Jeff Allen Ayers SENIOR PROJECT EXECUTIVE
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Mr. Ayers has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. Most recently holding the title of Senior Project Executive, he has worked on a variety of projects such as High-Rise Buildings, Condominiums, Institutional, Educational, Mass Transit, Detention Facilities and Government Buildings. The projects that he has directly managed have a construction volume exceeding $422,000,000. His Commercial, Government, Institutional and Retail experience in Construction Management spans 13 years, having worked on over 20 projects, totaling in excess $176,000,000. His Multi-Family experience has included a skyscraper, four concrete framed High-Rise Condominium buildings and two concrete and wood-framed structures, with a total of 1,376 units and a construction volume of $246,000,000.
EDUCATION
Independent Baptist College, Associates Degree (Two classes short of a Bachelors Degree) CSS Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering (Engineering, Construction Management and Architectural Design Courses) Dale Carnegie, Management Degree
Specialized Training and Certificates: Construction and Contract Law, Safety (OSHA 10-hour), First Aid, CPM Scheduling, Estimating, MDE Certification, ADA and FHA Codes and Design, Value Engineering, Claims Analysis and Mitigation, Insurance, Structural Code Analysis, Pre-cast Concrete Construction, Pro-Forma Preparation, MEP Design, Concrete Reinforcing and Structural Design, IBC 2003 Code Analysis, LEED Design and Accreditation, Real Estate Financing, Business Development, Risk Management and CCIP and OCIP Programs, Specification Writing
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Current Company, Senior Project Executive04/2007 Present While at one of the largest, privately owned General Contractors, Mr. Ayers has worked in three areas: Currently he is the Senior Project Executive for a 396-unit, 56-Million dollar project. Secondly, serving dual functions in Pre-construction in the estimating department for numerous projects, he performed estimating, pro-forma preparation, developed conceptual budgets of concrete-framed and wood buildings and value engineered projects. Lastly, he also served as Senior Superintendent on a 308-unit, 34-Million dollar project in Washington, DC.
Bush Construction, Development and Operations Senior Project Manager 07/2003 04/2007 Performed multiple functions in several roles in all aspects on the development process including Pre-construction development services, Project Management, Superintending, and owner representation for high-rise condominium projects
San Jose Construction, Senior Project Manager02/2001 07/2003 Managed new commercial construction for this international General Contractor with annual revenues exceeding $1 Billion on detention, airport facilities, mass transit and educational projects
MDC Builders, LLC, Project Manager 01/1998 02/2001 Project managed while filling dual roles as Superintendent building educational and government projects
Lord & Waters, Superintendent/ Project Manager07/1994 01/1998 Superintended large retail, institutional and governmental projects, then promoted to Project Manager often fulfilling both roles
Wm. D. Euille & Associates, Superintendent 03/1991 07/1994 Superintended government contracts with security clearance requirements
Carpenters Union, Foreman / Journeyman Carpenter / Independent Contractor 06/1984 03/1991
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT LISTING
The Water Tower ($65,670,000 - Construction Budget)Baltimore, MD This 34-story concrete-framed skyscraper at Baltimores Inner Harbor consisted of a mixed-use development with 314 luxury condominiums over a 10-story parking garage. Mr. Ayers performed all aspects of Construction Management from development, to pre-construction, to on-site management of daily activities. Total responsibility for the construction budget also included the oversight of the architectural and design team contracts, which combined, were in excess of $73,000,000.
Post Park ($55,850,000)Hyattsville, MD This projects contract delivery was a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) and consisted of 10 buildings, four of them are elevated concrete-framed podiums with wood structure on top, totaling 396 units. One of the buildings is free-standing and 5 of the 10 buildings wrap around a 6-story, 550 space parking garage. Mr. Ayers served in pre-construction for the project and was successful in buying out over $2,000,000 in savings. He found many ways to value engineer the steel, concrete and site portions of the project saving over a million dollars.
Eln at East Market ($52,430,000 - Construction Budget)Fairfax, VA These two 8-story concrete-framed buildings for 212 luxury condominiums were erected over a 3-level below grade parking facility with a footprint covering over 3 acres on contaminated soils in Fairfax County, VA. Mr. Ayers directed the development of the design, overseeing the design team to produce permit set and then construction documents. He was heavily involved in the development of the project including proffer, zoning and permitting. He then performed all pre-construction services including value engineering and the purchasing of all subcontracts for a design build budget of $59,230,000.
