My advanced education and experience will allow me to add value immediately to your operation.
My experience includes both commercial and residential construction. I have built large scale apartment and condominium structures, institutional, retail, hospitality, healthcare, aerospace and other product types.
My education includes a bachelor's degree in Construction Management, a Juris Doctor focused in real estate and contract law, a Master’s degree (LLM) in Real-Estate, and I am a Licensed Real Estate Attorney and Broker.
I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss employment. Thank you for your consideration.
SUMMARY:
Experienced commercial real estate professional with diverse expertise, $1.35 billion and 4.52 million square feet of real estate development and construction project management. Proven interpersonal and leadership skills which enhance client relations and successful facilitation of internal teams. Established track record of improving business performance by consistently exceeding challenging business objectives. Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
• Construction Consulting, Management & Administration
• Contract Compliance
• Financial and Project Management
• Contract Negotiations, Estimating
• Regulatory, Tax, and Legal Issues
• Executive Level Presentations
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Planning & Operational Organization
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Cost Controls for Budgeting and Forecasting
• Scheduling and Resource Allocation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Thomas Construction and Development, LLC - Consulting Services December 2009 – Present
Owner & Founder - Established to provide construction and brokerage services for commercial and residential property.
• Drafted Articles of organization, registered and licensed the organization, established all corporate governance.
• Obtained broker’s license to expand market services and provide a first contact avenue for continuity of services.
• Established a partnership with CENTURY 12 Roberts and Andrews for exposure to commercial and residential leads.
Gallant Building Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL March 2009 – December 2009
Vice President Construction Services
Managed company construction operations, led a team of 38 to manage all projects. Responsible for department financial forecasts, revenue projections, budgets and accounts R/P. Collaborative style of management adept at aligning interests.
• Increased departmental profit margins from 6.8% to 11% within 8 months, hired, trained, and reviewed all group staff.
• Drove construction revenues of $59.5 million from 112 projects representing single job and multi-project roll-outs.
• Wrote 90 page field manual & safety policy; drafted contract forms, lien waiver agreements, and purchase order forms.
• Negotiated and drafted primary IT software contracts, independent contract agreements, and other service contracts.
• Led administration of, drafted, reviewed, managed, and monitored prime contracts, subcontracts and change orders.
• Established compliance audit protocols of principle contracts, Davis-Bacon Act certification, MBE/WBE qualification.
• Provided CPM schedule oversight, inspected work in progress, ensured progress and quality exceeded expectations.
• Developed key employee performance metrics in customer satisfaction, project timeliness and profitability.
W.E. O'Neil Construction Co., Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL October 2000 – June 2007
Senior Project Manager & General Superintendent
Managed preconstruction and construction of over $1.9 B and 3.2 M sf of commercial and residential buildings, includes steel framed, cast-in-place, tilt-up, masonry, precast, wood framed, podium, low medium and high rise buildings.
• Developed $110 million, 61 acre site, 10 miles of offsite infrastructure, commercial campus, multifamily and single family home tract. National historic site; collaborated with local Indian Tribe to recover, 649 artifacts from 5,000 B.C.
• New Construction of a 250,000 sf, mixed use project 61 condos with first floor retail for Whole Foods Market lump sum contract, cast-in-place 5 story building with attached parking garage, total capital improvements $86 million.
• Led development and implementation company-wide financial accounting, management and reporting systems, contributed to writing the 190 page policy and procedure manual and led west coast company rollout.
• Preconstruction and estimating of $300 million in capital improvements over several project sites and jurisdictions for new construction of commercial and residential properties.
• Negotiated prime contracts, subcontracts, and modifications. Administered payment systems, and TIF Agreements.
Tectonics Construction Inc., Los Angeles, CA August 1998 – October 2000
Project Manager & Superintendent - Boutique firm specialized in high tech, entertainment, and cultural buildings.
• Managed the restoration and adaptive reuse of landmarked and buildings of historical significance.
• Responsible for budgets over $15 million, schedule, prime contract, subcontract and progress billing administration.
• Managed construction, and estimating of commercial, institutional, and industrial projects.
