Currently seeking immediate employment as a project manager in the construction industry. Seven years experience as a project manager and purchasing manager for small and medium-sized ($10-$25 million per year) union general contractors, specializing in retail and commercial ground-up and retrofit construction. Also, eight years experience as a foreman and project manager for a commercial and residential segmented paving installer.
WORK EXPERIENCE
FLATIRON BUILDING COMPANY, INC. Philadelphia, PA Feb. 2006-Jan. 2008.
Flatiron Building Company is a small Union general contractor ($10 million per year) employing approximately six construction superintendents and twelve carpenters and laborers. They specialize in health care, lab work, and interior commercial renovations.
Project Manager 2006-2008
Managed jobs ranging from $100,000 to $2.5 million for numerous clients including Thomas Jefferson University, Temple University, Easter Seals, Starbucks Coffee, The Scottish Rite House, The School District of Philadelphia, and others. Job scopes varied from minor interior renovations to complete out-of-the ground retail construction including all sitework and utilities.
BUILDERS INCORPORATED Havertown, PA Sept. 1997-Aug. 2001.
Builders Inc. is a medium-sized Union general contractor employing between fifteen and thirty carpenters and laborers at any one time, with an office, project management, and estimating staff of a dozen. Major clients include Lockheed Martin, SAP America, PECO, SEPTA, Commerce Bank, Sovereign Bank, Toys-R-Us, Tires Plus, and many others.
Construction Manager 1999-2001
Responsible for every aspect of project management from initial drawing approvals and permitting, to final inspections, punch list, and securing certificates of occupancy. I contracted for all subs and suppliers, created and managed critical path job schedules (SureTrak, Primavera), allocated, assigned, and hired all necessary labor (Carpenters’ and Laborers’ Unions), oversaw job budgets, and completed all necessary change orders. Jobs ranged from small $5,000 office remodels for SEPTA, to $1,000,000+ complete ground-up construction of retail garages for Tires Plus.
Safety Director 1997-2001
Drafted company Safety Manual, and oversaw all jobsite safety, including: toolbox meetings, maintaining all MSDS sheets, identifying and purchasing all required health and safety equipment, and interpreting any OSHA 1926 issues. Completed OSHA’s 30-hour course in health and safety at Drexel University.
Purchasing Manager 1997-1999
Responsible for procuring all materials for all company jobs. Created and administered a company-wide purchase order system. Negotiated with hundreds of suppliers throughout the country for best price and delivery terms. Also maintained a small warehouse and tool inventory at our office, and supervised and scheduled a company delivery driver.
CRANE INTERLOCKING PAVING SYSTEMS, INC. Westtown, PA 1990-1997
Crane is a small commercial and residential installer of segmented pavements and dry-stack retaining walls working within the entire Delaware Valley.
Foreman 1993-1997
Responsible for labor, equipment, and material cost estimating; job design and layout; material selection; material take-offs, handling, and staging; excavation; sub-base and base preparation and compaction in compliance with International Concrete Paver Institute (ICPI) standards; and supervising the installation of interlocking paving stones and dry-stack retaining walls. Also, formed, poured, and finished concrete. One of the first 100 installers worldwide to successfully complete ICPI contractor certification course.
Lead man 1990-1993
Cut and installed segmented pavements and retaining walls, excavated job site, and provided for material hauling and disposal. Operated dump trucks, front-end loaders, and diamond saws.
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL Richardson, TX 1984-1989
Computer Operator II
Worked on IBM 308X, 309X, and Cray 2 mainframe computers in an MVS, JES3 environment. Was elected labor representative of 130 employees to labor/management task force designed to resolve workplace conflicts, and suggest improvements to working conditions.
W.R. GRACE Plano, TX 1982-1984
Retail Sales Associate
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Austin, TX 1984-1989
English and Economics major with extensive coursework in composition, creative writing, editing, labor economics, and management.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, PA 1995-1999
Completed the General Building Contractors Association (AGC Member) and the Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania (CAEP) Certificate Program in Construction Management at the Evening College with an A+ average. Coursework included management, construction management, materials and methods, value engineering, contracts, critical path scheduling, construction health and safety, and others.
PERSONAL
Born June 8, 1966
Single, Excellent health
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