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Ankeny, IA, US

Dallas, TX, US

Google Data Center Owners Representative provided by CBRE

Des Moines, IA, US

• Directed the team for a 65,000SF data center. A greenfield site for a national developer. Worked through value engineering and design build scenarios with the owner and design team to reduce project cost and build.
• Built prototype data center for forthcoming national deployment of facilities with a Hyperscale Operator as the prime tenant.
• Managed Schedule, VDC coordination, and all contract documentation for efficient workflow of trades and coordination of scopes.
• Member of company Safety Leadership Group to visit sites and review policies to manage a professional and safe work environment.
• Conducted site quality inspections for material verification and first of kind audits to ensure project is meeting project and corporate quality specifications.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Owners Representative for $100M in construction activities across five data center buildings in the live retrofit Data Center space. Managed national GC to coordinate activities related to commissioning, and turnover.
• Partnered with internal cross-functional partners, the General Contractor, and other Vendors.
• Built trusted business relationships with all cross-functional teams to ensure positive and effective project delivery for the Campus.
• Mitigated risk for the Projects and Campus through pre-planning, collaboration, and oversight of activities within the live data center environment.
• Drove the development of cost savings solutions and early identification of project savings to ensure target values are maintained while providing predictable delivery of capacity.

Independence, Iowa, US

• Oversaw a $120M greenfield High School and Sports Complex covering 165 acres. Managed the construction schedule, change orders, RFI, and ASI and completed all cost management of proposal requests.
• Led as Project Manager on hard-bid educational and civic projects and managed projects through the oversight of subcontractor/general contractor scopes of change order management.
• Employed relationship-building skills and collaborative experience for coordination of onsite activities as an onsite Project Manager and led weekly construction coordination meetings.
• Directed the project management team for the Waukee Triumph Park Recreational Complex and a new Waukee Community School District 8th & 9th Grade Middle School Campus.
• Supervised activities on multiple project sites in cooperation with adjacent civic projects and stakeholders to maintain site access and ensure efficient operations on all sites.

• Delivered 62% increases in annual territory growth over previous annual sales volume within first 2 years as District Sales Manager.
• Developed relationships to build success for the district's twenty-two builders throughout the state of Iowa while collaborating with Architects, Engineers, Estimators, Project Managers, and End Users.
• Produced 225 estimates annually valued at $45M to assist in winning projects through efficient building take-off and providing value engineering opportunities.
• Enhanced knowledge and understanding of ways in which pre-engineered building systems integrate with other building components through a close partnership with customers.
• Negotiated, sold, and managed the largest projects for American Buildings for two consecutive years to build repeat customers and drive market growth for the industry.
• Provided technical field service to designers and builders of pre-engineered systems to successfully integrate with all building systems and improve team efficiency.

Des Moines, IA, US

• Provided 35% reductions in subcontractor costs and a 38% reduction in staff labor costs through the implementation of innovative project development procedures.
• Nominated for the corporate Creative Excellence Award on five occasions for demonstrating strong leadership and oversight of project feasibility and design.
• Developed step-by-step instructional drawings and wrote editorial content to ensure project accuracy remained consistent with customer demographics, skill sets, and safety protocols.
• Utilized insightful leadership through the design, creation, and completion of custom woodworking projects by improving drawing accuracy, assembly sequence, and efficiency.
• Leveraged experience and expertise to produce and host content for how-to videos.

Davenport, Iowa, US

• Superintendent for multiple projects with experience in manufacturing, retail, medical, and industrial projects in greenfield and retrofit space.
• Estimator for Design-Build and Hard-Bid projects. Functioned as primary scope development director for multiple projects collaborating with in-house architects and trades to design/bid and negotiated and competitive.
• Project Manager for industrial clients in food and beverage manufacturing environments.
• Managed projects as an estimator, through project buy-out, field management, and project schedule and change management through project closeout.

Construction Science And Management

Construction Science & Management

High School, General Studies