Frank Wayne Acker
Nederland, Texas 77627
Home Ph. 409-727-6440 Cell Ph.512-569-9441
fwa1501[at]yahoo.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Extensive general contracting, construction management, and sales & marketing experience
• Planning, organizing, and staffing key project positions
• Proficient user with project management software including: Surtrak, P3, Prolog, Microsoft Project, Timberline, Prolog, 4Clicks.
• Development of objectives, policies, plans, procedures, and performance standards
• Managed projects ranging from ranging 300,000 to 100 million dollars
• Active Secret Security Clearance
• Global management experience
• Extensive work with all branches of the military
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES
• MBA: Project Management – Aspen University, Denver, CO
• BBA: Canyon College, Caldwell, ID
• BSME – Auberdeen University, Boise, ID
• Project Manager Professional: (PMP) Project Management Institute - #207841
• Six Sigma Certification: (Green Belt & BlackBelt)
• Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
(Unlimited Tonnage) –State of Texas License #TACLAOO6243E
• Texas Master Plumbing License – State of Texas License #M-15262
WORK HISTORY
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Consulting and Contract Assignments 07/02 to Present
Global and domestic Project Manager & Construction Manager in long-term and short-term assignments. Handle wide-array of construction and implementation projects for employers. Assignments range from 2 months and longer.
Contract Manager/General Manager
NASCO
Fort Hood, Texas 06-09 to Present
Managed 100 Million dollar contract at Fort Hood.
• Hired all personnel.
• Negotiated construction contracts.
• Reviewed and approved all contracts.
• Reviewed and approved all pay applications.
• Made sure all Project Managers submitted proposals on time.
• Monitored and made sure all project were completed in a timely manner.
• Full P&L responsibilities.
Country Construction & Project Manager (contract assignment)
Company Confidential
Houston, Texas, 03/09 to Present
Company is a leading provider of a wide range of services for global mission support to the United States DOD, federal and governmental clients, commercial industry and foreign governments and has project sites in 100+ locations globally.
• Support construction of country infrastructure, housing, commercial builds, etc.
• Provide QA/QC and leadership of projects.
• Manage employees and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with contracts.
• Review and approve contractor invoices.
• Manage schedule, budget, recourse allocations, and deliverables.
Construction Manager (consulting position)
Chugach-Alaska Corp
Houston, Texas, 12/08 to 02/09
Chugach meets the needs of government and private industries through a long-range program of design and construction of commercial and government facilities.
• Responsibilities included managing a project to initiate a new department for the company.
Project Manager (contract assignment)
Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure
Houston, Texas, 3/30/08 to 12/08
Shaw operates worldwide and offers a full range of technical and management services to plan, engineer, construct, operate, and maintain public works, infrastructure and structures.
• Managed assigned projects at Moron Air Force Base in Moron Spain.
• Dealt with 4 different vendors in 4 different countries to complete the Flight line Fuel station. Commissioned and closed out project.
• Gas freed all piping and fuel tanks at Moron Air Force Base fuel farm, disconnected piping and gas freed all tanks and decommissioned same.
Director of Construction (contract assignment)
Agility First Support
Moron Air Force Base, Spain, 9/07 to 3/30/08
Agility has a network of over 32,000 employees in more than 550 offices across the world that serve business groups in global integrated logistics, defense and government services and investments.
• Responsible for all construction activities (approximately 40 projects at a time) including repair to Air force Flight Line, establishment and maintenance of base infrastructure, rebuilding elevated water storage tank, new installation of generation system for the base, new flight line fuel facility, construction of new base swimming pool and the new base recreation facility and club, relocation to underground of all power distribution systems, reconstruction of base Fire Department.
• Reviewed and signed off on design plans and construction contracts.
• Assured compliance with contracts.
• Reviewed and approved contractor pay applications.
• Monitored schedule, budget, recourse allocations, and deliverables for projects.
• Held pre-final inspections and final inspections.
• Closed out projects and assured delivery to the Air Force for acceptance.
• Supervised the work of all construction managers and two administrators.
