Kenneth Wong Email & Phone Number

Santa Clara, California, Us

As head of the Capital Programs Department, I was responsible for design and construction project and contract management as well as professional architecture and engineering services for all County buildings and building systems. Projects include healthcare, correctional and all essential and general administrative County facilities.

San Jose, Ca, Us

As Chief of Capital Construction Services, I was responsible for the execution of the County's Capital Programs from planning, design, construction to final acceptance. Offered project and contract management consultation to the staff capital project managers and executive managers of the Department; projects included New Owned/Leased Construction and Major Repair and Alteration projects. I was also responsible for the assessment, negotiation and settlement of claims and contract disputes.As Principal Analyst of Public Contracting Policy, I assisted the County Executive's Office in conducting analyses, support, training and implementation related to all aspects of countywide contracting, including monitoring and compliance, evaluation and enforcement. With the support of the County Counsel, I was designated as the primary negotiator of the County's Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the Building and Construction Trades Council and successfully completed the negotiation of a countywide PLA.

Facilitate the development of project management and contract delivery strategies.Provide preliminary entitlement assessment of design and construction contract disputes.Develop project and contract management training programs.

Washington, D.C., Us

Responsible for planning and execution of the Major Capital Projects Program in the 4 Western States; advised and worked with senior Regional Executives in the areas of project management, contract delivery strategy, budget and personnel resource management and development. Responsible for projects totaled $ 3.2 billion which included Federal Buildings, Courthouses and Land Port of Entries projects..Also assumed the collateral duties and served as project manager and project executive for two major capital construction projects. Construction contracts awarded at $122 million and $196 million respectively.

Washington, D.C., Us

Served as the project executive and Branch Chief for the Special Projects Management Branch responsible for contract claims coordination, seismic and progressive collapse analyses, historic preservation, fine arts, site acquisition, performance measures and management of major capital projects.Served as the project executive for the final completion, disputes resolution and closeout of the $185 million new Seattle Federal Courthouse project.Served as project executive for the Historic Walsh Federal Courthouse Renovation, AZ; New San Luis Land Port of Entry, AZ; Sacramento Federal Building Curtain Wall Replacement, CA; Eugene Federal Courthouse, OR; Social Security Administration Regional Headquarters Renovation Programming, Richmond, CA.

Washington, D.C., Us

Served as the branch manager and programs coordinator responsible for the Capital Projects Management Group, Finance & Budget Unit and Contracting Officers Group in the .Western Service Center which was responsible for the development and management of the Federal realty assets in the Western Washington State.I was recognized for my abilities to develop my staff and guided them into areas beyond their comfort zones. I was also credited for changing the culture of different functional groups under my supervision to support the mission of the Agency.

Served as the team leader for several multi-functional project teams for capital design and construction projects. Also personally responsible for the management of more complex projects that were both budget and schedule sensitive.I was also responsible for the contract planning and administration for these project, as well as contract claims and disputes as they arose.

Served as project manager for several major captial projects. The largest project completed in 1992 in Los Angeles was a 1 million square feet, multiple primes contract valued at over $100 million.Served as program manager and project manager for both large and small capital projects in four western states.Served as program control coordinator for design and construction, real estate acquisition, lease renewal and disposal projects.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Architecture And Urban Planning

Master Of Business Administration (Mba) Candidate, Business Administration And Management, General

Construction Technologies Program, Building Construction Technology