PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A highly effective Construction Management Professional, who meets challenges head on and creates positive change. An energetic leader with the demonstrated ability to build and lead teams to achieve outstanding results. Proven track record setting strategic direction, executing to plan and fine-tuning operations to ensure on time, on budget delivery of major construction projects.

BACKGROUND SUMMARY
More than twenty-seven years of Engineering, Design and Architecture experience includes:

Customer / Client RelationsProjects / Program ManagementConstruction Administration
Capital Budgets / Capital Plans Project Commissioning / TurnoverBusiness Development
Contractor Relations New Construction / RenovationsStrategic Planning
Site Remediation ProgramsInspections / Payout ApprovalDesign Review / Approval
Contractor / Vendor Selection Facilities Management / Space PlanningEstimating
Board Level Presentations Project Review / ApprovalTurnkey Projects

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

URS, Atlanta Division of Construction & Project Management, Houston Texas 2008 - Present
Senior Project Program Manager Healthcare & Education
Directing and managing URSs entry to the healthcare market place into Texas and the Houston medical center construction and management activities. Currently I am providing construction administration and oversight for the Veterans Administration in a newly awarded contact, in the development of a 40 million dollar renovation, expansion and improvement program to its cemetery operations in North Houston.

JP Morgan Chase, Division of Corporate Real Estate & Planning, Houston, Texas2007-2008
Senior Project Manager - Vice President / Regional Team Lead
Principal duties included managing the strategic planning, design, and construction operation for corporate facilities within 13 states of the central United States encompassing over 230 million square feet of real estate. Supervised and directed real estate operations at two regional offices (Louisiana and Missouri) with 10 direct reports.
Completed a thirteen floor corporate office tower decommissioning and relocation for a five floor consolidation and lease back within six month period to realize over a 500K savings in rent rolls to the institution.

Sterling Bank, Division of Facilities and Real Estate, Houston, Texas2005-2007
Director of Project Management & Design
Directed and managed facilities, and the design/construction operations of this Texas banking institution branch and corporate locations. Standardize the design and furniture requirements to save the bank a project 2 million dollars the first year in new purchase and 5 million on its re-charge centers for re-use and reallocations.
Instituted construction management processes to grow the department to undertake larger contracts in house for quality control and assurance or our desired results.

University of Texas, Houston
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 2001-2005
Principal Project Manager
Direct construction and planning efforts related to the division of capital planning and management, healthcare divisions of patient care, research, and redevelopment.
Managed the division change from General properties to mission area specific construction responsibilities which resulted in a increase of departmental administration satisfaction of my division for 30% to 83%
Oversaw and administered the expansion of project staff from 12 to 42 project managers and our 120% increase of our CIP for years 2001 to 2005 which resulted in an addition of over 1 million square feet in research, clinic and faculty office facilities.

Principal Project Manager - continued
Reduced construction costs for research and staff office facilities by instituting alternate construction delivery methods, pricing proposal oversight, and expansion of our contractor provider base.
Developed and implemented long-range capital planning budgets for new construction project and operational renovation and maintenance expenditures for ongoing departmental improvements.

University of Texas Office of Facilities Planning and Construction
Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX.1999-2001
Design and Resident Construction Manager
Directed the design and construction activities of new and renovation projects within the medical center with primary responsibility for MD Anderson and UT Health Science Center projects.
Delivered to MD. Anderson a new 13-story faculty office facility ahead of schedule and with a return of construction savings to the client of $900K.
Administered for UT Health Science Center design & construction applications delivery alternatives for building restoration, resulting in cost savings and expedited delivery for their nursing school renovation project.
Applied commercial lab construction technologies to MD Andersons new South Campus lab research park, which produced construction costs of $185 per square foot versus the historical $275 per square foot costs for the institution.
Developed RFQs & RFPs related to new CIP projects for Board of Regents presentation and approval.
Managed more than $500MM in construction and design projects within these two institution projects on the medical centers campus.

Brown & Root / Barton Malow / Empire Construction
Ballpark [at] Union Station, Houston, Texas1998-1999
Assistant Architectural & Procurement Project Manager
Managed the construction buyout of the project, then directed the on site construction of the architectural elements involved in the main stadium and the renovation of Union Station. Served as senior staff person, representing Empire Construction on this joint venture. Provided direct supervision to 7 total staff members, 4 technical and 3 clerical.
Developed the glazing specification and hurricane testing criteria for the moving window wall. These actions resulted in the reduction of construction installation schedule and costs.
Advised the Sports Authority and the Astros organization in the selection of their groundskeeper prior to the selection of the playing surface and installation contractor. This provided a single successful application of the surface without any operational rejection consequences.

SGI, Integrated Graphics Systems, Houston, Texas1996-1998
Eastern Region Field Service / Design & Construction Manager
Managed all related manufacturing design and site modifications, including construction supervision for Central and Eastern Region of the United States for the upgrading of distribution centers.
Developed a nationwide contractor network facilitating a construction schedule inclusive of new projects and renovations projects across 1200 locations throughout the Eastern region. This reduced costs by 30% and schedule completion by an average of two weeks.
Delivered Texacos Southern Region (Atlanta metro) of 80 new and renovated stations on time and budget for the grand opening of the Atlanta summer Olympics.

Provided consulting services to our clients in-house engineering and construction departments for on-site administration and schedule compliance.

Evans American Corporation, Houston, Texas1994-1996
Architect/Estimator
Provided architectural and construction management services to major insurance companies (Liberty Mutual, Travelers, etc.) focusing on structures damaged from both natural and man-made disasters.
Instituted Quick-Est software for the company. This business decision resulted in a 54% increase in market share of estimates and project management work done by these insurance providers.
Business Developer for Evans during hurricane Marylyn in the Caribbean for which additional work outside of our insurance contracts was awarded totaling in excess of $22.5 million dollars of through FEMA. This included two luxury condominium projects and government run shopping mall for cost estimation and reconstruction.

Division of School Planning, Buffalo Board of Education, Buffalo, New York1984-1994
Senior Architect/Project Manager
Supervised and directed all aspects of design, construction, and repair projects from initial planning through final approval for the second largest school district in the State of New York.
Developed for special education instruction, design solution that utilized a single classroom, providing teaching and student resource areas. This resulted in the division receiving an award for excellence in educational design. The approach saved the district $80K per class in renovation costs.
Received local AIA citation for innovation in historical renovation for a 1940s era educational construction. Renovated and restored the Hutchinson Technical HS, inclusive of interior and exterior, and MEP. This renovation avoided the closure of this high school. Its replacement value savings, $7 million, was returned to the District.

Cowper/Turner Joint Venture, Buffalo, New York1982-1984
Project Architectural Manager
Directed and managed the on and site supervision for 20 major construction contracts in the renovation and new 16-story 450 bed medical surgery and patient tower addition.

John W. Cowper Construction Co., Buffalo, New York1981-1982
Project Construction Manager
Supervised and directed construction operations and managed cost controls for a 400 megawatt coal-fired electrical power generating station for New York State Electric and Gas in upstate New York.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Urban Planning
Belford University, Houston, Texas (2005)

Bachelor of Science, Architectural Design
State University of New York at Buffalo (1981)

Associate of Arts, Architectural Engineering
Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia (1977)