OBJECTIVE:

EXPERIENCE:

11/2008 - Present

Industry: Construction - Industrial Facilities and Infrastructure

Project Executive

Construction Management of High-Rise Buildings in NYC worth up to $100 million

Project #1. Conversion of existing 46-story hotel in Midtown Manhattan (52nd Street Between 7th and 6th Avenues) to high end condos with commercial spaces at the pedestal floors. Includes façade LL11 work, curtain wall replacement, structural renovations with steel plating and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) repairs to the existing concrete structure, elevator renovations, and the complete interior fit-out work. ICAP Requirements. Manage the project team, control the budget and schedule, and report to the president of construction. Set project policies and guidelines. Expected completion: October 2015Project #2. Start of Construction: April 2013. Mixed use capital improvement project, consisting of 247,545 SF, 14-story building, which includes support of excavation, foundations, sheet piling, secant piles, underpinning, and dewatering. Manage the project team and report to the president of construction. Set project policies and guidelines. ICAP requirements.Project #3. Project Completed and Turned Over in 2014. Mixed use capital improvement project, consisting of 165,000SF, 12-story building with commercial, hotel, and residential spaces in addition to a three-story bulkhead. As the Senior Project Manager, lead a team of project staff in the procurement and construction phases of the project. Duties included planning, scheduling, logistics, and cost engineering, as well as the supervision of staff and all construction management operations. Promoted to Project Executive during the course of the project. This project was taken over as a stalled sites building with existing foundations. Challenges included successfully adopting the 1968 NYC building code for architectural and structural design – to avoid adding staircases at the 20-foot corridor dead ends – while upgrading to the 2008 NYC building code for MEPF design to address the latest fire protection code requirements to avoid unforeseen TCO inspection complications with the NYC inspectors

12/2008 - 10/2011

Industry: Construction - Residential & Commercial/Office

Construction Management

Project Management Oversight Contractor (PMOC) services for the FTA on two mega projects worth $6 Billion: the PANYNJ PATH Hub Transportation project at the World Trade Center and the MTA Fulton Street Transit Center

• Construction Management oversight. Attended meetings for construction coordination, logistics, change orders, safety, quality, and generated corresponding observation reports with opinions and recommendations per federal guidelines. Monitored the Construction Manager’s operations and performance.• Monitored construction progress onsite, including productivity. Gained additional, extensive experience in heavy civil construction: earthwork, mini-piles, soldier piles, slurry walls, Support of Excavation (SOE)/ tie-backs/ bracing, dewatering, rock anchors, rock blasting/line drilling/hoe ramming, foundations, shotcrete, crane/site/haul road logistics, and safety.• Reviewed contractors’ schedules and each agency’s Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in Primavera P6 for adherence to milestones and changes to the sequence of construction.• Contributed to monthly PMOC and to various spot reports for Grantees’ performance relative to FTA procedures.• Reviewed safety performance data and generated spreadsheets for safety metrics by trade, by month, and by rolling metrics. Generated safety spot reports.

12/2005 - 12/2008

Industry: Construction - Residential & Commercial/Office

Sr. Project Manager/ Controls Manager

Worked on the Signature Architectural project (Cooper Union) and high end offices (for General Electric in Stamford, CT)

Responsible for scheduling & cost control on multiple, high-end buildings. Projects include: 240,000SF office fit-out approx. $40MM (client: GE); 200,000SF LEED-Gold Cooper Union New Academic Bldg in Manhattan, approx. $108MM; 250,000SF office fit-out approx. $38MM (client: GE).Controls include resource-loaded schedules for cash flow, 1,000-2,000 activity CPM schedules, cost reports, cash flow, change orders, oversight of requisitions, setting processes for change management on CM-at-risk projects, and oversight of requisitions/ project accounting.Project Management duties include trades for excavation, foundations, and superstructure concrete.

