Senior manager with proven expertise in small and large-scale construction management projects in retail, commercial and industrial areas of the industry. I’m an effective leader in project management that has delivered over $40 million to the bottom in one fiscal year. I have exceeded the organization expectations by developing a 700,000 square footage facility with 40 foot clear height ceilings in five and one half months from groundbreaking to Operational building and it was completed under budget by over 2.0 million dollars. I’m an exceptional leader that created and reorganized entire departments that completed over 700 projects in one calendar year. An extreme believer in team building skills in diverse cultural settings, which maximize employee productivity by creating metrics to measure associates performance. I have been a strategic and tactical thinker that has developed business plans for Real Estate expansion program.
Thomas M. Piteo
LEED certified
CAREER SUMMARY
Senior manager with proven expertise in small and large-scale construction management projects in retail, commercial and industrial areas of the industry. I’m an effective leader in project management that has delivered over $40 million to the bottom in one fiscal year. I have exceeded the organization expectations by developing a 700,000 square footage facility with 40 foot clear height ceilings in five and one half months from groundbreaking to Operational building and it was completed under budget by over 2.0 million dollars. I’m an exceptional leader that created and reorganized entire departments that completed over 700 projects in one calendar year. An extreme believer in team building skills in diverse cultural settings, which maximize employee productivity by creating metrics to measure associates performance. I have been a strategic and tactical thinker that has developed business plans for Real Estate expansion program.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Westropp Building Company, LLC. August 2008 - Present
This is a construction management organization that provides services to the public and private sector on Design Build, Construction Management and General Construction services.
Vice President of Project Management August - Present
Chief Operating Officer August 2008 – Present
• My duties are day to day operating functions including Profit and Loss balance sheet management.
• Established a business and marketing plan that directed and focused the company direction.
• Project Management duties including field operations which insure projects are on schedule and within budget.
• Established weekly reporting that improved communication inside and out of the organization.
• Assemble and implemented marketing plan for the company.
• Created business goals that are Defined, Measurable and holding the associates accountable for the results.
• Create primary and preliminary budgets and assemble construction schedule
• Negotiate contracts with Business owners and subcontractors
• Establish relationships with business clients
Vision Care Holdings, Palm Springs, FL May 2006 – Present
The organization currently sells optical products and conducts Lasik correction surgery to the retail and non-retail consumer base. This company is owned by Summit Partners a venture capitalist company.
Vice President of Store Development and Material Management, May 2006 to Aug 2007
Senior Vice President of Store Development and Merchandising, Aug 2007 to Present
• Responsible include construction, maintenance, real estate, architecture, retail and non retail merchandising, replenishment and logistics.
• Created a 3 and 5year real estate strategy and implement this for new stores nationwide.
• Have renegotiated rent with our landlord to reduce rent and add more than $1,100,000 to the bottom line.
• Outsourcing the repair and maintenance department to better align ourselves with a larger organization to enable us to have more value in the repair and maintenance area.
• Have restructured the Merchandising department to have more defined roles and created metrics to measure their performance.
• Create a new store prototype which included a new assortment, Planograms, interior graphics. This has raised the average price of sale in the stores 34%.
• Ran all of the renovations and some of the new store as the General Contractor. Became licensed in several states and hired vendors that delivered results. This include Plan preparation, city meetings, working with the permitting process, sourcing local sub-trades, bidding, sub-contractor negotiation and agreement including processing pay applications.
OfficeMax North America corporation, Itasca, IL September 1998 - September 2005.
This is an organization that sells office product to consumers in both the retail setting and non-retail base companies. It is a Fortune 500 that has been in business for 20 years.
April 2000 - September 2005 Vice President of Store Development
September 1998 – April 2000 Vice President of Store Planning
• Managed facilities, construction, in-direct procurement and administrative service departments in the Cleveland and Itasca corporate facilities with control over budgets for capital and expense in excess of $200 million.
• Created and organized an Energy Department that delivered $12 Million in savings annually.
• Managed a $38 million dollar maintenance expense budget for the retail locations as well as the corporate locations in Itasca, IL and Cleveland, OH.
• Spearhead and pioneered national account program that saved the organization $20 million annually. Also substantially reducing the amount of vendors being use by 40% while maintaining service level the company expected.
• The Hazelton facility was constructed and operational in 5.5 months
• Performed all the store renovations as a General Contractor. Hiring and handling all of the bidding, sub contractor agreements, negotiations, discussion with the city on permitting and conducted the project from start to finish.
Best Buy Corporation Eden Prairie, Minnesota May 1994- September 1998.
Best Buy Corporation is the nation’s largest and fastest growing computer, electronics’ and appliances chain selling with sales exceeding $15 billion and has over 500 locations nationwide.
December 1994 – September 1998 Senior Director of Construction, Purchasing and Facilities
May 1994 – December 1994 Director of Construction
• Organized and coordinated the construction of 86 new, remodeled and relocated stores in six months.
• Managed $270 million budget related to the construction stores across the country.
• Organized and developed a complete construction and fixture billing process to track all change orders, applications for payment and Waiver of Lien.
• Assumed the management of the construction and fixture purchasing departments that was $15 million over-spent and with-in one year brought the budget under control.
• Perform work as a General Contractor for the Retailer. Hiring prime trade and running the projects. From the Development process to completion.
• Created and implemented an exterior signage program that is recognized industry wide.
• Created and established a change order system that empower the work to be completed while at the same time managed the changes occurring and controlled the cost of those changes.
OfficeMax, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio August 1992- May 1994.
This is an organization that sells office product to consumers in both the retail setting and non-retail base companies. It is a Fortune 500 that has been in business for 25 years.
January 1994 –May 1994 Director of Construction
September 1992 – January 1994 Senior Project Manager
• Designed and engineered the construction of 120 new stores and 75 remodels all of these projects were completed on time and with-in budget.
• Managed a multi-discipline department of Projects, Communications, Construction and Drafting with the coordination to convert 105 Bizmart locations, while at the same time maintain the stores operations.
• Organized and developed a national account program that saved the organization over 10 million.
• Completed the conversation of 43 Office Warehouse stores.
• Coordinated and developed the new store prototype.
Telt Construction, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio January 1988 – September 1992.
This is an organization that preformed General Contracting and Construction Management services for the retail, commercial and industrial industry.
March 1990 – August 1991 Senior Project Manager
Jan 1988 – March 1990 Project Manager
• Establish and grew the client base from $7.0 million to $14 million annually
• Managed multiple projects at one time
• Negotiated vendor buy downs an average of 12% and the contract agreements with the owner.
• Process pay application and change orders for all of the clients I worked with.
• Completed projects on time and delivered to the organization bottom line of 15% on average.
• Prepared Pay application and are familiar with all AIA documents.
EDUCATION
BS-Construction Engineering Technology, Cleveland State University 1985
AS-Construction Engineering Technology, Cuyahoga Community College 1983
President of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity 1983
President of my pledge class 1981.
References upon request
Various Courses and Seminars in Management
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