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Auburn, Maine, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Bremerton, Wa, Us

I am working on several projects on the Togus, Maine VA Hospital Campus

Us

Finished Bangor, Maine NOSC project 1/16. Moved to Kittery, Maine where I worked on SOWs, contracts and change orders for projects underway at Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard.

Inspections of the demolition of a existing out dated heating system and the installation of a new hydronic heating system in a an existing operating office building.

Dallas, Tx, Us

I have returned to work at Jacobs to be a Mechanical Inspector in my home town of New Cumberland, PA. I will no longer have to room out of town and can sleep in my own bed at my home every night. My young bride is extremely pleased.

Serving as 3rd Party inspector in Washington, DC and several surrounding cities and counties in both Virginia and Maryland. The company's client's run the gambit of tenant fit ups to 100 million dollar federal construction projects.This position required me to take exams that allowed me to be ICC certified for Commercial Plumbing and Mechanical Inspector.

Framingham, Ma, Us

Retrofiting lighting, heating system and DDC controls in the US Capitol Building for optimum energy savings.

Dallas, Tx, Us

I worked as the "Eyes and Ears" of the Architect of the Capitol as MEP Quality Control and Safety Inspector during a $15,000,000.00 energy upgrade project.

Managing, 5,000,000+ total public projects. Laid off due to necessary overhead cuts and lack of work

Worked as PM for $5,000,000 worth of plumbing & mechanical work at various Public School projects.

Compiling complex mechanical quotes from receiving the first bid invitation, to extracting the best pricing from subcontractors and vendors, and finally determining the correct percentage to mark up the true compiled cost. Using market indicators to determine the highest possible price while still having a competitive bid.After winning bid managing project to it's completion.

Hired to manage a large hospital renovation /addition. Due to cancellation of other projects because of the current economic situation, I was moved to the estimation department, and worked on a team compiling large, very complex mechanical/ plumbing bids. My role included securing pricing from subcontractors and suppliers and using the best pricing to submit the best quotation possible. My communication skills and knowledge of the various system's parts and pieces helped me to obtain and interpret the best possible pricing.

Hired to manage a large hotel project and did all material take offs, subcontractor acquisition, submittals, ordering of materials, scheduling, value engineering and job start up, but was reassigned to assuming management of a multi-million dollar "problem" project that had been mismanaged for months.Successfully completed project and collected over One Million Dollars in undocumented change orders.

Managed plumbing operations as well as large government and private sector projects. Manager of field personnelEstimation, take off and ordering of equipment and parts.Kept detailed records for Army corps of Engineers projects.Processed submittals, requisitions, and change orders and produced detailed schedules and time lines for large and small projects.

Mechanical contractor with a State of Maine master plumber's license, held for over 30 years, and a State of Maine licensed gas installer. Hands-on experience in all aspects of the plumbing and heating industry, including but not limited to system design, installation, service repair, selling, buying, scheduling, subcontractor relations, negotiation, and client relations as well as extensive experience in building renovation projects. These projects required extensive knowledge of all the building trades as well as an understanding of engineering concepts. Managing crews of up to 65 employees. Management of office and field staff, involved in all aspects of office management, including human resources, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, job costing, job scheduling, billing, cost control, and safety.Bidding, buying, and managing mechanical projects costing in excess of $1,000,000.00 as well as small homeowner jobs.Teaching and training of plumbers from the apprentice to master level in all types of mechanical installations including safety and OSHA regulations and laws.Utilization of many computer tools, including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Quick Pen, and Geac Construction Manager.

Acted as a link for all New England PHCC members, factory representatives, wholesalers, administrative authorities and associate members.This experience gave me direct knowledge of supply chain policy and excellent contacts inside the mechanical industry on both local and national level.

Initiated the first PHCC sponsored apprentice school in Maine. Worked with State Legislators, fuel gas companies, unions and fellow contractors to make law a fuel gas code for the State of Maine.Developed Excellence in Sales training course.

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Pg, College

Diploma, College

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