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Austin, Texas, United States

Senior Project Manager with over 20 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate development and construction. Develop comprehensive scopes of work, preparing construction documents, coordinating contracts, estimating, preparing budgets, and scheduling projects. Plan and execute turnkey construction projects including but not limited to erosion controls, earthwork, trenching, wet utilities, concrete, dry utilities, roadways, paving, lift stations, landscape, and irrigation. Senior Project Manager displays excellent leadership skills and clear communication with a deep understanding of heavy civil construction projects. Ensure the projects are built with high standards of quality and safety. Passion for forming lasting relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, and municipalities because successful projects require tight teamwork.

Austin, Texas, United States

● Year 2023 provide full service Owner’s Representation and Project Management during various stages of development and construction for six (6) master planned subdivisions and two (2) commercial projects. ● Plan and coordinate project development activities of Land Planning, Surveying, Recorded Final Plats, PUD, PID, Zoning & Annexation, Site Development Permits, TXDOT permits, TCEQ permits, Ground Water District permits, City and County permits, and Utility Agreements. ● Maintain technical oversight of all projects within the group through strong communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to confidently interact with both internal and external stakeholders.● Development Manager for overall project development from site identification and acquisition, land planning, engineering design, town planning, development application and approval, project feasibility and financing, construction tender selection and appointment, project budget and cashflow, sales and marketing and legal requirements. ● Project Manager & Superintendent - Driving the deliverable construction outcome of projects. Heavily focused on managing every detail of the project including documentation, coordination, tender, procurement, contract, program and cost. To include Contract Administration of the construction contract and performing the functions of a Superintendent under the same. ● Ensuring that all moving parts within the construction contract are delivered in accordance with a multitude of approvals, timeframes and budgets, generally summarized as Time, Cost and Quality.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Years 2021-2022 responsible for horizontal and vertical construction for 76 single-family detached houses in two (2) master planned condominium subdivisions for total of $74M.• Years 2021-2022 responsible for Final Plat and Site Development Permits for two (2) single-family detached houses subdivisions with proformas totaling $155M.• Manage projects from concept to completion, including acquisitions, entitlements, annexation & zoning, design development, pro forma underwriting, and legal structuring.• Responsible for leading the project design as it pertains to all aspects of pre-construction including managing land planning, geological, surveying, civil engineering, MEP engineering, structural engineering, architecture, and landscape architecture.• Oversee the delivery of projects through feasibility, entitlement, preconstruction, construction, and close out.• Create project estimates and analysis of general contractor, subcontractor and supplier bids as well as calculating related Soft Costs and Fees, permits, insurance, licenses, taxes, and fee costs for the project to calculate a complete cost estimate.• Manage project scheduling, budgeting, take-offs, construction cost estimating, bid negotiation & evaluation, cost analysis, contract negotiation, contract administration and financial reporting.• Ensure project documentation, monthly owner’s progress reports and pay applications.• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a database of key vendors and trades around Central Texas.

Austin, Texas, United States

• New ground-up commercial development projects as developer and general contractor. • Manage the development process through design, construction and commissioning.• Liaise with contractors, engineers, designers, municipal government officials, architects, zoning inspectors, lawyers and other professionals.• Grew revenue between 2016 - 2020 YTD total of $8.15M – projects including: $2M civil work for 70-acre residential subdivision, $1.3M subterranean parking with retail wrap, $50K T.I. for medical building, $300K development and design of 9,000 sf educational building and $4.5M civil work for 5.5-acre office park. • Manage project scheduling, budgeting, take-offs, construction cost estimating, bid negotiation & evaluation, cost analysis, contract negotiation, contract administration and financial reporting.• Ensure project documentation, progress reports and pay applications are kept up to date.• Responsible for risk management, safety meetings and QA/QC.• Interface with neighborhood, municipal officials and other governmental agencies.• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a database of key vendors and trades in Austin, Texas. • Proficient in LEAN Construction methodology and implementation.• Organization of project scheduling and budgeting, take-offs, construction cost estimating, bid negotiation & evaluation, cost analysis, contract negotiation, contract administration and financial reporting.• Responsible for risk management through communication, listening, problem solving, organized planning, financial management, assessment, monitoring and reporting. • Responsible for subcontractors and field crew, safety meetings, QA/QC, change control management and project closeout documentation. • Document administration and coordinate inspections with City of Austin and Travis County.

Destin, Florida & Mar Del Plata, Argentina

• Non-profit Christian organization operating humanitarian programs for widows and orphans in Argentina.• Lead coordination of multi-disciplinary teams including Development, Leasing, Tenant Coordination and Property Management to manage the full cycle development process through entitlements, financing, design, construction, lease up and project completion.• Developer, Project manager and Superintendent for construction of churches, children’s orphanages, soup kitchens, women’s shelters, water wells and FM radio station. • Leadership, administration and management with board of directors, professional services, staff and donors.• Developer of marketing, advertising, diplomatic relations, fundraising, accounting and legal. • Grew revenues at annual growth rate of 15%, by establishing and ensuring relationships with global donor base. • Raised donations between 2006 – 2016 total of $1.2M.

Mar Del Plata, Argentina

• Coordinated successful financial recovery of family operated industrial chicken farms through successful vertically integrated business model adding agriculture, manufacturer, distribution and retail. • Manage 20 employees, 2,000 acres of agricultural production, 200,000 chickens and distribution chain. • Construction of large industrial warehouses, mills and grain silos. • Successfully led customer initiative for control of market by reducing costs, increasing effectiveness and efficiency in distribution chain, improving consumer relations and increased sales channels.• Grew revenue between 2006 – 2020 YTD total of $2.7M.

Mar Del Plata, Argentina

• Commercial real estate development & general contractor.• Divested real estate investment and construction businesses to combine annual revenues of $5M during worst economic crisis in Argentina history. • Construction management of high rise apartments, strip center and residential homes. • Developed and coordinated successful marketing and advertising campaigns for realtors.

Georgetown, Texas, United States

• Global technology manufacturer in biometric products for access control and time and attendance. • Guided the marketing and account activity of peripheral technical devices in domestic and international sales. Managed Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) projects and Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) for diverse industries. • Increased revenues 25% through negotiated global contracts and gained executive approval for new product lines (biometric access control and time and attendance systems).• Delivered fully customized systems that allowed companies to manage, monitor and produce reports of employees’ access & attendance then output in formats for payroll software such as ADP and PenSoft.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Led import/export business that supported fair trade supply chain that contributed to the sustainable economic development to create jobs and protect the indigenous people of the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.• Led the start-up and expansion from product development stage, manufacturing operations, through high volume production and international distribution channels. • Negotiated contracts with distributors, wholesalers and retailers• Developed international logistics and distribution for global sales.• Coordinated and managed international trade shows and marketing events.

Bachelor Of Journalism (B.J.) Degree In Public Relations, 3.0

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