I am a Sustainable Focused Visionary and Proactive Manager compelled to challenge the status quo, rather than follow the same paths of mediocrity. “Thinking around Corners†has enabled me to vigorously initiate and uncover hidden-treasures of opportunities. Able to independently create, implement and collaboratively support strategies for problem solving, matched with flash-responsiveness for ensuring innovative and effective solutions meet or exceed Company and Client expectations.
PROJECT MANAGER / ADMINISTRATOR / BUSINESS DEVELOPER
Leadership and Management Style:
•A creative visionary thinker translates to a self-directed and motivated team-leader. Positive attitude with a proactive style, determined to serve with integrity, dedication and passion. Comfortable with developing, implementing and presenting written, oral and visual technologies to all levels of operations.
•Integrate smoothly into a mix of company cultures that are ignited by the collective willingness to infuse a high-level of green passion and performance with a strategic approach to sustainable development. Dynamically support and creatively reward teams that align their actions with their personal concerns for the environment.
•Encourage team members to foster strong connections with each other, resulting in independent functioning without micro-management. Create a team atmosphere where individuals are empowered to resolve problems and take ownership of results.
Business Development
Inspiring Motivator with an Entrepreneurial Spirit, has a proven track-record for creatively developing and securing a diverse mix of qualified, profit making contracts in a demanding and increasingly competitive Design and Construction industry. Successfully planned, funded and launched 4 start-up companies as a sole proprietor, each Tripling Gross Revenue within two years. A quick-study, knowledgeable and approachable with an uplifting nature, has enabled me to establish trustworthy relationships with sophisticated clients by virtue of Integrity and from doing an Excellent Job…a Retention Strategy that Works.
High - Performance Crisis Management:
Knowledgeable in most phases of Architectural / Engineering disciplines and Construction trades, allows for establishing qualified relationships by demonstrating strong analytical, technical and problem solving skills, both in office and job site. Able to shift priorities quickly and redefine scope as necessary. Adept at working in unplanned or unusual circumstances; responsive to secure resolve to incidents. Capable of uniting teams together for ensuing that operations are protected while striving to assure minimal cost and project integrity impact for the best client care feasible.
Professional Experience:
Bergman, Walls and Associates - Las Vegas, NV (Short - Term hire) 2007 - 2008
A Full-Service Architectural Firm specializing in Mega Gaming Resorts by offering Programming, Design, Documentation, Construction Management, Rendering and Model Building.
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATOR
Projects: CAESARS PALACE Master Plan Project and Capital Improvements ($1.2 Billion)
New 690,000 sq. ft. 24-Story Tower and New 285,000 sq. ft. Convention Center
Successfully assured, both in office and onsite, that all required Construction Administrative activities related to project Construction Documents, were performed, executed and adhered to as set forth in the Project Manual and Specifications; coordinated required CSI and AIA documentation with Consultant Engineers and Prime Contractor. Produced feasibility and VE studies and functional, detailed designs by hand and in ACAD, regularly met with County Inspectors, Consultants, and Prime/Sub-Contractors; generated comprehensive Field Study Reports with digital photos; investigated A/MEP documents and contested on-site trade conflicts; carefully surveyed, detailed, documented and distributed all necessary as-built conditions to substantiate recommended solutions for resolve.
JMA Architectural Studios - Las Vegas, NV (Short - Term hire) 2007
Established in 1945, JMA has grown to become the 70th largest architectural firm in the USA as published in the Architectural Record, and has evolved into four studios that specialize in the areas of Hospitality, Commercial, Healthcare and Public.
SENIOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR
Projects: VA Medical Center PH-1 ($300 Million), Clark County School District - Main Food Service Facility ($500 Million),
Sunset Pilot Plaza, 180,000 SF Class-A office complex ($50 million), The Arroyo Corporate Center, a Phase-1 Class-A two and three-story office buildings, totaling 125,000 square feet.
