• Strong organizational and critical thinking skills resulting in saved time and increased productivity
• Executive training including business intelligence, strategic business planning, economic decision making, organizational behavior, problem solving, cash flow analysis, lean delivery, etc.
• Effective written and oral communicator 
• Versatile skill set extending through various business units
• Unmatched dedication to high quality work and meeting deadline objectives
• Unique understanding of both the operations and management experiences, resulting in superior communication between departments and successful achievement of project goals

EXPERIENCE

Project Manager      Aug. 2015 – Current

• Assist project director and preconstruction manager in development of program level ventures including review and approve all deliverables; estimate, GCs, GRs, schedule, risk factors, logistics, contract terms, fee opportunities, labor
• Mentor project team members in understanding, acclimating to, and performing in a campus level program
• Actively assess risk and implement strategies to avoid or mitigate risks in terms of quality, safety, and budget from project development through execution
• Effectively lead preconstruction and buyout process through 30/60/90 design review, bid manual preparation, bidding, bid evaluation and recap, subcontractor selection, and subcontract issuance
• Ensure accurate procurement tracking to support project schedule and ensure implementation of all processes on project according to current company policy
• Actively support Superintendent in implementing and maintaining a safety culture on site.
• Lead team in designing and facilitating the project execution plan in alignment with client expectations
• Assist project director in interviewing and hiring qualified personnel including project manager, superintendent, project engineer, and project assistant level positions
• Prepare and prosecute subcontracts to ensure alignment with project documents, specifications, safety standards and project execution plan
• Proactively safeguard owner and contractor interests through timely management of financial exposures, cash flow analysis, change orders, identified risks, and schedule maintenance
• Guide team in developing and maintaining project schedule through lean delivery pull-planning, regular scheduled updates, accurate procurement tracking, and holding team members accountable to commitments
• Consistently lead team in building and maintaining relationships with clients, subcontractors, and vendors by modeling strong customer service, effective conflict resolution, and mentorship opportunities
• Effectively manage operations and QC teams through project milestones
• Regularly review contract documents and specifications for long and short-term planning, strategy implementation, and risk mitigation
• Facilitate intergroup coordination through pre-construction meetings, pre-installation conferences, OAC meetings, and multi-trade/scope coordination meetings
• Critically inspect in-place work for adherence to design documents, code, and proper building standards
• Identify contract and product issues and facilitate resolutions via coordination with operations & design teams
• Assess job site safety and environmental procedures and practices for adherence to company culture and requirements, Owner expectations, and governmental regulations. Facilitate corrections as needed
• Act as liaison to local school districts to provide intern and industry education to students and develop future field employee

Assistant Project Manager & Project Engineer      Oct. 2010 – Aug. 2015

• Effectively manage operations and QC teams through project milestones on high value contracts ($25-40 mil)
• Regularly review contract documents and specifications for long and short term planning, implementation, and additional profit opportunities
• Accurately prepare, process, and manage change orders, invoices, purchase orders, and project costs
• Successfully administer coordination meetings: pre-construction, pre-install, OAC, and trade coordination
• Critically inspect in-place work for adherence to design documents, code, and proper building standards
• Identify contract and product issues and  facilitate resolutions via coordination with operations & design teams
• Recurrently assess job site safety and environmental procedures and practices, facilitating corrections as needed

Estimator       Jan ’09 – Sept. 2010

• Produced cost estimates for commercial tile & stone clad projects up to $4 mil
• Scrutinized design documents for areas of concern and profit opportunities
• Routinely identified and managed resolution of cost and product issues
• Proactively reviewed and coordinated design changes with contractors
• Effectively established and maintained strong relationships with vendors, contractors, and consultants
• Continually advanced bid preparation, cost-analyses, and information-tracking systems

Project Manager / Estimator      Aug. ’07 – Jan ‘09

• Administered weekly coordination meetings with design/operations team
• Thoroughly inspected projects for quality and adherence to contract documents
• Effectively produced, monitored, and amended project schedules
• Profitably managed contractors and operations teams
• Reviewed and reconciled invoices and purchase orders
• Performed project buy-out, cost control, and close-out operations
• Successfully generated cost estimates, scopes of work, P&L statements, and submittals
• Developed & enhanced tracking, bidding, and evaluation tools
• Performed permitting, customer service, and quality control activities

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND AWARDS

• Masters Degree, Business Administration Aug. 2017
• B.S. Degree, Construction Management, April 2007; Minor in Business
• Highly proficient in critical thinking, contract administration, trade partner management, written and oral communication, quality control programming and inspection, multi-team coordination, document review, detailing, estimating, general construction practices and code, cost control, and software development. 
• Proficient in operational logistics, CPM scheduling, data analysis, bid buyout, cost control, contract writing and negotiation, submittal review, sales and marketing, basic accounting, customer service, presentations
• Software Proficiency: Procore, Prolog, Bluebeam, MS Office, P6, On-screen Software
• Spanish, operational oral and written
• Member of Company Work Force Development Committee
• Dedicated to principles of hard work, honesty, loyalty, organization, detail, and self-motivation