David R. Burrows
drb[at]burrows-ok.com
9300 N May ste 400-267
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120
405.200.8548
Personal Summary
Motivational Manager with 20+ years experience, dedicated to safe, quality and profitable projects. With a quick grasp of project concepts and construction details to employ proven skills and knowledge of construction means & methods, subcontracting, and project documentation to plan, schedule, and organize projects. Dedicated to safety, quality, and satisfied customers as the best path to consistently timely and profitable projects.
Career Highlights
Brought on board during construction of a natural gas refinery, to direct erection of 14 pre-engineered buildings among ongoing process construction, without affecting other work, while maintaining schedule, and to minimize costs to employer and other contractors. Secured project completion three weeks early and under budget with minimal complaints and no related claims from other contractors.
Served as an office engineer and estimator to develop pre-bid comparative estimates for the “N†building conversion project, destructing a 160,000 square-foot, 4 story building, and converting it into a world-class genomics research facility in 73 days.
As electrical/mechanical superintendent assisted and executed planning, construction and completion of a new engine manufacturing facility for General Motors ahead of schedule and well within budget.
As replacement project superintendent I succeeded in my assignment to reform the hostile relationships between the contractor’s production personnel, subcontractors, the design team, and the facility owner, ultimately resulting in timely completion without the promised litigation.
Career Profile
Project Superintendent: Directed and motivated field activity of all subcontractors, vendors, and direct hire personnel, to achieve safe, quality, timely and profitable project; developed and maintained comprehensive knowledge of dynamic contract documents; developed and implemented site logistics and direct hire personnel requirements; assisted schedule development and managed execution to assure proper progress; monitored and directed field progress and manpower utilization for optimum efficiency and cost control; monitored procurement, delivery, and insertion of materials, equipment, and tools; managed timely injection and progress of subcontractors; assisted development, implementation and monitoring of site specific safety plan; developed thorough understanding of construction and architectural complications and managed development of solutions; monitored daily reporting requirements of staff and subcontractors.
Project Manager/Estimator: estimated cost and manpower requirements for fixed dollar bid projects, Compiled and prepared final cost estimates and bid packages for numerous competitive bid proposals, and created estimates for numerous change order proposals on assigned projects as well as on projects managed by others within the company, using RS Means and other resources, procured negotiated work,
Project Engineer: Developed pre-bid verification estimates, managed solicitation, bid openings, and contract execution, responsible for subcontract administration, directed material approval, RFI creation and resolution, contract change orders, and cost-tracking.
Project Quality Control System Manager: Oversaw contractors safety performance; directed inspection and enforced strict compliance with contract documents; directed testing program and quality control inspection. Managed process for approval of materials and procedures, managed the flow of documentation. Served as company liaison with Corps of Engineers and site subcontractors.
Additional Training
Attained Safety Trained Supervisor accreditation Spring of 2001; Intermediate AutoCad 2008 Training; OSHA 30 Hour; Scheduling with Primavera P-3 Intermediate; Fails Management Institute “Management of Field Personnelâ€; Richardson Engineering “Construction Facilities and Process Estimatingâ€; Oklahoma University School of Continuing Education “CPM Development for Construction Managementâ€; The US Army Corps of Engineers “Management of Construction Quality Controlâ€; advanced training as an Emergency Medical Technician.
Cooley Constructors, Inc. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sept 2005 – August 2008)
Project Manager
– Renovate United States Post Office, (Hub Zone) U.S. Postal Service Regional Headquarter facility in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
– Glen Canyon, Arizona, (Hub Zone) upgrade to the fire and security alarm systems at Glen Canyon Dam.
– Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Rehab and renovate chemical storage facility into full scale machine shop for Smith Oil Field Services.
– Wright, Wyoming, (Hub Zone) Demo existing facilities, construct new 6-person bunkhouse, with state of the art fire fighting facility
– Demo and build out of 35,000sf space in existing shopping center facilities for “B Sew Inn†sewing machine retail store.
– Annual contract for construction and maintenance services for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
– Altus AFB , Oklahoma (Hub Zone)Gut and rehab dorm into 1st class, modern Unaccompanied Bachelor Officer Quarters.
– Greenfield construction of Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop Headquarters building for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
Estimator
Compiled and prepared final cost estimates and bid packages for numerous competitive bid proposals, and created estimates for numerous change order proposals on assigned projects as well as on projects managed by others within the company using RS Means and other databases and resources. .
