Utilize my education and experience in construction, organization, economics, and management to achieve success for an engineering firm.
Christopher Hannan
OBJECTIVE
Utilize my education and experience in construction, organization, economics, and management to achieve success for an engineering firm.
EDUCATION
Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in Engineering
Minor: Mathematics
Graduated May 2003
GPA: 3.12
SKILLS
Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, AutoCAD, Carlson TakeOff R1, MathTools, Primavera Expedition, RS Means CostWorks, Internet Navigation
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Sunoco, Inc.
Exton, Pennsylvania
Retail Engineer, Estimating
March 2008 - January 2009
* Demonstrated the ability to quickly learn and adapt to a new industry, including company-specific software applications and excel.
* Developed estimates for over 60 projects at a total cost of almost $32 million with over $13 million issued to the field to begin construction.
* Completed projects in a large range of work scopes including complete raze and rebuilds, tank installations and removals, dispenser replacements, canopy repairs, divestments, environmental clean-up, interior remodels, Pennsylvania Turnpike sites, New York Thruway sites, product piping replacement, A.D.A. compliance including restroom remodels, revising existing appropriations and program roll-outs for multiple-sites.
* Utilized the RS Means CostWorks program to generate a comprehensive budgetary takeoff template for the construction of a Sunoco, Inc. commercial building.
* Finalized a detailed cost takeoff, including value engineering, of two types of convenience store layouts to be used when estimating total budgetary cost of a project that includes new building construction.
* Corrected errors and updated the Project Commitment Report document used by the field to track project expenditures.
* Documented all changes made to the detailed template in order to quantify what costs would need to be updated when examining or updating a previous appropriation.
Heritage Building Group, Inc.
Jamison, Pennsylvania
Land Development Project Coordinator
January 2007 - November 2007
* Assembled and evaluated contractor proposals for all aspects of residential and commercial site construction, including earthwork, sanitary sewer, pump station water and highway improvements.
* Completed quality improvement cost estimates in a timely manner based on both preliminary and final site plans after calculating earthwork quantities and taking off pipe lengths.
* Employed a detail-oriented approach to prepare inclusive land development budgets for projects ranging in value from $500,000 to over $25,000,000.
* Solicited, evaluated and leveled bid proposals from contractors and negotiated competitive pricing.
* Recommended the contractors to senior level management for each project for contract execution and site development.
* Secured bids for miscellaneous projects such as demolition and fencing.
* Initiated plan changes to reduce project cost and increase construction feasibility.
* Managed multiple residential and commercial project estimates from preliminary to final plan approval as a dedicated member of the estimating team.
* Enthusiastically pursued a lateral position move in order to gain a greater understanding of the construction industry.
Land Development Construction Assistant
October 2003 - December 2006
* Initiated the dedication process for various municipal authorities regarding the acceptance of site, sanitary sewer or water improvements.
* Tracked all dedication paperwork, including submitting and getting approved as-built plans and legal descriptions, requesting punch lists, ordering title insurance and having various agreements created and executed.
* Worked closely with accounting to track the return of construction funds upon dedication.
* Closed out projects by ordering and tracking maintenance bonds, soliciting bids, awarding the work, writing purchase orders and monitoring progress and completion of maintenance period punch lists.
* Monitored the expiration of all permits including DOT permits, which were extended or closed out accordingly.
* Tracked NPDES permit expirations including co-permittee additions and Notice of Termination submissions.
* Collected surveyor building pad shots and approved the building pads for all communities.
* Tracked lot construction starts and served as a Homeowners Association Board Member for several communities.
* Reviewed geotechnical investigations and compaction reports and distributed accordingly.
SEMINARS
* Legal Aspects of Condominium and Homeowners’ Associations - April 2006
* Highway Occupancy Permit Procedures and Design - August 2005
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