Varied background in many phases of construction, management and business in public and private sectors.  Proficient with project scheduling, budget creation/control, quantity take-offs and proposal preparation, contract negotiation/management, personnel management and cost control.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

·         Proficient take-off/estimator; Agtek, Quest, HardBid/Hard Dollar, Timberline, HCCS, Paydirt, Bid2Win etc.

·         Extensive experience in review of plans/specs, determination of labor, material & equipment requirements and cost for proposal preparation.

·         Perform quantity take-offs for mass/fine grading, trench excavation/backfill and compaction, wet and dry utilities, asphalt and PCCP pavement, concrete structures, curb/gutter and sidewalk, etc.

·         Manager/on-site supervisor, pavement projects, underground, drainage, site development.

·         Oversight of projects; commercial, government, private from $6,000 to$ 150,000,000.

·         Labor relations; scheduling crews, directing work, negotiation of change orders and contract adds.

·         Developed/applied pavement maintenance/construction scheduling for City of Mesa, AZ (COM) streets.

·         Prepared quantity takeoffs for new construction, maintenance and repair of streets (COM).

·         Administered municipal landscape maintenance and installation contracts (COM).

·         Directed improvement district projects City of Avondale, AZ (COA) street, water, sewer, curb/gutter/sidewalk, parks.

·         Prepared, controlled and directed city departmental budgets (COM, COA).

·         Co-coordinator of CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) (COA).

·         Owned/Marketed landscape installation business; irrigation systems, landscape, hardscape, retention basins.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

·         City of Avondale, AZ (Director of Public Works) 1974 - 1976

·         City of Mesa, AZ (Engineering Technician)  1976 - 1989

·         Western Valley Landscape (Owner) Chandler, AZ  1989 - 1996

·         BBP Concrete Construction (Estimator/Project Manager) Peoria, AZ  1996 - 2000

·         Sunland Asphalt (Estimator/Project Manager) Henderson, NV / Phoenix, AZ  2000-2003

·         JFK Grading and Paving, Inc (Partner/Estimator/Project Manager) Phoenix, AZ  2003-2006

·         JRD Grading & Paving, LLC (Estimator/Project Manager) Mesa, AZ  2006 – 2009

·         Dave Schmitt Construction Co., (Estimator/Project Manager) Cedar Rapids, IA 2010

EDUCATION

·         Computer Applications, Certificate, Central Arizona College    1996-1997

·         Civil Eng/Business Admin, Arizona State University     1979 – 1981

·         Business Admin, Associate of Arts degree, Mesa Community College    1976 - 1979