Robert Silver Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Santa Ana, California, United States

• Negotiated contracts, cost reduction, strategic sourcing, supplier evaluation with the procurement of permanent material, temporary steel fabrication and many other large purchases • Managed and reorganized the procurement department. Changed process and staff making a smoother system where needed.• Implemented policies of failing/disqualified bids to discourage favoritism, allowing for full and open competition. Prohibited price sharing to better maintain list of respected bidders.• Tracked Certifications of Compliance from the vendor to the quality control, matching the PO with the COC, even on the smallest purchase. • Work with engineers to claim final take-offs and authored fully committed Purchase Orders to the end of the job.• Negotiated the procurement of permanent and temporary material, steel fabrication and high value purchases.• Guided steel fabricators through, Materials Engineering and Testing Services (METS), and Buy America Requirements required by the Caltrans.• Worked through and negotiated claims and Stop Payment notices with Subcontracts and Venders to smooth out relations. • Educated purchasing agents in how to properly author Purchase Orders with the goal of protecting the business. • Brought in vendors and suppliers, increasing overall margins for the business. • Procured used materials for large segments of the jobs to vastly increase savings.• Consistently found ways to protect the budget and increase margins for the business, through both alternate sources and in-house manufacturing.• Responsible for timely deliveries of materials to the field crews, ensuring the work did not stop. • Managed the Liquidation of millions of dollars of leftover materials and hardware i.e., Beams, Steel Plates, Falsework Pipes from materials left over during project close out.

Gerald Desmond Brdge

Construction Manager• Complete responsibility for organizing and ensuring the flow of work was continuous. Assisted in all risk management issues. Reviewed drawings, specifications and design before development, responsible for procurement of materials and supplying materials to field crews• Responsible for reviewing subcontracts for scope of work in order to manage subcontractors. Perform quality assurance inspections to achieve compliance with contract plans and specifications. Created submittals to Caltrans for materials to be used on the job and responsible for creating and responding to RFI’s for work discrepancies • Responsible for reviewing and updating the three week schedule, managed and tracked survey requests, compaction testing and pour requests for concrete and asphalt paving• Conducted field audits for Storm Water Pollution Preparation. Wrote reports based on my audits and worked with crews to resolve all deficiencies with the pollution issues in a timely manner• Updated and tracked quantities, coding of item work, tracked change orders and item adjustments. Created lanes closures through Caltrans’s new online “Lane Closures System”• Continuously met with Caltrans fostering excellent relations to keep the job running smoothly and resolved any issues regarding the job or subcontractors

* Configuration Manager / Construction Manager / Office Engineer • Managed the configuration of 8,500 drawings and specifications for the entire job. Oversaw all drawings through the approval process, monitoring their approval and rejections for quick turn around to meet deadlines • Created, designed and maintained online construction management programs to house all approved drawings and specifications, that were critical to the schedule and the flow of construction resulting instant access for several hundred subcontractors and company employees • Responsible for reviewing more than 50 subcontracts and over a 300 change orders to understand the scope of work in order to supply a proper set of drawing and specifications• Worked closely with segment managers, field engineers and superintendants supplying appropriate drawing, helping them understand the alignment of the job and the use of configuration management through meetings, auditing processes and procedures. Maintained as-builts and RFI’s as changes in the drawing occurred • Managed several office staff controlling the flow of drawings coming from design to the field and audited procedures for changes in drawings to be updated in Auto CAD for as-built

* Office Engineer / Purchasing Agent / Internet Technologies Department • Set up and maintained all client billing, subcontract payments, payroll, document control, certified payroll and accounts receivable/payable. Tracked and submitted all extra work bills to Department Of Transportation, meeting with them weekly resolving all billing issues with my knowledge of the rules and regulations of the special provisions. Updated equipment rates and maintained changes in labor rates• Negotiated best prices from suppliers for purchasing materials and equipment for the job and ensuring on time deliveries of these materials that were crucial to completion of the work. Created and maintained all purchase orders and quality checked material as it was delivered• Managed all computer related tasks, resolving software issues with company computers and server. Completed initial office setup for phone lines and computers, account lines of credit with suppliers, managed and maintained Expedition Primavera construction management program• Human Resources: Taught and managed staff employees. Responsible for hiring of all union workers and reviewing safety procedures with all new hires

Alameda Corridor / Chinatown Aerial Structure Pasadena Blue Line Light Rail

• Responsible for all administration duties, accounts receivable/payable, purchase orders, document control• Responsible for all material purchases for entire job while maintaining excellent rapport with suppliers and vendors, resulting in best possible material and equipment prices • Oversaw all insurance issues, documenting and writing reports, prepared change orders, change notices• Resolved an ongoing issue with one of Modern’s vendors, involving 80 trench shores, some 300 invoices, saving the company in excess of $90,000• Surveyed new rail road track layout. Maintained as-builts for potholing, existing rail road tracks, oil pipeline welds and utility lines• Managed Expedition Primavera construction management program. Responsible for all computer related tasks, resolving software issues and networking issues on the server• Responsible for final close out of Pasadena Blue Line Chinatown Aerial Structure

Certificate, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt And Black Belt

Certificate, Project Management Professional (Pmp)

Computer Management And Information Technology

Bachelor Degree, Business Management

Electrical

Diploma, Electrical