James D Benish

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Company: Weststone Properties Inc. 3/06-5/08
Title: Senior Project manager:
Premier project:
Company: Weststone Properties
o Northshore Luxury Condominiums

Company: SD Deacon Inc.
Title: Senior Superintendent 2/05-3/06
Premier project:
oStrip mall and infrastructure and (first IKEA in Oregon)

Company: Buchanan Yonushewski Group 4/00-12/04
Title: General Superintendent
Premier projects:
oWater Tower Lofts parking garage
oWater Tower Lofts big beam luxury lofts
oDenver Square Lofts
oBlake St. Lofts

Company: Colorado First Construction Inc. 3/97-4/00
Title: Project Manager:
Premier project
oThe Tarnes-Vail Associates Employee housing

Company: R&R International Inc. Cleveland Ohio-Littleton Colorado 3/93-/97
Title: General Superintendent
Premier projects
oArapahoe lock down correctional facility
oUniversity of Phoenix office complex.

Company: Drake Investments Inc. Flint Michigan- Littleton Colorado 6/73-1/81
Title: Project Manager General Contractor. Ground up vertical construction.
Premier projects
oFlamingo Beach Hotel and Casino
oFlint Twp. Library
oLinden Post Office
oSaginaw Twp. Fire Station
oFlamingo Beach Hotel Costa Rica

Project Manager General Scope of responsibilities for all employers.
Responsible for the financial success and completion of projects from start to finish.
Hiring/firing of subordinates, assembling the project budget and schedule, preparing profit and loss documents for the company owner, insuring compliance of all OSHA, Environment and jurisdictional code requirements.
Formulation of the construction team, and insuring that all project documentation is current and in order.
Assisting the project superintendent with the construction document red-line process, insuring that the processing of RFIs and submittals are current.
Estimating and processing of all change orders.
Participating in employee evaluations, and salary recommendations.
Writing all subcontracts and scope of works.
Acting as liaison to project owners and their representatives as well as the permit jurisdictional representatives.
Constant monitoring of the construction, flow to insure that it is compliant with the disbursement of funds, and the project schedule.

General Superintendent Scope of responsibilities for all employers:
Responsible for site activities of all projects
Hiring and firing of site superintendents, and all other site employees
Enforcing the adherence to the project schedule
Enforcing compliance with OSHA requirements
Assisting the site superintendent in formulating the site plan, including Hazmat,
Safety, human facilities, Office setup, signage, environmental control etc:
Acting as a mentor to site employees.
Provide individual site evaluations, insure that company employee handbooks, safety
Manuals etc; are current and on site.
EDUCATION

Mott Community College Flint Michigan Month/Year
Degree Two years- Business Administration1/1969- 5/1971
University of Michigan School of Business 1/1972- 11/1973


SKILLS & AFFILIATIONS

Microsoft office applications
Specifically, Excel, Project, Word, Tools and Outlook

Prolog (familiar)
Expedition-(certified)
Holder of a Denver Class A Certificate (authorized to build high-rise buildings)
OHSA 10 hour certificate
COC International Conference of Building Officials (required in many states)
OSHA 10 hour supervisors certificate
OSHA Scaffolding certificate
OSHA fall protection certificate
OSHA enclosed area certificate
High Expertise in scheduling (Microsoft Project)