Adnan Tarabulsi
Civil Engineering/ Estimator/ Project & Contract Manager/ / Planner - Scheduler/ QC
QA Inspector
663 East Hartford Ave - Uxbridge, MA 01569
a_tarabulsi@yahoo.com - 508 278 6889
Experienced in
- Major Infrastructure Projects and Construction Management "Public & Private"
- Managing and overseeing City’s pavement structure and pavement program
- Rating pavement condition of streets
- Municipal Resident Inspector/Engineer
- Financial and Managerial Accounting and High Tech, Information Technology industries
Major Functional Experience/ Areas Of Expertise
Project Management, Estimating; Proposal, Quoting, Bidding, Inspecting and Monitoring
Management Focus; Cost-Schedule- Quality
Goal Setting; Budgeting-Planning-Benchmarking
Measurement; Tracking-Executing-Controlling
Business Strategy Development
Business Plan Development
Risk Assessment, Market Analysis,
Strategic Planning, Forecasting & Budgeting, Implementation, Operation
Controls and Cost Management
Business Process Engineering
Operating performance measurement
Process flow analysis,
Reporting and Analysis
Compliances, Permits
Inventory Management
Negotiating, Purchasing
Submittals, Shop Drawings
Investments, Accounting & Analysis
Project Scheduling and Reporting
Schedule of Value, Payments and Requisitions
WORK EXPERIENCE
Construction Engineer Inspector - Road Quality Management Services
Briggs Engineering and Testing / PK Associates - Rockland, MA - 2012 to Present
Consultant representing Public Works Department,City of Boston in the divisions of the Construction Inspection
Unit (CIU) and later in the Construction Management Division/ Highway/ Transportation
Acting as the City authority for Public Works to ensure that construction, operations, maintenance and
inspection activities on City pavement projects is conducted in full compliance with established federal and
state laws, codes, standards and procedures
Construction Monitoring & QC Mgmt.
Road Quality Management Services
Roadway Asset/Pavement Management
Excavation, Backfill and Compaction - Soil & Aggregate Inspection & Testing
Road Base & Sub-base Inspection & Testing
Asphalt Placement Inspection & Testing
Bituminous Inspection and Testing.
Oversee and inspect the placement of Soils for the construction industry
• Reading job plans and assessing
• Ensuring proper materials were utilized on job sites. Field testing of material
• Documentation of inspections on construction sites.
Preparation of QC Plans / Condition Investigations & Analysis
Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD) QA/QC Project Management
Project Estimator Engineering Civil/ Project Manager
McLaughlin Brothers - Brockton, MA - 2009 to 2011
Provide management direction; establish project objectives & policies; maintain prime clients liaison.Developed
business growth and implemented effective strategies in identifying & hunting profitable opportunities.
Prepare and handle Cost Estimates & bid process for all Site Development, Sitework and Utilities
Projects.Purchasing & Procurement of goods and services, and Project Support for the activities involved.
Schedule and Plan for activities' time - value; integrating MS Project and Primavera Planner.
Projects:
+ Boston Water and Sewer Commission projects;
Contracts: BWSC 07-308-002 --- BWSC 07-308-003 RELAY --- BWSC 09-303-006 TRENCH --- BWSC
09-303-002, EMERGENCY --- BWSC 07-309-001 DRAINAGE --- BWSC 04-309-009 S End.
+ MassPort Projects,
- Handful of Runway & Taxiways Project "New & Rehab", MPA Terms for CONLEY & Hanscom Terminals:
Conduit, Paving, RCC, Customs Trailer, Ship Bollards.
+ Public Commercial Projects and Private Misc. Projects:
- THOMAS EDISON BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL Site Improvements / Playground
- PLANET FITTNESS_ Budget, - Marina Bay Quincy Boston Scientific, - Boston University
Project Estimator Engineer
A. Corey Construction Corp - Providence, RI - 2008 to 2008
Prepare cost estimates and handle bid process for all site development, site work and concrete, steel rebar
reinforcing/ structrural steet.
Estimate dollar cost of time, material, labor & equipment for Hard Bid projects. Prepare bid components and
made detailed breakdown as proposed per job specifications and blueprints. Conduct research, site visit &
investigation.
