Dedicated professional, possessing a well-defined career path seeks employment within an organization that offers growth with upward mobility in a fast-paced work environment.
Robert E. Ratliff
654 Mairo Street
Austin, Texas 78748
(512) 587-0138
reratliff[at]gmail.com
Dear Hiring Manager,
As a project superintendent, I am driven by the work I perform and I love every minute of it. The daily successes and setbacks all have made me a better manager. What I have found to be most rewarding, are the relationships between myself and my team members. Every construction project that I have managed has been with the regard that I would be the eventual resident. My attention to detail is impeccable which is critical when constructing projects with values exceeding $20 million.
My most valuable skills are use of tact and diplomacy to resolve conflict, budgetary controls, project scheduling, and maintaining excellent sales/vendor/supplier/city official relations. I am able to efficiently create a cohesive unit that works toward one goal. I am extremely strong at cycle time and defect management. By recognizing subcontractors’ weaknesses, I am able to put action plans together to improve their performance and provide them with preventative measures to decrease cycle times at their particular stages of construction. This helps to expedite the project’s completion and avoid needless delays. I believe these skills are assets in this role.
My experience thus far has been in the residential arena with the premier home builder Drees Custom Homes and multifamily construction with White-Conlee Builders. I am confident that you will find my attached resume and references impeccable. I do not hesitate to ask questions as needed. I assure you that if I do not have the knowledge to perform a task I will learn it fast. I will not just learn it; I’LL MASTER IT. Other qualities I possess include the ability to make the decisions needed and communicate with my superiors for matters beyond my authority level. I am certain that I would be a valuable asset in your organization. Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to discussing an opportunity with you soon.
Best regards,
Robert E. Ratliff
ROBERT E. RATLIFF
Dedicated professional, possessing a well-defined career path seeks employment within an organization that offers growth with upward mobility in a fast-paced work environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
November 2007 – May 2009: White-Conlee Builders San Antonio, Texas
Project Superintendent (Platinum Southside Apartment Homes & Platinum Lakeline Apartment Homes)
• Managed and resolved day-to-day problems on the job site
• Performed civil, architectural, structural and MEP plan reviews to ensure accuracy and cross compliance
• Maintained outstanding working relationships with city building officials, architects, civil and structural engineers
• Supervised, scheduled and expedited all on-site construction
• Site development
• Building pads and site grading
• Underground communications, electric and wet utilities
• Water quality ponds
• Road and parking paving (asphalt & concrete)
• Foundation concrete placement
• Split-level
• Slab on grade
• Elevator pits
• Framing and structural steel and various wall assembly methods
• Mechanical, electrical, fire alarm and sprinkler and plumbing
• Building finishes
• Inspected all work during construction to ensure compliance with plans, specifications and applicable building codes and municipality requirements
• Fiscal management over past projects and warranty
• Efficiency in monitoring construction cycle times and punch-out completion
• Ensured OSHA and EPA compliance via weekly inspections, Rain Event inspections as needed
May 2001 – April 2007: Drees Custom Homes Austin, Texas
Builder
• Performed daily builder quality inspections (BQIs) on projects to ensure they met 2006 International Code for One-and Two- Family Dwellings and Drees custom Homes Construction Manual specifications
• Performed Phase Completion Inspections (PCIs) on before moving to the next phase
• Provided weekly, monthly and quarterly quality inspection reports to construction manager, operations manager, division president
• Trained assistant builders on company policies and procedures for performing daily builder quality inspections
• Worked closely with Warranty Department to revise construction method and manual to prevent future warranty
• Performed Quarterly performance evaluations on vendors and contractors
• Maintained outstanding relationships with building officials
• While maintaining quality, supervised and expedited all on-site construction
• Scheduled and followed-up with subcontractors and vendors
Drees Custom Homes: Continued
• Managed and resolved day-to-day problems on the job site
• Inspected all work during construction to ensure compliance with plans, specifications and applicable building codes and municipality requirements
• Negotiated contractor/vendor pricing
• Fiscal management over past projects and warranty
• Efficiency in monitoring construction cycle times and punch-out completion
• Ensured OSHA and EPA compliance via weekly inspections, Rain Event inspections as needed
• Managed construction for 3 model homes on accelerated schedules
• Provided excellent customer service throughout the construction process
June 1999 – March 2001: Spicewood Development Austin, Texas
Project Superintendent (Forest Creek Condominiums: Round Rock, Texas)
April 1998 – June 1999; Newmark Homes Austin, Texas
Construction Superintendent
June 1996 – April 1998; Home Depot Austin, Texas
Hardware Specialist
May 1994 – April 1996; Samsung Austin Semi-Conductor Austin, Texas
Diffusion Operator
March 1993 – May 1994; Texas Instrument (DP-1) Dallas, Texas
Diffusion Specialist
March 1991 – March 1993; Motorola Semi-Conductor (MOS11) Austin, Texas
Diffusion Specialist
August 1989 – March 1991; United States Army
Medical Specialist (PFS-91A); Honorable Discharge
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Co-developer of BuilderWerks: Software specialized for the construction industry that uses speech-recognition technology and hardware, using automation:
• Aids field personnel in expediting the scheduling and defect notification of projects under construction via fax, email and online corporate databases
• Monitor defects per job, and/or per vendor/contractor
• Monitor time frames from defect notification to correction
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
• Dragon Voice Recognition
• BuilderWerks
• Laptop and Desktop Computer Usage
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
• Thomas Conlee (Principal): White-Conlee Builders; (210) 492-1300
• Matt Greenwalt (General Superintendent): White-Conlee Builders; (210) 669-6646
• Andrew Howells (Operations Manager): Drees Custom Homes; (512) 801-8998
• Mike Marsh (Division President): Lennar Homes; (512) 809-3990
• Todd Cox (President): Mustang Plumbing; (512) 845-7742
• Richard P. Marter (Founder and President): Strand Systems Engineering; (972) 620-8204
• Curtis Grady (Project Manager): Commercial Consolidated, Inc.; (512) 748-8332
• Tim Minier (Chief Residential Inspector): City of Round Rock; (512) 845-6246
• Doug Day (Commercial Construction Inspector): City of Round Rock; (512) 845-5947
• Kenneth Nettle (Chief Environmental Inspector): City of Austin; (512) 974-2253
• Randy Roseman (Commercial Construction Inspector): City of Austin; (512) 569-3219
• James Grandin (Project Civil Engineer): Bury and Partners; (512) 328-0011
• Roy Burdett (Project Manager): T&D Moravits; (210) 289-0615
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