Director of Construction
Sherwin H Rosenbloom
Professional Profile:
25 years senior level project management in education, commercial, and institutional sectors under program management, design build, lump sum, self performed, CM, CM at risk, and project take overs.
Proven abilities in managing, guiding and focusing staff, architect, consultants and owner in a team effort to deliver projects on time with desired level of quality and within budget. Exceptional preconstruction skills typically reducing project costs in excess of 30% through value engineering.
Project executive for the largest project in companys history, the Kraft Foods Corporate Headquarters at $286M.
Received the Chicago Building Congress Best New Building Award as project executive for the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum.
Earned a reputation for professionalism, thoroughness and responsiveness to client needs. Repeatedly selected to build for high profile clients where additional work was anticipated.
Reduced cost overruns within company and improved competitive edge by designing and implementing a new cost control / estimating system.
As a member of Senior Management Team drove improvements in company profitability by modifying GMP proposals and profit centers.
Experience:
Director of Construction, Westfield LLC, Los Angeles, California 2005-2008
Westfield is the largest retail property owner and developer on a global basis. Single point responsibility for preconstruction and construction phases for major regional malls in California. Inception, through entitlements, design, permitting, and construction. Provided control and guidance in a cooperative design build effort with, development, design department, consultants and leasing. Improved preconstruction process by condensing design and decision process and cutting project costs via value engineering from $10 to $30M. Projects totaled $800 million.
Senior Project Manager, General Growth Properties Inc., Chicago, Illinois 2005
Overall responsibility for preconstruction and construction for major regional malls in Florida. Implemented a rational process for selection of general contractors and improved construction departments image within the company through my skills and experience in project management.
Project Manager, Kenny Construction Co. Wheeling, Illinois 2002-2005
(Position equivalent to project executive/V.P. Kenny utilized a flat organizational structure)
Management representative, troubleshooting for joint ventures; program management of design and construction for Capital Improvement Program at New Orleans International Airport and program management for the Adaptive Reuse of Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois.
Project Executive, Morse Diesel Intl., Inc. (AMEC) Chicago, Illinois 1999-2002 Preconstruction and construction services e.g. Crate & Barrel Corporate Headquarters, Northwestern University Nanofabrication Research Laboratory, and Lake Shore East, an urban hi-rise community, Chicago, Illinois.
Project Executive, Pepper Construction Company, Chicago, Illinois 1977-1999
Advanced from project engineer to project executive. Known for estimating ability, thoroughness, and mastering difficult projects. Mentored and operated, hands on, in the full cycle of project management; budgeting, estimating, value engineering, GMP preparation, scheduling, project buy out, change order management, and close out, under the principal of Single Point Responsibility.
Was a member of Peppers senior management group.
Developed and implemented Peppers cost control / estimating system.
Education:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - MA Construction Management
Bradley University, Peoria, IL - BS Construction Management
Selected Projects by Category:
Program Management:
Project Executive - Management representative in joint venture for Program Management of design and construction for Capital Improvement Program at New Orleans International Airport for airside and landside improvements under an eight-year contract. Included all aspects of project delivery including client relations and negotiations.
Project Executive - Supported Program Management of the Adaptive Reuse of Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois. Restoration of historic colonnades and facade, and replacement of seating bowl with 61,500 seats, 1,441,000 sf $860M, completed in a record 20 months.
Institution, Education and Research:
Project Executive - Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, Illinois. Preconstruction and Construction for the renovation and restoration of the 1930 landmark building, 110,000 sf and a 62,000 sf addition. The project had a value of $62M and included exhibit spaces, food service facilities, archives and the cutting edge "Star Rider Theater". Received the Chicago Building Congress Best New Construction Award in 2000.
Project Executive - Northwestern University Clear Life Sciences Research Laboratory, Evanston Illinois. Construction of 172,000 sf five floors, $58M, included a vivarium, auditorium, and complete build-out of casework and research equipment.
Project Executive - Northwestern University The Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly, Evanston, Illinois, $64M, 86,000 sf on 5 floors. Negotiated contract for preconstruction services.
Project Executive - Ferriday Hall Physics/Chemistry Research Laboratory, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. Completion contractor for an advanced chemistry/physics research laboratory. Included clean rooms, cold rooms, an echoic chamber, optics/laser laboratory, mass spectroscopy lab and silicon graphics workstations, 115,000 sf on six levels, $32M.
Project Executive - The Family Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Teaching and research facility, 40,000 sf on four levels, $10M, obtained via competitive bid.
Project Executive - Rolling Meadows High School Physical Education Facility, Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Design/build competition, 62,000 sf, $12M. First attempt at design/build for Pepper Construction.
