Hello,
Attached please find my resume demonstrating my transferable skills and leadership attributes, which are applicable towards this opportunity.
I would embrace an opportunity based on my professional qualifications with your company, and will want to talk further about it ASAP. I can be a great asset to your company in so many ways!
No job is to small or too big for me. I am willing to start from the ground up in order to be given a chance.
I am also open minded to further negotiating my salary where it is accomodating for both of us. Along with my intent to Relocate as necessary shortly after settling into a new position with your company.
With that said I will give you a commitment of tenure, permanence, longevity and growth.
Please call at your earliest convenience, I can be reached at 201-674-8254.
Best regards,
Will
William Polanco
WILLIAM POLANCO
1573 Hollywood Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461 • (201) 674-8254 • williamplnc[at]yahoo.com
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Project & Facilities Management in: commercial, hotel, residential, financial institutions, retail, corporate interiors, and base building Architecture, with 18 years of experience. Capable leader with expertise in planning and managing schedules to full completeness. Familiarity and comfort level leading team meetings and orchestrating all technical aspects. Provided services as an independent Owner’s Representative on various projects. Liaison with clients, consultants and contractors in complex/multiple project environments. Effective and consistent producer of profitable bottom line results. Successful facilitator of repeat business. Precision regarding all facets of generating construction documents. Thorough coordination of construction documents with engineering documents. Red-lining documents for code/permit compliance & specifications of products to be specified. Implementation of the design intent. Development of preliminary construction budget for clients. Manager and chair of projects in the field. Extensive communication and interpersonal skills. Computer Aided Design Literate in VectorWorks. Knowledge in Microsoft Projects, Excel, and Word. Fluent in the Spanish language.
EDUCATION
Cornell University, Bachelor of Architecture, 1991,College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Ithaca, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (12/98–Present) Consultant / Contractual / Per-Project / Freelancer
The Bank of New York Mellon / EPS consultant, Senior Project Manager, New York, NY
Managed different types of projects based on scale and complexity. Interfaced with end user and vendor partners. Implemented with project team the practicality of a LEED certified project at the One Wall St. location. Trading floor facility for 65 Traders. Coordinated with construction trades, & IT. 4 floors of re-stack moves with re-configurations of furniture systems. Signage vendor coordination for National signage audit of the new logo after the merger with Mellon Bank. Locations serviced: One Wall St.; Atlanta; Michigan; Richmond, VA; Chicago IL; Newark, DE; Syracuse, NY.
JP Morgan Chase / Riverso Assoc. consultant, Senior Project Manager, New York, NY and Jersey City, NJ
Re-branding initiative of major elements within the retail bank branches in NYC. Coordinated this scope of work with several pre-selected Chase vendors. Custom millwork furniture elements; interior & exterior signage installations; & flooring products. Field coordinated wall surrounds around multiple ATM machines & retrofit installations. Achieved out of the norm routine to make milestone dates happen within project site meetings. Due diligence performed for proposals/contracts, and of issuing purchase orders and change orders.
IBEX Construction, Project Manager, New York, NY
Coordinated building the Washington Mutual Bank branches. Orchestrated weekly project site meetings with the owner and multiple subcontractors. Administered of all change orders, submittals and other logs in a timely matter. Facilitated certification and opening of each bank branch on schedule.
Mancini Duffy Architecture Design, Project Manager / Project Architect, New York, NY
Corporate fit-outs for US Trust / Charles Schwab in the NYC and Philadelphia, PA. Achieved acclaim for being accomplished within the budget parameter and the aggressive schedule. Weekly administration, to keep the project on track and the coordination in the field seamlessly. High end design for Triarc Companies in Rye Brooke (Westchester), NY. Triarc to occupy several floors in a former Philip Morris Facility. CIT, renovations of 4-story atrium glass entry lobby space in NJ. KPMG, restacking of multiple floors all at once in NYC. Radio City Music Hall, incorporation of ADA seating in the Landmark Theater. Throughout all projects mentored and supervised junior staff members.
The Phillips Group, Project Manager, New York, NY
Storefront/Retail fit-out for JP Morgan Chase. Issued documents for Bid. Evaluated the Bid proposals with the client. Weekly Administration: Shop Drawing review; submittal review; coordinating field conditions. Recorded meeting minutes and distribution of them to the team. Huddled with engineers for coordination. Documenting as needed additional services scope letters to achieve milestones.
Related Companies / Integrated Services consultant, Project Manager, New York, NY
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel [at] AOL / Time Warner Building / Columbus Circle; Field office managed all furniture, furnishings, and equipment purchased for the interiors of the hotel. Coordinated with Construction Manager and other subcontractor’s field conditions to accept FF&E items. Responsible for installations of large scale custom chandeliers; spa furnishings; art & sculpture throughout. Managed and detailed several field construction items to achieve seamless punch list.
