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Nicholas M. Hawkins, LEED®AP
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• 2036 N. Larrabee St. #8203
Chicago, IL 60614
Cell: (773) 504-9817
CAREER SUMMARY
A well educated and highly skilled specialist in the field of construction management and general contracting. Well versed in all technical aspects of the profession combined with actual on-the-job experience. Honest, hard working, and dedicated to the achievement of all company profitability goals, objectives and time constraints.
Pepper Construction Company Chicago, IL 4/05 – Present
A $1 billion general contractor and construction management company ranked 2nd largest in Chicago.
Project Manager
• Performed cost analysis on multiple projects, including a bank, a 3 story office building, and a $40 million data center. Recognizing savings of over $600,000 that brought the projects under budget.
• Project Manager and MEP Coordinator on the $60 million renovation of the Palmolive Building in Chicago.
• Brought the $22 million Hotel Wacker project in on time and made 110% of expected job profit on the project. 13 story, 225 key hotel renovation on a major thoroughfare in the Central Business District of Chicago.
• Lead scheduling trainer for Pepper, teaching Suretrak and P3 to Project Managers, Superintendents and Project Foreman. Developed the classes and fine tuned the content depending on the level of experience.
Hardin Construction Company, LLC Atlanta, GA 2/98 – 3/05
A $500 million general contractor and construction management company consistently ranked in the top 75 largest construction companies in the US by Engineering News and Review magazine.
Project Manager 8/01-3/05
Responsible for all phases of construction including preconstruction, bid solicitation, buy-out, and contract management of major convention centers, including the $415 million convention center in Puerto Rico.
• Strategically saved over $30 million by taking a single package, breaking it into multiple smaller packages, and negotiating the contracts, enabling the project to move forward on schedule.
• Worked on a special task force on the $215 million Phase 4 expansion of the Georgia World Congress Center. Discovered and developed credits due to the company by the Owner and subcontractors under a CM-At-Risk contract format, which resulted in $400,000 in cost reduction for the company.
Assistant Project Manager 2/98-8/01
Responsible for project scheduling, pay applications, quality control, field supervision, and change order processing for the $42 million North Charleston Convention and Performing Arts Center.
• Negotiated change orders with the contractors, resulting in a $500,000 cost reduction.
• Successfully procured contractors and came in $500,000 under budget for the $1.6 million North Charleston Coliseum Annex through contractor negotiations.
Frederick Quinn Corporation Addison, IL 6/97 - 11/97
A $50 million Chicago area based hard bid general contractor.
Estimator
Estimator in charge of bidding, negotiating, and scheduling multi-million dollar projects.
Nicholas M. Hawkins, LEED®AP
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• Successfully negotiated subcontracts on a warehouse expansion/addition which resulted in a savings to the company of $100,000.
• Responsible for preliminary budgeting and value engineering of all types of negotiated projects.
Ravenswood CM Corporation Chicago, IL 11/96 - 6/97
A primarily residential construction management company performing construction management services for an architecture firm sister company.
Construction Manager
• Responsible for estimating, contract negotiation, payouts, daily site supervision, and project closeout for a design/build construction management firm. Negotiated the buyout and change orders with subcontractors to achieve over $100,000 in savings.
E.W. Corrigan Construction Company Chicago, IL 6/95 - 10/96
A $60 million hard bid general contractor that builds all types of commercial construction projects.
Assistant Estimator 12/95 – 10/96
Responsible for general estimating, submittal process, change orders, and Owner/Architect relations and managing multiple “at-risk†projects.
Project Engineer 6/95 - 12/95
Employed as a Project Engineer, responsible for job site supervision, scheduling, costs management, and quality assurance of multi-million dollar projects in Chicago.
EDUCATION
Miami University - 1995 Majored in Architecture, achieving a Bachelor of
Oxford, Ohio Environmental Design
Clemson University - 1999 to 2001 Completed several graduate level classes in
Clemson, SC pursuit of a Masters of Construction Science and Management via Distance Education
• Participated in an exchange program with Virginia Polytechnic and State University studying architecture in Washington, D.C.
• Studied architecture in London, England.
• Member of the Chairs Advisory Council in 1992. Met monthly with the head of the architecture department to discuss student issues.
SPECIAL INTERESTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Working knowledge of the Spanish language.
• Actively involved in Habitat For Humanity for six years. Held several positions including Treasurer and Business Secretary with the Miami University chapter.
• Certified as an OSHA 30-hour, which includes Competent Person in Fall Protection and Excavations, and Chicago Scaffolding.
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