Joel M. Cortez Email & Phone Number

Mount Airy, Md

Frederick, Md

Led multi state project teams delivering major construction management projects focusing on the building and updating of major commercial locations and associated facilities, with project values ranging from $250 thousand to $ 100 million dollars.Served as the firm’s senior employee relations lead focused on the recruitment, onboarding, and training of team members. Represented Morgan Keller at job fairs, conferences and speaking events. Member of the team that traveled to Puerto Rico during the Covid-19 pandemic to recruit new employees, successfully recruiting over 50 new team members.Served in a leadership position on major data center project teams for Fortune 500 clients in the internet, data management and communications space.Credentialed safety firm leader responsible for all employee and subcontractor safety and health matters. Efforts resulted in Morgan Keller consistently maintaining an insurance carrier designated low experience modification rate, relating to low accident and safety violation incidents.Led Morgan Keller’s Covid-19 employee response. Responsibilities included related safety briefings, testing coordination, exposure prevention materials rollout and daily on site employee health checks to limit exposure. Maintained liaison with local hospital and medical facilities to support employee exposure issues.Served as firm’s management representative first responder on all employee and subcontractor accidents and safety issues. Maintained strong relationships with OSHA, multiple state agency safety / compliance representatives and emergency response personnel.

Frederick, Md.

Served as project manager on multiple, multi state commercial projects. Responsibilities included planning, executing, and monitoring projects to meet requirements while controlling the budget, scope and timeline. Consistently delivered projects on time and within budget requirements. Received multiple corporate awards for quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.Experienced federal and state project manager. Maintain understanding of Federal Acquisition Requirements and related compliance laws. Maintained personal security clearances and led employee security clearance application coordination. Maintained relationships with federal and state security management personnel to ensure timely security clearance process completion.Led the data collection and preparation of project related monthly projections, budgets and value engineering reports. Led the coordination and delivery of daily and weekly progress status meetings and served as point of contact between client, architect and project teams.Experience includes all phases of project management, specifically in the areas of request for proposal development and response, pricing, change order preparation and negotiation, safety reporting and preconstruction project planning

Rockville, Maryland

Served as a third-party field inspector responsible for materials testing and inspection services of construction related projects. Completed multiple assessments and required federal and state documentation in various industries including buildings and related facilities, roadways, and preconstruction lands.Experience included geological studies, stress testing and engineering fillings. Maintained understanding of federal, state and local compliance requirements.

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Nsc First Aid, Cpr & Aed Instructor

National Safety Council First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation & Automated External Defribillator Standard for Adults, Children.

Osha-502, Construction Industry Outreach Trainer

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Bachelor Of Architecture (B.Arch.), Planning And Housing, Bachelor Of Architecture (B. Arch) Planning And Housing

Osha-510 Occupational Safety & Health Standards For The Construction Industry

Osha-500 Trainer Course In Occupational Safety & Health Standards For The Construction Industry

202-A Expedition 8.0 For Contract Administration

Dot Mandatory Substance Abuse Supervisor Training

Effective Communication And Human Relations

Managing Multiple Priorities

Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives And Deadlines

Hazard Training

Reducing Workers Compensation Claims And Cost In Your Company

Osha-10 For Construction

Osha-30 Hour For Construction

Dot Safety & Regulations Training

Wage And Hour Compliance

Human Resources And The Law

The Essentials Of Osha Compliance

The Essentials Of Human Resources

Certified Riggers Course