Career in project management and estimating roles and providing business development resources and skills.
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CCOMPLISHED, PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGER AND ESTIMATOR WITH MORE THAN 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE in commercial, healthcare and industrial construction and engineering, known for accuracy, attention to detail and timeliness in managing all phases of construction, including sales, on projects up to $40MM. Adept at permitting, value engineering, estimating, cost consultancy, scheduling, budgeting, labor organization, contract management and negotiation in retail, mixed-use developments, multi-residential, healthcare, big box, government, and industrial verticals.
KEY SKILLS
• Organization & Time Management
• QC/QA Management
• CPM Management
• Site Safety/OSHA Regulations
• Vendor & Contractor Negotiations & Management • Budgeting and Cost Controls
• Strong Client, Architect & Engineer Relationships
• Records, Contract & Change Order Management
• Teambuilding & Supervision
• Bidding, Estimating and Proposal Generation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BLAIR SERVICES [Contractor, Management & Estimating Consultant] – Marietta, GA
Senior Project Manager & Estimator, 4/07 to Present
Create and execute business development plans, build new and maintain existing client and contractor relations. Estimate and manage projects from conceptual to construction and permit sets. Assist in pre-construction estimation, technical assessment, capital & operations budgets, and budgetary/preliminary value engineering exercises for projects, act as scheduler, submittals, document control and close-out for projects of $10,000 to $70MM. Prepare proposals, ASI’s, RFI’s, change orders, pricing requests. Coordinate special order and high lead-time items. Act as Controller handling vendor and subcontractor A/P processes; supervise A/P clerks; managed vendor/supplier relations; and oversee the timely, accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions.
Key Results:
• Managed the accurate and timely completion of estimates with a project value reaching $70MM, and provided project management and contract management on over $30MM awarded projects to clients
• Implemented estimating software, web development, plotters, digitizers and other office equipment and provided continued maintenance which increased efficiency and significant time and cost savings.
• Maintained client relations resulting in additional 25% awarded projects per quarter.
• Manage on-site extensively and direct more than 10 trades
• Efficiently managed design/build projects with daily owner requested changes
KENDALL AND MURFF, INC [General Contractor] – Tucker, GA
Project Manager & Estimator, 3/05 to 4/07
Estimate and manage projects from award to closeout for specialized clients such as Northside Hospital and Zoo Atlanta. Assist in pre-construction estimation, technical assessment, capital & operations budgets, and budgetary/preliminary value engineering exercises for projects. Prepare proposals, ASI’s, RFI’s, change orders, pricing requests, and provide sketches for renovations. Review and track all updates issued by owner and architect. Handle coordination of subcontractors, security, environmental services and end-user groups of the client. Create submittals and schedules. Review and reward vendor and subcontractor quotes for all project aspects. Attend sales & closeout calls, and design and VE meetings with the A/E/O teams. Work closely with field supervision to handle all issues to complete the project on time and in budget.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)
KENDALL AND MURFF, INC. (CONTINUED)
Key Results:
• Achieved on-demand status as a Project Manager, Project Engineer and Estimator for Northside Hospital projects, requiring same day turnaround on pricing
• Demonstrated the ability to quickly master new systems, processes and workflows
• Provided on-site sketches for hospital renovation scope
• Maintained daily on-site communication with client resulting in smoother, more efficient workflows and project completion with staff.
• Effectively managed OSHA, Safety and environmental quality measures for hospital projects maintaining strict environmental control for Operating Rooms, Clean Rooms, Patient Rooms and more.
BRILL ENTERPRISES, INC. [Interior Contractor] – Marietta, GA
Project Manager & Estimator, 2/03 – 3/05
Manage all projects from award to closeout. Estimated & awarded $10MM/year in sales. Assist in pre-construction estimation, technical assessment and budgetary/preliminary value engineering exercises for projects. Prepare/issue proposals, ASI’s, RFI’s, change orders, pricing requests and billings. Review and track all updated drawings/NOPCs/IOCs issued by owner. Create submittals and schedules, including special order items. Review and award vendor and subcontractor quotes for project buy-out. Coordinate special order and high lead-time items, including trusses and shop drawings. Work closely with field supervision to handle labor and scheduling issues to complete the project on time and in budget.
Key Results:
• Acquired 6 new General Contractor and Owner contacts building strong client relationships resulting in an additional $5.5MM in awarded contracts
• Increased efficiency of estimating department through team building and delegating expanding the number of estimates from 30 to 100 per month.
• Participated in weekly subcontractor meetings, sales & closeout calls, and design and VE meetings with the A/E/O teams.
• Formulated and created structural construction details for major 40,000 SF retail renovation that included building additional floors on existing 1 story building.
SAPIENT CORPORATION [Custom Software Design – Energy Industry Expert] – Atlanta, GA
Associate Project Manager, 5/98 – 3/01
Planned directed and coordinated activities of designated eCommerce (B2B and B2C) and custom build projects and ensured that goals and objectives were accomplished in accordance with outlined priorities, time limitations and resource constraints. Created scopes of work, project budgets and schedules. Managed international clientele and projects on-site in South America and Canada, including the first free internet in Brazil, www.ig.com. Energy Industry expert on projects including Williams Pipeline, UnionGas, Southern Company, Marine Corp and Caterpillar.
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [Independent Project] – Atlanta, GA
Independent Project Manager, 3/06 –3/08
Assisted Dr. Paul Chinowsky in development of a construction management software package including video streaming footage of construction during the Olympics that was later distributed to other Universities. Monitored and inspected Olympic venue construction sites on campus for OSHA & Safety compliance, best practices.
ADP MARSHALL, INC. [Industrial General Contractor] – Atlanta, GA
Associate Project Manager, 1/07 – 11/97
Assisted at BellLabs/Lucent Technologies Optical Glass Works job-site on daily activities including documentation organization, estimating, crew coordination, bidding and bidding documents, and risk management. Responsible for auditing of blueprints and equipment specifications. Completed depreciation vs. construction cost study resulting in overall savings of $600,000.
JHD CONSTRUCTION, INC. [General Contractor] – Tucker, GA
Assistant Project Manager/Estimator, 9/96 – 1/97
Assisted project manager and estimator with bidding and bidding documents, estimating, scheduling, meeting with subcontractors, contract documents, architect spreadsheets, and presentations. Subcontracted 60% of work.
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT – ATLANTA GAS LIGHT [Power Companies] – West Palm Bch, FL/Atlanta, GA
Civil Engineer Co-Op, 1/95 – 10/96
Assisted wastewater division at Martin Power Plant. Monitored waste waters systems for contaminants from the plant and checked for contamination in the wildlife preserve. Developed carbon monoxide, SOx and NOx emissions tracking program used for EPA requirements. Coordinated inspections of natural gas lines, leak surveys of old gas lines and efforts during serious gas leaks. Managed 10 crews per day within Atlanta. Assisted engineer in oversight of New Peachtree office, including annual budget projections. Designed new lines and systems and managed transition of metal to PVC lines.
EDUCATION
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering with Construction Management Option, 1998
Graduated with High Honors
AFFILIATIONS
Chi Epsilon (Society of Civil Engineers) – GA Tech, 1997 to Present
SWE (Society of Women Engineers) 1998 to Present
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce – July 2009 to Present
Luxury Economics – January 2009 to Present
TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) ï¬ QuickBid ï¬ On-Screen Take-Off ï¬ iSqFt ï¬ QuickBooks ï¬ AutoCad ï¬ Windows (all) ï¬ Primavera ï¬ Expedition ï¬ GTCO ï¬ SmartBidNet/Reed/McGraw-Hill/BidClerk
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