E.V. Cox Construction (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – June 2004 – August 2005)
Project Superintendent – Wal-Mart Supercenter, $17.5 million greenfield construction of major retail facility in Midwest City, Oklahoma
Washington Group International, (formerly Morrison Knudsen Corp.) (Boise, Idaho – May 2000 – June 2004)
Project Superintendent - Body Shop – Lansing Grand River General Motors Assembly Complex, $1.01 billion brown field construction of complete manufacturing facility for several break-out Cadillac models in Lansing, Michigan.
Electrical/Mechanical Superintendent - Tonawanda Powertrain I4/5 Engine Manufacturing Plant, $300+ million Greenfield engine manufacturing plant with major upgrade retrofit to existing facilities in Tonawanda, New York
Construction Manager – Lordstown General Motors Assembly Facility - $8 million total decommissioning, environmental remediation, and demolition of automated, multiple media incinerator, in Lordstown, Ohio
Construction Manager – Lordstown General Motors Assembly Facility - $26 million Christmas Shutdown Environmental Remediation, and demolition of long abandoned, high lead content, “ELPOâ€, paint facility, in Lordstown, Ohio.
Maintenance Supervisor - Oklahoma City General Motors Assembly Plant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Annual contract for management & supervisory services of UAW skilled trades maintenance personnel.
Maintenance Supervisor – Lake Orion General Motors Assembly Plant - Annual contract for management & supervisory services of UAW skilled trades maintenance personnel in Lake Orion, Michigan.
Morrison Knudsen Corp. (Boise, Idaho – July 1997 – May 2000)
Civil Works Superintendent – Aux Sable Natural Gas Liquid Extraction Plant, $365+ million Natural gas refinery in Morris, Illinois.
Project Engineer – N-Building Conversion Project, $20+ million design/build conversion of office building into a world class genomics research facility on the Monsanto Campus in St. Louis, Missouri.
D M Jones Construction (Houston, Texas – February 1997 – July 1997)
Project Superintendent - Monsanto Corporation Warson Street Warehouse - $13 million demolition and preparation for future construction of Genomics Research Facility, in Creve Couer, Missouri.
Wynn Construction Company, Inc.(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – September 1993 – February 1997)
Project Manager, created estimates for bid proposals and change orders, responsible for contract buy out and sub-contractor acquisition, direction and motivation of on site personnel, complete project administration, billing, contract close-out and final billing on several small utility projects for various municipalities in Central Oklahoma.
Construction Manager - $3+ million design/build, extremely fast track project to build Primary Central Dial Office for CoServ Telecommunications Company, Frisco, TX
Quality Control System Manager - $31 million design/build construction of Combined Air Force Medical Technology Training Facility, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Quality Control System Manager - - $11+ million design/build for Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
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Quality Control System Manager - $17 million construction of new Aircraft, Fuel Control Test and Maintenance Facility at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
M. L. Young Construction Co, Inc. (Edmond, Oklahoma – August 1992 – September 1993)
Project Superintendent $5+ million Lakeveiw Middle School for Yukon Independent School District, Yukon, Oklahoma.
TAO, Inc. (Tulsa, Oklahoma – June 1991 – July 1992)
Construction Manager - $5+ million construction of Vehicle Maintenance Facility for the Oklahoma Air National Guard at the Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Construction Manager - $6+ million remodel and addition to the fully occupied Moore Norman Vocational Technical School in Norman, Oklahoma.
Carothers Construction Co, Inc. (Watervalley, Mississippi – October 1987 – June 1991)
Quality Control System Manager - $9+ million design/build construction of a new Aircraft Avionics Fabrication and Maintenance Facility at Tinker Air Force Base, OK.
Quality Control System Manager - $16+ million AWACS Maintenance Hangar at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Swanda Brothers, Inc. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – October 1986 – October 1987)
Quality Control System Manager - $5+ million modification to the ventilation and air supply system on the Aircraft Corrosion Control Facility at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Burrows Construction Company, Inc. (Lawton, Oklahoma – May 1971 – October 1986)
I accumulated solid and comprehensive trades, management, and administrative credentials as my construction career progressed with years of practical, hands on experience, literally from the ground up as laborer, helper, carpenter, concrete finisher, iron worker, welder, secretary, payroll clerk, office manager, Project Superintendent, Estimator, General Superintendent, and Project Manager. In this formative period, I performed extensively and successfully in every facet of general contracting while working in our family owned business.
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