CHARLES L. WESTHAFER
Project Manager/Supt
48 Oswin Turn
Langhorne, PA. 19047
H (215) 757-1604
E-mail westhafer[at]hotmail.com
Cell 267-625-9174
OBJECTIVE;
To use my 32+ years experience as a Senior Construction Manager in the fields of Healthcare, Commercial, Biotech, Institutional, Malls, Industrial, Telecom, Government - Security, Retail, Nuclear Power to find a growth opportunity.
*To utilize my 32 plus years in Sr. Construction Management with 10 years as a Senior Construction Manager / Project Superintendent in a growing company to benefit them in their growth.
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY;
More than, thirty-two years of experience as a Superintendent and Construction Manager. Responsible for, architectural, civil structural, and mechanical details. Responsibilities include, concrete-batch plants, inspecting and testing soils, enforcing safety policies. Experience working in nuclear power construction / maintenance, food and beverage, biopharmaceutical, chemical, commercial, waste incinerator industries, premium outlet mall, and office complexes. Premium in being safety oriented.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
• R.E. Lamb, Inc. Sr. Project Superintendent 3/07 to Present
Oversee management in E.ON US Control Room Data Center in Simpsonville Ky. Client E.ON US 22 Million dollar project in Simpsonville, Ky. Manage entire project which includes tilt up walls and a Distribution Center. Coordinated all contracts and trades for entire facility and manage the overall schedule of the project.
• Imperial Construction Group Inc. Sr. Project Manager 1/05 to 3/07
Oversee management in base buildings EMS building and Court House complex. Client City of Perth Amboy. 50 Million dollar project in Perth Amboy, NJ. Manage entire project which includes two pools, a jail, court room and EMS facility. Coordinated all contracts and trades for entire facility including overseeing all the requisitions and change orders and manage the overall schedule of the project.
• HEERY International Construction Manager 3/04 to 1/05
Oversee management in base building, which includes Early Childhood Center. Client NJSCC School Project.20 Million dollar project in Phillipsburg , NJ Manage entire project from Site work to build out of Early Childhood Center School including piping, Electrical, Steel, Underground Piping through to turnover to School District. Coordinated all the contractors and interfaced daily with client.
• IPS Integrated Project Service Senior Construction Manager 8/01 to 9/03
Oversee management in base building, which includes Pharmaceutical. Client Neose Pharmeceutical.40 Million dollar project in Horsham Pa Manage entire project from demolition to build out of process plant including process piping and USP piping plastic pipe from Neu Ion. Coordinated all the contractors and interfaced daily with client Completed projects with Wyeth and Merck
• Structure tone Project Manager 9/00 to 8/01
Oversee management of Tenant build out. Client AVAYA 66,000 sq. ft fit out in 10 weeks for DLJ. Direct 20,000 sq. Ft floor Office space including Data center. Accomplished complete build out in 5 weeks. Completed a 10-floor fit out of 30,000 sq. ft a floor. Clients were DLJ or Credit Suisse who bought out DLJ and Insurance Services Offices,
Bechtel Corporation Project Manager 1/00 to 7/21/00
• Oversee management of base building, which includes Distribution building. Client Web Van 40 Million-dollar renovation projects to establish an E-net grocery distribution center; including an Office facility responsible for all phases of project from scheduling to punch listing including all civil, Mechanical, Electrical Equipment and Robotics which includes computer systems
Turner Construction Co. Project Superintendent 11/98 to 11/99
• Oversee management of base building, which includes Pharmaceutical. Client Parke Davis Pharmaceutical Plant Detroit Mi. 300 million dollar pharmaceutical project 500,000 square foot renovation and new construction. Responsible for the coordination of the project from Client relations and Interaction, Safety, Construction, Scheduling, Cost Control, Contract Management, And Contractor Management Including Clean Room Experience
Nabholz Construction Co. Project Superintendent 11/97 to 11/98
• Oversee management of base building which includes Premium Outlet Mall, Leesburg Va. 500,000 Square foot Mall 20 million dollar project, Responsible for entire project from site work to punch list including scheduling, contract administration, meetings, all Mechanical, Electrical and Civil work activities and schedules, and maintaining a safe project and work environment.
Day & Zimmermann Int’l Construction Manager 10/90 to 11/97
• Oversee base building which includes 120 million dollar Lycra Plant Client DuPont - Waynesboro, Va. Civil, Structural Steel, Architectural Superintendent for Lycra ® Responsible for direct-hire supervision of all civil crafts and subcontracts for all civil work activities, coordinate and schedule all civil work between mechanical, electrical, and the client, Assumed duties of Project manager when needed, Including an office building complex, (including assisting in a very aggressive safety program which resulted in a project with 1.75 million man-hours without a lost time accident.)
