| Candidate Information | | Title | Construction Manager Project Management | | Target Location | US-RI-Westerly |
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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateDecember 2022 to Present; Construction Manager for Facility Improvements at SUBBASE NLON, Groton, CT. Responsible for Project Management of construction projects for various items at the Submarine Base. Responsibilities include cost and schedule management to accomplish tasks as designed and scoped for infrastructure upgrades and restorations. Position requires ability to coordinate contractors work as well as with unrelated events at the Submarine Base. Responsible for cost and scope management for all work including claims based on differing conditions and scope changes.February Street Address to Dec 2022; Quality Manager for the South Yard Assembly Building (SYAB) project at Electric Boat in Groton, CT. Responsible for QA/QC program monitoring for the construction of the $550 million building and associated mechanical and electrical equipment being installed to support ship construction at Electric Boat. Started on this job after most of the drilled shafts and pre-cast slabs were installed. Reviewed mill certifications for another materials and processes for assembly of structural steel and piping .Reviewed contractor QA/QC programs for systems in the Assembly and Utility buildings. Witnessed factory testing of the Street Address kV substation for controlling and distributing electric power. Made several site trips to the Crane vendors in Maine and Canada to evaluate adherence to their schedules and manufacturing processes. Reviewed and audited all subcontractor quality assurance programs for larger vendors, monitoring their implementation. As startup evolved, my role became more involved in system operation and acceptance testing (the owner did not issue a contract for a commissioning agent).November Street Address - April 2020; Facility Manager contracted to the Connecticut Department of Public Health diagnostics lab. Responsibilities included regular building infrastructure maintenance (autoclaves, glasswashers, biosafety cabinets, fume hoods plus other analytical equipment found in a forensic lab). Responsible for assuring that building and site infrastructure was properly maintained to support laboratory operations for the Connecticut DPH Lab in Rocky Hill.Managed a crew of repairmen and contractors for building infrastructure work, capital improvements and maintenance. Had to coordinate contractor schedules, costs and scope changes as needed. Bigger projects and specialty repairs were done via contracts to vendors all firm fixed price. I had to assure that all work was done to highest achievable standards and in a timely manner. I prepared and adhered to annual budgets, soliciting and reviewing bids in order to award contracts according to State of Connecticut contracting guidelines (I managed over Street Address contracts). Communicated status of work (both recently completed and scheduled in the next three weeks) to Laboratory management.I had begun working on a conceptual design for a solar project for the roof of the structure and a water cost savings project for the facility.Sept 2009- Nov 2019; Science & Technology group within the Department of Homeland Security Clearance; Secret. Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), Orient, N.Y. Chief Engineer; Responsible as Chief Engineer for providing oversight and direction to the Operations and Maintenance contractor (O & M) for equipment maintenance, replacement/repair and operational guidance. The repairs ranged from Utilities (MEP) to Civil and structural items, building maintenance repairs as well as mechanical and electrical items. The overall goal associated with capital improvements was to assure that the laboratory missions were not compromised by infrastructure work that was poorly scheduled, designed or installed.Also responsible for overseeing and providing technical support as needed for capital projects. Involvement in large scale projects has included approving upgrades in utilities, remodeling of several types of animal research spaces, laboratories, offices and replacement of the existing thermal decontamination facility for waste water disposal. Responsibilities included Managing human resources, partnering with other groups and being accountable for results.Daily responsibilities also included developing or reviewing / approving changes to systems or equipment, maintenance upgrade work, from concept to final installation. Resolving problems with existing installations, debugging designs as they are being built. In addition to mechanical equipment and mechanisms this work has included utilities MEP items, building structural and site related items.I also provided support to other departments for completion of other facilities work, supported audits when necessary and planned upgrade projects including providing ROM estimates for budgeting. I have been part of proposal and design review teams for evaluating contractor bid proposals for projects to be constructed. Daily interface with the maintenance contractor for review and approval of work orders and upgrade projects. This is a union environment and most routine work is done via work orders.Evaluated designs and construction against Fire Codes NFPA 13-101.As a Level III COR I was part of the team reviewing contractor performance in an award fee process. Work progress involved meeting with stakeholders and Laboratory management to communicate project status.September 2008 to July 2009; Cianbro Construction, New Haven, CT Quality Manager for a $125 million contract as part of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Q Bridge) replacement. Responsible for all quality related functions for inspections and development and implementation of Quality Assurance processes associated with this phase of the bridge construction. Direct reports included concrete and weld inspectors. I oversaw submittals of items to state inspection groups, documentation of construction progress and approval of the project Quality Manual. Reviewed handling equipment load tests, rigging arrangements and operator certifications for lifting and handling equipment. Responsible for certifying cranes used on site.September 2007 to September 2008; UTC Power Division of United Technologies Corporation, South Windsor, CT; Project Manager for installation of Co-generation products, Fuel Cells, Micro turbines and heat exchangers or chillers designed to capture and use the waste heat produced by the prime power source thus combining on-site power generation and harnessing thermal energy for process use. These projects were sold or leased to users based