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| PART-TIME ESTIMATOR, RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL |
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| 03/15/06 |
Job Objective: PART-TIME ESTIMATOR, RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL – BAY AREA
I’m a seasoned estimator and project manager. Please see my resume below. Please call or write; I’d like to talk with you and see how I can help you with your projects.
Thank you – Chris
CHRIS (last name withheld for confidential reasons)
Oakland, California 94611
EstimatesFast@sbcglobal.net
ProEstimates@sbcglobal.net
510.719.0747 (cell)
510.339.6482 (home)
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Twenty-nine years construction experience, commercial and residential
• Extensive estimating experience both hard bid & negotiated
• Considerable experience hiring, training and supervising construction personnel and subcontractors
• General contractor's license, 520xxx (inactive status filed @ CSLB)
• Construction Management Certificate, six out of eight courses completed, numerous workshops and classes in construction
• Trained inspector - commercial and residential
• Seasoned skills with computer programs, Microsoft Project , Excel, Word, Masterbuilder, Timberline, American Contractor and Hometech
• CAD Drawings capable: can produce working drawings using Chief Architect
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ESTIMATING
• Extensive experience estimating light commercial and residential projects.
• Created job costing system that included accounting entries so that original budget entries could be compared to actual job cost entries.
• Considerable contacts with clients, architects and engineers in the pre-construction phase requiring development of conceptual, negotiated and hard bids.
• Created numerous buyouts to set budgets.
• Wrote many job costing reports comparing actual costs to projected costs.
• Assembled data from projects in order to more accurately delineate estimate items.
• Calculated many draw and voucher requests using buyout data.
• Constantly refined working database by adding new line items from purchased databases or from own experience
• Consistently monitored the various approaches to estimating by studying various construction publications.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Hired project managers, assistant project managers, foremen, workers, subcontractors, designers, architects and engineers to build out or remodel properties purchased by a Greater Bay Area real estate development company.
• Conducted training sessions to implement management techniques specific to the type of construction we were doing.
• Wrote custom contracts between clients, subcontractors and us with clauses pertinent to the risks associated with our construction approaches.
• Supervised all the projects using site visits and in-office meetings.
• Met with clients on a regular basis to describe the progress of the projects.
• When projects went off schedule organized efficient approaches to get them back on track.
• Created cash flow management systems so funds for accounts payable would be available when needed
GENERAL
• Considerable hands-on experience as a carpenter, electrician, plumber and painter on commercial building alterations, tenant improvements, and entire house renovations.
• Varied work experience as estimator, department head, project manager, superintendent, and foreman for projects in the $100,000 to $2,400,000 range
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• 9/02 – present- Confidential
ManagerEstimator and Project
Worked with the Lead Carpenter concept, supplied materials & consulted on training
various projects.Worked closely with the production manager on
• 3/00 - 8/02 Confidential, Oakland, CA
Senior ProjectEstimator, Manager, Department Head &Vice President: I organized and headed the construction department for (Confidential), a SF Bay Area real estate development company.
Responsible for building all estimates and buyouts.
Out of a total of 9 Bay Area properties purchased , 7 were extensively remodeled, and 1, a residential project, was built from scratch.
The construction budgets for these 8 properties ranged from $350K to $2Mil
The work on all eight projects was completed in 2 1/2 years.
• 1999- 2000 (Confidential), Oakland, CA
Inspector - Member of a team who conducted commercial & residential inspections for (Confidential), an inspector with a national reputation
• 1988-1999, CHRIS (Confidential) GENERAL CONTRACTOR, Lic. # 520XXX, Oakland
Estimator/Field Manager Supervised and worked with crew and subcontractors in the completion commercial and residential projects.
• 1986-1988 (Confidential), San Francisco, CA
Estimator/Superintendent Estimated project costs and produced CPM schedules.
Supervised in house construction workers, specialty tradesmen and subcontractors, as well as coordinated projects with engineers and architects in the completion of various $100 $750K commercial and residential remodeling projects.
EDUCATION
B.A., English - San Francisco State University
M.A., Literature - San Francisco State University
Numerous construction workshops and seminars
Construction Management Certificate candidate, SFSU
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