UMBC Commons ($36,240,000)Baltimore, MD Located at the heart of the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, this 7-story concrete-framed structure had seven different types of skins including pre-cast, stone veneer, 80 tall curtain walls, metal panels, intricate brick work etc. The building contains offices, restaurants, retail, convention center, bar and game room etc. Mr. Ayers served as on-site Project Manager fulfilling the role of a Construction Manager.
2020 Lofts ($35,950,000)Washington, DC Mr. Ayers initially oversaw the pre-construction and purchasing of the subcontractors on this 11-story concrete-framed luxury condominium project, with three stories of below grade parking. He later solely performed the Project Management and Supervision of this project to completion; having only received help at the end of the project with a finish superintendent.
Shady Grove Parking Facilities ($25,820,000)Rockville, MD This seven-story 2,140 space Shady Grove Metro station parking garage is the largest ever built in Montgomery County and one of the largest in the country. The pre-cast and cast in place garage is supported on caisson foundations and included 4 traction elevators. A 460-space Park and Ride Lot was also constructed. The work also included improvements to the entrance of the adjacent station, new roads, bus stops and new parking lots. Mr. Ayers served as Senior Project Manager on this facility.
Kelly Miller Middle School ($24,750,000) Washington, DC This four-story middle school in North East Washington was a steel-framed and masonry load bearing structure built on top of auger displacement piles and pile caps with grade beams. Mr. Ayers served as Senior Project Manager as well as filling dual roles of both Superintending and Project Managing for eight of the eighteen months required to complete this project.
Marlo Furniture ($15,630,000) Rockville, MD This 245,000 square foot 4-story pre-cast, masonry and metal panel skinned exterior with a steel framed structure contained a warehouse with 40 tall ceilings and offices. Over top of these facilities is an 85,000 square foot showroom with intricate high-end finishes. Mr. Ayers served as Senior Superintendent on this project.
Davidsonville Elementary School ($11,420,000) Davidsonville, MD Mr. Ayers served as Project Manager on this steel and masonry building which included extensive site work and underground fire suppression storage tanks, domestic water well and pumping station with sewage ejector pumps, grinders and leaching fields for a complete on-site water and sanitary system.
Northern Virginia Community College ($7,890,000) Sterling, VA Mr. Ayers served dual roles as Project Manager and Senior Superintendent on this 3-story steel-framed building. This facility is the main building on this campus with a 500 seat auditorium, library, art studios and computer classrooms. The site work encompassed over 20 acres and included a soccer field and a 2 acre pond with spillway.
Springfield Police and Fire Station ($7,500,000) Springfield, VA Mr. Ayers served as Senior Project Manager on this structural steel framed fire station and new police headquarters and detention facility involving detention equipment and sophisticated communication equipment.
Airport Mechanical and Electrical Facility ($7,350,000)Dulles, VA Mr. Ayers served as Senior Project Manager on this highly complex, and logistically difficult project. The concrete-framed building sat on caissons drilled into rock. All four sides of the project required extensive sheeting and shoring extending over 55 deep while holding up the main FAA tower, active plane runways and 120,000 pound people movers. Industrial scale mechanical and electrical equipment were installed.
Sheriff's Headquarters ($6,750,000)La Plata, MD Mr. Ayers served as Senior Superintendent on this 5-story cast in place and steel-framed Sheriffs Headquarters. Extensive security and detention equipment and hardware were installed; as well as a state of the art communications system.
U.S. Army Field Band Concert Halls ($6,410,000) Fort Mead, MD Mr. Ayers was the Senior Superintendent and also served simultaneously as Project Manager for most of this project on this new concert hall and recording facility. This masonry load bearing building was 5 stories tall with structural steel floors and light gauge steel roof trusses. The sound doors were nearly a foot thick and the walls were over four feet thick providing STC ratings of over 75. Additionally, the adjacent 5-story office building was completely gutted and renovated.
Mr. Ayers has successfully Project Managed or Superintended at least 15 other projects each of 6 million dollars or less in value, such as a 5.9 Million Dollar Community Center, Restaurants, Office Buildings, Government Projects requiring Security Clearance, (projects at Andrews AFB, NSWC Indian Head, Defense Mapping Agency etc), Fitness Center and Gymnasiums, etc. A full list of these projects and references is available upon request.
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