2/2002 - 12/2005

Industry: Management Consulting Services

Sr. Project Manager

Surety’s Agent on the MTA Bus Depot, NYC, NY (2003-2005)Sr. Project Manager and company representative on site for the $52 million NYCTA project. Provided a prominent NYC Construction Management firm with scheduling services to address the project slippage and manpower inefficiencies. Ultimately took over the construction management duties of the defaulted CM firm and completed the project. Supervised a team of 10 engineers, construction managers, and accountants to bring the project to substantial completion and within budget. Supervised the progress of punch lists and closeout documents. Performed subcontractor change order reconciliations, resource-driven Suretrack scheduling, and payment requisitions. Analyzed and corrected the Expedition data to show correct Budget/Commitment reporting. Prepared claim documents for Surety’s arbitration.

2/2002 - 12/2005

Industry: Management Consulting Services

Sr. Project Manager

Surety’s Agent on Middle Country Public Library, Centereach, NY (2003)Project Management on the completion of the largest library on Long Island. Assumed the responsibilities of Construction Manager for the failed General Contractor. The prime contract for GC work was worth $4.4 million. Performed project controls, including resource-driven Primavera scheduling with what-if scenarios. Generated submittals, RFIs, payment requisitions, and non-compliance notices. The project was successfully completed as planned despite various legal constraints and unresponsive subcontractors.

2/2002 - 12/2005

Industry: Management Consulting Services

Sr. Project Manager

Surety’s Completion Contractor on the Baldwin Library, NY (2004/2005)Sr. Project Manager on the completion of the 3.5 million library renovation and expansion project, following the termination of the original General contractor. Specific site challenges involve dewatering and soil stabilization in the basement, due to a high water table. Logistical challenges include phasing complications and multi-prime scheduling. Prepared closeout documents and a delay claim.

12/2001 - 3/2002

Sr. Construction Engineer

Con Edison Claim/ Site Operations, 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.Resource analysis and jobsite activity observation reports of the contractor’s operations: 8’Wx12’H precast concrete sewage system at 24’ depth; catch basins and manholes; water and gas lines; and roadwork. Collected detailed data related to crew productivity, quantities, construction layout, operational logistics, and interference from overhead power lines. Produced accurate resource analysis reports categorized by activity type and delay reasons. The findings were presented entirely in electronic format with digital photos and AutoCAD, and helped Con Edison reach a favorable resolution with the claimant.

12/1999 - 3/2002

Sr. Construction Engineer

North Babylon Union Free School District, NY.Senior Construction Engineer on the two-year $50 million renovation project of the seven NBUFSD public schools over two summer periods. The school renovations were under a very tight schedule for both bidding and construction due to last minute takeover of assignment by GREYHAWK to replace prominent CM firm. Strategy included awarding and managing 53 prime contractors to ensure a good bidder turnout and risk diversification. Work included new NCAA running track, leeching fields remediation, sewer lines, RPZs, asbestos abatement, roof removal and replacement, masonry restoration, new elevator shafts, doors & windows, interior finishes, locker rooms, gymnasia, plumbing, boiler rooms, HVAC, crawlspace insulation, fire & smoke dampers, roof fans, energy management systems, electrical rewiring and feeders, distribution panels, fire & burglar alarms, and exterior lighting.

9/2001 - 12/2001

Claims Engineer

Humble Oil Building Renovation, Houston, TX.Analyzed the claim for extensive project delays on this troubled 17-story historic renovation project for Mariott Hotels. Performed a time detail analysis for the main contractor’s portion of the work, and worked closely with the schedulers and project rescue experts to produce a rescue plan. This project presented unique difficulties because of the disparity between the as-planned and the as-built schedules, and the breadth of unforeseen existing conditions. My duties also included surveying the job site to collect data for the remaining activity durations, quantities, and crew sizes, in order to build a new to-finish schedule.

