Thirty years experience serving both contractors and facility owners in the Industrial Construction Industry as an estimator, project manager and planner. Other duties have included drafting, estimating, budget development, contract negotiation, procurement, scheduling, progress reporting and cost tracking. A track record of safe, timely and cost effective completion of routine maintenance, plant turnarounds, fast track projects, and other challenging jobs.A multi-disciplined understanding of the technical standards, specifications, labor practices, and business methods of this industry.A diversified background working in paper mills, refineries, chemical plants, fossil fuel and co-generating power facilities.Experience developing and negotiating contracts.A track record of successfully preparing, negotiating, disputing and avoiding construction claims.Strong computer skills to facilitate meeting project goals including:• Asset Management Programs – Maximo, Avantis, Empac, SAP, PCMS (Worked on the SAP data migration team responsible for moving document files from Empac to SAP)• Database program development and management.• Oracle SQL Plus• Immpower (Thirteen years as program administrator.) • Primavera• Microsoft Office including MSAccess, Word, Excel, Project and Powerpoint• Microsoft Macro development• Microsoft Sharepoint site management• Programming Languages – Visual Basic, C, PHP, HTML• Web Site DevelopmentSpecialties: • Project Management• Scope Development• Turnaround Management• Planning/Scheduling• Material Requisitioning/Purchasing• Bid Package Preparation• Claims Avoidance• Visual Basic Programming