Managed the Contract Administrative obligations, both Federal and State, for two major projects concurrently with total contract amounts exceeding $800M. Supervised and delegated responsibilities to a 6 person drafting and administrative support team; self-processed all Architect and Consultant’s responses to Contractor’s RFP’s, RFI’s, Coco’s, NCR’s and other related problematic issues. Diligently and systematically produced, all required CSI submittals and AIA required documentation in MS Office, Expedition and ACAD software to meet project’s demanding fast-track scheduling. Produced weekly OAC Meeting Minutes, Progress Field Reports, reviewed and processed Prime Contractor’s pay applications.
SH Architecture - Las Vegas, NV (Short - Term hire) 2006 - 2007
SHA is a leader in the world of Sustainable Design. Their professional teams are divided into four Client Studios; Transportation, K-12/Churches/Community Based, Government/Higher Education and Commercial/Retail projects.
PROJECT CO-MANAGER and CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATOR
Projects: New Construction and Tenant Improvements: McCarran Airport Rent-A-Car Center ($170 Million), Canyon Ridge Church Expansion ($15 Million), Tenant Improvements for NISSAN Auto Dealership ($1.2 Million)
Collaborated with Bechtel (Construction Manager) and PCL (Prime Contractor) at weekly OAC meetings; scheduled and attended onsite coordination meetings with various T.I. Contractors for 11 major Car Rental Companies; Initiated and executed quick-turnaround responses to meet demanding, accelerated schedules due to the already delayed opening of the McCarran Rent-A-Car Center. Co-managed with Project Manager, motivated, trained and supervised a 5–person drafting and administrative support team. Self-produced detailed sketches and revisions in ACAD under extreme time constraints; providing cost-saving solutions to challenging onsite conditions and multiple trade and A/MEP document conflicts. Simultaneously and successfully maintained the Project Management and Construction-Admin role of responsibilities for two other T.I. projects; personally discovered and presented from onsite existing conditions, cost-deductive solutions to problematic issues specific to sub-standard equipment and materials and replace them with new energy efficient equipment and sustainable products for the new and existing structure integration.
ASAP Uni-Design & Construction - Newport Beach, CA 2004 - 2006
A Full-Service Design/Build Construction Company specializing in residential addition and home modifications for the “Aging in Place†and “Persons with Special Needs†by creating a Barrier-Free Environment and utilizing the latest in Sustainable and Environmental Friendly building materials, and Energy Efficient equipment and appliances.
SOLE PROPRIETOR / GENERAL CONTRACTOR / DESIGNER
Projects: Numerous Residential Remodeling & Addition projects ($ +600K)
Analyzed, created, financed and launched a specialized-niche market; utilizing networking opportunities and local community events; presented proposed services to local City Offices, researched various target sectors and formulated strategic business strategies to further develop and manage the operations of this very specialized service to the Orange County areas. Self-marketed, secured qualified contracts, and developed from conception, A/MEP construction documents in ACAD for local City and County plan and final inspection approval. Personally performed all inner-office accounting activities via Quicken Professional software, estimated and procured all materials & equipment, scheduled and supervised multiple trade contractors; hands-on installations of rough and finish framing, specialty casing and millwork, light Electrical, and HVAC piping and Plumbing distribution systems.
Bassenian/Lagoni Architects - Newport Beach, CA (Short - Term hire) 2004
Ranked among the largest residential design firms in the United States. They specialize in the architecture of land planning, and master-planned communities for a broad range of residential designs; high density single-family detached townhomes, condominiums, apartments, senior housing and resort communities.
PROJECT DESIGNER & ACAD SYSTEMS MANAGER
Project: Warmington Home’s Multi-Family Development project
Developed, managed, coordinated and transitioned the company’s standard DataCAD software to ACAD for a client’s multi-family development project; implemented Fast-Tract Scheduling of the project’s Construction Documents in ACAD 2000 by interfacing with interoffice support and outsourcing to a team in Mexico. Translated successfully, strong A / MEP technical skill-sets via landline & email communications with the Mexico team, directed production activities with the company’s Structural and MEP Consultants also in ACAD, achieving company and client milestones.
Control Air Corporation - Orange, CA 2002 - 2004
A complete mechanical design and contracting firm, with its own fabrication shop, piping division, service division and controls group that specializes in commercial and industrial air conditioning installation and services since 1978.
