Frank Lucas, R.A. Email & Phone Number

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

King Of Prussia, Pa

I oversaw all commercial real estate construction loan technical services on assigned deals, reviewing construction documents and approving budgets, schedules, contracts, third-party consultant plan and cost reports, site inspection reports, and technical reports (property condition, zoning, seismic risk). Overall costs on projects that I oversaw ranged up to @$900MM.•Guided affordable housing borrowers through construction projects averaging @$30MM in size, that were in jeopardy of exceeding their contingency budget or missing their Placed-in-Service deadline.•Managed a portfolio of over 40 construction projects simultaneously and successfully at any one time.•Leveraged self-taught education on seismic risk issues with the implementation of construction loans in California, becoming the sole seismic risk assessment adviser.•Co-developed seismic risk assessment policies and procedures.•Advised relationship managers and asset managers regarding construction issues, determined if adequate contingency funds were available to complete the project, and provided recommendations for funding of draw requests.•Performed site inspections of construction work-in-progress on loans designated for in-house inspections.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Utilized an innovative mid / high-rise building construction system, the TGE Top Down System, potentially reducing labor costs by 25% - 35% and construction duration time by half. •Participated in marketing strategy sessions and presentations to real estate developers and corporations to promote the advantages of using the TGE Top Down System, securing Intel Corporation as a client.•Programmed, designed and completed guaranteed maximum price construction documents for a 10-story, 624,000 square foot, LEED Platinum, high-rise commercial office / laboratory building for Intel in Bangalore, India (known as SRR3).

Greater Philadelphia Area

Managed multiple facilities projects at the Upper Providence campus simultaneously from project initiation through occupancy and commissioning.•Led team performance / compliance with schedules, tasks, and budgets, delivering projects on time and budget. •Met with department heads and user groups to develop project goals, define the project scopes, and establish capital project budgets and schedules.•Organized and conducted design meetings with the architect, engineer, and user groups.•Monitored the construction budget throughout the design process, initiating a revision to the design if needed to remain on schedule and budget.•Established a bidding schedule, solicited bids, reviewed, and awarded general contractors, subcontractors, and equipment / instrument vendor contracts. •Guided contractors, design teams, and user group representatives throughout the construction.•Relocated scientists and instruments to renovated spaces.•Reviewed and approved contracts, invoices, contractor requests for payments, and change order requests.•Inspected contractors’ workmanship for adherence to the design / specifications and conducted final inspections at substantial completion.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Managed multiple office, health care, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology architectural / engineering projects from conceptual design through design development phase completion.• Developed project schedules, personnel assignments, and internal budgets.• Prepared and scheduled design reviews with owners.• Coordinated in-house A / E disciplines, outside consultants, and construction managers.• Organized, coordinated, and facilitated client meetings and presentations.• Reviewed and approved consultants’ contracts / invoices.• Stewarded the A / E team, owners’ representatives, and construction managers in the design of a five-story, 200,000 square foot, LEED Gold office building for DuPont in Wilmington, DE.