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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States

Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Performs contract administration duties for a licensed staff of eleven civil engineering professionals working with over thirty (30) public sector clients. Provides expertise in public contracts law and regulations for NJDOT and FHWA funded projects, applying knowledge of compliance with all aspects of the contract, including Affirmative Action and Department of Labor reporting requirements. Teams with licensed engineers to manage full-life cycle of capital projects, including coordinating with the Lead Public Agency (LPA). Advises firm’s professionals in matters of public contracts law, as well as federal and state regulations pertaining to potential litigation. Tasks include: grant acquisition and administration utilizing the State’s electronic system ((SAGE), change order and payment voucher processing, source document verification in coordination with field staff, regular communications with government entities, drafting agreements and managing subconsultant contracts, as well as acquiring funding reimbursement for public sector clients. Regularly tasked with special projects such as design of advertisements and marketing publications. Manages skill set development of junior staff for data research, contract compilation, and submittal review and evaluation. Teams with professionals in order to refocus and repurpose proposals to streamline the process for acquisition of new business.• Successfully closed out old open projects with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), compiling final documentation from archived files. Missing records were re-located and submitted for approval. Attended final oversight audits to confirm final closeouts for client reimbursement.•Successfully and continually met all deadlines for over 375 individual corporate proposals due between mid-October and January 1st annually.•Integral in launching a re-branding of the firm in 2014 to coincide with the firm’s 25th anniversary, including updated designs for exhibit spaces

Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Performed project management duties for capital infrastructure projects such as highway, athletic fields, community and public works building improvements for municipal clients, ranging in construction costs from $20,000 to $5,000,000. Responsibilities included conducting feasibility studies, providing input on initial concepts to design engineers, preparation of preliminary construction and design estimates, attendance at stakeholder and public meetings, preparation of public bidding documents and specifications, specifying construction items, permit identification and acquisition, performing bid analysis and providing recommendation to initiate kick-off of construction activities. During the construction phase, reviewed and evaluated submittals, coordinated with utility companies and Local, County, State and Federal agencies (including NJDOT, NJDEP and FHWA), ensured contractor maintenance of project schedule, analyzed value engineered solutions, performed on-site inspections, supervised field inspection personnel and reviewed field reports. Additional responsibilities included preparing invoices and change orders, preparing progress reports for clients, reviewing requests for information and providing recommendations, drafting correspondence to document any contractual issues that may have lead to litigation, and reviewing and recommending liquidated damages assessments, as necessary. Project closeout duties included ensuring maintenance bond compliance and acquisition of final funding reimbursements from grant agencies as applicable. For Federal grants, attended interim & final record audits for compliance with funding agreements including Affirmative Action D/S/ESBE goals. Project closeout was accomplished regularly in a timely and expedient fashion. Types of projects included: roadway improvements, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, athletic fields, community centers, parks and streetscape improvements.

Fine And Studio Arts

Post- graduate studies in Fine Art/ Studio on Rotary International Scholarship

Bachelor Of Arts, Fine And Studio Arts

Diplome Des Arts Plastiques, Studio Art