennial Contractors Enterprises Inc (CCE), Vienna, Virginia, 2008 – 2009
• Purdue University – Job Order Contract (JOC), West Lafayette, Indiana.
• Commendation:
o Presidential Commendation Letter, 2008
o 100% CLUB Commendation Letter, 2008
o Referral Letter, 2009
• Completed ALL Job Orders on-time with ALL Job Orders exceeding targeted 34.3% Corporate return. Best return of the 3 managers on staff.
• Negotiated the acceptance, award and release of 45.3% of all Job Orders proposed, $1,533,000.00. More than the other managers on staff combined.
Senior Project Manager, Powers and Sons Construction Company Inc. (P&S), Indianapolis, Indiana, 2006 – 2008
• Returned $10,253,000.00 Indianapolis Marion County Public Library (IMPCL) project to positive cash flow and profitability, while assisting in the negotiation and settlement of delay claim and various other disputes.
• Compelled Developer to release Phase 3, another 40 housing units, by completing $7,346,000.00 Red Maple Grove, Phase 2, residential Housing and Urban Development (HUD) project consisting of 25 buildings, 64 housing units and $1,301,000.00 Community Building, while managing relationships with City of Indianapolis – Department of Metropolitan Development, Indianapolis HUD staff, and numerous city inspectors.
• Completed installation of 1,452 frames and hardware sets and 1,123 custom wood doors, $1,432,000.00, at the new home of the National Football League (NFL) Indianapolis Colts football team „Lucas Oil Stadium“.
Pre-Construction Services Coordinator, Custom Facilities Inc. (CFI), Indianapolis, Indiana, 2003 – 2006
• Developed new design QA/QC procedures which streamlined and maintained continuum of designs of over 25 - $3,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00 new automobile dealerships across eastern United States, which resulted in reduced design document turn-a-round to 12 weeks from concept/schematic design to „bid quality“ documents.
• Created comprehensive, but simple, Microsoft Excel workbook to establish centralized estimating and national bidding process and solicit and qualify nearly 110 bidding contractors on each project (Over 2,750 total).
• Dramatically reduced trade and scope conflicts by standardizing scopes of work and utilizing Multiple Contract Summary of 34 scopes of work for each project.
• Initiated a QA/QC review procedure that provided continuity and consistency between ALL design, estimating, bidding and budget documents.
Project Manager/Estimator, J.C. Ripberger Construction Corporation (JCRCC), Zionsville, Indiana, 1995 – 2002
• Commendation:
o Plainfield Community School Corporation, Plainfield, Indiana – Plainfield High School Renovation Commendation Letter, 1995
o Gibraltar Design, Indianapolis, Indiana – 1996 Wayne Township CPF Projects Commendation Letter, 1996
o Referral Letter, 2001
• Managed the companies largest project, $28,900,000.00, New Castle Correctional Facility B.P. 3, New Castle, Indiana. Scope consisted of 15 buildings, I managed a staff of 4, self-performed concrete work crew of 15 and an average work force of nearly 110 tradesmen daily.
• Achieved extraordinary profits of 230% on Hartford City Southside Elementary School, Hartford City, Indiana (The most distant project in company history) and 263% on Carmel Clay Public Library, Carmel, Indiana.
• Increased productivity and eliminated manual and mathematical errors by converting manual „Walker“ estimating, recap and summary bid forms into Microsoft Excel worksheets and workbooks.
Project Manager, Carlino Corporation (CC), Indianapolis, Indiana, 1991 – 1995
• Coordinated vertical logistics, 538ft above street level with limited/minimal storage and delivery space, to complete renovations of top 4 floors and approximately 60,000sf, of the 38 floor Indiana National Bank Tower for Ernst & Young on-time and under budget.
• Increased T&M maintenance from $100,000.00/yr to $400,000.00/yr, and received first ever corporate “unlimited cost, 2 year duration“ T&M maintenance purchase order from Indiana National Bank – Indiana Properties Department
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EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor Science, Building Construction Technology / Building Construction Management, Purdue University, 1986
• Associates in Applied Science, Building Construction Technology / Building Construction Management, Purdue University, 1985
o Minor in Supervision, 1985
o OSHA 10hour Certified, 2009
o Fails Marketing Seminar, 2003
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