Prepare comprehensive cost estimates for a variety of commercial construction projects, including office buildings, retail spaces, municipal projects, warehouses and healthcare facilities.Analyze project plans, specifications, and drawings to accurately quantify materials, labor, and equipment needs.Obtain and evaluate quotes from subcontractors and vendors to ensure competitive pricing.Develop and maintain detailed cost breakdowns for all project elements.Identify potential… Show more Prepare comprehensive cost estimates for a variety of commercial construction projects, including office buildings, retail spaces, municipal projects, warehouses and healthcare facilities.Analyze project plans, specifications, and drawings to accurately quantify materials, labor, and equipment needs.Obtain and evaluate quotes from subcontractors and vendors to ensure competitive pricing.Develop and maintain detailed cost breakdowns for all project elements.Identify potential cost risks and recommend mitigation strategies.Participate in the preconstruction process to ensure project feasibility and budget adherence.Prepare and submit bids and proposals.Communicate with clients on desired designs and finishes on design-build projects.Maintain accurate records and reports related to project estimates.Collaborate effectively with project managers, architects, engineers, and subcontractors. Show less

Provide leadership to a growing commercial masonry company on bidding, bonding, insurance and estimatingInitiate face to face and communication contact with general contractors and vendors to build relationshipsReview estimator bids and assess projects for potential bidsCompile quantity takeoffs and quotes for turnkey masonry scopes with vendor and subcontractor pricingDevelop SOPs for estimating as a company

• Perform quantity take-offs, request quotes from material vendors, and submit proposals/bids to general contractors• Prepare sealed bids for public openings and cover turnkey masonry scopes• Propose Value Engineering concepts to GCs and owners based on past projects and familiarity with different building products and materials• Prepare budgets for GCs and Owners for projects in the design development stage

• Acquired and honed skills related to flooring, tiles, roofing, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, HVAC and general residential contracting• Coordinated jobs, tools, equipment, labor and supplies

Significant achievements:Developed an integral-based excel spreadsheet capable of modeling an asphalt sprayer, allowing for the tracking of material usage per square foot of coverage, resulting in more accurate cost information for the company and expedited job quoting and estimation with little understanding of the process.Responsible for implementing database and system for organization of inventory for both the commercial construction and restaurant supply sides of the… Show more Significant achievements:Developed an integral-based excel spreadsheet capable of modeling an asphalt sprayer, allowing for the tracking of material usage per square foot of coverage, resulting in more accurate cost information for the company and expedited job quoting and estimation with little understanding of the process.Responsible for implementing database and system for organization of inventory for both the commercial construction and restaurant supply sides of the business.Chiefly responsible for setting up a retail store to sell restaurant merchandise. Repaired, appraised and listed items (mainly commercial restaurant equipment such as coolers, freezers, slicers, ovens, fryers, dishwashers, keg systems etc.) for sale online and in the retail store.Researched the feasibility and profitability of various construction projects.Addressed punch list items on site for jobs ready to close out Show less

Conducted and wrote engineering studies designed to test the capabilities of process equipment before it proceeds into validation. Mostly parenteral (injectable drugs) finishing equipment such as labelers, trayers, and visual inspection equipment (particle and pinhole defect detection). Conducted equipment tuning and troubleshooting specifically involving product recipe parameters for different sizes and characteristics of product. I also supervised team of production operators (up to 12 at a… Show more Conducted and wrote engineering studies designed to test the capabilities of process equipment before it proceeds into validation. Mostly parenteral (injectable drugs) finishing equipment such as labelers, trayers, and visual inspection equipment (particle and pinhole defect detection). Conducted equipment tuning and troubleshooting specifically involving product recipe parameters for different sizes and characteristics of product. I also supervised team of production operators (up to 12 at a time when necessary) to set up the equipment, handle commodities, and the related logistics while conducting studies. Show less

As a research assistant I mixed media solutions and passaged, stained and counted cells. Was also responsible for aiding in experiment design and research. Aided graduate student in troubleshooting issues and evaluating results with experiments. Research was biotech based in the biofuels and metabolic pathways fields. Some experiments involved Uranium leaching through GMOs with these genes incorporated.