WARREN BURKE
649 E. Tomahawk Circle • Grand Junction, Colorado 81504
Home: (970) 523-9998 • Cell: (970) 623-5879 • wb-gj[at]bresnan.net
PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT
Construction professional with 20+ years’ project leadership experience with Shaw Construction. Unparalleled record of project management successes in large-scale and unique design-build projects from Aspen to Telluride, Colorado. Well-established expertise in budgeting, scheduling, safety, and quality control with OSHA 10 Hour certification. Strong team leader with extensive professional network across construction, vendor and government segments.
Total Station / Preconstruction Services • Contractor / Subcontract Selection & Liaison
Project Feasibility Analysis • Materials Purchasing & Management • Vendor Negotiations
Scheduling • Budgets & Cost Control • Claims Avoidance & Resolution • Project Specifications
Problem Solving • Conflict Resolution • Team Leadership • Relationship Building
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
R.A. NELSON & ASSOCIATES, Avon, Colorado • May-October, 2008
General Contractor for commercial and multi-residential properties in Colorado.
General Superintendent
Lead Superintendent on multi-family residential project. Managed $40M budget, schedule, safety, quality control, and 4 construction superintendents.
• Engineered completion of 15,000 SF of horizontal hot waterproofing and leak testing in plaza/pool area within 3 weeks (prior to the onset of winter weather). Awarded bonuses for adhering to aggressive schedule.
• Recommended and implemented the use of commercial garage doors vs. the specified residential doors and the use of 3 elevators for material handling to keep project on schedule.
SHAW CONSTRUCTION LLC, Denver and Grand Junction, Colorado • 1977-2008
General Contractor for commercial and multi-residential construction in Colorado and Wyoming.
Project Superintendent
After 4 years with company, promoted into supervisory role, managing 30+ large-scale and unique projects ranging from $1M to $225M. Supervised up to 7 superintendents, plus multiple project engineers and project clerks. Ensured budgets, quality control, scheduling, and safety.
• Completed layout of last 10 Projects with Total Stationsaving thousands of budget dollars.
• Problem-solved on a large Vail, CO remodel, saving the owner $181,000 in replacement water main costs.
• Won Superintendent of the Year honors, 1988. Awarded the “ABC” Award of Excellence ($25M category) in 1996the 1st award of this kind for company.
• Introduced Field Standards into the company (1980) and the use of computers (1988).
• Mentored numerous employees over tenure who went on to higher levels with the company.
Selected Projects
ArraBelle at Vail Square
700,000 SF hotel/condo & retail with Vail ski area support (Vail, CO)
Hyatt Grand Aspen Hotel
207,000 SF, 57 fractional fee hotel suites with 9 employee housing units and underground garage (Aspen, CO)
Iselin Ice Rink & Pool
76,821 SF state-of-the-art indoor NHL ice and aquatics center (Aspen, CO)
Aspen Music Festival Tent
70,650 SF indoor/outdoor permanent festival and events facility seating 2,015 (Aspen, CO)
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SHAW CONSTRUCTION, Selected Projects, continued:
Eagle County Airport Terminal (EGE)
35,000 SF national award-winning Airport project designed/built in 5 ½ months (Gypsum, CO)
Winter Park Base Facility
76,000 SF skier base facility (Winter Park, CO)
Liftside Condominiums
80,000 SF, 53 high-end luxury condo units in 5-story building (Keystone, CO)
First Bank of Westland and First Bank of Foxridge
6,000 SF ea., (2) 1-story bank buildings with drive up bays, bank vaults and ATM, built simultaneously at opposite ends of Denver (Denver, CO)
Little Nell Hotel
202,000 SF luxury hotel with offices, skier facilities, skier plaza, and gondola loading structure (Aspen, CO)
Eagle County Government Building
60,000 SF cast-in-place concrete and masonry bearing wall with custom carved brick and stone detailing. Designed to last 200 years (Eagle, CO)
Hotel Jerome Renovation
82,000 SF renovation of 100 year-old historic hotel structure completed in 6 months (Aspen, CO)
EDUCATION
Graduate in Construction Management
York County VO-Tech, York, Pennsylvania
Professional Education
Construction Management/Scheduling, FMI Management Institute
Dale Carnegie Effective Speaking & Human Relations
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