eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
A project manager position with a multi-disciplined architectural/engineering firm running projects from beginning to end.
CHRISTOPHER O. DOUGHERTY, RA, AIA
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Experienced Architecture and Project Management Professional, with varied experience involving commercial and residential construction. Diverse background in all aspects of the telecommunications construction field including project development, personnel management and quality control. Extensive hands-on involvement with negotiating and finalizing project scope preparation. Team leader for project development in house and field management. Experience in code and ordinance application and interpretation.
Core skills
Site & construction design / planning Quality control support In house personnel training
Vendor contract negotiations AutoCAD drafting Construction management
Zoning support Documentation development Quality management
SALIENT ASSOCIATES 2009
Project Manager
 Prepared procedures manual for special inspections of construction categories for the New York metropolitan area as required by recent International Building Code and local building code changes with the target of reducing non compliance with design documents.
 Responsible for preparation of $800,000.00 telecommunications bid for New York Mass Transit Authority yards.
SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER 2007 to 2008
Project Manager
 Managed $600,000.00 of interior renovation projects for the hospital totaling on time and within budget. Successfully coordinated with departments impacted by work during business hours, minimizing patient and staff distress and concerns.
 Elicited defined scopes of work from various department heads in hospital for renovation projects. To develop budgets for upper management approval that met overall hospital budget guidelines.
 Prepared AutoCAD 2008 drawings realizing a savings of an estimated $30,000.00 for interior renovations for contractor pricing and in house construction enabling the hospital to avoid use of outside Architectural and engineering firms.
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TECTONIC ENGINEERING 2005 to 2006
Project Manager
 Project managed lease exhibit and construction document preparation for the Cingular Wireless markets in the Bronx, NY and Brooklyn, NY in an interface relationship with Bechtel Telecommunications.
 Successfully integrated Cingular cell site work for the Connecticut market into the Local office in New York creating new client contract. Resolved extensive billing and proposal questions to client and Tectonics’ satisfaction.
 Responsible for proposal preparation, billing reviews and invoicing for the markets listed above.
STAUNTON CHOW, Professional consultants 2003 to 2005
Project Manager
 Managed successful closeout of construction for Elizabeth schools with New Jersey School Construction Corporation. Coordinated efforts with Bovis Lend Lease to meet New Jersey School Development Corporation deadline of winter 2003.
CHRISTOPHER O. DOUGHERTY 973-616-8459
3 Short Street – Wanaque, NJ 07465 cdough1986[at]yahoo.com
 Coordinated preparation of performance based contract for Fort Hamilton Army Base, Fort Hamilton, NY. Following extensive interfaces with Army base departments developed manual body and technical exhibits for owner review and approval.
 In house shop drawing review and Request for Information (RFI) coordination for the Concord Air National Guard Base in Concord, NH. Successfully supported project manager to project conclusion.
SPRINT PCS 1998 to 2003
Senior Project manager
 Instituted value engineering as a team policy to meet cost reduction goal. Successfully managed cost reductions for site construction totaling 15% for the budget year of 2002-2003 for Sprint PCS.
 Developed team specific tools for new Allentown/South New Jersey team, and strengthened new identity for the Sprint PCS Northeast regional office. Managed team of 4-6 Site implementation engineers. Successfully substituted for team manager during military leave maintaining team operation and functionality.
 Assessed manpower needs of the newly created Maryland/Baltimore city site development team. Successfully hired 2 new project managers for the company.
BECHTEL CORPORATION 1996 to 1998
Project Manager/Engineering
 Performed engineering review of drawings for the initial phase of the Sprint PCS cell site build out in the New York metropolitan area supporting Sprint’s goal of system start-up in the NY Metro area for the fall of 1996.
 Negotiated $30,000.00 reduction with Architecture/Engineering firms for retained costs at the closeout of the project for savings in architectural and engineering design costs to Sprint PCS.
VERIZON (formerly Bell Atlantic/NYNEX) 1990 to 1996
Project Manager/Engineering
 Facilitated a cost reduction of 20% on key cell site project by intensive value engineering with the contractor and engineer following project commencement leading to employee of the month recognition.
 Developed the first field report template for cell sites in construction for NYNEX, which was eventually modified for the construction department use in future field projects.
 Coordinated $56,000.00 on air cell site re-construction on Staten Island with landlord retained vendor. Managed project to completion with no disruption to service.
Interior design project manager (1979-1981)
Architectural draftsperson and project manager (1981-1986)
Interior construction project manager (1986-1991)
Education
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NJIT) - Bachelor of Architecture
Certifications Community Service
Licensed in New Jersey as a Registered Architect Assistant Boy Scout leader – Wanaque, NJ
National Council of Architectural Registration Adolescent faith formation instructor – St.
Board Certification – in progress Mary’s Parish, Pompton Lakes, NJ
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