Find a company that I can help grow,and grow with, and become a major stakeholder.
Brian Thomas Sarantos
3531 Oak Shores Drive Stockton, CA 95209
H 209-473-2221 bne718[at]msn.com C 209-639-6707
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Leading Through Personal Example
PROFILE
Highly accomplished and experienced Senior Project Manager with a record of achievement guiding all aspects of construction, directing the efforts of other Project Managers, as well as cross functional teams, with a broad skill set that includes estimating and management of projects from $2,000,000 to $150,000,000.
Consistently called upon by management to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency through a personal contribution that aligns the business processes and technical infrastructure to realize cost savings, accelerated performance, and a strategic flexibility that provides a competitive advantage for the organization.
* Focused and results oriented, able to direct and lead teams to successful project completion, as well as experienced with federal (EPA, ACOE), State (Regional Water Quality Control, Caltrans) and Local (Cities of Northern California, and Northern Nevada) government jurisdictions and staff.
* Proven Project Management skills utilized in directing the efforts of other Project Supervisors. Well versed in guiding the construction and engineering or day-to-day operation, scheduling and managing of a wide variety of cross-functional teams and external cross discipline resources.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Team Development and Leadership • Productivity and Performance Improvement • Field Representation
Internal Project Communication • Project Management • Budget Development • Budget Oversight
Project Scheduling and Administration • Construction Site Supervision • Construction Safety
Client Relationship Management •Financial Reporting • Procurement
EXPERIENCE
Insituform Technologies Inc. Benicia, CA 2008 to 2009
Northern California Project Manager
Managed overall planning and coordination of existing and future Cured in Place Pipe operations in Northern and Southern California, installed over 25000 linear feet of Cured in Place Pipe. Supervised schedules, job costing, job site visits, as well as coordinated schedules and operations with General Field Superintendent, Regional and National Equipment Coordinator, to maintain project schedules and profitability.
Defined the geographic area in which the company could efficiently operate with available manpower and, when necessary, coordinate with regional office to import crews from other parts of the west region.
Brian Thomas Sarantos Page 2
DSS Company/Kniferiver Stockton, CA 2007 to 2008
Project Manager-Estimator / Business Development
Defined the geographic area in which the company could efficiently operate, developed a plan to capitalize on corporate strengths and a strategy for new opportunities based upon those strengths.
Reviewed plans, developed take-offs and estimates for bidding paving, grading and underground, public and private projects. Additionally, coordinated with public and private owners to ensure schedules were met, or any scope of work changes were addressed and the appropriate billings were resolved.
Pulte Homes Ripon, CA 2006 to 2007
Land Development Project Manager
Provided overall management of the 2600 unit “Westlake Villages†master plan in North Stockton, California, a $250,000,000 project.
Project included a 4 million gallon above ground steel reservoir tank, a 60 acre “state of the art†integrated lake system, storm drain pump station with an outfall into the delta, a sewer pump station, over $135,000,000 in backbone and spine improvements, 26 separate private and public subdivisions, and an 800 unit gated “Del Webb Communityâ€.
Bright Development Modesto, CA 2004 to 2006
Land Development Manager/Project Manager
Managed the land entitlement process from due diligence and acquisition or tentative map forward. Negotiated with jurisdictional staff “conditions of approval†for tentative and final maps, as well as Development Agreements, Subdivision Improvement Agreements, and Reimbursement agreements.
Doorway Manufacturing Corona/Stockton, CA 2000 to 2004
General Superintendent/Project Manager
Installation of Exterior and Interior Finish Trim, Cabinets, and Hardware, on single family subdivisions and multifamily housing complexes, the hiring of new employees and labor subcontractors, and the daily scheduling and management of 28 projects.
Arrieta Construction El Cajon, CA 1993 to 2000
Project Manager / Field Superintendent
Arrieta specialized in public agency work (Federal, State, local Government), specifically heavy underground (Sewer, Water, Storm) improvements and rehabilitation.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science San Diego State University San Diego, CA
LICENSES
Licensed General Building Contractor “B†State of California
Brian Thomas Sarantos Page 3
Biological Experience
DSS Company
Shin-Kee Tract Wetalnds Remediation – The Spanos Companies
* 300 acre tract of land that was to be converted into a wetlands mitigation area to offset irrigation ditches/wetland areas that were going to be lost.
* Plans were designed by Mid Valley Engineering, and were part of the Westlake Village 404 permit application.
* Project entailed grading acreage, breeching to levees on white slough, and installing irrigation structures that would allow water movement in the wetlands area.
* Project is suspended until the Westlake Villages 404 permit disposition.
District 2042 Ditch Relocation – The Spanos Companies
* Relocate main irrigation ditch along Eight Mile Road so the Westlake and Crystal Bay subdivisions could proceed with their land plans.
* Project entailed relocating and building a PACE Engineering designed ditch for conveyance of irrigation water from property to the North to a pump station.
* Project is suspended until the Westlake Villages 404 permit disposition.
Pulte Homes
Westlake Village Toe Drain – Pulte Homes
* Design and install toe drain along disappointment slough levee to mitigate water seepage under the levee.
* Worked with Stantec Engineering to design toe drain. This option was used because there was no clay layer to which we could tie a cut off wall into.
* We were trying to control the amount of ground water that could recharge the area where the 70 acres of lake were being excavated. At the height of construction operations it was estimated that dewatering would generate 12 million gallons of water a day.
Dewatering Westlake Villages – Pulte Homes
* Worked with Kleinfelder to develop dewatering plan.
* We could not dewater in delta due to turbidity issues, and some constituents that were in the water.
* Worked with Stantec and Kleinfelder on plan to mitigate total water accumulation. We would surface release water over 1200 acres adjoining the site. Water then would flow over the ground and enter the irrigation ditches as tail water.
Westlake Village Levee Bike Path – City of Stockton and Rec. District 2042
* Worked with Stantec Engineering to design bike path along levee to satisfy entitlement agreements with the City of Stockton, as well as increasing the elevation of the levee to meet 300 year standards.
Bright Development
Reneiro Property – Merced, CA
* Worked with environmental consultants during biological ACOE delineation and review.
* Researched various mitigation banks in area, and investigated even starting own bank to offset projected vernal pool/fairy shrimp land loss.
Moses Property – Los Banos, CA
* Worked with environmental consultants during feasibility study on possible issues with methane gas migration from adjoining abandoned garbage dump.
* Researched various methods to mitigate the methane plume that was ultimately discovered. Project became too encumbered and was abandoned.
NukeJobs is a nuclear jobs board that provides nuclear job seekers access to international directories of Nuclear Employers, Nuclear Resumes and Nuclear Jobs such as Nuclear Engineer Jobs, Nuclear Construction Jobs, Nuclear Power Plant Jobs, Nuclear Medicine Jobs, Nuclear Pharmacy Jobs, Nuclear Security Jobs, Nuclear Physics Jobs, Nuclear Reactor Jobs, Nuclear Material Jobs, Nuclear Safety Jobs, and Nuclear Waste Jobs.