Accomplished Construction Manager with 30 years experience providing a diverse range of services in the commercial arena for both public and private projects seeking a position wherein my knowledge and experience will assist an organization achieve its goals and objectives. Detailed oriented professional that ensures client’s needs and expectations are achieved. Services provided include Owner’s Representation; Construction/Project Management; Program Management; claims investigation; constructability reviews; contractor pre-qualification; contract review; code review and administration; auditing; and project risk analysis. Skilled communicator effective in interfacing with government officials, contractors, subcontractors, professional consultants and owners.
CORE COMPETENCIES
* Project/Construction Management * Program Management * Owner/Lender Representation
* Contract Prep. And Review * Change Order Management * Pre-Construction Services
* Track Planned & Actual Costs * Design & Contract Directives * Project Close-out
* Establish Budgets & Schedules * Construction/Claims Litigation * Estimating
* Due Diligence * Quality Control Assurance * Project Controls
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner, GAF Consulting Services, LLC, Orlando, Florida. (2008 - Present)
• Provide variety of construction support services to lenders, contractors, owners, developers, attorneys and other entities.
• Provide claims/litigation support including fact and expert testimony for trials, mediations and arbitrations.
Regional Manager Construction Management/Engineering, Sealord Holdings, Inc., Orlando, Florida. (4/03 – 2/08)
• Provided construction support services to sister Surety Company to pre-screen potential principals for bond worthiness.
• Performed Job Specific Evaluations for projects over $1,000,000.
• Managed completion of selected projects on behalf of Surety company for projects defaulted by bonded principals.
• Performed constructability reviews, site inspections and Owner’s Representative services for various projects.
• Provided claims/litigation support including discovery and evaluation of project documentation, story board presentation, fact and expert testimony for trials, mediations and arbitrations.
Owner’s Representative, Temple Israel, Longwood, Florida. (11/01 – 12/02)
• Provided comprehensive pre-construction services for new synagogue facility.
• Managed design coordination, budgeting, value engineering, scheduling and permitting.
Project Manager, EC Matthews Co. Inc., Lexington, KY. (10/00 – 10/01)
• Evaluated and managed successful completion of projects, for sureties, that had gone into default because of abandonment, fiscal problems, poor project management and/or non-compliance with the contract documents.
Project Manager, Metropolitan Construction, Inc., Winter Park, Florida. (10/99 – 9/00)
• Managed pre-construction and construction phases of multiple municipal and private projects.
• Estimating support, project buy-outs, subcontractor negotiations, permitting, document control, financial controls, change order management, submittal processing, scheduling, and close-out document packages.
Associate, Engineering & Construction Consulting Group, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Orlando, Florida. (10/98 – 9/99)
• Provided project management oversight services for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
• Performed audits of $50 million construction project for one of Florida’s major healthcare providers.
• Reviewed bank draw documents and Applications for Payments of $15 million timeshare development in St. Maarten, N.A.
Program Manager, WELBRO Management, Inc., Altamonte Springs, Florida. (3/93 – 10/98)
• Provided Program, Project and Construction Management and Owner’s Representative services for various projects including office buildings, regional shopping centers, hotels, resorts and apartment complexes.
• Conducted regular meetings with Owner, contractor and main anchor tenant representatives. Provided document tracking system with updates throughout life of project. Oversaw turnover to operations by contractor.
• Performed Due Diligence observations and conditions report for various properties and assisted clients in evaluating potential deficient items and future capital expenditures.
Project Administrator, Walt Disney Imagineering, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (11/90 – 12/92)
• Assistant Project Manager duties including conducting team meetings; processing submittals, inquiry packages, punch lists; evaluating, executing, and monitoring project contracts. Coordinated compilation of funding documents with project team.
Project Manager, Titen & Dumke, General Contractors, Inc., Altamonte Springs, Florida. (9/88 – 10/90)
• Managed all phases of construction of ten facilities in seven municipalities for a major tire store chain.
• Permitting, project supervision, subcontractor negotiations, and document control and project close-outs.
Chief Plans Examiner, Orange County Building Department, Orlando, Florida. (8/85 – 9/88)
• Supervised Commercial Plan Review unit, analyzed construction documents for compliance with building codes and regulations.
Architectural Draftsman, W.E.D. Enterprises, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (5/78 – 7/85)
• Architectural Field Representative/Quality Control for the construction of EPCOT at Walt Disney World.
• Prepared architectural drawings and coordinated engineering disciplines for drawing packages used in remodeling projects.
• Oversaw construction of designed projects.
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS:
Bachelor of Science Business Administration - University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Associate of Science Architecture and Building Construction Technology - Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida
Florida Certified General Contractor – Class A
Chief Building Code Analyst - Southern Building Code Congress International
Associate Director – ProNet of Central Florida
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