Jones Lang Lasalle, contract assignment, Project Manager, New York, NY, New Jersey, & Chicago, IL
The McDonald’s Corporation, national audit program to conduct field surveys for the compliance of ADA. Overall real estate issues such as building and lot dimensions were considered into data gathering. Public restroom and restaurant areas were also surveyed for compliance.
Kling Lindquist, Project Manager / Senior Designer, Woodbridge, NJ
Johnson & Johnson (Pharmaceutical), Bridgewater, NJ - 120,000 square feet. Programming test fits; space planning of open work stations proportions within designed circulation. Schematic sketches of programmatic adjacencies.
Space Design, Project Manager / Project Architect, Newark, NJ
Verizon, Newark, NJ - 38,000 sq. ft; project was quantified at $1,500,000; unit price of $40.00 sq. ft. Supervised project team of four people on different jobs; programming interviews to meet client needs. Implemented new furniture standards resulting in approved additional scope & pleasing aesthetics. Multi Media Solutions Corp, Edgewater, NJ - 18,000 sq. ft; budget at $850,000; unit price of $47.00 sq. ft. Coordinated / managed entire project, created schedules for doors, equipment & light fixtures. Bed Bath & Beyond, Union, NJ - 24,000 sq. ft. Redesign of corporate interiors. Prudential Ins., Newark, NJ - 69,000 sq. ft: created free hand sketch details of all pertinent elements. Avaya / Lucent, Baskin Ridge, NJ - 300,000 sq. ft. Redesign of corporate interiors.
Perkins & Will, Project Manager / Project Architect, New York, NY
ABN/AMRO, Uniondale, NY - 15,000 sq. ft. Executed retro fit of existing cafeteria space. Converted cafeteria to corporate dining facility; custom millwork package for servery. Coordination of a new mechanical system for the grill and pizza oven. Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT - 300,000 sq. ft. followed up implementation of punch list. B.F. Goodrich, Charlotte, NC – Composed initial budget for corporate headquarters. Mayo Hospital, Jacksonville, FL - Redesign of hospital corridors.
John James Architect, Project Manager / Project Architect, Maplewood, NJ
The Penney Residence, Short Hills, NJ - 10,120 sq. ft. American Central Hall Colonial. Obtained approval of local Historical Preservation Committee for this High end residential project. Maintained and conformed design integrity of existing structure to be seamless and contextual. Riverside Square Mall, Hackensack, NJ - Redesign entry retail level in accordance with local ordinances.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (02/91–11/98) Full Time-Permanent
Gerner Kronick & Valcarcel, Architects, Project Architect, New York, NY (01/95)
Macka Palace, Istanbul, Turkey - 110,000 sq. meters. Adapted reuse of an existing historical palazzo with base building shell and facade remaining and restored. Interior renovation for corporate bank spaces & residence. Viacom: NYC - MTV Networks, VH1, & Comedy Central over 50,000 sq. ft. for each. Oversaw all phases of projects from schematic design through working drawings. Supervised and managed others. Bear Stearns, NYC - 120,000 sq. ft. Developed three new floors of corporate interiors and open offices. Developed working drawings and interior details. EMI Records, NYC - 50,000 sq. ft. Interior project for music studios and offices.
Greenfield Sawicki & Tarella, Architects, Project Manager / Project Architect, New York, NY
Escada Co., San Francisco, CA: interior renovations of retail store at several domestic locations.
Turner Design, Project Architect, New York, NY
Dreyfus Corporation; GTE; and Fleet Bank. Executed a complete set of working drawings on a national contract for each installation.
Carrano Wickenberg Architects, Project Manager / Project Architect / Designer, New York, NY
Bulgari Jewelry Co., Locations serviced: Beverly Hills, CA; Aspen, CO; Bal Harbor, FL; Pierre Hotel, NY. Managed the CDs for different project sites; traveled to new store sites to coordinate field construction. Camino Real-Westin Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, terrace and bar design, site visit during construction.
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
RTKL Assoc., Designer, Washington DC, (09/88–01/89)
Fairfax, VA, corporate interior space studies.
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Job Captain, New York, NY, (01/86–08/86)
Canary Wharf, London, England. Detailed many life & safety aspects of the complex.
New York Hospital / Cornell Medical Center, Designer, New York, NY, (06/84–08/84)
NY Hospital corridor circulation studies; Patient room studies and expansions on ER facilities.
NYC Planning Commission (Manhattan Office), Urban Planner, New York, NY, (06/83–08/83)
East River Drive Esplanade studies; Manhattan neighborhood zoning studies
Salary History & References Available Upon Request
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