Experience – Current

 

Volunteer     Spaces Gallery June 2009 to PresentRebuilding Together   March 1992 to Present

 

Veterans Service Representative    Veterans Benefits Administration.       August 2012 to July 2014

Processed Claims

 

The Interim

Cleveland State University - Bachelors of Arts Organizational Leadership December 2012 Magna Cum Laude

 

Experience - Construction Project Management

 

Contract Traveling Project Superintendent    Rectenwald Brothers Construction Inc.     July 2010 to November 2011

Retail Build Outs & Rebranding Florida, Virginia, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

 

Project Superintendent    Blaze Building Corp.    April 2008 to October 2008

Jefferson (Ohio) Junior & Senior High School LEED Silver specifications. Two story masonry structures with performing arts auditorium, basketball courts, $32MM, 162,000 sq. ft.

 

Contract Project Superintendent    Gioffre Companies Inc.      March to November 2007

Lowe’s   Rocky River, OH $6.8MM 126,000 sq. ft. SuperWide store prototype.  Project straddled two jurisdictions.  Ground up construction on former mall site.  Substantial regulatory obstacles and challenges from surrounding residents.

 

Contract Traveling Project Superintendent    FH Martin Constructors      October 2006 to February 2007

Supported various Kroger remodels, an upscale grocer in Grosse Pointe, Michigan and the Kyser Elementary School in Toledo.

 

Project Superintendent    The Darden Company      January 2005 to October 2006

Target:  Bainbridge, OH  $4.4MM 130,000 sq. ft. “P Store”.  Designed extensive winter conditions solutions overcoming a (4) week starting delay and finishing 3 weeks ahead of schedule.  Coordinated wetlands issues and site utility complications.  Project foot printed on three counties. 

Cosmo Development:  Mayfield Heights, OH   EastGate Shopping Center - Renovated MicroCenter exterior and North Strip Center.  Controlled unseen extra costs to less than 8% - down over 60% on the previous phase.

 

Traveling Project Superintendent   Gioffre Companies Inc.      October 1999 to December 2004

Target:  Fast Track Open Store Remodel/Expansions – Michigan (5 projects) – Brighton; Commerce Township; Port Huron; Madison Heights and Flint.  Ohio – Toledo (2 projects) $2.8 -$4.3 MM.

THF Realty:  Chippewa, PA – 30,000 sq. ft. strip center.  Sommerset, PA - 30,000 sq. ft. strip center (substantial rock excavation).  Monaca, PA - Strip center facelift.

Lowe’s:  Mentor, OH - $3.9MM 120,000 sq. ft.  Recovered from substantial site and weather delays.

Lowe’s:  Massillon, OH – $4.8MM 115,000 sq. ft. completed (2) weeks ahead of schedule and under budget.

 

Project Superintendent    Cleveland Construction Inc.     October 1998 to October 1999

Wal-Mart:  Bentonville, AR $7.8MM 1,200,000 sq. ft. Distribution Center.  General prime contractor (one of seven prime contractors).  Project on 280 acres with multiple buildings including; semi-truck service facilities, fire suppression pump facilities and security structures.  Responsible for precast concrete panel installation, interior concrete, interiors and interior dust control (to prevent buildup of explosive levels of dust). 

Wal-Mart:  Ankeny, IA $8.9MM 206,000 sq. ft. SuperCenter.  25 acre project with substantial site (exporting farming grade topsoil and importing 18” of manufactured sand on the project foot print) and utility work, wetlands mitigation and public right of way improvements. Designed concrete and masonry winter condition solutions.

 

Project Manager/Estimator    JJO Construction Inc.     June 1998 to October 1998

Rite Aid Drug Marts:  Willoughby, OH & Cleveland Heights, OH - $1.1 & 1.8MM 11,000 sq. ft. projects.    Completed ahead of schedule and under budget.

CVS Drug Mart:  Cleveland, OH $1.4MM 14,000 sq. ft. Existing structure demolition with EPA asbestos abatement and underground removal of fuel tanks and hydraulic lifts.

Summit County Low Income Housing:  Stow, OH $2.4MM (8) two story, multi-unit buildings.

 

Assistant Superintend/Superintendent    Panzica Construction Inc.    September 1994 to May 1998

Westlake Recreation and Community Center:  Westlake, OH $14MM project with (5) indoor swimming/diving pools; basketball courts, elevated running track, fitness center, galleries, library and offices.  Tennis courts, baseball diamonds and soccer fields on 88 acre site. Designed and oversaw corrective procedures to major structural steel acoustical steel decking deficiencies. 

Marriott Hotel:  Westlake, OH $6.0MM three story upscale hotel.  Completed ahead of schedule for full occupancy grand opening for the Major League Baseball Playoff games in Cleveland.

Larchmere Construction:  Cleveland, OH $3.6MM.  Over (60) residential rehabs.  Previewed properties for acquisition; estimated rehab costs and developed work scopes, negotiated subcontracts; oversaw subcontractors and self-performed work and assisted in the sale of properties.

 

Military and Other Development

 

U.S. Army - Honorable Discharge

Private Pilot’s License

Amateur Radio Technician License KD8WRF

OSHA 10 - Safe to Work; 30 hour OSHA Safety Course for Supervisors; CPR certification.