CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Banks, Office Buildings, Distribution Centers, Hotels, Laboratories, Condominium Developments, Schools, Assisted Living Facilities, Restaurants, Chip Manufacturing Facility
§ Over 25 years of experience in high-end commercial, industrial new construction as well as renovation projects both as a business owner and as an employee
§ Track record of successfully completing multi-million dollar projects by developing partnerships, coordinating trades, creating and managing productive teams and building cooperative relationships with architects, engineers, local officials, vendors and clients
§ Very focused on the bottom line and adept at trouble-shooting cost, construction and scheduling demands
Areas of expertise include:
§ Design Build & Development
§ Budget Control and Analysis
§ Estimating and Job Costing
§ Construction Planning and Scheduling
§ Change Management
§ Quality Control Management
§ Contract Negotiations
§ Permitting and Building Code
EXPERIENCE:
Coast and Harbor, Owner’s Agent, 2009 - 2011
Owner’s Agent team for a new 1400 student high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts
§ Participated in meetings with, owner, architects, engineers, subcontractors, inspectors and consultants
§ Continually analyzed and supervised the current status and future forecast of project activity against scheduling, budget, quality, and quantity criteria in order to ensure successful completion
§ Reviewed and approved changes in scope of work
§ Managed quality and testing agencies
§ Approved applications for payment
Citibank, Senior Project Advisor/Owner’s Agent, 2006–2008
Citibank’s branch expansion in the Boston area
§ Manage design standards adherence, schedule compliance and construction of Citibank branches
§ Reviewed and approved Construction Manager’s GMP proposals and potential change orders during construction
§ Monitored quality and directed the Architect and Construction Manager
§ Approved all payments to Consultants and Contractors
§ Completed 32 Branches in a 20 month period with an aggregate hard cost value of $75,000,000, each completed in 10-12 weeks
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Cathartes Investments, Director of Design and Construction, Boston, MA, 2003-2006
§ Managed entire in-house construction activities including design management, scope generation, negotiation and buy-out of sub-contracts, scheduling and operations
§ Projects included a 146-unit condominium development using innovative state-of-the-art modular construction techniques which decreased costs by 20% and accelerated the completion schedule by 30%
§ Engaged and managed all Design Consultants and Contractors for this $30,000,000 hard cost innovative condo project in Boston
§ Reviewed and approved all design and construction proposals, developed detailed scopes of work, created construction budgets, created construction schedules and managed “buy outs†of materials, subcontracts and adherence to budgets
Daedalus Projects, Inc., On Site Project Representative, Boston, MA, 2001-2002
Renovation and Construction of an existing elementary school which was in session during the major part of
the work
§ Provided client project management activities for a $12,000,000 phased elementary school renovation
§ Monitored and managed the schedule, scope, budget and quality of work
HOK Program Management, Boston, MA (a division of HOK Canada), On Site Program Manager, 2000-2001
$75,000,000 hard cost, eight-month, fast-track project consisted of two buildings, 180,000 SF and 100,000 SF in
Billerica, MA
§ Facilities included clean rooms, labs, supporting process systems and office space
§ Workforce peaked at 450 construction workers (Aggregate of 2 shifts)
§ Managed the entire building process from concept, permitting and design to construction for Nortel Networks 280,000 SF prototype chip manufacturing facility
§ Managed design development including extensive meetings with client departments, architects and sub-consultants to ensure construction scopes were in line with particular department operations and not over designed (scoped) which helped control costs and schedule
§ Reviewed and approved change order requests by the client and general contractor
§ Worked closely with the contractor in modulating the workforce and budget to meet Nortel’s demanding schedule and approved all payments to consultants and contractors
Beacon Skanska Construction Company, Boston, MA, Senior Project Advisor, 1997-1999
§ Provided project management and construction management advice to clients including Massachusetts State College Building Authority and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
§ Projects included a new residence hall for Mass College of Art, new dining and residence hall for Bridgewater State College, renovations to Mass Maritime Academy residence hall, and a logistical study for MIT long term capital improvements
§ Reviewed costs during design development to insure budget was not overrun
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TPMG – The Project Management Group, Co-Owner, 1994-1997
§ Provided real estate consulting and construction project management for owners
§ Managed the design and construction process for owners, developing pro-forma budgets for alternate uses of existing buildings, and located new sites for expanding businesses.
Projects included:
1. Hotel Addition, Boston, MA
2. Building Conversion, North Reading, MA
3. Corporate Site Plan, Waltham, MA
4. Offices/Distribution Center Upgrades, Andover, MA
5. Assisted Living Facility, Beverly, MA
GRW Builders, Inc., Burlington, MA, Owner, 1984-1987
At Risk Construction Management Company with projects that included:
1. Hotel Property Rehab, Brookline, MA
2. Commercial Office/Manufacturing Building, Hopkinton, MA
3. Hotel New Construction in Rhode Island, Maryland and Massachusetts (aggregate value $24,000,000)
4. Distribution Center, Woburn, MA
5. Hotel Renovations
Additional Experience
Computer Vision Corp., Bedford, MA
Senior Construction Project Manager - Aggregate value of work managed $55,000,000
Chalet Susse International, Inc. Nashua, NH
Director of Construction-Aggregate value of work managed - $80,000,000
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Building Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Harvard University: Programs in Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Development
LICENSES: Massachusetts. Supervisor’s License. #CS. 3986