Below few projects to mention:
- Rhode Island School for Deaf. - Quaker Lodge/ Lydia Tuft House, Uxbridge, MA - Autumn Glen Assisted
Living, Dartmouth,
- Citizens Bank, Cranston, RI. - North Kingstown Senior Center. - Readiness Center Camp Fogarty, East
Greenwich, RI.
- Roger Williams MNS Expansion, Bristol, RI. - Special Olympics RI. -New Special Operations Training Facility,
N. Kingston, RI.
- Rt. 14 Ramp, RI. - Office Bldg East Greenwich. - Western Coventry Fire Station. - VAMC Operating Room.
Global Service IT Support
EMC Corp - Westborough, MA - 2000 to 2007
High Tech, Information Technology - Customer / Client Service - Helpdesk
Perform Technical and Remote Support and assist in problem determination, recommendation, actions and
resolution.
o Troubleshooting and Diagnosis: Windows Systems, MS Office and wide area of EMC Applications.
o Messaging Administrator: Microsoft Exchange, Blackberry Enterprise Server.
o System Administrator: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Wins Services.
o Internet usage policy, security policy, group policies/ Anti Virus Systems.
o Software, Hot Fixes, and Service Pack; Distribution, Installation, Upgrade, and Management.
o Accounts Management/ Backup and disaster recovery services/ File and Print servers.
o Dedicated to maintain high quality standards, provided exceptional Services to ensure the Ultimate Customer
Satisfaction
o Conducted Training, Cross Functional Training, Mentoring and Quality Assurance.
Sr. Estimator/ Project Manager/ Business Development
Shannon Construction - Brighton, MA - 1996 to 2001
Develop business growth & implement effective strategies in identifying & hunting profitable opportunities.
* Drove the business to 10M in few years and over again to 15-20 M. /Yr; by finding the right opportunities,
preparing and gaining the most suitable resources
o Reviewed all awarded contracts' concerned points, then teamed up on improve them.
o Engaged in problem solving: method, design and analysis. Proposed alternates for time/cost saving.
o Prepared and reviewed Proposals, Request for Information, Change Orders, Requisitions, Weekly Utilization
Report, Monthly Wrap-up Insurance, Progress Reports, and Bills.
o Evaluated and reviewed projects at completion or close to final phase.
Provide overall management direction; establish project objectives & policies; maintain prime clients liaison.
o Taking charge of construction projects, managing, contracting & subcontracting potential or awarded
projects; Empowered with both the responsibility and authority to lead these projects.
o Effectively communicate and coordinate with Owners, Architects, Engineers, Designers, Government
Officials, Contractors, Subcontractors, Vendors/ Suppliers, Supervisors, Foremen and Employees.
o Resolved construction issues; procurement of subcontractors and materials, project budgeting and
scheduling submittal and processing.
Prepare Cost Estimates and Handle bid process for all site development & Site work.
o Estimate dollar cost of time, material, labor & equipment for Hard Bid projects.
o Prepare bid components and made detailed breakdown as proposed per job specifications and blueprints.
o Conduct research, site visit & investigation; attend pre-bid conference & preconstruction meetings, document
observations.
Purchasing & Procurement of goods and services, provide project support for the activities involved.
o Evaluates vendor quotes or services to determine the appropriate suppliers.
o Negotiated with subcontractors and suppliers for the cost of their services and/or products.
o Purchased materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors; Expedite deliveries and orders.
o Set up and maintain purchase orders log and process.
o Track and approve invoices for Maintenance and Operations through payment update.
o Maintains monthly budget, assist Fleet Managers with weekly/monthly projections and forecasting.
o Maintain Month-End reporting. Make recommendations for standardization & procurement efficiencies.
