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At this full-service engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, my latest promotion places me in a role overseeing successful execution of the construction, startup, and handover of two major multiphase, multimillion-dollar solar plant facilities for Florida’s largest power utility, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). Provide active field leadership to up to 300 project staff and subcontractors on site, ensuring teams execute tasks in alignment with both internal and… Show more At this full-service engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, my latest promotion places me in a role overseeing successful execution of the construction, startup, and handover of two major multiphase, multimillion-dollar solar plant facilities for Florida’s largest power utility, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). Provide active field leadership to up to 300 project staff and subcontractors on site, ensuring teams execute tasks in alignment with both internal and client processes, procedures, and critical-path milestone timetables.Control and oversee budgets of $45M, documenting/accounting for outside scope costs and client deviation requests. Serve as main point of contact (POC) for client, reporting on project progress and roadblocks. Completed all projects on time, budget, and scope with no major safety incidents. Show less

Promoted to coordinate projects and construction activities at various solar plant sites across the U.S. Managed all field superintendents, scheduled daily tasks, organized/tracked all equipment and tools to ensure schedule completion, improve quality of work, and maintain safety for all involved.Executed projects concert with plans and procedures from both client side and OCI; held weekly meetings with superintendents to align cost, schedule, and equipment… Show more Promoted to coordinate projects and construction activities at various solar plant sites across the U.S. Managed all field superintendents, scheduled daily tasks, organized/tracked all equipment and tools to ensure schedule completion, improve quality of work, and maintain safety for all involved.Executed projects concert with plans and procedures from both client side and OCI; held weekly meetings with superintendents to align cost, schedule, and equipment needs.Coordinated with each project team to ensure they had adequate manpower, equipment, and support.Managed and negotiated service contracts with different vendors in alignment with on-site and company policies. Show less

Ensured a range of construction and major modernization projects across the U.S. were all planned, coordinated, and completed successfully in partnership with clients, subcontractors, and internal project managers.

Managed costs and construction scheduling under Project Field Manager to ensure timely and accurate reporting on building progress against scope and requirements for energy projects.

Worked throughout Los Angeles on major AT&T contract to build 4G reception towers throughout the U.S.Oversaw vehicle policy to ensure supply truck drivers were geo-tabbed and mileage use was efficient.

Worked on accelerated schedule to ensure Oklahoma City’s $46M Heffner Water Treatment Plant Expansion (from 75M to 100M gallons per day) stayed on schedule.Provided formwork and form setting experience to newly hired crews to ensure safe working conditionsSupervised 4-6-person crew responsible for building form work, setting Meva forms, and working overtime to meet pour schedule each week for $36M Lake Fort Smith Water Treatment Plant expansion from 30mgpd to 40mgpd.