Nicholas Fornaro
214 Wye Knot Ct.
Queenstown, MD 21658
410-827-0405 - H
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Career Summary
I am a Construction Management Professional with 24 years in the business, starting as an Assistant Superintendent and working my way through the ranks. I have experience in new construction, renovation and land development. My diverse project list includes commercial, residential, educational, mixed use and multi-family. I have been involved in Preconstruction, Budgeting and Due Diligence in all of these sectors of the business.
Experience
3/2007 – 3/2009 James G. Davis Construction Corp./ Rockville, MD
Senior Project Manager
• Managed a team of Project Managers, Engineers, Superintendents and Administrative staff constructing an award winning high-rise condominium in Washington, DC. Project completed in December of 2008.
• The condominium project is 659,000 square feet, 559 units, 18 stories of post-tensioned concrete construction. Our budget for the project was $137 million. The project performed at budget and realized a 4% profit.
• Produced a Monthly “Report to Management†for Ownership and chaired the Monthly Project Status Report meeting with the principles of Davis, and project accountants.
• Simultaneous preconstruction services for a 268,000 square foot parking garage, dormitory and academic building at Marymount University in Arlington, VA. The project is awaiting permit approval and is slated to start this Spring.
6/2006 – 1/2007 SPN, Inc / Salisbury, MD
Senior Project Manager
• Preconstruction and land development for the 40 million dollar Career and Technology Center in Snow Hill, Md.
• The project is a 139,000 square foot educational facility.
• Participated in the budget development and sealed bid process.
2002 – 2006 Fairfield Residential / Bethesda, Maryland
Regional Manager of Redevelopment Construction
• Managed 6 Project Managers overseeing as many as 22 major apartment renovation projects from Massachusetts to Florida.
• Developed the Due Diligence team and established/maintained budgets for all capital improvements and redevelopment projects.
• Experience with both market rate, and affordable properties.
• Our portfolio consisted of High Rise, Mixed Use, Mid-Rise and Garden Apartment Units.
2001-2002 Straticon Construction Services / Baltimore, MD
Vice-President, East Division
• Complete division management for a multi-family renovation contractor.
• Estimated, bid, and managed projects from Virginia to New Jersey.
• The Contractor could not finance their national expansion and eventually the business folded.
1997-2001 Aimco fka Insignia Residential Group / Greenville, SC
Division Construction Manager / Project Manager
• Supervised 5 Project Managers performing major capital improvements to affordable and conventional multi-family properties from New England to South Carolina.
• Extensive experience in developing and maintaining capital improvement budgets.
• Promoted from Project Manager to Division Construction Manager after the acquisition of Insignia Residential Group, by Aimco, in 1998.
• Part of a division task force charged with cleaning up the affordable portfolio to comply with HUD mandates.
Prior to 1997
• Successive levels of management for national builders, apartment owners and developers.
• Experience in the construction and renovation of new homes, retail spaces, small office buildings, commercial, high rise, tenant fit-out, multi-family units, condominiums and resort units built on piling.
• Extensive land development experience taking sites from ground-breaking through completion.
Education
• Bachelor of Science, Business Management, University of Baltimore
• 30-Hour OSHA Certification
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
• Proficient in all Microsoft programs, including Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Works.
• Proficient in Prolog and Primavera. I am also familiar with Timberline, Latista and other specific-purpose software.
Business Affiliations
• Member, Washington Building Congress
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