DARREN BRETTING
OBJECTIVE
A Challenging position that will both utilize and strengthen the managerial and hands-on skills acquired in over 14 years of residential and commercial construction experience.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2008 – Present American Southwest Construction, Inc.
Estimator, Project Manager
 Selected to compile cost estimates of material and labor to construct multi-family and light commercial projects in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Duties include: estimating using excel spreadsheets, project management, and using bidding services to acquire new leads for projects.
January 2007 – June 2008 Harper Construction, LLC
Project Engineer, Estimator
 Recruited to head up the new western division paving operations for Kentucky based contractor. Responsible for acquiring and constructing new work in the Houston market in TxDOT, commercial, and civil residential paving. Duties include: estimating, project management, attending pre-bid meetings and bid openings, browsing advertisements and notices for new work in local media, coordinate with home office on scheduling, equipment transport, weekly revenue reports, and monthly draw status.
1998- January 2007 CAM Concrete Construction Inc. Houston,TX
Project Manager, Estimator, Superintendent
 Initially employed as superintendent, responsible for providing on-site supervision in all phases of concrete construction. Worked closely with city inspectors, private inspectors, engineers, and architects to ensure accuracy and quality. Also responsible for completing projects in a timely manner while staying within the jobs budget. Subsequently promoted to Estimator – preparing estimates for high end custom home foundations and small commercial projects ranging in price from $30,000 to over $1,000,000. Co-titled as Project Manager, responsible for managing the work of five to ten employees, from start-up through completion of construction operations.
1998 Millennium Custom Homes The Woodlands,TX
Independent Superintendent
 Independent superintendent for Millennium Custom Homes. Employed to construct a custom single family home on a close out lot. Worked closely with home-owner and employer to insure selections requested were purchased and installed correctly according to plans and specifications.
1996- 1998 Hampton Homes Houston,TX
Superintendent
 Provided hands-on construction experience in all facets of the homebuilding industry. Duties included conducting pre-construction meetings, hiring, and supervising subcontractors with crews of up to 40 trade workers, and performing follow-up as well as customer service to homeowner’s after completion of construction. Also built three separate series of homes in the Richmond, Rosenburg, and Fulshear, Texas areas.
1994-1996 Ryland Homes Houston,TX
Superintendent
 Employed By top 100 home building company and constructed over 75 residential homes and multi-family units. Solely responsible for scheduling, supervising, and managing the overall construction of those homes.
EDUCATION
1991- 1994 North Harris College Houston,TX
Completed 56 clock hours towards civil engineering degree.
1994 North Harris College Houston,TX Houston,TX
Completed Building and Remodeling Fast Track Course.
SKILLS
Carpentry Apprenticeship from 1991 thru 1994
Computer Skills:
Quest Estimating Software, Word, Excel, Power Point, and Internet Applications
Able to communicate in Spanish
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