General Manager -New England Region
Atlas Comfort System
USA, 12/06 to 9/07
Atlas Comfort Systems USA is one of the nation’s major mechanical contracting firms with approximately $100 million in projects currently under contract.
• Regional responsibility for pre-construction, construction, design built projects.
• Responsible for project selection, bid approvals, hiring personnel, manning projects.
• Assured that project managers followed proper procedures for the execution of all projects.
• Approval and authorization of all pay applications and invoices.
• Networking with existing clients and potential new clients.
• Marketing and Profit & Loss responsibilities.
Project Manager (contract assignment)
Engineering, Compliance & Construction, Inc, ECCI
Iraq, 7/15/05 to 11/29/05
Company defines its core competency as providing effective solutions for clients performed by a unique team along the entire spectrum of engineering and environmental projects through site selection, permitting, design, and construction processes.
• Surveyed sites in Iraq for bid purposes for projects for the Corp of Engineers.
• Interfaced with new and existing clients to capture new opportunities.
• Located and interviewed local sub-contractors and batch plant operators to acquire concrete.
• Managed the construction of the design built, Corp. of Engineers two story 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse projects for the U.S. Army.
• Finished the construction and close out of wastewater treatment facility, potable water storage facility and the power generation system for the base.
Construction Manager
Kellogg Brown & Root 3/04 to 6/05
Iraq
KBR is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Company employs over 50,000 people worldwide and delivers a wide range of services through its government and infrastructure, and differentiates itself as a technology-driven engineering, procurement and construction company.
• Assured that Department of Defense construction projects at Al Assad, both bases at Al Ramadi, Al-Keim and Al Taqudda were executed as per the design construction documents.
• Directed construction managers and superintendents made sure all TCN’s adhered to strict schedules and proper construction procedures.
• Interfaced with Military command, A/E and Corp of Engineers.
• Directed marketing efforts to secure new work.
Senior Project Manager
BGI Contractors 6/02 to 3/04
Beaumont, TX
A full service general contractor providing industrial and commercial construction throughout the Gulf Coast region and beyond.
• Managed projects, project managers, superintendents, and project engineers.
• Reviewed and approved scope, buyout, planning and scheduling documents.
• Assured compliance with design, schedule, and performance.
• Approved pay applications and purchases.
• Worked with design team.
• Defined program goals and objectives.
• Managed the renovation of four floors of the Bay Coast Hospital in Bay Town, TX and a five-story building at Huntsman Chemical in Port Neches, TX.
• Captured an expansion project for Port Neches High School.
General Superintendent to Senior Project Manager
Bartlett-Cocke Construction 12/99 to 6/02
Austin, Texas
Commercial general contractor and commercial construction company.
• Responsible for all construction on assigned projects from the Austin office.
• Ensured projects met design, budget, schedule and performance criteria.
• Interfaced with A&E representatives, clients and client representatives, made sales presentations for new projects subcontractors.
• Planned, coordinated and supervised daily site functions.
• Provided technical assistance.
• Helped capture projects with the University of Texas.
• Worked on University of Texas Parking garage 4A, North A Office Building and Parking garage ($38M), City of Austin Emergency Management 911 Center ($28M), South Western Texas Sports Complex ($9.6M), and Hayes Independent school district, 2 middle schools & 2 elementary schools, additions and renovations to each.
General Superintendent to Senior Project Manager
DiCarlo Construction 1/96 to 12/99
Houston, Texas
General contractor and construction management services company.
• Supervised total construction efforts.
• Responsible for budgeting, scheduling and performance.
• Planned, coordinated, and supervised daily site functions.
• Provided technical assistance.
• Projects consisted of multi-family Timber Creek at Humble, Texas ($23M), Quarts Mt Arts and Conference Center, Quartz Mountain, Oklahoma ($43M), Montgomery County Jail addition, Conroe, Texas ($26M), Cyprus Fair Banks Independent School District, 5 new base ball stadiums with new stands, press boxes and brick concession stands ($6.4M).
Additional Work Experience:
Director of Operations, Carpenter / Campbell Construction - Mobile, Alabama
Operations Manager, Todd shipyard Corporation - Galveston, Texas
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