Scheduled & Planned for activities' time & value; integrating Grant Chart, MS Excel, Lotus, MS Project/
Primavera Planner.
o Develop detailed engineering & construction baseline schedule; considering optimal operational
sequence.Efficiently used resources, producing a critical path schedule CPM (analysis & reports), highlighting
long lead time items and potential program schedule conflicts.
o Improved productivity by allocating the available resources to optimize payoff and Insure deliveries.Reviewed
updated drawings and revisions from contract documents.Compiled efforts and materials quantities required
for completing the projects
o o Projects to mention:
- Water, Sewer, and Drain Systems improvements, In various cities and towns in Massachusetts, To mention a
few: • Winthrop, Wakefield, Chelsea, Acton, Concord, Saugus, Lawrence, Somerville, Weymouth, .Royalston,
Lexington Etc.
(Pipe Lines, Storage, Pump Stations, Cement Linings projects, Collection Ponds, Detention Ponds Etc )
• Boston Water and Sewer Commission; handfuls of Various projects in all City of Boston Districts Area: Boston
Proper, South Boston, Dorchester, Roslindale, Jamaica plain, Mattapan, Hyde park, North End, Brighton,
Allston
- Projects varied from Water, Sewer & Drain to. CB & MH Rehab, Cement Lined, Pipe Bursting, Paving,
Contracts, Yearly contracts, Etc.
* Correction of Sanitary Sewer Laterals Connected to Separate Storm Drains Contract BWSC No.97-309-012
* The Illicit Sewer/Drain Contract, Boston, MA/ Separate storm and sewer lines & eliminate combined sewer
overflows into the Charles River & the backups into backyards or basements during times of heavy rain.
* Awarded multiple times the yearly Contract of The Emergency Repairs to Sewer & Drain in City of Boston.
Boston Water and Sewer Commission assigned very complex and critical Emergency Repairs were
accomplished safely.
• Form BWSC contract no.96-303-003 Emergency Sewer Repairs, in Boston. as a Sub., for Amerphil;
- New Water Pump Station and New Water and Row Lines, New reinforced concrete water tank, Royalston, MA
- Demolishing: Old wooden water tank, Royalston, MA, to Murphy Nursing Home buildings in Jamaica Plain,
MA
- Thurston Middle School Addition site work, Wakefield, MA' Westwood/ Thurston School
- The French Buildings, Luxury Housing Development, Jamaica Plain, MA
Estimator/ Construction Analyst
East Coast Equipment - Boston, MA - 1990 to 1995
Prepare Cost Estimates, Field supervised concerned jobs and Handle bid process for all site development,
Site work, and Utilities
o Estimate dollar cost of time, material, labor & equipment for Hard Bid projects.
o Prepared bid components and made detailed breakdown as proposed per job specifications and blueprints.
o Conducted research, & investigation;
o Attend pre-bid conference & preconstruction meetings, site visit, document observations.
o Reviewed updated drawings, revisions and changed order from contract documents.
o Compiled efforts and materials quantities required for completing the projects.
Projects to mention:
- Various projects "Water, Sewer, Combined Sewer & Drain projects for Boston Water and Sewer Commission;
- Emergency Entrance Addition St Elizabeth Hospital. " GC Jackson Construction"
- Housing: Farther Martin Housing, South Boston, MA
- Renovations (Buildings, School- Roslindale High School)
- Merchant Tire, CVS, Fenway Hall, Boston, MA "GC Turner Construction"
- Luxury Houses in Wellesley & Newton, MA " Metric Construction"
Jr. Estimator /Asst. Project Engineer
Albert J. Welch Corp - Brighton, MA - 1987 to 1990
Assisted the estimating department in the biding process; Attended pre-bid conference, meetings, and Bid
opening; Documented and reported observations; Field supervised or monitored assigned projects - Babson
College - Cambridge Side Galleria - Materials Trucking
Few projects to mention:
- Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant / Loop Roads and Utilities. Massachusetts Water Resources
Authority MWRA, Boston, MA
- Hospitals: Newton/ Wellesley Parking Garage. Mass General, Children and Youville
- Institutes / Universities: Harvard, MIT, Suffolk, Boston and Northeastern Universities
- Tower & Fire Station: 125 High St., a 1.8 million SF project in downtown Boston, includes a five-level, 850car
underground parking garage.
