Project Manager, Project Engineer, Construction Manager & Site Manager

Wesley Himmons

*** ********* *****, ******** *** Jersey 08096

856-***-**** ********@*****.***

Position: Project Manager, Project Engineer, Construction Manager & Site Manager

(Active Security Clearance Secret)

Summary: More than 28 years of experience that encompasses Military Bases, Army Corp of Engineers Projects, Commercial Facility Industrial site projects, Project Engineer, and Project Construction, Electrical Engineer oversight and specialty training classes from one on one to groups.

• Supported Military All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) MRAP, Underbelly Installation Kit (UIK).

• Able to provide effective strategic reports to Military Leadership Local State interface.

• Knowledge of Federal and State Regulations, including-ITAR, FAR, DOE, DOD, NASA, SCIF Military, OSHKOSH, OSHA, UFC, National Codes, IBC, and Regulatory Agencies.

• Administered and maintained departmental budget and capital expenditures within company guidelines.

• Provided leadership to implement ISO 9000 and Facilities Co-generation Energy Projects Project Manager on various Program Management Engineering teams to ensure compliance and contract obligations to NASA, Army and Air Force as a GEITA and AFCEE Representative.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proficient with computer MS software.

• Operations Management * Personnel Management * Materials Management * Inventory & Logistics* Purchasing Procurement * Safety Management * Human Resources * Transportation*Leadership * Maintenance * Government Compliance*OSHA. * Site Management * Logistics Management * MRAP Repairs* DFAR/FAR/SOW/AR-710-2

• Ensure that subordinates remain in continual compliance with all health, safety and security directives and specifications, including those of OSHA and the EEOC.

Major Project Management Oversight

• Project Manager; CM (Construction Management), Canoga Park, California - Refurbished a two story building at a cost of $16.5 M in two years within budget for Military Government and Boeing Employees .

• Project Manager; CM, Stennis Army Base located in Mississippi - Constructed Space Shuttle Testing Facility , that met State and Army specification $56.8 M. This was a two and a half-year project.

• Project Manager; CM, Ventura, California - Demolished 300 office buildings and 14 NASA test sites and fuel system at a cost of $29 M over three years.

• Project Engineer Manager; CM, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Constructed a Laser Lab and Test Facility at a cost of 95 M.

• Project Manager; CM, Ventura California - Assisted the Department of Energy in building an electrical power plant at a cost of $106 M.

• Project Manager Removal of all Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Transformers from Military Installations in South Korea at the cost of $12M

• Project Manager Military Installations Refurbishment of Airfield lighting and removal of overhead transformers, power distribution with all power reconfigured and installed in electrical vaults South Korea at the cost of 20M

• Managed facilities maintenance team responsible for maintaining 500,000 square feet of commercial buildings. Managed all aspects of logistics, transportation, and delivery support functions for assigned U.S. Armed Forces Units. Managed MRAP repair parts with 5,000 lines covering the entire AOR expediting supplies to 18 major Supply Support Activities. Spread head and implemented cost controls measure resulting in $40,000 in annual savings for assigned for Military Units. Managed successfully major deployments both in the military and commercial defense contractors without any major safety incident.

• Managed site management and logistics operations totaling over $342 millions without any major losses or liquid dated damages due to inventories delays, material audits conducted weekly, monthly and annually. The ability to effect change and improve profitability. Analyze and organize all areas of operations, implementation new plans and policies to support business goals. Instituted time management control measures that consistently reduced losses through the establishment and communications of team goals, enhanced team training and improved monitoring. Implemented seasonal programs throughout the logistics operations, achieving 25% growth in two years.

Professional Experience

Senior Industrial Engineer, 05-2011 to 06-2011, DynCorp International /OSHKOSH, Fort Worth, Texas and Milwaukee, WI

• Provided engineering support for solving install and design issues on the M-ATV/MRAP vehicle. Interface with OSHKOSH &Gov. representatives to assure tolerances, quality, and design standards are in accordance with technical designs.

• Assure that field-up grades are in design std’s tolerances for improvement modifications are communicated through-out all the remote sites. For new install up-dates and rewrite install procedures. Perform training as required related to modifications improvements for the fabrication process.

• Maximize manufacturing effectiveness through eliminations of forms of process time waste. Utilized Lean and Six Sigma tools to formulate corrective actions plans for process improvements. Researched for and acquisitioning new tooling, equipment and templates modified for improved boring efficiencies.

• Set-up Safety plan & daily safety meetings, Environmental waste plan and PPE for all employees

• Participate in daily Middle East site meeting to resolve concerns and understand new issues, including meetings with Operations and Site Managers

• Represent as Sr. Engineer for the site and lead that interface with OSHKOSH.

• Responsible for oversight operations to logistic site managers for divisional military units coming into theater for military training both state side and overseas. Managed military assets totaling over $363 million MRAP vehicle parts. Worked independent and made recommendations and policies changes as required and provided logistics training to staff personnel for possess improvements COUNS and OCOUNS.

