Michael P. Binz                                    binzmichael@gmail.com                                              858-349-7382                                       

Indianapolis, IN

 

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN                                                                                 Expected 2014

              Masters of Science in Building Construction Management Technology

                                         

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN                                                                                          May 2005

              Bachelor of Science of Technology

                                          Major:  Building Construction Management Technology

                                          Minor:  Organizational Leadership and Supervision

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chief Estimator, EquiTeam, LLC.                                                                                 July 2012-Present

·         Managed estimating departments yearly budget, bid calendar, unit cost data base and reported open issues to the executives and principles of the company

·         Represented the estimating team throughout design build processes from the planning development and pricing stages of the project

·         Preformed plan reviews and takeoffs for projects on a conceptual to construction document basis

·         Communicated directly with subcontractor community regarding bids, project scope and pricing

·         Negotiated contractor pricing and scopes for commercial retail, churches and multi-family buildings

 

Project Controls Engineer III, AECOM                                                                              April 2012-July 2012

Bristol Myers Squibb, Evansville, IN (Contract position)                  

·         Provided onsite project controls reviewing monthly invoices, change orders and monthly progress status reports

·         Updated weekly strategic reports to owners for project delivery and procurement methods working with the construction manager and owners representatives

·         Maintained project cost planning / value engineering using predetermined cost control procedures

·         Reported monthly cost reports based on earned value and reported to global engineering

 

Project Controls /Scheduler, Gribbins Insulation Co. (Contracted GIC)             May 2011-April 2012

Edwardsport Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Plant, Edwardsport, IN (Contract position)                  

·         Conducted duties of the onsite project controls scheduler individual including schedule updating, progressing and forecasting work to go on the Duke Energy IGCC Project

·         Published macro based Excel spreadsheets using developer to help deliver multiple field timesheet reports from multiple office locations to the corporate controller for quick, concise and manageable uploads to the Computer Ease Software

·         Forecasted hour and time phased schedules for industrial construction insulation projects providing the client with realistic progression of cash flow, manpower and material quantities throughout a project.

·         Coordinated with internal engineering and Duke Energy shared service scaffold contractor for the entire site insuring adequate access work in a timely safe manner.

Project Controls /Scheduler, GDKN Corporation (Contracted to Duke Energy) June 2009-May 2011

Edwardsport Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Plant, Edwardsport, IN (Contract position)                  

·         Assisted in the development of field cost reporting system, yielding a monthly and weekly cost report containing contractors progress reports, earned value quantity reporting and commodity S-curves

·         Generated takeoffs using defined documents or undefined scope assumptions resulting adequate cost forecasting to complete a the entire job

·         Gathered cost data for proposals and contract negotiations to ensure the project cost incorporate the entire scope of work for engineering, procurement, equipment, construction and startup

·         Responsible for compiling and preparing weekly and monthly progress report data for project performance and cost related issues and verifying that the information is correct prior to publishing to the construction management team

·         Committed and implemented requirements for costs recording, commodity rules of credit reporting, project productivity and key cost performance indices based on a resource loaded schedule

·         Functioned as the field cost manager for the back charge process, effectively negotiated and managed contractual relationships, with contractors, vendors and suppliers

              Estimator, Shiel Sexton Co. Incorporated                                                  February 2008-February 2009

Indianapolis, IN (Left work due to layoff)

·         Responsible for estimating an entire project as a lead estimator and primary preconstruction contact to the owner and architect, providing value engineering ideas to promote cost savings

·         Estimated individual contract items labor, equipment, materials providing an estimated baseline to compare subcontractor pricing with when analyzing bids

·         Provided conceptual budgets for schematic drawings using preliminary design drawings and narratives and presented information to project owners representatives

·         Coordinated in the design build process for project and prepared schematic budgets based on the design

·         Solicited plans and specifications for projects to provide a complete budget acting as the sole source contact in pre-construction process for the project

 

Estimator, Jaynes Corporation of California                                               October 2006-February 2008

San Diego, CA (Moved back to help with family illness)

·         Experienced in bidding green build projects for all levels of certification and documentation

·         Prepared bids for residential and commercial construction projects including the follow markets (healthcare, industrial, education, higher education, condominiums, apartments, LEED, high-rise and design build)

·         Responsible for preparing all field non-manual costs including site logistics and planning for concrete and building concrete estimates

 

Estimator Project Engineer, Swinerton Builders                                         February 2006-October 2006

Rancho Bernardo, CA (Project completed)

·         Assisted pre-construction services, constructability reviews and estimates for the San Diego division of Swinerton Builders

·         Coordinated with project architect of the US Grant Hotel, San Diego, CA. to finalize design for the renovation of the hotel common areas and ball rooms using AutoCAD.

·         Experienced in exploring various construction alternatives and value engineering providing cost savings while maintain aesthetic design

·         Estimated onsite change orders and negotiated costs with owners representatives

 

Assistant Estimator, Hunter Roberts Construction Group                               May 2005-February 2006

New York, NY

·         Responsible for pre-construction planning and estimating for One Hanson Place in Brooklyn New York including the  budgeting, estimating the final guaranteed maximum price for the 42-story mixed use project (www.onehanson.com)

·         Planned and prepared all preconstruction and construction activities and bid packages, including the evaluation of various construction alternatives, the solicitation and preparation of bids, finalizing with a signed agreement and contract

 

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer, Riis Borg Construction                                                              May 2004-August 2004

Chicago, IL

·         Scheduled the asbestos remediation crews, maintained construction logs using Prolog Software and reporting progress during the owner/executive meetings

·         Processed and distribution of all project documentation (contract drawings, submittals, contract documents and other technical data), and the recording and distribution of any changes made.  Reviewed all shop drawings for conformance to the specifications and prepares or reviews as-built drawings.

 

Assistant Project Manager, Executive Construction, Inc.                              January 2003-August 2003

Hillside, IL

·         Assisting project management daily in the detail, control and processing of all contract drawings, submittals, contract documentation, technical data and project schedule

·         Provided commercial specialty trade counts, quantities, and scope sheets while also expedited bid solicitation processes for multiple project managers

 

Laborer, Randy Dehnam Builder                                                    Part time May 1999-December2002

Lafayette, IN

 

 

SOFTWARE AND SKILLS

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