Project Manager Electrical

Dennis L Kennedy

PO Box ***, Cecilton, MD ***** – 410-***-**** – *.*.*******@*******.***

An Accomplished Electrical Project Manager with over 7-years of Electrical Project Management experience and over 9-years of Construction Manager experience, with the ability to manage any type and size of Electrical Project.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Driven to succeed

• Ability to solve problems with a positive attitude

• Develop working relationships with owners as well as all contractors on projects

• Create Project Schedules w/man-loading based on the Estimate and Contract Documents

• Solicit Pricing from Vendors and Sub-Contractors

• Write bid proposal clarifications to be submitted with Bid Proposals

• Estimated and Managed projects up to $1.25M and estimated/negotiated all Change Orders

• Projects meet or exceed profitability objectives

• Licensed Master Electrician

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Construction Manager November 2009 – October 2011

ETI Professionals, Inc. 5740 Executive Dr., Baltimore, MD 21228

On-site contracted to USACE Philadelphia District at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

• Analyze Contractor estimates submitted for Contract Modifications, for accuracy and completeness and then develop the strategy and paperwork for negotiating a settlement on the changes based upon the FAR Regulations for the USACE.

• Review estimates from Independent Government Estimators and compare them to the Contractor’s Estimates.

• Review specifications and drawings and compare the contract requirements to the contractor’s proposal for compliance.

• Meet with General Contractors and their Subcontractors for negotiations meetings to discuss the scope of work and estimates submitted for contract modifications ranging from $1k to $500k, negotiating the final price for the MODS from $1k to $250k.

• Write all paperwork associated with preparation for and after negotiations; revised BCD (Basic Change Document) or RFP (Request for Proposal) and POM (Prenegotiation Objective Memorandum) and PNM (Price Negotiation Memorandum)

• Review Contractor’s REA’s and write Letters for Rejection or Concurrence with Technical Merit

• Use MS Office, RMS and MS Outlook computer programs daily.

Project Manager March 2009 – November 2009

Eastern Shore Services, Inc. 114 N. Main St. Bridgeville, DE 19933

• Estimate and develop final bid price for projects based upon contract drawings and specifications using the Electrical Bid Manager estimating software. Work with vendors and subcontractors to make sure that the specified materials and services are purchased for the project.

• Review contracts from General Contractors and Owners and accompanying documents for correctness prior to being signed by Management accepting the Project.

• Estimated project related Change Orders, negotiated the Change Orders with General Contractor’s or Construction Managers and managed the change orders

• Create submittals and made sure all materials were purchased, based upon approved submittals

• Review specifications and drawings, attend project coordination meetings, work through manpower issues, coordinate electrical inspections, write RFI’s and follow through on all Project related issues.

• Meet with General Contractors and Customers for scheduled Construction Progress meetings to track project progress. Develop project schedules to track progress during construction. Provide all project related correspondence. Responsible for project profitability. Manage Projects from $28K to $1.1M.

• Managed 6 – 10 Projects valued at $3.2M ($1.1M-Clayton School, $411k-Unemployment Call Center, $323k-Assateague Island Visitors Center, $329k-Delmarva Community Center and other smaller projects)

• Use MS Office, American Contractor, Electrical Bid Manager and MS Outlook computer programs daily.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

DuPont Construction Management Contract at DuPont Wilmington Area Sites

Construction Manager / Superintendent October 2006 – December 2008

KBR (BE&K-Delaware) 242 Chapman Road, Newark, DE 19702

Electrical Resource / Construction Manager / Superintendent July 1999 – October 2006

Bancroft Construction 44 Bancroft Mills, Wilmington, DE 19806

Electrical Superintendent September 1998 – July 1999

Baker Mellon-Stuart P.O. Box 2367, Wilmington, DE 19899

• Construction Manager

• Created Capital Budgets for project approval; Wrote Scopes of Work; Wrote Special Conditions; Created Project Schedules; Attended Bid Openings; Formulated Bid Matrix to determine Lowest Bidder; Led Pre-Award Meetings

• Negotiated contracts with Contractors; Reviewed and negotiated Contractor Change Order Proposals

• Led Owner and Contractor Project coordination meetings and issued all meeting minutes

• Answered RFI’s or worked with Engineers to have RFI’s answered

• Processed submittals and made sure O&M Manuals were submitted to the Business Units

• Managed 3 to 10 contracts per year, contracts ranged in value from $50k to $2.3M

• Superintendent/Electrical Resource

• Responsible for the MEP, Flooring, Architectural Finishes, Structural, Site-work, Phones, BAS Systems and Glazing installations

• Responsible for the Electrical Design Review for compliance to NEC and DuPont Standards

• Reviewed, revised and approved the Electrical Shut-down & Lock-out plans for all electrical work.

• Responsible for reviewing and approving each contractor’s weekly JSA-Jobsite Safety Task Assignments

• Responsible for Auditing the Contractor’s work for Quality and compliance with drawings and specifications

Electrical Estimator July 1997 – September 1998

BE&K – Delaware, P.O. Box 8225, 242 Chapman Road, Newark, DE 19714

• Created electrical and instrument estimates from scopes of work or preliminary design for DuPont’s Capital Improvement Projects. Worked closely with Engineers and project teams to review final estimates for budget approval. Estimates to $8M USD.