- Mall / Garage: Cambridge Side Galleria, Cambridge, Massachusetts, opened in 1990. The property includes
four-underground level "below-grade parking structures" easily accessible The mall has both upper and lower
parking garage each has a separate entrance and exit.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- Northeastern University - Construction Management - Boston, MA
SKILLS
Advanced
Computer
Skills: ................................................................................................................................................. • Expert in
Microsoft Office Word, Excel “ advanced functions, lookup & reference, Pivot Tables, XML”, Access, Outlook,
PowerPoint • MS OneNote, MS Visio, Acrobat Adobe PDF Writer/Professional, and Lotus 123 & Notes, Oracle
CRM, ACT! Sage• Microsoft Project experience and Oracle PRIMAVERA Project Planner P3, P6 • Digitized
Estimating Trimble Pay-Dirt, Quest, and Quick Bid On-Screen Electronic Takeoff (OST),Timberline, Heavy Bid
(HCSS)• The Practice of Effective Business Execution. Business Growth, Revenue Recognition. Assessing
Performance-Harvard• Securing Critical Assets. E-compliance and Careful Communication. Diversity - It's
good For Business.• e-Room 7.3, Lean Six Sigma. MS Project and Primavera Project Planner P3 3.1 & P6.1
Professional,
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Web trainings /- - Citrix Access Gateway, - - CRM, JD Edwards, - - Project+ ...................................... •
Technical Knowledge: .. OS: DOS, WIN 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Microsoft Office 97 to 2007, OraclePalm,
Blackberry Manager/Server/Client, Exchange Server,SymmIP, Citrix, VPN Cisco System, Cisco Concentrator,
ACE Security, RSA, Secure ID Secure Token FOB, Pal, Shiva,Saf-T-Net, Connected, Primus, Knowlix,
Peregrine Service Center, Rally, Target, Oracle, CQS, Mars, Clarify, Powerlink, Self Service Purchasing
(SSP)VPN, Citrix CAG, ISP, Point-to-Point, SOHO, NetMeeting, SMS, PC Anywhere, APC, DameWareTCP/
IP, DHCP, DNS, WINS, SAN, NT/2000/2003Cisco, Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, Routers, Switch, Hub, Firewall,
LAN/WAN, and lot more WinSet, Spywares & Antivirus,
CERTIFICATIONS
Certifications for FHWA - NHI, TCCC
QA / QC, AR, Change Orders, Claims, and Dispute Resolution, OSHA Safety orientations, Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)Aggregate Samplings/ Materials Testing: Reducing Aggregate Samples. Concrete & Asphalt
Pavements •
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Strong Project Management, Planning, Analysis, Solutions, Assessment, Validation and Documentation.
• Strong Leadership, Problem Solving, Time Management Skills, and Project Risk Management and Control
• Finance-Business case development, Business Financial Analysis, Cost/Benefit analysis, Analytical skills,
Lean Six Sigma.
• Business knowledge/ Enterprise analysis/ Information Technology knowledge/ Phases & Gates/ SarbanesOxley.
• Knowledge of site layout, civil design, storm water, site grading, and utility design.
• Customer focused. Strong customer service skills and attitude/ Strong sense of urgency.
Business and Construction Management & Applications
• Financial and Managerial Accounting, Financial and Cost Concepts/Cost Control.
• Construction Management. System Analysis, Statistics and Economics. Queuing and Simulation.
• Optimization Modeling, Scheduling CPM/Pert.
• 32 Hours toward the PMI Certification:
- Effective Project Management and - Risk Focused Approach to Project Management
Advanced Computer Skills
• Expert in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint
• MS OneNote, MS Visio, Acrobat Adobe PDF Writer/Professional, and Lotus 123 & Notes
• Microsoft Project experience and Oracle PRIMAVERA Project Planner P3 - (10 Years)
• Sage Timberline, Heavy Bid (HCSS), PlanSwift
• Digitized Estimating Trimble Pay-Dirt, Quest, and Quick Bid On-Screen Takeoff (OST)
Continuous Learning/ Training:
Case Study, Computer Based Trainings (CBT), Seminar & Webinar… to mention a few:
• The Practice of Effective Business Execution. Assessing Performance-Harvard
• Securing Critical Assets. E-compliance and Careful Communication,
• Diversity - It's good For Business, e-Room 7.3, MS Project and Primavera P3/ P6 Etc…