BYRON M. ARMEL
116 Kinross Drive
Winchester, Va. 22602
Phone (540)-303-0936
bma43[at]yahoo.com


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Professional Senior Project Manager / Plumbing Superintendent, Forman with extensive experience directing and managing large new and repipe, HVAC / Construction / Plumbing projects for high-rise buildings (30-40 stories), residential, commercial, hospital, nuclear power plants and public school properties. Highly skilled in effectively managing work crews of between 10-250 craftsmen. Skilled in Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings, from planning, to review of drawings, material and equipment takeoffs.



ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bachelors of Science, Business & Construction Management Barry University, 1979
Virginia State, Master Plumber License, Master Gas License,
R.S. Means Construction Estimating Program - September 1995- May 2001
Miami Community College Business Computers Microsoft Project & Office Training 1997
Robert Morgan Vo. Tech - Business Computer Applications - January 1996
Graduate Plumbers Local Union 519 Apprenticeship School, August 1986
Prolog Project Management Program 2004 - 2005


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Sr. Project Manager
Barrera Mechanical Services LLC. Nov. 2008 May 2010
Consultant on Installation and manufacture of sheet metal along with equipment purchase and delivery. Fire Stations, single family homes, Multi family condos. Complete oversight of all projects from start to finish.


Sr. Project Manager,
Mallory and Evans Contractors, Engineers LLC July 2007 Oct. 2008
Sr. Project Manager for Mechanical Contractor in the Atlanta area. Duties consist of Project Management of Data Centers, hospitals, Cancer Center at University of Florida Shands. Installation of and manufacture of sheet metal, with equipment installation. Along with developing a QA/QC program for the contractor to be implemented to all new projects. Developing a Commissioning program to implement into all new projects for tracking and startup of company installed equipment.



Sr. Project Executive, Jan. 2006- Sept 2006
Atlas Comfort Systems USA, Manassas, Virginia

Sr. Project Executive for high rise single family condos in Maryland which consist of project planning, procurement and delivery of materials, evaluation and hiring of subcontractor, drawing review, project budgeting of 15 to 25 million plumbing, gas, HVAC sheet metal work, meeting all deadline dates. Installation of duct board and sheet metal for complete projects.




Project Manager,2004-2005
Kellogg Brown and Root Services, Bethesda, Maryland

Project Manager for 27 construction contracts involving 35 contracting companies working on projects for the National Institute of Health. Projects ranged from $500,000 to $4.5 million. These projects involve HVAC systems, design and construction on Lab floors, demolition, build outs, removal of asbestos, and demolition. Data Centers, Responsible for the project planning, budgeting, procurement, evaluation and hiring of contractors, successful completion of projects, and meeting all deadline dates.



Forman / Senior PlumberJuly 2001 - 2004
WELCH & RUSHE INC., Capital Heights, MD

Forman responsible for high-rise, condominium and hotel HVAC / Construction projects for 28-35 story buildings in the tri-state area. Supported by a staff of mechanical, plumbing and construction craftsman and local contracting firms, successfully completed several new construction projects. Managed 10-12 work crews. Each of the projects involved HVAC Systems. Reported to several Project Managers.


Project Manager / Estimator Sept, 1989 July 2001
Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Plumber/ Construction Project Manager for multiple projects. Directed in-house work crews totaling 250 craftsmen within Dade County. Responsible for HVAC, water and sewer systems for Dade Country Public Schools. Spent two years as an Estimator in the countys Estimating Department.


Plumbing Forman1981 - 1989
Plumbers Local Union 519, Miami Lakes, Florida

Foreman for several contractors working on high-rise (65 floors) office and condominium buildings. Responsibilities included managing and assigning duties for a crew of 10 to 50 plumbing craftsmen and for hiring all mechanical contractors Worked with sleeve crews, water and sewer system crews, partition water pipe crews, and sanitation system crews along with HVAC Systems.