To bring my extensive experience and personal commitment to a Firm that has the same level of Integrity and Professionalism that I strive to maintain. Continue creating new successful projects with Pride, Quality and Integrity. Building on those relationships and values for further success to the Firm and thus to myself and my Family. I bring a long-standing industry reputation of honesty, dedication, hard work, quality and accomplishment.
James H. Sylvester
Project Manager/Superintendent
Qualifications
• Eleven consecutive years as a Project Manager and fourteen consecutive years as a Project Superintendent in the Commercial, Industrial and Retail Construction Industry.
• Developing buildings, sites and off-site work, large and small, for a wide variety of Clientele in the Western United States.
• Experienced in all types of building construction including wood, masonry, steel and concrete tilt up.
• A solid hands-on background in;
Plan and specification review, pre-bid value engineering, bid qualifying, contract negotiations, contracts, RFIs, scheduling, change order request processing and billing.
• Well versed in office and field administration and coordination, training personnel as necessary.
• Diplomatic and professional in verbal and written communications.
• Founded by fourteen consecutive years as a Project Superintendent and years previous as a Finish Carpenter and Tradesman.
• Armed with organizational skills, hands-on experience and problem solving prowess.
• An excellent record of safety, quality, on time project delivery with profitability.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite programs, Lotus and Adobe Acrobat.
RESUME
James H. Sylvester
Project Manager/Superintendent
Summary
Over thirty years of construction experience. Began as a Union Carpenter/form setter, on tilt up projects, evolving over time through different firms into an accomplished Finish Carpenter as well. Promoted quickly through the ranks to Foreman, to Superintendent, to Assistant Project Manager and in 1998 to Project Manager.
Recent Employment History
WR LAYNE CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING
General Contractor
Riverside, California
April 2006 to January 2009
Project Manager: Duties included but were not limited to; pre-bid plan and specification review; secured and qualified subcontractor’s bids, letting of subcontracts, maintaining and amending subcontracts; maintaining subcontract amendment and change order request logs; review of plans and specifications for revisions, secure proper back up documentation, preparation and submittal of change order requests; team with Principals in maintaining project budgets; team with the Project Coordinators and Superintendents in maintaining and tracking plans, plan revisions, requests for information and materials submittals; create, track and update project schedules; maintain Client relations, coordinate and correspond with the Client, Client’s Consultants, Sub Contractors, Field Management, Field Operations Personnel and Governing Agencies; create, update, track, maintain and distribute meeting minutes from project meetings; oversee site operations for safety and quality control; teamed with Project Accountant in preparation and submittal of payment applications.
Project list and photos are available upon request.
MOOREFIELD CONSTRUCTION, INC.
General Contractor
Los Angeles, California
June 1991 to March 2006
Project Manager: April 1998 to March 2006; Duties included but were not limited to; pre-bid plan and specification review; secured and qualified subcontractor’s bids; teamed with Principal’s and Estimating staff throughout bid processes; involved in pre-construction plan evaluation and value engineering presentation; generated written scopes of work for subcontracts; negotiated, maintained and amended subcontracts; maintained subcontract amendment and change order request logs; reviewed plan and specification changes, secured proper back up documentation, prepared and submitted change order requests; teamed with Principals in maintaining project budgets; teamed with the Project Coordinators and Superintendents in maintaining and tracking plans, plan revisions, materials submittals and requests for information; created, tracked and updated project schedules; maintained Client relations, coordinated and corresponded with the Client, Client’s Consultants, Sub Contractors, Field Management and Governing Agencies; create, update, track, maintain and distribute meeting minutes from project meetings; teamed with Project Accountant in preparation and submittal of payment applications.
Project list is available upon request.
Assistant Project Manager/ Project Superintendent: June 1991 to April 1998: On site supervision of all aspects of construction of various commercial and retail projects; including multiple buildings; on and off-site improvements; development of tens of acres and tens of thousands of square feet of building construction of all types, size, shape and use. Maintaining a long, excellent record of quality, safe, on time and within budget, project deliveries. Assisted Project Management in plan revisions and Change Order processing and presentation. I also oversaw multiple other project sites as an in house consultant for a Pet Retail Client.
Project list is available upon request.
Personal Information: Married for 28 years, with four children from ages 18 to 28 and one Grandson.
Additional history, Information and references are available upon request.
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