Education
Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois – M.B.A. with emphasis in operations management, 1991
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa – B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1985
Member Chi-Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Fraternity
Work Experience
XXXXX, Chicago, Illinois, December 2008 – present
Senior Project Manager – Responsible for the daily project management and communications between field and office operations as well as building customer/client relationships for self-performing General Contractor. Coordinate subcontractor scheduling and project invoicing for 10-12 projects per season including Metra, Chicago Dept. of Transportation and Chicago Park District projects. Supervise five field foremen responsible for 35 laborers and operators, one superintendent, two office staff personnel. Self-performed work includes; excavation, storm sewer, aggregate base course, concrete, minor asphalt and landscaping.
Major Clients and Projects:
Chicago Dept. of Transportation: Streetscapes and Roadway Reconstruction
Chicago Park District: Several Park Redevelopments
Metra: Utility Relocation and Parking Lot Development
Falcon Consulting Enterprise, Inc., Grayslake, Illinois, May 2001 – December 2008
Vice President – Responsible for the day-to-day operations of land development/construction management projects. Primary tasks performed:
Plan review and overall project coordination
with engineers & land planners
Develop project budgets for use in proformas
Project bid procurement, analysis, contract
negotiation and development with
contractors
Coordinate and manage on-site construction
activity
Review and approval of all construction
related invoices
Major Clients and Projects:
Ocean Atlantic Development Corporation, Alexandria,
Virginia
Farmington Lakes, Oswego, IL – 220 acre mixed use
residential & commercial development
Southbury, Oswego, IL - 352 acre mixed use residential
& commercial development
First American Properties, Arlington Heights, IL – Village acceptance close-out work for multiple residential subdivisions
Lenny Hoffman Excavating, Inc., Wilmette, Illinois, September 1992 – May 2001
General Manager/Estimator - Responsible for work procurement through the competitive bid and negotiation process for an excavation and utility General Contractor. Responsible for taking the company from 3 estimators and annual revenues of $1.5M to 2 estimators and $8.5M annual revenue while increasing the profit margin.
Lake County Grading, Libertyville, Illinois – Estimator, July 1990 – September 1992
Midwest Consulting Engineers, Chicago, Illinois – Project Engineer, April 1988 – July 1990
Illinois Department of Transportation, Schaumburg, Illinois – Engineer, June 1985 – April 1988