Project Executive - Cook County Division 10, Maximum Security Dormitory, Chicago, Illinois. Completion contractor under a negotiated contract, 768 beds, 280,000 sf on four levels $72M. Completed on a very compressed schedule working 24 hours 6 days per week.
Office:
Project Executive - Kraft General Foods Corporate Headquarters, Northfield, Illinois. Preconstruction and construction services, 900,000 sf four floors. Included corporate offices, test kitchens, fitness center, and ice storage system, 100-car underground parking garage, 75 acres of site development, off-site improvements, and a one million gallon reservoir. The largest project ever built by Pepper Construction at a value of $286M.
Project Manager - A.C. Nielsen Corporate Headquarters, Northbrook, Illinois. Two building additions 120,000 sf on four floors, $48M. Included new boardrooms, cafeteria remodeling and an ice storage system. Negotiated contract, preconstruction and construction.
Senior Project Manager - Commerce Clearing House Corporate Headquarters, Riverwoods, Illinois. 206,000 sf on three levels, $61M. Preconstruction and construction phase services. Project included an extensive tree protection program.
Project Executive - Crate & Barrel Corporate Headquarters, Northfield, Illinois., 170,000 sf on three floors, value $39M. Preconstruction and construction phase services.
Project Executive - Chatham Center, Schaumburg, Illinois. Preconstruction and construction phase services for a speculative office building. Fourteen floors, 380,000 sf including parking structure, $55M.
Project Executive - One Conway Park, Lake Forest, Illinois. 236 acres of site/infrastructure development for a high end office park obtained via competitive bid $21M. Obtained negotiated contract for preconstruction and construction phase services for speculative office buildings.
Senior Project Manager - 5215 Old Orchard, Skokie, Illinois. Preconstruction and construction services for a twelve story speculative office building and parking structure, 340,000 sf $38M, constructed in 12 months.
Project Executive - Point O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois. Preconstruction services and GMP proposal for a speculative office building and parking structure, 642,000 sf on 12 floors, $68M.
Project Executive - Prudential Insurance Company of America, Chicago, Illinois. Consulting services for corporate office tower. 1,100,000 sf 84 floors.
Retail:
Director of Construction - Westfield Culver City, Culver City, California. Preconstruction and construction phase for 425,000 sf expansion and remodel of regional shopping center, including on site development with poor and contaminated soil conditions. $120M.
Project Manager - Chicago Ridge Mall, Chicago Ridge, Illinois. Preconstruction and construction of a regional shopping center, 320,000 sf $87M. Included a theater and 73 acres of site development with poor and contaminated soil conditions.
Project Executive - Northbrook Court Mall, Northbrook, Illinois. Preconstruction and construction phase services for the remodeling of a major high end regional shopping center, including all common areas, site improvements and off site work. $32M.
Director of Construction - Westfield Salano Mall, Fairfield, California. Remodel of regional mall. 16M.
Senior Project Manager - Neiman Marcus, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Interior build out, $23M, obtained via competitive bid.
Industrial:
Project Engineer - Caterpillar Tractor Co., Hydraulic Testing Facility, Joliet, Illinois. 50,000 sf $12M, obtained via competitive bid. Facility built within an operating plant and included excavation in bedrock for a new basement level.
Project Executive - Dove Bar International Burr Ridge Illinois, 18,000 sf $7M, expansion of production facility, obtained by competitive bid.
Project Engineer - Cooper Aviation Industries, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 20,000 sf $4M, distribution facility, negotiated contract.
Healthcare:
Senior Project Manager - Bennit Hospital, Plantation, Florida. Building addition and remodeling, $24M, 34,000 sf, included emergency rooms, radiology department, laboratories, pharmacy and office spaces, obtained via competitive bid and constructed by others in the firm.
Senior Project Manager - Prentice Woman's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. 22,000 sf $5M, remodeling of ultrasound and radiology departments under a negotiated contract.
Project Manager - Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Construction of a rooftop solarium and remodeling of clinics, $7M obtained via competitive bid.
Hospitality and Residential:
Senior Project Manager - Embassy Suites Hotel, Glenview, Illinois. 200,000 sf on six levels. Preconstruction services for prototype suite hotel. Construction of hotels managed by others in the firm.
Project Executive - Lake Shore East, Chicago, Illinois. Preconstruction Services for a development of 26 acre site in a dense urban area bounded by supported roadways on all sides. Studies included development of site access and infrastructure, an elementary school, 125 town homes, and planning for future high rise condominiums. 1st phase $204M.
Senior Project Manager - Park Barrington Condominiums, Barrington, Illinois. $51M, Preconstruction and construction of town home development.
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