Project Manager/Scheduler Construction

Scott M. Kenny

**** ********* **** **********, **. 35243

205-***-**** ********@*****.***

Experienced construction and program management professional with 18 years experience managing people and construction projects. Excellent leadership skills with emphasis on coaching/mentoring. Ability to overcome challenges to schedule and budget to make a project a success.

KEY SKILLS

Project Management Programming/Start-up Customer Relations

Team Builder Customer Development Lean Practices

Supervision Claims Analysis Communication

Problem Solving Healthcare Construction Contract Management

EXPERIENCE

Hoar Construction,

Scheduler, Birmingham, AL

July 2006 - June 2010 Draper and Associates,

Senior Construction Consultant, Birmingham, AL July 1997 - July 2006

Engineering & Construction Services, Construction Consultant Florida D.O.T. District Three Office, Chipley, FL

July 1995 - July 1997

COMANCO Environmental Corporation,

Project Engineer, Tampa, FL

July 1993 - July 1995

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Developed contract language for multi prime contracts. Created a system that would allow many contractors to have a say in the schedule, and yet build consensus as a group and created team building. Result: zero claims or disputes associated with construction time or progress.

• Implemented a corporate wide system to update a schedule with accurate actual dates. This eliminated the need to recreate history by only utilizing meeting minutes, or superintendent’s daily logs. Result: a more efficient use of the scheduling software, and eliminating time recreating history for project which in claims or litigation.

• Streamlined communication among upper management by creating a weekly status reporting system for all projects involved with highlight progress, outstanding issues and potential problems. Result: improved communication and eliminated status meeting requirements completely.

• Pioneered the productivity database for BIM software to develop schedules in Control. Result: a more in depth use of Vico BIM modeling software saving time, and productivity.

• Part of a team that lead the company to pursue lean construction techniques, Result: created an out of the box think tank for changing historical construction means and methods.

• Developed a network of subcontractors for referrals. Result: increase outside of healthcare client base by 10 percent, and maintained repeat clients in the local market. Increased profits of the branch office by 20%.

• Mentored and trained numerous engineers on how to consult in healthcare construction, and what to look for in the scheduling consultant. Result: increased company business and productivity.

• Developed an Excel estimating worksheet to determine material/ manpower, and profit pricing. Result: decrease estimating timeframes for projects by half. Allowing us to price more, in a shorter period of time, and be more efficient.

• Created templates used for scheduling program management/design phases for typical projects. Became a tool never before utilized and created cohesion and similarity for upper level management. Result: a tool still being used and providing an outline for success

• Developed training manuals for engineers to fill out paperwork for schedule updates. Process provided real time updates to management on how design progress was being made. Result: Made the update process occur outside of monthly updates, and removed two hours from the district wide agenda meeting.

• Created tools to communicate problem areas to the district manager with regard to project progress. Result: Allowed district manager to address issues much earlier in the design process. We went from being last in the district being fiscally responsible to being third in a three year timeframe.

• Began a rapport with suppliers to provide business leads, Result: increased business leads/availability by 10%. Allowed an additional revenue stream to develop.

• Expanded business model to include client commercial construction, branching out from typical civil construction. Result: Increasing business opportunities with existing clients.

• Solely pioneered a permitting system for civil projects in the petroleum industry in Orange County Florida, Result: timely permitting process, and saving the company money by not having to hire outside permitting services.

EDUCATION

Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Received a Bachelor of Science in Building Science in the School of Architecture, and a minor in

Civil Engineering.

VOLUNTEER

YMCA CAMP COSBY, Alpine, AL Birmingham Hospitality Network, Birmingham, AL

2010 Board of Directors, Chairman Volunteer for the last two years-Served on the Board for 5 years.

KEY WORDS

Project Manager, Healthcare Construction, Program Management, Customer Relations, Long Term Risk, Multiple Projects, Preconstruction Services, Team, Development, Communication, Scheduling, Budget, Problem Solving, Claims Analysis, Mitigation, Commercial, Transportation, Government, Environmental, Accomplished, Experienced , Loyal, 4 Year College Degree.

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