Cogdell Spencer / Erdman, Madison, WI May 1996 – August 1998
Materials Coordinator – Estimator for Ambulatory Health Care and Hospital design/build projects.
• Responsible for material budgets of projects exceeding $73.5 million to develop over 430,000 sf of medical space.
• Purchased, ordered and coordinated delivery of materials, oversaw specialized installations for project completion.
• Oversaw production of fabricated materials for responsible projects at the company’s manufacturing facility.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL January 2008 – February 2009
Teacher & Research Assistant - Taught effective dispute resolution and performed legal research for professors.
• Lectured to 20 or more law students, and developed lesson plans for to contract negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
• Researched insurance law, legislative history, case law, insurance commissioner decisions and industry trends.
• Reviewed student assignments and provided constructive feedback on their written and verbal assignments.
The Law Offices of Michael G. Swiatek, Chicago, IL June 2007 – January 2008
Law Clerk – Assisted attorneys in complex litigation and dispute resolution.
• Provided support to attorneys in contractual and equity related issues of construction litigation disputes.
• Participated in the discovery of material documents and forensic analysis of complex litigation matters.
• Managed case files and conducted legal research of legal issues and relevant case law or legislative history.
EDUCATION, LICENSING, & CERTIFICATIONS:
Master of Science (LLM) Real Estate - The John Marshall Law School, 2010
Lambda Alpha International – Honor Society for the Advancement of Land Economics.
Juris Doctor - The John Marshall Law School, 2008
The Morrissey Scholars (Legal Ethics Journal) – Editor-In-Chief.
Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity – Honors Fraternity.
Construction Law Society – Co-founder, President.
Bachelor of Science in Building Construction Management - University of Wisconsin, at Platteville, 1996
Gamma Theta Epsilon – International Geographical Honor Society – Vice President.
Wausau Sterling Homes Scholarship.
Licensed Illinois Attorney #6298209
Member of the Illinois Bar Association, McHenry County Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association.
Licensed Real Estate Broker #475.119887
Member of the North Shore Barrington Association of Realtors.
LEED GA, Candidate May 2010
SWPPP Certification; Caltrans – Shasta College
OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training
Software Competencies:
Primavera SureTrak – Meridian Prolog & Project Talk – MS Office Suite & MS Project – Timberline Accounting & Project Management Modules – ViewPoint – Report Hawk – Others.
CLIENT / PROJECT LIST:
• Mixed Use / Residential - Lake Zurich Grandview - Sauganash Place Condominiums - Archstone Smith Trust
• Industrial / Aerospace - Army & Air Force Exchange Service - Raytheon; PGS Laboratories Relocation - City of Burbank / Warner Brothers Power Facility; JV
• Institutional - Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies - Norton Simon Museum; Pasadena – Galapagos Charter School
• Retail - CarMax / Industrial Development International - CarsDirect.com Corporate Headquarters, CA – Walmart Tractor Supply Company – Barnes & Noble – Petsmart – Michaels – Sears – Westfield Malls– Gordon Food Service The Room Place – Jared’s Jewelers – Brunswick Zone - Whole Foods Market
• Restaurants - Panda Express - Bouna Beef – Buffalo Wild Wings – Chipotle – The Corner Bakery
• Hospitality / Assisted Living - Wyndham Vacation Resorts - Belmont Village of Rancho Palos Verdes
• Financial - Chase Bank – PNC Bank, 5th/3rd Bank, Bank of America
• Entertainment - Marengo Family Entertainment Center – DirecTV; LA Broadcast Center – Warner Brothers Studios; Burbank – Twentieth Century
• Healthcare - Marshfield Clinic - Melvin Larid Research Center; Marshfield, WI - Red Cedar Medical Center - Minocqua Center - FS University Medical Center - LINAC Medical Treatment Facilities - Kaiser Permanente; Largo, MD - La Porte Hospital & Health Services; Laporte, IN - Bloomington Normal Surgery Center; Bloomington, IL
• Telecommunications & Data Centers – Sprint/Nextel – AboveNet - DirecTV
This is not inclusive of every program or project in which I have been involved.
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