To obtain a senior management position with a construction firm, or organization requiring oversight of their facilities and expansion.
R. Joseph Lackey
PROFILE SUMMARY
Director of Construction / Senior Project Manager / Operations Manager / Program Manager
Energetic, innovative construction professional with 14+ years experience in the retail, commercial, government, and industrial construction markets. Excellent organizational, problem-solving, team-building, leadership, budget-management, and negotiation skills. Exceptional interpersonal, communications, and conflict-management abilities. Particularly effective at managing complex technical projects, with emphasis in structural, mechanical, and electrical systems. Outstanding ability with computer systems, both hardware and software. Core competencies include:
• Estimating / Budgeting • CPM Scheduling • Contract Negotiation
• Strategic Planning and Leadership • Risk Management • Team Management / Team Building
• Cost Tracking / Forecasting • Purchasing Management • Problem Identification and Resolution
• Change Management • Business Development • Relationship Management
Software expertise includes:
• MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access • Prolog Project Manager • MS Project
• Timberline Estimating • On-Screen Takeoff • Primavera SureTrak and P3
• Managed all estimating, purchasing, and project management functions of a commercial / industrial concrete construction company. Company self-performs all types of concrete work, including super-flat slabs, tilt-up construction, and heavy industrial equipment foundations.
• Implemented policies and procedures to minimize construction risks and increase profitability, including developing and instituting standardized subcontracting / purchasing agreements, and a cost tracking system.
• Successfully established, developed, and managed the building program for the Fry’s Electronics retail chain. Negotiated and contracted six Fry’s Electronics retail outlets nationwide at contract amounts averaging $15 million each.
• Lead Project Manager on team to estimate and construct The Mercato, the largest project Hoar Construction has performed to date. The project is a $170 million lifestyle center located in Naples, Florida. Directly responsible for estimating and managing all infrastructure, site development, condominiums (all custom), landscapes, and hardscapes. http://www.mercatonaples.com
• Led management team in selection of project management software for company. Upon evaluation and selection, led team to implement Prolog Construction Project Management software at all Hoar Construction office sites. Implementation included coordinating the customization of the software to Hoar’s project management structure, authoring a complete “how-to†instructional manual for all management staff, and training of all managers.
• 1st Project Manager within the company (second of all employees) to obtain LEED AP certification upon charge by CEO to all executives, managers, and estimators to become LEED certified.
• Acted as liaison between executive management and corporate IT department to evaluate and implement information technologies and building information modeling (BIM) technologies throughout the company.
• Selected as an instructor in Hoar’s internal continuing education program, Hoar University. Developed course materials and presented training to project management teams in multiple disciplines including job cost analysis and forecasting, CPM scheduling, and subcontracting methodology.
• Other feature project:
o The Mall at Turtle Creek in Jonesboro, Arkansas
 A $40 million, enclosed mall property with 300,000 SF of common area. http://www.hoarllc.com/turtlecreek.html
 
RJ-Bop General Contractors, Inc., Pelham, Alabama 2002 - 2004
VICE PRESIDENT / CO-OWNER
• Founded and managed commercial general contracting company performing retail tenant space build-outs, retail pharmacies, and office remodels.
• Completely implemented all management systems including corporate accounting, safety program, estimating, purchasing, and project management.
• Assumed full management responsibilities of the Dawson Memorial Baptist Church Family Recreation Center project upon resignation of senior and site project management staff at approximately 30% completion. Project was behind schedule and over budget, with a dissatisfied Owner. Successfully implemented a recovery plan to complete the project on time and within budget. Re-established Owner confidence, and negotiated a new parking facility on the church campus. http://www.dosterconstruction.com/Project_Pages/church_dawson.htm
• Selected as team member to evaluate and implement project management policies, including implementation of Prolog Construction Project Management software at all Doster Construction office sites.
• Other feature projects:
o Dawson Memorial Baptist Church Parking Facility in Birmingham, Alabama
 A $5.6 million, post-tensioned concrete parking deck with brick exterior. http://www.dosterconstruction.com/Project_Pages/parkdecks_dawsonchurch.htm
o Stevens Graphics Printing Facility in Homewood, Alabama
 A $1.5 million, new printing line including heavy concrete equipment foundations.
Johnson Contractors, Inc., Muscle Shoals, Alabama 1995-1998
PROJECT MANAGER / CORPORATE SAFETY DIRECTOR
• Created and maintained multiple Timberline Estimating databases for company estimating functions.
• Led all of Johnson Companies (Johnson Contractors, Inc., J.K. Johnson Mechanical Contractors, Johnson Electric Company, Inc., and Johnson Gunite Construction Co., Inc.) to two consecutive years with no lost time accidents. Johnson self-performs all concrete, structural steel, framing, process piping, plumbing, HVAC, equipment setting, and electrical work.
• Developed course materials and trained over 500+/- employees in the OSHA 10-hour training program and other safety related courses, including hazard communication, confined space entry, fall protection, scaffold erection, blood borne pathogens, and many others.
• Industrial projects included airline hangers, chemical and film process lines, heavy equipment foundations, setting of manufacturing equipment, ceramic tile manufacturing facilities, and food processing facilities.
• Commercial projects included banks, schools, swimming complexes, hotels, conference centers, and pre-engineered steel structures.
• Other feature project:
o Microgravity Development Laboratory at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
 A $5.2 million, structural steel facility with insulated panel exterior and laboratory environmental systems.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Building Construction
Auburn University 1994
CERTIFICATIONS
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional
U.S. Green Building Council 2006
OSHA 500 – Certified trainer in CFR 1926 Construction Safety and Health 10-hour and 30 hour course
Georgia Tech University 1996
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