Senior Project Electrical Engineer, 09-2005 to 04-2011, TEAM Integrated Engineering, Inc., 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan Air Base, in the Republic of South Korea

• Manages project activities including scheduling and progress/cost tracking; Government Military Contractor client, and contractors interface that includes submittals of monthly progress status reports to AFCEE government agency projects, as a AFCEE , GEITA Representative

• Provides oversight and the daily activities in the execution of $300M in design/build construction projects on military installations throughout South Korea

• Maintains government compliance (FAR/UCI) for all project folders (i.e. progress status on for all projects. Maintains Request for Information [RFI] log, develops Statements of Work [SOWs] based on concern criteria, design and construction documentation, post-awards/pre-construction documentation, for all contractor and subcontractor design installation drawings, modified drawings, project inspections, QC reports, pre-inspection and final project inspection, as well as warranty and all project close-out documents)

• Analyzes and interprets projects to ensure compliance to all Governments standards i.e. FAA, NEC.UFC, IBC, NFPA, Installation Air Base Safety Standards, and Military Technical Letters In addition provided special testing equipment training to military and civilian personnel

• Project engineer manager that indentified criteria input in the overall scope of work to remove airfield pad mount transformers and to install underground airfield electrical vault transformers and distribution switchgear. With primary voltage requirements at 66.5 KV, 13.8 KV. 6.6 KV and 3.3 KV

• Support Army Corp of Engineers and 51 st Civil Engineer Squadron with oversight design input planning of Phases 1&2, Construct Second Airfield Runway on Osan AB , South Korea

• Responsible to provide military site lead for all government compliance policies for over 26,000 troops, provided required training, inspections and recommendations. Ensure military and commercial contractor adhere to policies operations procedures, materials ordering, procurements actions, maintenance, MWR, Laundry, Air operations, transportations, base operations, security, timesheets, and project controls.

• Form and devised spot training as required and lead and worked with the DCAA/DCMA on policies issues concerns and report findings back to program management and perform sensitivity sessions as required and reports back to senior level managers

• Direct and assigned responsibilities for responding to DCAA and DCMA audit data requests. Responsible for the establishment and maintenance of timely and effective communications with DCAA and DCMA in support of audit assistance and data requests. Provide input to establishment and maintenance of policies, procedures and standards for review and monitoring US forces Korea prime contract performance. Reports non-compliance to Director of Contract Compliance and makes viable recommendations for resolution of issues. Identifies and manages appropriate reporting as necessary. Keeps Director of Contract Compliance timely informed on problems, progress, and results of audits and data requests. Perform other assigned tasks as required.

Operations Manager, 02-2003 /09- 2005, Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc., Torrance, California

• Direct and manage Toyota Motor Sales, Inc Operations which consists of 60 employees, over 200 business partners and provide support to over 6,000 associates.

• Responsible for an annual operating budget and capital expenditures respectively. Submitted for approval to the portfolio management, monthly budgeted and capital expenditure accruals.

• Provided guidance and review of computer maintenance management system CMMS and performance indicators.

• Managed the efforts of Quality and Project Management to upgrade their project standards to the level established by the company, city and local government agencies.

• Managed Project design refurbishment of buildings and remediation of non approved materials as discovered i.e. Boilers, HVAC system, interior and exterior of facilities up-grades

• Management of Engineering, Quality, and Energy Management and Environmental regulations

• Provide training updates on CMMS for improved data reports, and to evaluate performance on work being completed

Project Engineering Manager, 01-2001/ 02-2003, Real Energy, Woodland Hills, California

• Facilitate procurement approval project design prior to construction which include internal and external design, mechanical, electrical, structural, civil engineering and cost to erect 400KW to 10 MW plus onsite distributed co-generation systems.

• Provide presentation to class A properties management/partners on sale of clean fuel co-generation system.

• Effectively coordinate budgeting, project scheduling, safety and quality of contractors and subcontractors.

• Managed the construction of multiple installations from contract approval to construction start-up through commissioning activities.

• Participate in the negotiation strategy on technical decisions related to construction work, equipment and cost.

• Validate data associated with thermal calculations and electrical and building loads.

Deputy Director, Facilities & Plant Operations, 02-1986 / 09-2001, The Boeing Co, Rocketdyne Division, Canoga Park, California

• Directed and managed the Company’s Building and Plant Operations which consisted of 15 managers, 201 employees and provided support to over 15,000 employees. Area of responsibilities.

• Included facilities located in California, Mississippi, Hawaii, and Florida Two of these sites are NASA.

• Responsible for an annual operating budget and capital expenditures of $102M and $50M, respectively.

• Facilitated the divestment and asset management of company and government owned property.

• Managed the refurbishment and remediation of buildings, land and roads military and commercial properties.

• Provided leadership to support the re-engineering changes tools to manufacturing to support high tech tooling Program Manager, Quality/Control, Energy Management and Municipalities and Environmental codes. Assure all engineering staff and clients are being trained.

• Provided input data to the company’s 10-year building improvement plans, which included the planning, scheduling and construction of buildings while meeting requirements established by internal and external organizations.

Education

• 1993, Certificate of Advanced Business Administration, MBA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

• 1974, Pursued Bachelor of Science Degree, Temple University, Major: Engineering, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• University of Tennessee - Received a certificate for completing the “Lean Enterprise System of Design Institute”.

• University of Southern California - Certificate in Professional Management.

Awards And Accomplishments

NASA Manned Flight Awareness Award.

The Department of Energy Outstanding Achievement Award for the support of the 30-Megawatt

Co-generation Facility start-up.

Outstanding Achievement Award for Facilities and Plant Operations.

Good Citizen Award Nominee.

National Management Association Outstanding Achievement Award.

Membership In Professional Associations

International Facilities Management Association

Honorary Alumni of USC Graduate School of Business Administration

Advisory Board, Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Alpha Gamma Sigma Scholastic Society, Los Angeles Pierce College

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