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EMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEStreet Address VanBuren, Crown Point, INKEY SKILLSMarket services to potential clients and foster exiting relationsProject budgeting, pre-construction estimating, and value engineeringContraction management and administrationSubcontractor coordination and managementJob cost monitoringTeam leader and playerStrong interpersonal and leadership skillsAbility to motivate others and meet specified goals, and objectivesProficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, Project, and Primavera P6Excellent verbal and written communicationEXPERIENCEDemolition Industry ConsultantsPartner2005 presentFounder/ Instructor/ Estimator/July 2005 PresentProvide, for numerous categories of entities including but not limited to: property owners, developers, potential purchasers, Specialty Contractors, Federal/State/County government entitiesRequested services; contractor vetting / selection, subcontractor selection, dispute resolution, contract review, contractor progression, adherence to Site Safety regulations, Laws and compliance to same. Accident investigations, personnel recruitment, preparation of job specific documents (safety, financial, operations, engineering sign off). Business development, vet potential projects for viability,September 2005- December 2014 develop materials and conduct demolition estimating, marketing and project management seminars for approximately 300 attendees, ranging from novice to senior estimators, management and ownership. Class sizes ranged from 1 to 28. Performed several one on one classes for a few general contractors looking to understand the industry, a few established companies wanting to open up a demolition/environmental, hauling and recycling. (Which has lead to 3 companies surviving and thriving over 10-15 years and generating an average $10 million annual sales. Along with startups, customized seminars for existing demolition companies that wanted to incorporate our proven means, methods, policies and procedures in with existing schools of thought.Result: After a decade of success, the National Demolition Association purchased the exclusive rights to the seminars so they could use our ideas and structure to base the modern day NDAs educational programs.November 2010 October 2016Provided expert witness testimony on behalf of the families of 2 workers who were fatally injured. Including reading, analyzing depositions, photographic & videos evidence and then applying several decades of means/methods/hands on experience and how the progression of events caused Injuries caused the premature collapse and the death of workers in the area. And how their shortcomings facilitated the premature collapse of several thousand tons of industrial equipment and their support structure. And as a result, the demise of workers performing tasks in the immediate area. Judgement for the plaintiffs.December 2015 January 2017Retained by families who lost their loved ones in a tragic, completely unavoidable, catastrophe to review all physical evidence. The condition of the 3 story brick and wood structure that that towered over, and immediately adjacent to the 1 story retail structure that was destroyed, and how it was fatally compromised by demolition contractor, subcontractors and others. It was destined to collapse when greed, along with other components, got the better of all parties involved with the defendants Judgement for Plaintiffs.November 2017 January 2019Retained by Demolition Contractor who was retained by the property owner to remediate then demolish a power generating facility on the shores of Lake Michigan. Contracted to review all relevant documents, generated by all parties bound by the contract. Of particular interest, the contract and documents pertaining to the environmental contractor and their schedule, schedule of values, Asbestos Survey used to prepare their proposal. The item used by Demolition Company to prepare its estimate and several hundred other items.Discovered that the Environmental contractor had woefully underbid the project. Underestimated quantities of materials that had to be removed, based on survey and their previous abatement of almost identical structures. And these structures, for the most part, are quite similar. Environmental contractor tried billing the demolition contractors to try and recoup their losses. Not only did environmental contractor miscalculate their costs and quantities they didnt take into account the cost of the negative impact it would have to the contractor and owner by extending the duration of the project and the items that it would impact. Judgement for the plaintiffs.Highlighted Contracts:NF Demolition, Lemont, IllinoisMay 2014 October 2015Estimator / Project Manager / Business DevelopmentPrepare estimates.Assisted estimators in preparation of bid documents.Marketed and sold salvage equipment and materials from demolition projectsLocate and coordinate subcontractors.Designed, programmed, installed, and maintained job cost, contact and contract management software.JM Construction, Chicago, IllinoisVice PresidentSeptember 2009 July 2010Oversee day to day operations of company.Increased annual sales from $450,000 to over $1,000,000 in less than a yearEstimate, negotiate, close and manage contracts up to $500,000.Establish and maintain customer relationships.Reviewed all requests for proposals received by company.Created and implemented estimating, marketing and safety procedures.Bechstein Construction, Chicago, Illinois (Contracted by Demolition industry consultants.)Senior Estimator / Project ManagerAugust 2007 September 2009Estimate, negotiate, close and manage contracts up to $2,000,000.Establish and maintain customer relationships.Reviewed all requests for proposals received by company.Created and implemented estimating, marketing and safety procedures.Marketed and sold salvage equipment and materials from demolition projects.Apex Demolition,Tipton, IN (Contracted by Demolition industry consultants.)Estimator / Project ManagerMarch 2007 August 2007Started up a demolition division of an existing roll off company.Developed and implemented strategic marketing plan.Create and implement estimating, marketing and safety procedures.Estimate, negotiate, close and manage contracts up to $250,000.B & B Crushing, Milwaukee, WI (Contracted by Demolition industry consultants.)General ManagerApril 2005 March 2007Oversee day to day operations of an existing concrete recycling facility including marketing and job costing.Increased sales volume by 300% (30,000 tons to 90,000 tons annually).Create and implement marketing and safety procedures.Maintain and foster existing customer relations.Cherry Companies, Houston, Texas (Contracted by Demolition industry consultants.)Quality Assurance / Quality Control & Cost EngineerNovember 2001 July 2005Generate daily job cost versus estimated job costing reports and schedules utilizing Microsoft Project 2000.Designed, programmed, installed and maintained job cost, payroll and equipment tracking softwareAll reports generated had to adhere to the client dictated format.Implemented and monitored QA/QC program for a petrochemical client.Generate all contract dictated documentation for QA/QC compliance.Enron Energy Services, Houston, TexasSenior Projects Scheduler / Invoicing and Reporting Senior SpecialistMarch 2000 November 2001Designed and maintained invoicing software to decrease turn around time for the invoices that were being generated.Generated and maintained schedules for 20 knowledge management projects utilizing Primavera.Developed standardized job cost reports in Microsoft Excel.Coordinated with directors responsible for the projects to ensure that they were on or ahead of schedule.Assisted in the transition of back office operations from a company purchased by Enron.Prepared and supervised preparation of invoices for approximately 100 client locations.Omega Demolition, Chicago, IllinoisSenior Estimator / Project ManagerJune 1998 March 2000Estimate, negotiate, close and manage contracts up to $4,000,000.Reviewed all requests for proposals received by company.Managed all contracts.Recruited and staffed estimating department.Created and implemented estimating, marketing and safety procedures.Marketed and sold salvage equipment and materials from demolition projects.Designed, programmed, installed and maintained job cost, contact and contract management software.ORourke Wrecking, Cincinnati, OHEstimator / Project Manager / PC Hardware and Software supportMarch 1997 June 1998Estimate, negotiate, close and manage contracts up to $700,000.Assisted estimators in preparation of bid documents.Assisted in the creation and implemented estimating, marketing and safety procedures.Locate and coordinate subcontractors.Marketed and sold salvage equipment and materials from demolition projects.Designed, programmed, installed and maintained job cost, contact and contract management software.Allied Erecting & Dismantling, Youngstown, OHEstimator / Litigation PreparationJanuary 1994 March 1997Prepare estimates.Assisted estimators in preparation of bid documents.Asset recover of salvaged equipment and materials from demolition projects.Prepare and analyze multiple historical projects completed by the company in order to show loss of productivity and profitability on a 12 years long years project the company was in the process of completing.EDUCATIONWork towards Bachelors Degree in Construction Science and Business AdministrationTexas A & M, College Station, Texas |
