Darren J. Becker
Summary
Construction professional with 20 years of commercial and residential construction experience. The last 13 years have focused on excavation & sitework supervision and estimating.
Areas of Expertise
Commercial projects ranging from ½ acre to 30 acres in size
Bid preparation, development, and negotiations
Job costing based on coding and analysis of field personnels time records
Fleet management including acquisition and sourcing of new equipment
Evaluation of maintenance costs and schedules to ensure optimum equipment productivity
Comprehensive analysis of equipment costs to determine accurate billing rates and job costs
Field supervision and management of as many as 40 union operating engineers, laborers and teamsters
Familiar with entire Chicago metro area and challenges unique to projects within the city
Specializing in commercial and light industrial foundation and site improvement estimates
Reading of blueprints, civil drawings, interpretation of soil reports and performing site investigations
Experience
RW Collins Co. 5/2008 8/2008
Operations Manager
Daily scheduling & dispatching of operators, trucks, and laborers
Experienced with special requirements of environmental excavation
Completed site specific safety programs for UST removal & confined space entry
Secured permits for overweight/over-width equipment moves
Secured village permits and licenses as needed
OSHA 40 hour HAZWOPER certification
Dirtwerks Excavating a division of Lorusso Cement Contractors 7/2006 3/2008
Senior Estimator & Superintendent Excavation Division
Supervised all mass, grading, and finish crews
Organized and managed special waste excavation, hauling, & disposal
Implementation of a crew based bidding system instead of a simple unit cost method
Responsible for the training and mentoring of junior estimators
Responsible for IDOT filings, forms, and bid preparation
Assist & consult with the concrete and asphalt divisions estimators to assemble bid packages
Proficient in the use of Quest Estimating Solutions and Paydirt for digitized take-offs
Beckers Painting Company, Inc 9/2005 7/2006
Assistant Foreman
Responsible for all computer system purchases, upgrades, software purchases
Familiar with scheduling and phasing of most light construction trades
Alamo Construction 6/2005 to 9/2005
Senior Estimator
Responsible for all quantity take-off, costing, and bid package development for: water treatment plants, waste treatment facilities, Post Office facilities, large malls, strip malls, production residential communities, big box super centers, and various small commercial sites
Sitework and building excavating estimates up to $4,000,000.00
Alan Smith Excavating and Trucking, Inc 3/1996 to 6/2005
Senior Superintendent / Senior Estimator
Responsible for the day-to-day field operations of a union excavating company
Managed the field work at 11 volume home subdivisions concurrently
All estimating and bid package development
Experienced coding time cards in job costing program and analysis of job performance
Proficient in the use of Excel, Word, Access, Paydirt, Contract Systems, and digitizer boards
Salary History
$80,000 + annually
Education
1999 Construction Estimating Institute Sarasota, FL
Week long intensive course Estimating Sitework Construction
Week long intensive course Construction Supervision Course
1990-1993 William Harper College Palatine, IL
Associates of Applied Sciences
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