To continue my successful career in construction estimating as a Chief (or Senior) Estiamtor for a company that will appreciate the profits I bring to them thru my skill and hard work.
Contact me directly at (781) 254-43
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EDUCATION
B.S. Civil Engineering (Construction) Technology
Southeastern Massachusetts University
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) / Fundamental Engineer (FE)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I offer my 25-plus years of hands-on construction estimating experience in the commercial, retail, and hospitality sectors. My portfolio includes full estimating services (conceptual, design-development, hard-dollar bid, and detailed quantity surveys), extensive day-to-day preconstruction project management including preconstruction set-up and walk-thrus, sourcing potential materials and subcontractors, design review, changes and claims review, claims negotiation, training of Estimators and Project Managers in estimating methods and techniques and the proper handling of change orders.
EXPERIENCE CHIEF ESTIMATOR - COST CONSULTANT Full Time: Present and 1997 -1999
Estimate Man – National Cost Consultants Part Time 1992 - 2010
Estimator and consultant on a contract and/or project basis for estimating, change order, and project management assignments
Ÿ Complete estimating services for conceptual, pre-construction, plan and spec, hard-dollar and/or budgetary estimates
Ÿ Define scopes of work for subcontractors and in-house Managers
Ÿ Create detailed estimates; Data ranges from full plans to conversational information
Ÿ Prepare and submit proposals and bids for new or remodel fit-outs or ground-up facilities
Ÿ Source and acquire quotes for materials, labor, equipment from subcontractors and vendors
Ÿ De-scope all subcontractor quotes
Ÿ Prepare submit change order; negotiate the change orders with the subcontractors
Ÿ Work with client’s personnel in regards to project set-up, billing, and paperwork
CHIEF ESTIMATOR 2005 - 2010
Menemsha Construction Solutions, Weymouth, MA
Responsible for the preconstruction development of retail, medical, and commercial facilities nationally; provide scopes of work, initial schedule, and estimates. Under my care the company’s profitability has risen each year and is expected to increase 23% this year (2009).
• Define scopes of work for subcontractors and in-house Managers
• Solicit subcontractors to bid for work to be subcontracted
• Create detailed estimates; Data ranges from full plans to conversational information
• Prepare and submit proposals and bids for new or remodel fit-outs or ground-up facilities
• Source and acquire quotes for materials, labor, equipment from subcontractors and vendors
• De-scope all subcontractor quotes
• Prepare and submit change order; negotiate the change orders with the subcontractors
• Work with in-house personnel in regards to project set-up, construction management, billing, and paperwork
• Fully accountable for the profits of the company.
• Direct the day-to day operations of a staff of 1 estimator and 3 bid coordinators
• Projects are located from coast to coast
• Estimates are created in Timberline, Progen (USPS), and/or MSExcel
• Train bid coordinators in the arts of estimating so they understand what trades are needed on projects for a full and complete bid.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER – Northeast United States 2003 - 2005
PETsMART, Inc. Phoenix, AZ
Responsible for the design and construction of new facilities for the Northeast region of the United States and all of Ontario
• Review of the construction drawings for constructability; work closely with the developer/Landlord/Contractor ensuring the needs and schedule of PETsMART and the veterinary clinics are being properly met
• On site review of work in place; develop and implement corrective actions as necessary
• Changes/claims review for applicability; negotiation as needed
• Closeout process
Jeffrey M Goldman
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MANAGER OF ESTIMATING 1999 - 2003
Shaws Supermarkets, West Bridgewater, MA
Ÿ Full responsibility for all phases of construction and overall project estimating for:
Ÿ Real Estate Department - Conceptual estimates as a basis for hard dollar deals
Ÿ Construction Department - pre-construction project costs for hard dollar negotiations
Ÿ Small Projects Department – write project scopes, develop costs, negotiate contracts
Ÿ Store Development – Manage and maintain store standards in a module format
Ÿ Change Orders - qualify, examine and negotiate
Ÿ Develop, write, and present project authorizations
Ÿ Solicit bids, pre-qualify contractors, and qualify all received bids
Ÿ Work with project managers to set construction schedules and schedules of value
Ÿ Member of IRR and Site Location Committee teams to develop future projects
Ÿ Develop and maintain 3 year Master Development Plan construction cash flow
Ÿ Create and maintain multiple data bases
Ÿ My estimating work allowed Shaws to expand their construction program to add three new stores and four expansions/major remodels each year – a direct impact on the company’s profit margin.
SENIOR ESTIMATOR 1996 - 1997
Spaulding and Slye Inc, Boston, MA
Ÿ Develop thorough estimates (with plans and specifications, conceptual, and/or design-development) for office fit outs, medical, commercial buildings (new and/or remodels), and for real estate ventures. Estimates were used for negotiation of final contract costs.
Ÿ Solicit bids, pre-qualify contractors, and qualify all received bids
Ÿ Present estimates and plans to clients
Ÿ Responsible for the control of budget, cash flow, and expenditures and contractor payments
Ÿ Expedite, estimate, and negotiate all change orders
Ÿ Develop and maintain project schedule and cash flow forecasts
Ÿ NOTE: I left Spaulding and Slye as the company relocated to Alewife (Cambridge), MA; my commute became a 2.5-hour ordeal each way.
SENIOR / LEAD ESTIMATOR – CLAIMS AND CHANGES SPECIALIST 1992 to 1996 Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade, and Douglas (Central Artery/Tunnel Project)
Boston, MA
SENIOR ENGINEER, AUTHOR, ESTIMATOR, CONSULTANT 1988 to 1991
R. S. Means Company, Kingston, MA
PROJECT MANAGER / OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE 1984 to 1988
Carnegie Construction and Development Company, Chicago, IL
LEAD CIVIL-STRUCTURAL-ARCHITECTURAL ESTIMATOR 1982 to 1984
The Austin Company - Process Division, Des Plaines, IL
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER - CIVIL / STRUCTURAL ESTIMATOR 1979 to 1982
Sargent and Lundy Engineers, Chicago, IL
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