I am looking for exciting opportunities within the construction industry where I can grow, learn and teach. I enjoy the mentoring aspects of managing people and have had some great successes over the years.
Resume:
Overview I have over 40 years of experience in the construction industry. My extensive experience includes having worked in roles ranging from apprenticeships and journeyman status as carpenter, plumber, electrician, and heavy equipment operator. I have performed my own carpentry, electrical and plumbing as well as most of the excavations on many of my earliest projects. I started my own general contracting company, finding money for and designing many of these projects myself. Managing the day-to-day operations as-well-as organizing a variety of very large, public/private projects, many with multi-million dollar budgets. I have experience in the fields of construction management, schedule and budget management as an owners representative, managing personnel, delegation, mentoring. I have performed the tasks of processing daily paperwork, claims management and project staffing. As a professional Construction manager, I have developed and honed excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have a proven track record of bringing projects in on time and on (or under) budget. In over 20 years of managing projects for owners, I never completed a job with a claim against the owner. Highlights of experience and skills: 1.Thorough cost analysis from several perspectives, owner, investor and constructor. 2.Skills at evaluation of cost proposals and cost impacts during pre-construction reviews of CDs 3.Understanding of CPM Schedules and schedule impact and analysis 4.Thorough knowledge of all aspects of construction and the trades 5.Ability to negotiate and get results 6.Self starter, will and enthusiastic in taking charge. 7.Willingness to be responsible 8.Great working attitude (plays well with others) Experience Jimale Technical Services (Seattle, WA) - Sr. Construction Manager/Business Development. I developed a Construction Management division within this (primarily) administrative field service provider. JTS is a MW/DBE firm within the Hub Zone of Seattles South Side. My responsibilities included developing a group of CMs to oversee the construction of several street/utility re-alignment and improvement projects for the City of Seattle. I actively marketed and created new markets and customers for this small DBE firm. I was responsible for the CMs day-to-day reporting, inspection reports, construction cost projections, schedule review using P-3 and Sure-Track software. I was actively involved in the negotiations for some of the larger construction change proposals, processing and answering many technical and non-technical RFIs and worked to resolve all technical RFIs with the design professional. I also provided management oversight of the daily activities of contractors on 5 road and utility improvement projects, and oversaw the activities of my field personnel. My greatest accomplishment was that I was able to nearly double the monthly income for this small firm.
Harris and Associates (Concord, CA/Bellevue, WA) Construction Manager/Resident Engineer. I managed several large vertical construction projects as well as various roadway improvement projects in the Pacific Northwest. I was responsible for the day-to-day reporting, daily inspection reports, construction cost projections, schedule review using P-3 and SureTrak software, negotiating construction change proposals, processing and answering all non-technical RFIs, and working with design professionals to resolve all technical RFIs. I Provided oversight of daily activities of the general contractors.
Plethora, Inc. (Spokane, WA). Owner/President/Construction Manager. (20 years) I started this LLC to provide owners' representation on projects that ranged from hospital additions and remodels to industrial complexes, schools (new and remodel/additions), financial institutions, tenant improvements, and correctional facilities. Created budgets, schedules and performed document review during the construction document creation and design phases, provided on-site project management and worked to create safety programs for a number of contractors. I sold this firm in 1997.
Additional Project Experience Infrastructure and Transportation Projects Seattle Department of Transportation (S-DOT) Golden Gardens Emergency Slide Repair, Seattle Washington. Construction Manager. Community Transit, Regional Transit Authority, Mount Lake Terrace, WA, Transit Center. Construction Manager Central Puget Sound, Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit), Issaquah, WA, Transit Center. Construction Manager. Fire Station No. 1, Spokane Valley Fire Protection District 8. Designer/Contract Administrator. Harris County Booking Facility, Harris County and City of Houston, TX. Construction Review/ Project Manager. Kootenai County Sheriff's Marine Division - Kootenai County Print Shop - Headquarters Facility (Coeur d'Alene, ID). Construction Manager. Arapaho, Jefferson, Douglas and Denver County School Projects (23) (Greater Denver, CO). Consultant/Construction Manager. Healthcare Experience Short Stay Renovations and Emergency Room Addition, Kootenai Memorial Hospital (Coeur d' Alene, ID). Consultant/Construction Manager. Deaconess Medical Center - E.R. Facility (Spokane, WA). Project Manager. Deaconess Medical Center - E.R. Admissions (Spokane, WA). Project Manager. Deaconess Medical Center - Day Surgery Admissions and Offices (Spokane, WA). Project Manager. Spokane Cardiology (Spokane, WA). Project Manager. Spokane Veterans Hospital - Physical Therapy and Prosthetics Lab (Spokane, WA). Project Manager. General Contracting Experience Pacific National Bank of Washington (Seattle, WA). General Contractor. Miller and Austin - Attorneys (Spokane, WA). General Contractor. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home Expansion and Crematorium Addition (Spokane, WA). General Contractor. Tree Top Processing Plant (Cashmere, WA). General Contractor. Hobo Manufacturing (Liberty Lake, WA). General Contractor. Sun Runner Marine (Airway Heights, WA). General Contractor. Pegasus Gold (Spokane, WA). Designer/General Contractor. Spokane Valley Savings and Loan (Spokane Valley, WA). General Contractor. Horizon Federal Credit Union (Spokane Valley, WA). Designer/Draftsman/Contract Administrator. Fruit Cold Storage Building (Co-op) (Wenatchee, WA). Project Manager. J. Flowson Building (Spokane, WA). Designer and Prime Contractor.
