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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

In this position I have managed multiple concurrent construction projects budgeted at approximately Thirty-one million dollars. Large projects include the Middle School Conversion project, a fast tracked, design-build project with a large amount of complex renovation to existing, previously renovated, buildings. This project included new science labs, dance studios, interior and exterior TI work, ADA improvements, roof replacement, and MEP upgrades, including the installation of a state of the art mechanical system for Tubman Middle School. Other projects I've managed included a high volume and wide variety of construction projects including field turf replacement, roofing and building envelope, structural repair, flooring and finishes, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical. These also included various emergency response projects including fire, flooding, and mold damage mitigation work. Working on these projects I worked directly with various district personnel, school user groups, parent teacher associations, members of the public, contractors, architects, and engineers to balance various groups’ needs while maintaining project budgets and schedules. I also Gained in-depth experience working with various departments in the City of Portland to permit and inspect projects through both the facilities and commercial permitting programs, as well as participating in the City’s conditional use and design review process for projects with large and complex scopes. A critical piece of my success on these projects has been maintaining open lines of communication between school principals, district personnel, building user groups, district management, contractors, parent teacher association groups, and multiple public committees and neighborhood associations to seek input from all associated groups and to keep them informed of project goals, timelines, status, and delays on a regular basis.

Portland, Oregon, Us

As a Project Manager for American Heating I personally managed mechanical construction projects with a budgeted value of fourteen million dollars annually for multiple customers in across the Portland, OR metro area. Projects included mechanical and plumbing systems installations for tenant build outs and new construction in mixed-use multifamily developments, high-rise multifamily developments, and university buildings. My responsibilities included leading MEP coordination on multiple projects to coordinate MEP routing and MEP interaction with architectural elements and structural members. This involved coordination between MEP trades, defining task work schedules, and confirming compliance with project goals. I also participated heavily in design development of mechanical systems for commercial projects which encompassed defining customer desires, project budgets, code compliance research, and constructability reviews. I also managed an office team of two secretaries and one accountant to assist in project documentation and billing work.

Kent, Washington, Us

As a Project Manager II I personally managed mechanical construction projects worth ten million dollars annually for a national account in various locations across the United States. Projects included mechanical systems installations for tenant build outs and new construction in retail stores ranging from 30,000-sf to 150,000-sf. I directly participated in and was responsible for all stages of project life cycle, from mechanical system selection and initial design through construction, closeout, and warranty period. I also worked to coordinate the mechanical portion of tenant/landlord contracts for national account owners, including tenant/landlord lease negotiations, design development of tenant space, and inspections of landlord portion of construction work. Finally, I maintained clear lines of communication between field teams, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in remote job sites in various different geographic areas to deliver all project on time and under budget.

As an Assistant Project Manager in the Facilities Management Department at Colorado State University I have been responsible for all stages of multiple concurrent construction projects. These include a $250,000 utility repair project to replace aging steam lines, a $350,000 electrical upgrade project to add a backup generator and UPS/Flywheel system to a critical server room, as well as managing the design of and bidding of a $1,300,000 emergency repair project to a football stadium. Also while managing these projects I have assisted in managing a $17,000,000 renovation and addition to a 250,000-sf library, and the initial design and contracting phases of a $4,500,000 renovation on a basketball arena. My responsibilities on these projects included procurement of professional services, such as architects and consultants, competitively bidding projects, drafting and reviewing of contracts, amendments, and change orders for architects, consultants, contractors and outside vendors, reviewing of submittals and project drawings, managing constant communication between architects, contractors, affected user groups, and various state entities, monitoring and maintaining project budgets, monitoring construction progress, processing of invoices, and procurement of equipment.

Cranford, New Jersey, Us

In this position I acted as an assistant estimator for multiple large heavy civil construction projects as well as an assistant field engineer on a large heavy civil construction project. My duties as an assistant estimator included performing quantity takeoffs, assisting in assembling bid packages, tracking of work progress and budget on ongoing projects, and filing of records of completed projects. My duties as an assistant field engineer included assisting with field surveying using sonar and gps equipment, submitting daily reports to the project owners and to the home office, and assisting with tracking of work progress.

In this position my duties included assisting in rough carpentry, assembling concrete form-work and scaffolding, performing light demolition work, and helping to maintain site cleanliness.

In this position my duties included assisting with light demolition work, site cleanup, rough carpentry, electrical and plumbing rough-ins, roofing, and painting work on multiple residential repair and renovation projects in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Master'S Degree, Construction Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Construction Management