Responsible for the overall management of ground-up construction projects including budget review; subcontractor and vendor selection & management; scheduling; budget management including pay application approval, vendor invoice approval, direct report expenses, change orders and other best practices cost control measures; timely project completion and owner handover; and complete project close-out.

• Manage all aspects of construction projects and move management while maximizing quality and minimizing risk.• Manages multiple projects at once.• Provides leadership and direction to contractors, 3rd party vendors, real estate brokers, property managers and landlords to ensure the successful delivery of projects; facilitate all aspects of the project, keeping all parties on schedule.• Responsible for management of suppliers and contractors.• Review and comment on drawings to ensure client’s requirements are met.• Project procurement in accordance with the client’s strategy; undertake contract negotiations to ensure the best value is being delivered to the client.• Drive tasks and milestones; develop and track budget to maintain fiscal control.• Review and approve payments to vendors and contractors.• Ensures all O&M manuals, warranties, as-builts, lien waivers and closeouts documents are submitted, punch list completed and necessary training is received by staff.

• Responsible for overall management of construction projects• Financial responsibilities include setting, managing, and tracking budgets, reviewing and approving expenses, invoices, and billing. • Analyze and initiate cost effective measures to reduce budgets.• Create and track project schedules to meet deadlines. • Preparation, issuance, and enforcement of contracts. • Principle contact for architects, engineers, owners, developers, officials and subcontractors. • Oversee work to ensure compliance with plans and specifications. • Manage construction personnel as well as construction projects• Perform post-project analysis to identify cost drivers and improve future efficiency

Managed construction projects from start to finish, developed client relationships, managed Superintendents, prepared cost and price estimates and implemented estimating software and database.Prepared accurate construction proposals including materials, labor, equipment and subcontractor estimates. Issue, review, sign and enforce contracts. Construct, track and modify schedules (utilizing Microsoft Project) to meet deadlines. Coordinated and managed the entire construction process with architects, engineers, owners, developers, officials and subcontractors. Managed the financial aspect of the construction process by tracking expenses, approving payroll, reviewing and approving subcontractor invoices and initiating and analyzing cost effective measures to meet the budget criteria. Selected Achievements and Contributions:Completed a $1,000,000.00 retail renovation project on time and achieving high profit margins.Made recommendations on software integration saving the company significant amounts of money in expenses.Improved, updated and expanded the company's existing client database.

Effectively sold and managed millions of dollars in contracts and services in southeastern Wisconsin annually. Created accurate contract quotations involving material, labor and equipment costs. Sought out new clients and potential sales leads while maintaining and developing existing client relationships. Coordinated labor allocation, scheduling and procurement of materials. Financial management involving the areas of cost control and profitability.

Sold concrete pipe and related underground materials to clients ensuring accurate material quantities needed for large scale commercial projects.Thorough quantity calculations along with accurate part assemblies needed to complete any project within the specified guidelines of the engineer. Assisted with AutoCAD for the final design criteria for storm and sanitary sewer designs. Assisted in scheduling, truck dispatching, contractor coordination, inventory control and invoicing.

Complete project quotations from quantity calculations to final pricing. Assisted in business development with public relations activities, networking and solicitation letters. Updated and maintained estimating schedules, spreadsheets and databases. Oversaw project operations and coordinated subcontractor scheduling. Negotiated and managed project change orders and conflicts. Performed project field surveying and layout.