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Orlando, Florida, United States

Be the primary interface for the firm during construction phases of project/s. Thisincludes processing all RFI’s, shop drawings, and submittals, conducting punchlist inspections, processing close-out documentation, and other project construction related processes and paperwork. At a high level, this role is to represent the firm during this critical phase of the project/s and:o Ensure that the design intent and quality are achieved.o Ensure the firm’s exposure to liability (both current and future) is minimized or eliminated.o Ensure that client expectations are met and exceeded.

Director of Facilities and Development for a charter school management company;organizing and developing a comprehensive Facilities Program (from scratch).Maintaining 23 high school buildings; in three states and 8 municipal counties. Workingclosely with these schools to ensure daily physical operational functions including: capitalplanning, building maintenance, FF&E and asset management of all schools.Worked closely with CFO, CEO and VPs to relay accurate and pertinent information forLeadership discussions. Drive and develop new initiatives. Spearhead new schoolactivations including working with Commercial Real Estate Brokers; reviewing andevaluating new locations to ensure the timely and efficient opening of new schools.

Apopka, Florida, United States

Project Manager for Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) $3B Facilities Construction Program including new construction and renovation projects for Elementary, Middle, and High School facilities. Concurrently managing $175M in projects spanning all aspects of the development process: Planning, Design, Construction and Closeout. Personally managing state of the art projects such as Pershing School (New K-8 facility, $50M), Winegard Elementary School (ground up Elementary School, $30M) and Acceleration West HS (Comprehensive Renovation, $20M); and Site 90 K-8 (New K-8 Facility opening in 2022 in Apopka, $50M) as well as several smaller technical and utility driven projects.

Clermont, Florida, United States

I managed budgets for multimillion-dollar construction projects, procured and negotiated bids from all subcontractors within jobs, run Owner Architect Client meetings, managed and updated schedules, managed budgets, worked on closeout documents and requirements, and worked closely with Authority Having Jurisdiction to ensure that each of our projects get Certificate of Occupancy.

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Produced Construction Documents for both large-scale residential projects as well as Design intent drawings for Commercial and Civil projects.

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

I managed a small team of design professionals. Working with clients, finalizing their design intent, making that design a reality. Then managing and producing construction documents, submitting for permitting, answering revisions from municipalities and finally running construction administration as required through substantial completion and closeout.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Architecture

Bachelor Of Architecture - Barch, Architecture