Ernest Crawford, Ccm Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Senior Program Manager for CBRE | Heery's portion of the $1.89B 2012 Houston Independent School District (HISD) Bond Program. Projects include campus replacements, expansion, and/or renovations to (15) HISD Campuses, covering all grade levels. Features of the projects include magnet programs for Aviation, Energy, STEM, Culinary, Music & Arts, Healthcare, and Skilled Trades, as well as updates and replacements to Athletic facilities at most campuses. CBRE | Heery optimizes staff, time and cost on complex design and construction projects and programs. Our teams maximize value by lowering costs and reducing risk throughout the planning, design, construction, commissioning and occupancy process.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

● Direct the planning and execution of major construction and development projects across the Houston area for a national real estate professional services firm, with responsibility for risk management, oversight of budgets of $300MM, and relationship management for clients in the medical and higher education sectors● Served as program lead for the Lone Star College System’s $351MM 2014 bond program, with responsibility for all process controls, scheduling, and financial and contractual aspects of more than 40 projects at eight campuses in Greater Houston, and oversight of all associated project managers and directors, contractors, and consultants● Managed all aspects of program and project development, including budgetary oversight for projects, campuses, and the overall bond program● Provided project director staff augmentation to support the project until necessary staff were in place, generating significant salary and cost savings for the bond program

Austin, Texas, Us

● Managed all project budgets, schedules, and quality control initiatives in the Houston and College Station region for a leading provider of facilities program management, consulting, and planning services, reporting directly to the project executive and client● Served as system administrator for the firm’s proprietary web-based project management software, with responsibility for training all project team members on effective system usage● Assisted with management closeout of a $345MM outpatient care center project for Methodist Hospital, including demolition of a 15-story clinic and parking facility, oversight of the complete remodeling and build-out of physician space in Smith and Scurlock Towers, and development of detailed stakeholder analyses● Directed more than $7MM in projects for the City of Stafford in its unique partnership with Houston Community College, with responsibility for all construction inspections, review of contractor payments, requests, and submittals, and oversight of all internal demolition and renovation work● Served as on-site project manager during construction of the River Oaks St. Regis Hotel, a 24,000 sq. ft. public space renovation including audio/visual, telecom/data, mechanical, electrical, and other infrastructure upgrades along with furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and high interior design● Developed and implemented performance metrics for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction & Facilities Management, working with subject matter experts and cross-functional senior leaders to improve delivery of capital projects

Austin, Texas, Us

● Managed the planning and execution of a wide range of medical and higher education construction projects across Texas, with responsibility for providing comprehensive client service, supporting project executives, coordinating stakeholder meetings, and developing scope, schedule, and reports for each project● Served as program lead for the Lone Star College System’s $428MM 2008 bond program, with the management of three project management firms, new construction, facility improvements and expansion throughout the college system● Served as Project Coordinator for M.D. Anderson’s Science Park-Research Division, Smithville, Texas Campus, a 23,000 GSF lab building including office and administrative space and space for 12 lab modules, and led all web-based project management software project teams associated with the project● Led key components of the Smithville Master Planned Campus project providing new equipment to services the campus’s expansion and replace aging equipment and facilities, completing a 4,300 GSF building structure housing chillers, pumps, and other equipment as well as an outside yard for cooling towers

Us

● Served on a project management team during the on-site construction of Texas Woman’s University’s Institute of Health Sciences-Houston Center in the Texas Medical Center, serving as the owner’s designated representative and maintaining responsibility for quality assurance of all architectural, engineering, commissioning, and building construction● Directed project mitigation efforts in response to key obstacles including shop drawing delays, pre-cast subcontractor delays, public utility service re-designs, and delays caused by Hurricane Rita

Tx, Us

● Reported to the Executive Director of Construction, with responsibility for interfacing with end users, facilities maintenance personnel, campus security, and the University’s Board of Trustees