on economic ROI analyses. I was responsible for overseeing design development, construction bidding and all financial and time related events for each project including approval to connect the equipment to the electrical grid and getting the projects operational within contracted budgets. I had to assure that the installations were properly installed and neither quality nor safety was compromised. Projects were sold to customers based on lower total energy costs and return on investment. Position involved constant communication with facility management and coordinating subcontractors.June 2005 to September 2007; Facility Manager, Sheffield Pharmaceuticals; New London, CT. Responsible for assuring reliable operation of production equipment and design, construction support including cost control for all capital improvement projects. Work was done through outside contractors and a 30 person department (under my responsibility) whose primary mission was the maintenance and repair of production equipment for a small contract manufacturer of over the counter ointments and creams. Had to manage people both in-house and contractors as well as budgets. I was accountable to plant management for results both in terms of time and budgets.Developed infrastructure improvements in response to Kaizen events to provide delivery of bulk chemicals to mixing tanks to reduce operational costs and speed up production. Design was based on human factors considerations as well as product needs.Designed and managed infrastructure improvement projects under limited budgets including installing a chilled water / HVAC system for production and warehouse spaces as well as component cooling in the central manufacturing building, goal was to improve productivity as well as protect products and packaged finish goods. I started up these systems and brought them into operation.Designed and managed installation and startup of an Electrical switchgear upgrade from 230 Volt Delta system to 480 Volt Wye; from transformer replacement to individual motors in process equipment. This was followed up by installation of variable frequency control systems for process equipment motors as the first step in an effort to automate process equipment. I verified that all work was in compliance with NFPA Codes (including NFPA 13, NFPA 14, NFPA 72 and NFPA 101.As Facility Manager the main thrusts or my efforts were to improve production quality and reduce overhead expenses. Production improvements usually involved analysis of production equipment involved and sometimes utilizing Kaizen event methodology.February 2001 to August 2003; Parsons Brinckerhoff Central Artery Project, Boston, MA. Resident engineering function responsible for equipment readiness for traffic of work contracted under individual contracts in the Central Artery Project for I-93 rerouting and the extension of I-90 to Logan Airport plus local infrastructure improvements to subway stations and other state owned assets in Boston.This Job required an understanding of large scale construction and contractual interfaces, change management, Quality Control and inspection processes and the ability to work with craft union management and the Massachusetts Highway Department. I had to verify readiness of assets for transferring to the Highway Department in order to open roadways and support infrastructure.April 1996 to February 2001; Balfour Beatty Corporation. Senior Engineer on the Amtrak Electrification project. This job was responsible for design modifications to an older design to install Catenary wiring from New Haven to Boston (South Station) in order to electrically power Amtrak trains through the remainder of the northeast corridor. I initially had responsibilities for design verification, installation support and commissioning the installed system.March 1987 to June 1992; Electric Boat, Groton, CT. Engineering Specialist in the Seawolf propulsion plant design department. Oversaw communication from Newport News relative to integrating Ship systems into the engine room of the Seawolf submarine. Had to know ship systems, operations, maintenance and mounting requirements for all components being located in the engine room. Also had to support designing in sections in order to expedite assembly of the aft end of the ship.February 1982 to February 1987; Northeast Utilities, Waterford Ct. Nuclear Operations Analysis Engineer. Responsible for reviewing nuclear industry events to determine first whether they had applicability to any of the nuclear plants operated by Northeast Utilities (Millstone and Connecticut Yankee). If one or more units was considered susceptible to the problem, I was responsible for developing or proposing a solutions that were feasible to the plants.This position required training in system operation for all Millstone operating units. I also had to know who the system experts were when Industry issues needed to be investigated. I also had to know administrative, maintenance and surveillance procedures for all departments within each unit.Findings ranged from operational issues or deficiencies in repair procedures to system configuration issues including defective equipment and configurations where a redesign may be required. This included piping I & C and electrical systems as well as building and site infrastructure. I formalized rigging procedures for turbine disassembly as they were the largest non-nuclear lifts and at the time and had no procedural control.May 1980 to February 1982; CDI Marine Company, Groton, CT. Mechanical Division Manager responsible for the department preparing piping arrangement drawings, P & I Ds; HVAC duct arrangements, equipment arrangement drawings and general mechanical items for several classes of surface ships both new design DDGs and in aircraft carriers in overhaul at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.January 1974 to October 1979; Electric Boat, Engineer and eventually Senior Engineer in the Reactor Plant Planning Yard. Responsibilities included evaluating conditions reported from Ships force or overhaul shipyards on operating ships. I also provided instruction for Ship Alteration design document preparation either by providing written guidance or through modification drawings prepared under my direction. After crane training I also reviewed lifting and handling preparation and arrangements for larger high risk lifts.Miscellaneous;oLicensed Professional Engineer in Connecticut #11286; (have held licenses in Rhode Island and Massachusetts).oISO 9001:2015 Lead AuditoroGovernment Contracting Officer Representative (level III COR),oDHS Certified Test Engineer Level IoDHS Test Manager Level I.oDHS Incident Command Training (ICS series)oArmy Corps Quality Management Training (April 2022)oLEEDS training |
