Cokey W. Mills
18 Snowgoose Cove
Greensboro, NC 27455
919-449-8266
Executive Summary Long term/consulting positions in cost estimation, project management, and project controls for design-build/design-bid-build projects in civil, heavy utility, vertical and environmental construction disciplines for DoD, DoE, Power EPC, Nuclear, Private, Municipal, and Federal construction market sectors-domestic and international.
Professional Experience
2006-2008 - Environmental Chemical Corporation (ECC) - Virginia Beach, VA
Senior Cost Estimator
• Complete responsibility for annual estimating load $500M in new construction projects, firm fix price, cost reimbursable, and negotiated contracts. Communicates directly with client, A-E, subcontractor, and internal proposal team members during bid development.
• Perform 16 Division/Uniformat conceptual and detail take-off cost estimating assignments in with strengths in civil/structural/electrical/mechanical scopes. Direct experience and responsibility for value engineering, historical cost reconstruction, change order management, historical unit cost/geographic modifier development /maintenance, risk analysis/contingency development, cost/bid data analysis, integration of multiple WBS/CLIN cost to schedule, project controls, and accounting systems and interface directly with schedule and project control personnel during estimate development.
• Integrated MC2 ICE estimating platform with corporate DCAA approved Excel estimating platform, scheduling/project control software, building information modeling BIM, and earned value management system, EVMS.
• Developed Webcast-Camtasia training modules to support corporate estimating procedures and promote standardizations for best practices in estimating.
• USG Military/Civilian Programs cost estimating for the following funding streams: GSA, HERC, WERC, TERC, OBO, MATOC, SATOC, USACE, AFCEE, AFCESA, JCC, USAID, NAVFAC, and AFRICAP .
2003-2005 - C. W. Mills Construction Management - Creedmoor, NC
Project Manager-Cost Estimator- Business Development
• Subcontracted with various GCs to perform construction, project management, and cost estimating. Project experience in commercial, retail, mixed use residential, educational, highways, medical, security installations, and heavy utility infrastructure projects.
1997-2002 - Peters and White Construction Company - Chesapeake, VA
Senior Division/Project Manager-North Carolina Division Manager
• Senior Division-Project Manager-Cost Estimator: Commercial, Industrial, Heavy Utility - General Construction. New construction or renovation projects experience in federal, state, municipal, and private construction sectors, with emphasis in wastewater & water treatment facilities, heavy underground piping distribution & collection systems, directional drilling, bore & jack, pipe bursting, pipe sleeve restoration, industrial plant renovations. Responsible for business development, contract review, estimating, subcontractor proposals, material and equipment selection & purchase, owner/subcontract negotiations, change orders, scheduling, submittal review, safety management, RFI, value engineering submissions, quality control, claims and arbitration case preparation , and overall P&L responsibility.
1992-1997 - NIT/KBR/B&W Nuclear/United Technologies/Furmanite
Subcontractor
• NIT/BECON, Chicago, Illinois (1994 & 1996). North Anna NPS, Mechanical Subcontractor: Westinghouse Nuclear Steam Generator Replacement, Unit 2, Field modification and installation of pre-engineered nuclear piping-steam generator, and equipment thermal insulation components and systems.
• Brown & Root Services Corporation, Inc., Houston, Texas (1995). General Heavy Equipment Foreman: US Army-United Nations LOGCAP, Mogadishu, Somalia. Restoration and new construction military base & logistical support facilities, airport, waste & potable water treatment and distribution facilities, electrical power distribution, power generation, food service facilities, motor pool, medical clinics, and housing facilities.
• AREVA-Framatone-Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear, Lynchburg, Virginia (1994). Palo Verde NPS. Steam Generator Platform Robotic Support: Robotic Tool maintenance, and loading for tubing welding, plugging and sleeve repair.
• United Technologies, Hartford, CT (1993). Niagara Mohawk NPS. Loss Leak Rate Technician: Primary, Secondary, and Auxiliary piping leak rate testing, and detection.
• Furmanite, Virginia Beach, Virginia (1993). Surry NPS. Valve and piping leak sealing, and Limitorque MOV refurbishment.
1982-1992 - Mills Mechanical - Virginia Beach, VA
President/Owner: HVAC mechanical, appliance sales, and service.
PMP Certificate, PMI-2006
CCE: Certified Cost Engineer, AACEi-2009
CCEA, Dec 2009, In Process--CPE, Mar 2009, In Process--EVP, June. 2009, Scheduled
ECC Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), 2007
EVMS-Vision Earned Value Management System, 2007-08
ECC Design-Build Construction, 2007
MC2 ICE, US Cost Estimator, HCSS, Timberline, MCACES, On-Center, Vertigragh
MC2 ICE – Estimating software, General Construction, 2007-08
ASPE/AGC – Parametric Estimating/LEED/BIM, 2008
First Aid/CPR, Competent Person, Confined Space, OSHA 10 HAZMAT 2006
USACE Construction Management, 2006; 40-hour HAZWOPER Training, 2008
North Carolina General Contractor License - Unlimited
AACEi, ASPE, PMI, SCEA
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