My personal goal is to find a hands-on management position in a growing and respected organization that produces exceptional work, provides a high degree of client satisfaction, and is integrity saturated. I am confident my diverse and unique background has equipped me with a combination of skills and capabilities that are potentially unparalleled in other applicants.
INTRODUCTION
Over 25 years experience as an architect. A process driven problem solver focused on construction contract administration, project documentation, management (process, personnel and performance), risk management. quality assurance, and implementation of industry best practices. Brings a balanced, insightful and collaborative perspective into the unique and complex issues affecting the architect, the owner and the construction team as well as those impacting project success. A strong technical knowledge base coupled with a sense of urgency as well as a commitment to developing others within the organization. Have grown and developed a profitable Construction Administration department at a large multi-discipline A/E firm.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW
The Preston Partnership, LLC (02/2007 – present)
Principal in Charge, Construction Administration – Department Head - Reports to the CEO
Provides global, corporate-wide organization, management, development and oversight of the Construction Administration department including services performed by the firm
• Interacts with clients and owner representatives on contractual and project issues
• Participates in regular Principal-in-Charge leadership meetings to discuss business & strategy
• Directs and oversees construction phase services concurrently on multiple mid- and high-rise projects varying in size and complexity
• Rolled-out first ever corporate wide construction phase Internship program for 2 – 4 year architects to enhance their skill set, assist in IDP requirements, and develop deeper understanding of the profession
• Established and implemented improved best practice process standards that are repeatable and exceed industry standard
• Grew CA department to 10 full-time personnel in multiple offices through strategic hires and internal promotions, conducts annual performance evaluations
• Provides specific guidance to colleagues on technical questions through weekly studio meetings
• Manages budgets and developed improved fee strategies
• Formulated project tracking practices to better identify and anticipate current trends and future needs especially as it relates to fee and manpower
• Became Principal contact with some difficult clients resulting in successful project completion
• Creates “lessons learned†technical bulletins for corporate-wide distribution to enhance our performance and practices
• Developed process templates for office-wide use and delivered via corporate intranet
• Reviewed current software applications and recommended potential enhancements to IT
• Developed staff job descriptions and worked with HR to search for talented people for the firm, reviewed resumes, conducted interviews and participated in hiring process
Professional Construction Consultant (1997 – 2004)
Construction consultant at large national professional consulting firms providing Construction and Capital Project consulting to owners, design professionals, developers, and contractors on best-practices, specific construction problem areas, risk management, professional standards, and business processes. Representative work included:
• Conducted project reviews focusing on business process, QA/QC programs as well as procedure compliance audits & assessments. Results included best-practice enhancement recommendations to upper level management
• Multiple construction management risk assessments of large mixed-use and condominium projects, review focused on internal reporting practices related to cost, schedule, and quality
• Developed and presented construction defect awareness and prevention training program
• Contributing author to The Construction Specifier
• Contributing writer to Wiley Construction Law Series book on construction risks
• Conducted Capital Project assessments of various facilities departments for a local health system, a large NJ public school system, a national engineering service provider and a NYC based mechanical/electrical system contractor
• Named as an expert witness and deposed on a termination and defective work case between an owner/developer of a prominent retail & entertainment center
• Analyzed construction claims primarily related to defective work and standard of care issues
• Analysis of the initiation and implementation of changes to the design and construction of a large amusement park
• Performed an on-site audit investigation of multiple construction contracts for additions and alterations within a public school system for the Office of the Inspector General.
• Supervised and managed multi-staffed project teams
Professional consulting firms included:
o Marsh USA, Inc. – Capital Projects Advisory Service, Vice President, Washington, DC office
o Arthur Andersen / Navigant Consulting Inc. – Sr. Engagement Manager, Vienna, VA office
o PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP – Sr. Consultant, Vienna, VA office
DOJ – Federal Bureau of Prisons - Design & Construction Branch (1992 – 1997)
Senior Project Manager/Project Manager, Washington, DC
Provided oversight of major prison construction projects as the Owner through all phases of design and through construction
• Monitoring and oversight of project design, quality and budget for large correctional projects:
o Medium Security Facility – Beaumont, TX
o Federal Prison Camp – Beaumont, TX
o Federal Detention Center – Miami, FL
o Federal Detention Center – Houston, TX
• Provided interagency coordination and collaboration on behalf of the Bureau
• Provided oversight of AE and contracted Construction Manager
• Supervised and directed on-site personnel
• Ensured Federal facility & construction design guidelines were satisfactorily implemented through on-board reviews
• Assisted in development of design guidelines enhancements
• Conducted UFAS/ADA compliance reviews of newly constructed facilities
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS / AFFILIATIONS
• Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Florida, State of Maryland
• NCARB & IDP Certified
• American Institute of Architects – Member
• Construction Specification Institute – Member
• Board of Architectural Review, Town of Purcellville, VA – Current Board Member
EDUCATION
• Master of Architecture, University of Nebraska, 1983
• BS, Architectural Studies, University of Nebraska, 1981
ARTICLES / PRESENTATIONS
Author, The Risks of Not Knowing Standards, article in the Law Column of The Construction Specifier, April 2003 issue. (copy available upon request)
Speaker, New Jersey School Construction Seminar, November 2003, Professional Exposures, Risk Identification and Mitigation
Speaker, Marsh Seminar, January 2003, Professional Liability Risk Drivers and Representative Claims
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
• Proficient in Microsoft Software suite
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Project
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes softwares
References available upon request
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