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Job Duties Include: Bidding of all Public Works Projects between $1 million and $100 million for all public and private entities including: Caltrans, Federal Highways Administration, National Parks & Recreations, Local Cities & Counties, Irrigation & Flood Control Districts, Clovis Community Hospital, College of Sequoias, Vulcan Materials Company; Complete and analyze take-offs prior to bid date to identify potential over/under-run items in an attempt to balance bid items for maximum profit; Evaluate bid documents to pinpoint discrepancies that provide an edge during the bid process; Isolate potential change orders during the build process, and work directly with the Client in processing and execution; Organize project hand-off, coordinate meetings and the communication of project details to project management team; Generate and execute all contracts, subcontracts, change orders, and purchase orders once project is landed; Handle pricing, procurement, and tracking of all change orders for ongoing projects; Direct project management staff; Track job costs, productions, and progress of work; Submit monthly progress billing payment requests, negotiate and work directly with client for approval of payment requests; Generate current job cost analysis and cost to complete reports for bonding and accounting staff; Develop critical path method project schedules for active projects and update schedules monthly for each project; Develop cost incentive reductions in order to reduce costs for owners or clients while maximizing profit potential on self-performed work.

Job Duties Included: Maintaining a consistent bid flow of $5 million to $10 million per month; Managing all front line and field operations from pre-conception to project completion, including: take-offs, estimation, follow-up, contracts, project scheduling, filed correspondence, management, and completion of punch lists; Managed approx. $26 million in active projects in 2006; Acquired new client relationships while maintaining established clientele; Maintained constant project inflow for 50+ field crew employees; Managed office staff that included: administrative assistants, take-off technicians, Jr. estimators, and a utilities estimators; Obtained subcontract pricing and coordinated subcontractor scheduling and documentation, insurance approval, and project conformance; Maintained a balance of 50% commercial and 50% residential project work for compliance with insurance regulations and rates; Completed all project progress billing and budgeting; Tracked cost reports and current budget reports; Implemented safety programs and employee motivational programs offering bonuses and incentives based on work performance; Completed employee hiring, firing, and training of all personnel, while applying strategic placement of talented individuals to ensure a more profitable company alignment; Accountable for 150% growth in project income and cash flow in the year 2006 by implementing new sales, marketing, and client service standards; Designed and initiated a new aggressive sales system to improve client communication, estimate turnaround time, and generate new leads from untapped local sources; Streamlined existing and new work flow procedures in order to maximize profitability in all areas from in field production, to accounting, to project execution; Developed and enforced high standards for accuracy of cost accounting, and the organization of job cost records to build highly accurate project cost data.

Job Duties Included: Maintained bid volume of $25 million per month as directed by VP of Estimation; Worked closely with VP of Estimation and VP of Operations to ensure timely completion of projects, and client retention; Bid and negotiated multi-million dollar projects including: Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Azure Tower, McKinney High School, Dallas Floodway Project; Developed and maintained client relationships; Trained and supervised three full-time take-off technicians, proficient in Autocad and AGTEK; Created the first and only Communication Work Flow Procedure for projects from conception to completion; Personally responsible for developing relationships with new vendors and developing a new pre-bid workflow process that resulted in a consistent 30% cut on overall in house pre-bid cost; Completed all scheduling for three in house survey crews; Acquired and stored all bid documentation, subcontracts, and supplier information; Created organization and storage system for entire plan room department; Delegated bidding schedule for multiple divisions, including: Power communication, Utilities, Residential and Commercial Excavation, and Retaining Walls; Conducted regular meetings to communicate project information to field supervisors and foremen to ensure timeliness and accuracy of project completions; Worked closely with VP of Marketing and Client Relations to target retention of our top 10 clients; Proficiently utilized multiple online plan rooms, and builders exchanges including printing, filing, and storing of electronic bid documents; Developed relationships with Architects and Civil Engineers to obtain the ability to secure Autocad files for site work take-offs and field GPS purposes; Worked directly with the Owners to secure extreme precision and accuracy of project completion for our elite clientele; Provided Project Management on school, commercial, industrial, private, and multi-family projects.

Job Duties Included: Completed multiple projects from pre-construction meeting to final inspection; Supervised two earthwork crews, and one paving crew; Completed coordination of subcontractors, suppliers, various inspectors, soil engineers, etc. directly involved with each project; Completed multiple projects efficiently, within budget, and in a timely manner; Generated in field change orders, and contract changes; Compiled and adjusted project schedules for all vendors associated with each project; Reviewed, analyzed, and approved progress billing changes, as well as, final payment billing upon completion of projects; Tracked project cost and profit analysis; Completed bidding in multi-tiered projects ranging from private to CA state level; Generated material and quantity take-off reports and projections using Agtek and Contractor Accounting Software.

Heavy Equipment Operator, & Laborer.