ROY W. HARZ Email: rwharz[at]hotmail.com
CAREER SUMMARY
Profit savvy construction estimator with extensive experience and success in capturing bids for commercial and residential projects Create and sell winning proposals to decision-makers for large scale projects including complex variety of buyer options Highly skilled contract developer, negotiator, and administrator Builds long term business partnerships with suppliers and all levels within company Proficient user of Timberline Estimating software, including Estimating Extended, Estimating Tools, Explorer, Database Editor, and Digitizer, as well as MS Word, Excel, Outlook and the Internet Successful account manager; overcomes pricing issues through top service and fast response as a problem solver Extensive field experience as superintendent, foreman and journeyman carpenter; knows construction processes and profit factors from ground up
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FOXWORTH-GALBRAITH LUMBER, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. 1+ Year Recruited for expertise rebuilding databases and reorganizing estimating procedures.
SELECTBUILD ILLINOIS, LLC, Hanover Park, Illinois6 Years A publicly held Chicago based carpenter contractor owned by SelectBuild a division of Building Material Holdings Corporation, Boise, Idaho
Estimator/Account Manager Recruited for expertise in commercial and residential construction. Proposed, presented, negotiated and managed multi-million dollar construction contracts with developers and general contractors Created database that enabled estimating department to bid commercial jobs Created Excel spreadsheet for pricing materials that integrated with Timberline program Reformatted existing databases resulting in eliminating job cost inaccuracies and accounting overages Trained estimating department staff in software and application usage for increased accuracy and more competitive bids Professionally managed contracts with developers and general contractors establishing successful long-term relationships Presented proposals and overcame price competition by selling SelectBuilds reputation for quality and service
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GUSTAFSON LINDBERG COMPANY, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 18+ Years A privately owned carpenter contractor widely diversified in residential and commercial building in the Chicago land area since 1954
Foreman Directed crews of up to 25 carpenters on residential and commercial projects Coordinated manpower, materials and scheduling of sub-contractors ensuring under budget costs and average 10% profit Ability to assemble structurally challenging buildings under budget i.e. banks, fire stations, hotels low-rise condominiums, retail and office buildings Maintained high standard of safety on jobs sites reducing company losses and manpower turnover Trained and supervised apprentices resulting in a higher skilled workforce Teamed with estimating staff to complete more accurate commercial bids on time
MOUNTAIN TOP CONSTRUCTION, Mundelein, Illinois3 Years A general contracting company specializing in interior retail build outs
Business Owner Sole proprietor responsible for all aspects of bidding and installing retail interiors Awarded conversion of Barnabys Restaurant into Ballys first concept restaurant/game room Tom Foolery, Park City, IL; one month conversion time completed in two weeks Formed business association with design company Ullo & Associates fabricating and installing store fixtures and resin art ceilings and windows Contracted installations in a wide variety of retail build-outs throughout the Chicago and Milwaukee region
PREVIOUS: Superintendent, Foreman, Journeyman union carpenter
EDUCATION
Chicago District Counsel of Carpenters and Joiners of America Apprentice Program Graduated 1st in class
Wm. Rainey Harper College Completed 1.5 years of core curriculum
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