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ACOE Army Corps of Engineers JOC Projects, Texas Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Louisiana Program General Manager from 2008 to 2012; Responsible charge of contract execution with full authority to commit personnel, supply, subcontracts and financial resources to accomplish assigned delivery orders. Directed delivery order design, planning, estimating, negotiations, execution, closeout, and related administrative support. Responsible for project support requirements, personnel payroll services, material suppliers, and home office coordination. Direct safety and quality control programs. Primary contact with the clients Contracting Officer and ensures responsiveness to contract requirements, and that delivery order milestones are completed in a timely fashion. Provide guidance to subordinate staff, with attention to their welfare and morale. Coordinated with client representatives to develop future workload plans. Projects included a 1.6 million dollar Design-Built project of the Air Wing Command HQ at Little Rock AFB along with various other USACE JOC project throughout the states of Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Louisiana I also managed the Houston NASA MAC contract during the same time which had various projects ongoing during this five year period. I also support various special projects for estimating, staffing requirements as well as other proposal requirements that KBR was bidding on throughout the world and United States. This was done on an as-needed bases along with managing my current Army COE and NASA contracts located in Houston Texas.

Program General ManagerMaintenance and Engineering Group, Dallas Texas, Program Manager over the Fort Leonard Wood project from 2007 to 2008. As Program Manager and as a part of the M&E team, I worked on various projects supporting a wide variety of requirements, from proposal preparation, new project research, staffing requirements, planning, scheduling and estimating oversight. While working as part of the M&E team, I still served as support to the CONCAP program in the Arlington office when needed for close out of that contract, answering DCAA questions, POC on warranty issue along with handling a wide variety of other questions and issues on various projects that were completed during KBRs eight years CONCAP contract with the Navy.

CONCAP: Emergency Construction Capability Worldwide, Naval Facilities Eng. Command, Atlantic Division, Guantanamo Bay, CubaProgram General Manager on the Design and Construction of Detainee Camps and Prison Facilities Project from 2002 to 2007 under KBR’s CONCAP contract. I was the Senior Project Manager in charge of one of the highest profile projects for KBR in support of the War on Terrorism. I served as the Design Manager as well as Senior Project Program Manager on this project in charge of all design management, planning, coordination, and execution of all construction of modular detainee cell blocks, three state-of-the-art prison facilities, 235 GPD RO plants, full service hospital, dental clinic, mental health wards, and all troop support and JTF requirements at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Navy Base. Camps included a wide range of modular offices and housing units to support troops and the various government agencies. Managed the construction of the hardened steel cell block prison camp to house detainees. The project was completed in phases with each phase having its own special requirements and timeline. The initial 45-day project consisted of a planning, designing, and constructing a fully operational hardened prison camp for 408 detainees. The full project consisted of required design, construction, all infrastructures and a major power distribution systems, security systems, mainland and island logistics, hiring third-world nationals, and the logistics of getting all personnel screened, approved, and relocated to Cuba. The project required strong project management skills to coordinate suppliers and subcontractors and was completed on time and under budget.Managed various task orders for more detainee camps, troop house units, support for the troop quality of life program, and the construction of three maximum security prisons: one 100-man and a 200-man, state-of-the-art, hardened prison made of modular concrete and steel cells.

Managed execution with full authority to commit personnel, supplies, subcontracts, and financial resources to accomplish assigned delivery orders. Directed delivery order design, planning, estimating, negotiations, execution, permitting procedures, ADA requirements, closeout, and related administrative support. Responsible for project support requirements, personnel payroll services, material suppliers, and home office coordination. Directed safety and quality control programs. Primary contact with the client’s Project Managers and ensured responsiveness to contract requirements, and that delivery order milestones were completed on time. Responsible for labor relations and utilization of small business contractors and subcontractors whenever possible. Provided guidance to subordinate staff, with attention to their welfare and morale.

20 Million per year JOC contract Responsible for delivery order activities on BRSC Job Order Contracting (JOC) Project for the United States Navy Public Works Center at San Diego. Hands-on responsibilities included documentation, design, estimating, negotiations, subcontractor and project coordination, reporting and troubleshooting. Coordinated and conducted quality control and safety inspections.