A senior leadership position in a professional, safety and quality oriented Construction Company that values integrity in process and the relationships with their clients and associates.
James P. (Jim) Garber, LEED AP, CPC
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Objective A senior leadership position in a professional, safety and quality oriented Construction Company that values integrity in process and the relationships with their clients and associates.
Experience
• Senior management of self performing general contracting and developer/construction management firms
• Design Build, hard bid and negotiated federal (including DOD), healthcare, pharmaceutical, educational, institutional, industrial, and power projects
• Strategic planning and implementation of plans
• P & L responsibility
• Contract development, negotiation and dispute resolution
• Process development and improvement
• Personnel recruitment and development
• Project management
• Risk management including safety program development
• Construction association and community leadership
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Employment
Consultant
August 2009 to present
• Manage construction of healthcare projects
• Manage insurance program renewal for client
First Vice President
Lauth Group, Inc. November 2005 to May 2009
• Senior manager for large national healthcare, office, industrial and retail developer/construction manager
• Responsible for Central and Midwest healthcare and retail construction project team staffing and development and project delivery of over $240M in construction project value
• Led contracts development and implementation
• Led corporate risk management program review and management resulting in premium reductions and reduced litigation
• Led and developed improved subcontractor prequalification process eliminating subcontractor failures on projects
• Led improvement in Timberline job cost reporting and management resulting in significantly more accurate projections and more profitable projects.
• Led improvement of Contract Manager and corporate software utilization resulting in uniform file structure, improved project information and responsiveness and better support for project needs from all regional offices with overall reduction in paper files
• Led improvement of scheduling competency resulting in more timely project completion and closeout process
Project Management to President
R. L. Turner Corporation April 1986 to October 2005
• Corporate strategic planning and overall responsibility for the performance of a $60 million general contractor growing at a planned average rate of 10% per year while maintaining above average profitability
• Responsible for developing an organization that was recognized as a statewide leader in safety, quality and integrity in design build, hard bid and negotiated healthcare, industrial, education and pharmaceutical projects
• Led contract negotiations and dispute resolution resulting in little contract litigation
• Project and Preconstruction team management leadership including project selection, project strategy and sales presentations
• Safety process development and implementation resulting in annual recognition as the safest contractor in the state and local community
• Business and account development
• Personnel recruiting and development
Vice President
Construction, Inc. June 1979 to April 1986
• Managed operations of $7 million general contractor
• Project management of various projects
• Developed or enhanced most operations processes
• Staff and apprenticeship training
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Education
• Purdue University at IUPUI-Fort Wayne, IN
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Certifications/Training
• Certified Professional Constructor #1716
• LEED accredited AP
• Kelly School of Business Leadership Program
• Dale Carnegie Leadership Development Program
• FMI Leadership Institute
• Servant Leadership
• Karrass Effective Negotiation
• Great Service Program
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References available upon request
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