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.
· 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
· 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 (
· Prepared, controlled and directed city departmental budgets (COM,
· Co-coordinator of CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) (COA).
· Owned/Marketed landscape installation business; irrigation systems, landscape, hardscape, retention basins.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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· City of Mesa, AZ (Engineering Technician) 1976 - 1989
· Western Valley Landscape (Owner) Chandler, AZ 1989 - 1996
· BBP Concrete Construction (Estimator/Project Manager)
· Sunland Asphalt (Estimator/Project Manager)
· JFK Grading and Paving, Inc (Partner/Estimator/Project Manager)
· JRD Grading & Paving, LLC (Estimator/Project Manager)
· Dave Schmitt Construction Co., (Estimator/Project Manager)
· Computer Applications, Certificate,
· Civil Eng/Business Admin,
· Business Admin, Associate of Arts degree,