JIM D. HOWERTON
1850 Poe Prairie Rd.
Millsap, TX. 76066
214-830-4165 cell *
howertonjd[at]yahoo.com.
ELECTRICAL ESTIMATING
A quality-minded professional with extensive experience in Electrical Estimation, Scheduling, Onsite Project Management, Design/Build, Sales Support, Customer Relations, Administration, plus Labor Negotiation, and Consulting.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Proficient in a full-range of design/build and layout, construction scheduling, on site day to day project management which includes working with inexperienced workman, project development, cost estimating, and budgeting. Previous project experience includes: Office Complexes, Schools, Hospitals, Airports, Highway Lighting, Heavy Industrial,
Nuclear Plants and many others. Work with client representatives, architect and engineering firms, government agencies (Corp. of Engineers, etc.) to expedite job progress and timely project completion. Provide design/build expertise for the client; offer cost saving ideas when needed, maintain positive relationships to develop further business. Computer application skills include Estimatic Corp., Estimation Inc., Con/EST Systems, Success, MS WORD, EXCEL and others…
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
B E&K CONSTRUCTION CO. Birmingham, AL Charlotte, NC. 2008 ---
Senior Electrical Estimator (contract position)
Estimate the electrical portion of the NASCAR Museum ($18 million) to sell complete project to city of Charlotte. Project is now under construction.
AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO. (ATC), Milwaukee, WS. 2007 -2008
Senior Electrical Estimator (contract position)
Estimate the addition and upgrades to powerhouse substations and high voltage power line construction.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO. (AEP), Columbus, OH. 2006 - 2007
Senior Electrical Estimator (contract position)
Estimate the electrical portion of power plant additions and emission upgrades to their 61 plant sites.
WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL, Boise, ID. 2005 - 2005
Senior Electrical Estimator
Provide assistance in the on site rebuilding of Iraqi owned natural gas fired turbine generators at two sites, Mullah- Abdullah, and Mosul, then was transferred to Baghdad to work on a water treatment project. Funding for Washington Group’s remaining projects were put on hold by the US Government and diverted to the war on terrorists until the Iraqi elections are held in January 2006.
AVILA GOVERNMENT SERVICES & US COST of N. Virginia 2003 - 2004
Senior Electrical Estimator & Consultant w/ Secret Security Clearance
Provide electrical cost estimation for the Homeland Security Agency for Airport security upgrades across the country. Provide cost estimates to the Department of Defense for their Utility Privatization Projects relative to military bases across the US. Work as contractor for FEMA, estimating disaster recovery cost in State of New York. Provide electrical cost estimates and design for the Department of State (OBO Department) to upgrade all US Embassies, starting with third world countries. Recalculate and update all cost models of US Embassies to be used in the future to construct new Embassies. Estimate from conceptual drawings new Hi Tech Laboratory to test all types of military equipment used by the US Military, to be located in White Sands NM.
HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC. Boston, MA 2002 - 2003
Senior Electrical Estimator & Consultant
Provide complete on site electrical estimation for the Big Dig Project in Boston. Coordinated with multiple engineering departments to successfully estimate this complicated project and handle change orders, relating to fire alarm, security, air monitoring and control, in tunnel AM/FM, police and fire department signal and traffic signage.
SASCO VALLEY INC.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR & CONSULANTS, Sacramento, CA 2001 - 2002
Senior Electrical Estimator
Provide complete bid package including pricing and labor projections. Coordinate with owners and architect. Design project or redesign project for errors or cost saving.
REX MOORE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, Sacramento, CA. 1999 - 2001
Senior Electrical Estimator / Designer
provide a complete design and build cost estimate, work with in-house CAD operators and sales staff to complete the sale.
DBA JIM D. HOWERTON - Fort Worth, TX 1997 - 1999
ELECTRICAL ESTIMATION CONSULTING SERVICE
Provide complete bid packages including design, takeoffs, program input, outsource pricing, worker classifications, pay rates and final bid documents. Develop cost, scheduling time flow charts. Suggest an overhead and profit margin.
Work with customer’s estimators and engineers to develop their estimating and managing skills.
FACILITY WORKS INC. a div. of Texas New Mexico Power - Ft Worth, 1995- 1997
Chief Electrical Estimator
Prepared cost estimates for projects and services. Meet with TNP management on future goals.
HOWERTON ELECTRIC CO., Inc. - Jefferson City, MO 1973 - 1995
Owner / Manager / Electrical Estimator / Sales
Provide general and specific management and administration for all corporate operations relating to heavy industrial projects, hospitals, municipal and state and federal projects.
EDUCATION
\Westminster College - Fulton, Missouri
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Continuing Education: Fall Management Institute, ESP, and NECA
SPECIAL NOTES
Extensive labor relation experience negotiation with the IBEW and other labor unions. Testified and presented cases for management in labor disputes before the Council of Industrial Relations in Washington DC. Worked for NECA in the late 1960’s handling labor problems, and also taught Electrical Estimating to contractors on the West coast. Technical editor of “Electrical Contractor Magazine†from the late 1960’s to 1973. Was involved in the complete redesign of the NECA Manual of Labor Units in the early 1970’s. Did final electrical estimate for Corp. of Engineers on US NMD Initial Deployment Facility, Phase I, Shemya, Alaska Island, Erickson Air Station and Fort Greeley, Alaska in April 2000.
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