• Oversee base building, which includes 120 million dollar baby formula plant Client Wyeth Laboratories, Georgia, VT. Civil, Structural Steel, Architectural Superintendent Responsible for all civil activities including safety, scheduling assignments between civil, mechanical, electrical personnel and client. Became acting Construction Manager during absence of existing manager. Additional services included policing repairs in existing plant. Including an office building complex Including Clean Room Experience
• Oversee build out labs and DPCC project Client Hoffman-La Roche - Nutley, N.J. Responsible for preparation of bid packages, review - bids, bid comparison with recommendation to client. Coordinate, scheduling of all civil, mechanical, and electrical work, to complete fit out of several Labs and Office areas also, modification and repairs to all trench and piping for pharmaceutical plant, including maintaining a safety program for the entire project. Including Clean Room Experience
• Oversee base building, which includes pharmaceutical 150 million dollar project Client Merck & Company, Inc. - West Point, PA. Responsible for supervising CSA contractors and crafts, & welding inspection of orbital welding and slope check of piping plant during construction. Assisted with supervision as needed to support project Including Clean Room Experience
• Oversee base building, which includes 21 million dollar hazardous incinerator plant Client Merck Sharp & Dohme Quimica - Arecibo, Puerto, Rico. Civil, Structural, Architectural, and Mechanical Superintendent for a hazardous waste incinerator plant, An Office building and an associated testing laboratory Responsible for all work included civil, structural steel, and industrial mechanical installation. Responsible for all work from writing scope of work, bid comparison, contract award, cost control, and coordination of all work activities. Performed in the capacity of Construction Manager in his absence, including a very aggressive safety program accounting for a project without any lost time accidents.
• Oversee base building, which includes a $70 Million toner manufacturing expansion Client Xerox Corporation - Oklahoma City, OK. Civil, Architectural, Structural Steel Superintendent for, which included a toner process- line. The new 58,000 square foot process facility was installed adjacent to an existing 50,000 square foot manufacturing plant and has the capabilities of producing a number of different toners. Responsible for all civil, structural, and architectural duties, coordinated all work activities and safety. Performed the duties of Construction Manager when necessary. Including a large office Complex, including a safety program in partner with Xerox, which resulted in several awards from Xerox for our commitment to safety.
• Oversee renovation of boilers Client Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. Responsible for demolition of existing coal-fired boilers, replacing with oil fired units; this included all the Safety aspects of the project.
Bechtel Construction Co. Project Superintendent 10/74 to 10/90
• Oversee base building and maintenance, which includes construction of Nuclear Power Plant Client PECO Energy Company - Limerick Generating Station, Sanatoga, PA. Civil Superintendent, responsible for system and civil facility turnover, material handling, concrete placement, structural steel, rigging, soil compaction and operating plant services. Supervised activities of I.W., P.F., and long-term maintenance of P.F., electricians and millwrights. Supervised batch-plant activities and took care of repair operations. Ordered materials and supplied concrete for placements and supervised long term maintenance. Supervised block-out closure program and coordinated and supervised civil system and facility turnover. Including several large office complexes, including a very aggressive safety program resulting in numerous awards of over a million man-hours without a lost time accident.
• Duane Arnold - Palo, IA. Civil Maintenance Superintendent, responsible for supervision of all civil crafts on day shift, and coordination of work activities between clients and contractor.
• PECO Energy Company - Limerick Generating Station, Sanatoga, PA. Lead Civil Maintenance Superintendent, responsible for outage management, operations, maintenance, and operating plant and its services. Supervised civil, architectural and structural steel projects, including a very aggressive safety program with Peco resulting in several awards of 1 million man-hours without a lost time accident
• Hope Creek Generating Station - Hancocks Bridge, N.J. Civil Superintendent supervised civil crafts and coordinated facility turnover activities, responsible for system turnover, civil facility turnover, nuclear power plant construction, and operating plant services.
• Diablo Canyon - Avila Beach, CA. Civil Superintendent, and supervised civil crafts coordinated systems and facility turnover and work outage activities, responsible for outage management and operating the plant and its services.
National Mobile Concrete Corp. Batch Plant Superintendent 10/70 to 10/74
• GPU - Three Mile Island, Middletown, PA. Batch Plant Superintendent, responsible for running a concrete batch plant and for any necessary repairs. Ordered materials and supervised all personnel.
Pittsburg Testing Co. Concrete & Soils Inspector 6/67 to 10/70
• GPU - Three Mile Island, Middletown, PA. Inspected and tested concrete and soils.
Borings Soils & Testing Co. Supervisor of Concrete & Soils Inspectors 8/64 to 10/67
• Harrisburg, PA Quality Control Inspector, tested and inspected soils and concrete
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