HVAC PROJECT MANAGER / DESIGNER / ESTIMATOR / SALESPERSON
Projects: ($170K - $1.5 Million in Sales) Tenant Improvements for County Unified Schools, Mid to High-Rise Offices
Researched, cultivated and established new Prime Contractor leads for T.I. Sales, Design, retrofits and change outs of existing HVAC systems. Analyzed dormant, non-active “company contractor lists†and initiated cold-call contacts; igniting interests and reestablishing prequalified relationships for increased Company sales. Performed RFP assist, Pre-Con and VE, Sales, HVAC Design in Acad, onsite studies and scheduled labor and equipment activities for system installations.
Procedure Engineers - Laguna Hills, CA (Short - Term hire) 2002
A Full-Service MPE contracting firm, specializing in turnkey project delivery of a vast spectrum of a building's infrastructures systems, including HVAC systems, on-site generation/cogeneration, solar heating and cooling, day lighting, energy management systems, electrical and power systems, plumbing systems, and fire protection systems.
HVAC PROJECT DESIGNER / MANAGER
Projects: 160-Unit Apartment Triplex
Observed, studied and evaluated project Construction Document QA/QC shortfalls and implemented rapid strategies for revising documents during the accelerated construction development. Redesigned HVAC systems in ACAD on the fly, managed and supervised a 4-person drafting support team, coordinated MP changes with Architect, and collaborated with Prime and Sub-Contractors onsite, delivering solutions to multiple trade and document conflicts.
Sunterra Homes Inc. – Bend, OR (GREEN HOME Design/Builder & Multi-Award Winner) 1999 - 2002
Cascade Heating Co., Specialty Architectural & Engineering Firms (Seasonal & Short-Term hire)
BUSINESS DEVELOPER / SALES, Marketing & Design of Hybrid Solar, Radiant & Clean-Air Systems
Projects: +150,000 SF High-End Custom Homes in Sunriver, Black Butte, Broken-Top and Crosswater developments.
Start-Up new Radiant Division. Created, produced and personally delivered mixed-media marketing tools, including PowerPoint Presentations; generated leads and secured contracts from Architects, Contractors and Homeowners. Inclusive to scope above, researched manufactures for GREEN product-lines and established vendor relationships for design, procurement and implementation of a variety of Hybrid HVAC, Solar and Radiant Heating and Cooling Systems.
Interface Engineering - Milwaukee, OR 1997 - 1999
Serves clients in the commercial, institutional, educational, residential, industrial, hospitality, retail, sustainable and cultural market segments with registered professional engineers in more than 40 states, regularly designing projects in many regions of the country, as well as in Asia and Africa.
HVAC DESIGNER / DRAFTER
Projects: New Construction and Retrofits: Unified Schools, Mid to High-Rise Office buildings, Retail box stores
Collaborated with team under direct supervision from the Project Engineer; developed load and energy calculations with proprietary software and designed complete HVAC documents for Public Schools and various mixed-use, commercial and retail projects; generated Architectural and HVAC as-built drawings of existing structures.
Benner, Stange and Associate Architects - Portland, OR 1995 - 1997
Specializing in mega big-box Retail Centers and Anchor Tenants
ASSISTANT CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATOR / ACAD DRAFTER
Projects: Entire Jantzen Beach Center and Anchor Tenants, warehouses, super markets, fast food restaurants
Produced Architectural / Structural construction documents in ACAD for a vast spectrum of concrete tilt-ups, steel and wood structures. Developed Site plans, parking and landscape layouts, floor plans, framing and elevations, and performed punch walks, CSI/Specifications review and approval, organized and distributed O&M documentations.
ASAP Design, Portland and Bend, OR (All Year-Round) 1994 - 1999
A Full-Service Architectural / Structural / MEP Design and Drafting business
SOLE PROPRIETOR / ACAD DESIGNER / DRAFTER
Projects: New Single-Family and Multi-Family Residential projects – 2 Story/4-Unit/Row House Townhome, Custom Vacation Homes, Developed Condominium models and prototypes, re-designed two existing, single-story, Type-5 office buildings for relocation and placement over new daylight structure for retail space below.
