Jacob Elias
2675 31st Street, Boca Raton, FL. 33434, Phone (561) 482-8736, Cell (561) 306-4100, Email: elias_j[at]bellsouth.net
Accomplished Project Manager, Estimator and Business Development Executive with twenty five years experience and dedication to the industry, managing a wide array of construction projects (Health, Hospitality, High Rise Office and Residential); seasoned skills create opportunity and business growth with expertise in professional team building, stressing quality, integrity, and employee loyalty.
Education and Certifications
• Bachelors in Construction Management, Everglades University, Boca Raton, FL / 2009
• 30 Hr. OSHA Certificate, Everglades University, Boca Raton, FL. – 2008
• New Construction / Blue Print mapping Certificate, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL. – 2007
• Project Administrator and Coordinator Certificate, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL. – 2007
• Estimating and Project Management Certificate, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL. – 2007
• Pro Log Manager Certificate, Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 2007
• 10 Hr. OSHA Certificate, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL. – 2007
• STOP Safety Certificate, Western Atlas Inc. Geophysical Dep., Caracas, VE. – 1997
• Bachelors in Business Administration (Minor in Marketing), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. - 1983
Computer Skills
• Project Management software: Prolog.
• Estimating software: Winestimator with digitizer board.
• Estimating software: Onscreen Takeoff and Quick Bid
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Scheduling software: Microsoft Project and Primavera P3
Successfully setup the company’s fledgling commercial waterproofing division. Developed estimating process and procedures, increasing the amount of bidding value to over $1 million per month: representing over 45% of previous offerings. This has opened a great area of opportunities for buyout combo packages to the General Contractor for the scopes of both painting and waterproofing projects.
• Awarded over $1.2 million in contracts at current competitive market for 2010, exceeding new business production goals by 35% for the startup of year
FIU #5, Miami 400,000 sft Parking Garage for TURNER
FPL Turkey Pointe, Nuclear Plant Building for Whiting Turner
FIU, Charles Perry Building Restoration for TURNER
• Integrated waterproofing within the estimating subdivision, by training all estimating staff.
• Successfully bid multiple in process services projects for a buyout condition.
• Utilized industry recognized software creating original conditions and assemblies
SS Painting & Waterproofing, FL 2007-2009
Project Manager/Estimator
Awarded over $2.2 million in competitive hard bid contracts for 2008, exceeding new business production goals by 55% average a year; integrated value engineering, and meaningful customer service into each project; successfully managed multiple projects concurrently, completed all projects on time and within budget. This company record number of projects in high-end office facilities, schools, high-rise hotels, hospitals and garage structures included:
LEED Buildings; Four main USCIS Office facilities, South Florida
Met 2 Hotel, Downtown Miami
Peter’s Elementary (Broward), Nova University (Davie, FL) and FAU (Boca Raton, FL)
Mount Sinai Hospital Renovations, Miami Beach, FL
EH Building Group, FL 2004-2007
Quality Assurance Manager
Provided innovative applications and guidance of quality management concepts functional to the construction industry in a residential model, summarized in three segments:
• Advanced systematic and critical methods to meet all contractual requirements, including statutory regulations at optimum cost and scheduled time for the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy.
• Prepared production staff to accept responsibility for a higher in-process quality management by establishing systems for control and verification of work completed. Educated and coached the work force with specific quality assurance procedures for each trade.
• Successfully compensated for the costs associated with the development and implementation of the QA system by greater output and less waste at the end, representing substantial monetary savings.
SMECA Construction, Venezuela 1999-2004
Business Developer Mgr/Owner
Established the company with an initial capital investment of less than $20,000; during our first three years we grossed revenues over $3.5 million with excellent profit margins and client loyalty.
• Managed projects in health sector for up to $15MM. Hospital renovations and new primary care centers at remote oil field area in the interior of the country.
Centro Medico de Maturin (MRI Renovation Facility)
El Tigre MRI Center
Urologico San Roman (Surgery Room Renovations)
TransOcean Drilling Primary Care Center
• Creatively overcame difficult logistic challenges at remote access to the building sites.
• Serving high end clients, very demanding major Oil companies (Chevron, Shell, Mobil, BP)
• High rate of return business due to customer satisfaction of projects completed on time and with safety records.
Western Atlas, Inc. Geophysical Division, Venezuela 1995-1999
Project Manager
Western Atlas Geo, based in Houston, Texas, was the largest service provider for geophysical research in the world at the time. Our management teams’ accomplishments made the Venezuela Branch the number one profit maker:
• Generated 100 % Client Confidence and satisfaction by restructuring all departments.
• Direct assign major oil corporation contracts adding to over $126 million in gross revenue over a 5 year period.
• Successfully restructured the field management operations and oversaw the construction set up for the 10 top geophysical research projects assigned to western oil fields in Venezuela, saving over $1 million in a 2 year period.
• Responsible for successfully managed the field-camp construction with a capacity to accommodate (room/board/office) over 450 to 750 workers, at 10 top geophysical research projects awarded to in the eastern oil fields.
• Saved over $3 million over a 4 year period, by delivering all projects before the scheduled completion date and under budget.
Todo en Construcciones, C.A. (TAECA), Venezuela 1990-1995
Assistant Project Manager
Involved in High-rise Office Building projects of cast-in-place concrete structure construction and participated in land development access projects to oil rigs, outperforming my responsibilities by:
• Manage the project start up and site preparation
• Pre-Construction/Pre-Development; reviewed design teams conceptual drawings and specifications for constructability, value engineering and budgeting.
• Successfully manage the quality assurance of the structural and shell Scope of Work; hard bids and design-build; reviewed drawings and specifications and work schedule.
• Worked closely with the local Governing Authorities and met with them on a regular basis during the permitting phase and during the construction phase.
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