4/2001 - 9/2001

Claims Engineer

Dolphin Mall, Miami, FL.Forensic investigation of the entitlement and scope of the Contractor’s change orders, which had brought the contract value from $105 million to $140 million. Performed electrical quantity takeoffs and focused on the electrical subcontractor’s contract that had surged from $5 million to $18 million. I helped determine where and why the electrical budget was exceeded.

3/1999 - 11/1999

Project Manager/Estimator/Scheduler

Concrete Blast Pits and Walls, Fort Bragg, NC.Project Manager/Estimator/Scheduler on a $770,000 DACA21-99-C-0060 project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project encompassed earthwork and 1,850 CY of concrete walls, pads, and foundations, using 4000psi and 6000psi concrete.

1/1998 - 10/1999

Project Manager/Estimator/Scheduler

Combat Control Team Facility, Pope Air Force Base, NC.Project Manager/Estimator on the $3.5 million DACA21-98-C-0028 project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project comprised a 22,000 SF two-story building with supporting facilities; earthwork, utilities, paving, concrete, architectural masonry, structural steel, standing seam metal roofing/siding, doors & windows, finishes, wet- pipe sprinkler system, mechanical and electrical work.

4/1998 - 8/1999

Project Manager/Estimator/Scheduler

Conforming Storage Fac., Mar. Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, NC.Project Manager/Estimator on the $1.3 million N62470-98- C-4063 project for the U.S. Navy (NAVFAC). The project comprised a 5,200 SF hazardous waste storage building, with a 1,630 SF supporting administration building; earthwork, utilities, paving, concrete, arch, masonry, structural steel, standing seam roofing, doors & windows, finishes, storage racks, pre-wired workstations, fire sprinkler system, mechanical and electrical work.

5/1997 - 4/1998

Project Manager/Estimator/Scheduler

Solid Waste Transfer Station, Fort Bragg, NC.Project Manager/Estimator on the $850,000 DACA21-97-0127 project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project included earthwork, utilities, paving, concrete, and an 8,000 SF pre-engineered metal building.

2/1994 - 3/1997

Licensed Structural Engineer

Structural Designs for Residential Projects, Lebanon.Licensed/Registered structural design services with AutoCAD-generated blueprints for various residential buildings and luxury homes.

4/1995 - 3/1997

Project Manager/ Site Engineer

Rabya Hotel, Rabya, Lebanon.Project Manager/Site Engineer on the $3.5 million project for the Rabya Municipality. The project consisted of a complete seven-story luxury hotel with the exterior walls clad with cut-limestone rocks and excavating through dense limestone bedrock.

8/1993 - 9/1994

Site Engineer/Structural Designer

Quay Wall, Doha, Qatar.Site Engineer/Designer on the $6 million project for Doha Flour Mills Co., which consisted of the construction of an immersed 9,500psi precast concrete wall 853’ long, 49’ deep with a 26’wx8’h capping beam, erected at 150’ from the shoreline. 110,000 CY of stone were backfilled behind the wall. Structural design and AutoCAD drafting of approximately 25’x6’x6’ steel molds for 39-ton concrete blocks according to the British Standards.

10/1992 - 7/1993

Site Engineer

Senior Staff Villas, Doha, Qatar.Site Engineer on the $8 million project for the Qatar Public Works. The project consisted of complete infrastructure works for 260 senior staff villas, roadwork, water mains, electrical & telephone feeders, sewerage and rainwater schemes.

EDUCATION:

9/1998 - 8/1999

Certification

Certificate in Computer Science.

9/1992

Master's Degree

MS in Construction, with Distinction.Rank in class: 1st.

2/1991

Bachelor's Degree

BE in Civil Engineering.

CERTIFICATION:

9/2010

8/2006

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Construction Project Executive with 17 years experience in the NY Metro Area, with a focus on Project Controls (Cost and Schedule)

AFFILIATIONS:

Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI)

Member

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Member

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

Member

Geotechnical Institute (GI)