Independently marketed, promoted and secured contracts; from conception, provided complete A/MEP Construction Document packages manually drafted and in ACAD for City and County approvals. Developed the same including entire site landscape, parking and drainage requirements for relocation of two existing, single-story office buildings.
Additional Career Highlights – Over 15 Years
Oregon Log Home Co. and various Architectural Firms - Bend, OR (SEASONAL) 1992 - 1994
Specialty Architectural & Construction Companies
ACAD PROJECT DESIGNER / MANAGER / JOB CAPTAIN
Projects: 15,000 SF Log Home for San Diego QB-Dan Fouts, and +60,000 high-end Custom Homes
GROUP 70 International - Honolulu, HI (Recession Layoff) 1990 - 1991
Group 70 is an Architectural firm committed to Global Smart Communitiesâ„¢, providing the most desirable sustainable environments with modern infrastructure to provide the highest level of utility services (power, waste water and security).
SENIOR DRAFTER & ASSISTANT CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATOR
Projects: The Fairmont - Kea Lani Luxury All-Suite Resort Hotel and Villas in Wailea, Maui, - 121 Acre
Analyzed, compared and manually revised by hand, project Construction Documents as necessary for QA/QC and coordinated the same with company’s consultants. Produced and documented all site Field Reports from ongoing observations and OAC meetings. Accountable to render expedient solutions to various on-site problematic conditions; architectural material interfacing and consultant - trade installation conflicts demanding immediate resolve.
ASAP Design & Construction Management - Woodland Hills, CA 1984 - 1990 Committed to provide creative and unique designs, specific to the client’s branding and core values. An umbrella of services that integrated from conception, complete A/MEP Construction Documentation packages with high-quality, turnkey, tenant- improvement construction services for the office and retail environments…all under one roof.
BUSINESS DEVELOPER / SOLE PROPRIETOR / DESIGN-BUILD GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Projects: R&D Build-out for the Biosphere II Project – AZ, 42 California Closet Co. Franchises, provided Architectural and HVAC as-built drawings from a 22 Floor Office Building & 19 Floor Medical Center in Century City, LA
Devoted to design excellence and quality built, cost-effective environments, a niche Design-Build Construction Company was conceived. Market-Researched and Developed a business plan; independently launched, promoted and attained multiple contracts for a wide range of commercial, industrial, and retail properties. From sales to conception, designed- drafted complete Architectural and MEP construction documents for local City plan and final inspection approval. Personally hired and trained, task-specific office personnel to perform all inner-office activities; personally produced all estimates, developed vendor-base and procured all materials & equipment, scheduled and supervised multiple trade contractors; hands-on construction framing, millwork and installation of the HVAC distribution and Plumbing systems.
VOLT Technical Services - Woodland Hills, CA 1978 - 1983
To optimize the quality of our candidate sourcing, Volt focuses on current skill sets, emerging technologies, and next generation trends. Our global employment network includes top talent in a wide range of job disciplines and accommodates heavy ramp-up periods requiring a multitude of personnel in a short amount of time.
JOB CAPTAIN / MANUAL DRAFTER - DETAILER
Projects: Ralph PARSONS - ARCO Alaska Prudhoe Bay; TRW Defense Group – Classified; GRUMMAN Aerospace – Multiple facilities at Pt. Magu Navel Air Weapons Station; RANTEC – Anechoic Chambers
Minimum Contract of 6 months – 1 year each; provided Architectural, HVAC, Electrical and Structural detailed hand-drafting services for each of the International Organizations listed above.
Education – Certifications – Memberships – Licenses
• LEED & CSI/CDT Certifications – Presently in study
• 2006 - California Better Business Bureau Member
• 2000 - Oregon State; One and Two Family Dwelling Plans Examiner Certification
• 1994 - Central Oregon Community College; ACAD & Computer Technology Certification
• 1989 – Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce Member
• 1986 - California State; General Contractor’s B-1 License
• 1976-1979 Pierce Jr. College - Studies in Architecture, Construction Methods, Small Business Management
Special Notes for Consideration
• Bondable: “Classified Security Clearance†obtained
• Languages: Some Spanish, Japanese & Tagalog (Philippines)
• Willing to relocate – National or International
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