VP / Project Manager / Estimator March 1995 – July 1997

WSMW Industries, Inc. 3025 Bowlerama Drive, P.O. Box 392, New Castle, DE 19720

• Reviewed Contract Documents issued for bidding and signed documents as an officer of the company on all projects that I Estimated & Bid on.

• Estimated and developed the final bid price for Electrical Projects, ranging from $15k to $1.25M, using the Estimation Program. Managed all projects through to completion. Met Profit Goals on all Projects.

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EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Licensed Master Electrician – Maryland 1982 Delaware 1987

Bachelors of Science Degree – Industrial Arts Education – Millersville University, Millersville, PA

Certificate – Industrial Electricity – Cecil Vo-Tech

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RELATED EXPERIENCE

Instructor – Electricity I, II, III IV – Cecil Community College, North East, MD – 1983 - 1989

Instructor – Electricity III – Delcastle Technical High School, New Castle, DE – 1982 – 1988

Owner - D L Kennedy Electric Inc. – Full time Electrical Contractor May 1991 – January 1993

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PROJECTS

Construction Manager - ETI Professionals

Negotiating Contract MODs for Electrical – UG and Aerial MV Feeders, Emergency Generators, Power Distribution, Telephone/Data, Security-Card Access & Cameras, Fire Alarm and branch circuitry systems; Mechanical – Sprinklers, FM-200, Supply/Return and Exhaust ductwork, Plumbing and Piping; Site-work – Grading, Landscaping and utility tie-ins and Architectural – wall, ceiling, flooring and hardware changes. Contractor’s cost proposals ranged from $1k to $500k, settled MODs between $1k to $350k for the C4ISR, C2/CNT East, Con North, JSEC, C2IF, Bldg 5100, Tie Loop and Lift Station Projects

Project Manager - Eastern Shore Services, Inc

Managed 6 – 10 Projects with a total value of approximately $3.2M, while helping to estimate projects

JM Clayton School Renovation - $1.1M, complete demo of all services, new Gear, Lighting & Systems

Regional Unemployment Call Center – $411k, Salisbury, MD, Gear, Lighting, Emergency Generator, UPS, Fire Alarm

Assateague Visitor’s Center – $323k, new visitor’s center, Gear, Lighting, Phones, Fire Alarm

Delmarva Community Center – $329k, new center, Gear, Lighting, Phones, Fire Alarm, Emergency Generator

Other Projects - Rehoboth Boardwalk Lighting, Milford Middle School A/C, AA Medical in Centreville,

Construction Manager – BE&K

DB Consolidation – $1.4M, renovated 4-floors/wings to relocate business units within the DuPont building

DuPont Bldg – Roof Replacement, Fuel Tank Replacement & Lead Abatement

Superintendent – BE&K

Bldg. 356 Renovation – $13M, demo of all services & 3-exterior walls, new services, equipment, systems & finishes

DuPont Bldg – Courtyard Shoring and Dumpster Pad

Stine Labs – Shipping/Receiving Building new Office Area with MEP services

Construction Manager – Bancroft Construction

DuPont Bldg. Structural Repairs - $2M/yr for 5-years, removal and replacement of structural steel and sidewalks over the basement equipment, substations and operating areas and replacement of Architectural Finishes and MEP Services.

DuPont Bldg. Grille – $650k, renovation of the Grille, new food service equipment, new Architectural Finishes, Lighting

CM / Electrical Resource / Superintendent – Bancroft Construction

DuPont Repauno HV Separation – $800k, Supervised and coordinated the separation of the MV Feeders. Coordinated

4-major shut-downs with the Contractor and Conectiv Electric while reconfiguring the 33kv & 2.4kv feeders on site, without injury or safety incident.

Electrical Resource / Superintendent – Bancroft Construction

NCC Airport Control Tower – Coordinated the Start-up of the building electrical systems and designed & supervised the reconfiguration of the electric rooms and the change-out of Electrical panels.

Electrical Superintendent - Baker Mellon-Stuart

Stine Labs HV Loop – $800k, Supervised the Logging crew and Electrical Line crew coordinated the installation of the new 33kv aerial pole line and underground feeders at Stine Labs.

Chestnut Run Bldg 313 - $379k, Supervised the installation of new 12kv feeders, replacement of 2-Substations and a new HV Switch and secondary feeders to re-feed distribution panels & MCC’s.

Electrical Estimator – BE&K

Created Electrical Estimates from preliminary design and scopes of work, estimates ranged from $10k to $8M. Asturias Spain Plant Expansion - $8M E&I USD, Created the electrical estimate from the scope of work and preliminary design for the Plant Expansion Project.

VP / Project Manager / Estimator - WSMW Industries, Inc.

Managed all estimated projects awarded with a successful bid, averaged $2.5M to $3M per year

Lead Discovery - $1.25M, Estimated & managed the Project, new 33kv Feeders, Substation, UPS, VFD’s, Power & Lighting

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