BUILDING DESIGN / CONSTRUCT / MAINTAIN EXECUTIVE
Proven Successful, Versatile & Results Oriented Executive, with Professional Engineer licensure and extensive background in management of real estate development, building / campus design & construction, and facility maintenance. Possesses strong leadership, communication, fiscal and strategic abilities, and promotes teamwork, organization and dedication. Recognized for delivering complex products on schedule, under budget, and at desired quality. Skills and abilities have been obtained through 25+ years of concentrated involvement on national / international projects and programs, with SUPERIOR PRODUCT DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER as the primary & continual objective.
NOTABLE QUOTES
CEO and Chairman of the Board “I know who to call when I need something built.”
Chief Administrative Officer “You’re the best I’ve ever seen at what you do.”
Corporate Senior VP “Your comprehensive management skill set is exactly what we needed.”
Corporate Senior VP “Your tenacity and focus was the commitment necessary to secure this ‘win‘ for our credibility to Wall Street. Well done!”
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Reorganized & Developed design/build/maintain department to increase upgrade/expand/maintain 35 national facilities ~ $2.5M
Directed national $200M/year capital expansion and maintenance effort for NYSE listed corporation with over 80 campuses
Reduced standard campus template cost $28M while increasing facility footprint by 100 KSF
Initiated & conducted master planning for 3 national campuses totaling up to 2.8 MSF on 385 acres
Senior Project Manager for design/construct of $200M office tower/cafeteria – $6M under budget with occupancy in 13.5 months
Negotiated owner required construction changes from $50M down to $42M – $8M in owner savings
Improved standard institution build cost by $4M through advanced space planning & modeling
Directed $10M tenant improvement program & subsequent six month move-in of 6,000+ employees
Managed $1 Billion + in competitive/negotiated design, construction and consultant proposals, with ensuing award, contract administration and closeout – individual contracts to $190M
Proposed, negotiated and led implementation of Operations Business Plan for a startup configuration management and special projects group of 30 employees
EMPLOYMENT and EXPERIENCE
Vice President, 8/17 to Present
Christensen Estates, LLC - Dallas, TX
$1 Million Annual Budget
Vice President for national real estate management of residential and light commercial complexes
Responsible for acquisition, disposition and management of residential, multi-family and commercial properties totaling nearly 2MSF
Manage and negotiate lease initiations, terminations and renewals, including marketing/sales, due diligence of perspective tenants, showings, and move in/out processes
Direct 3rd party management companies completing owner preventive maintenance and improvements as well as monitoring/ensuring lessee maintenance/upkeep requirements
Prepare annual operating budget also taking into account longer term needs
Vice President, 10/15 to 6/17
Community Education Centers - West Caldwell, NJ
Project Values up to $500k $3M Yearly Budget
Vice President for national real estate management and facility/campus design, construction and maintenance at 30+ national correctional and "re-entry" facilities in 12 states totaling over 2,500,000 SF - similar to managing multifamily or senior facilities - VERY SIMILAR to MULTIFAMILY
Successfully located properties of 25,000 SF + and negotiated lease/buy agreement
Managed $1M + design/construct efforts for occupancy upgrades
Restructured Real Estate organization into Regions for facility maintenance and construction
Managed 4 direct report Regional Directors who managed over 30 national Maintenance Managers with staffs
Created and implemented project work process flow and tracking mechanism for Emergent/Bid work
Produced national contractor database and establishing cost saving Regional/National agreements
Developed and deployed national Preventive Maintenance program
Senior Manager, 7/11 to 10/15
Jacobs Engineering – Dallas, TX
$2M to $150M Project Values $2B Program Value
Senior Manager for Master Planning, Programming, Design Development and Cost Estimating for New/Upgraded Department of Defense K-12 schools on National and International military bases
Lead Manager for 35+ design professionals during national and international design efforts
Directed proposal, contracting and design management for a $76M elementary school in Okinawa, Japan
Managed programming efforts with owner for two schools valued up to $70M and 200,000 SF
Senior Manager for Master Planning, Programming, Design Development and Phasing for major components of the Fort Worth International Airport Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP), a 7 year $2 Billion effort to upgrade campus terminals, parking and infrastructure
Directed proposal, contracting and design efforts for 20 independent direct report consulting companies
Developed concepts and phasing strategies for replacement of existing 5,500 vehicle parking structure with new 8,000 vehicle parking garage system while terminal remains operational
Managed development, scheduling and delivery of 11 individual design packages for a single building replacement effort, allowing phased construction of a 5 story 1,700 vehicle parking structure in 8 months
Director, Design & Construction, 10/07 to 11/10
Cornell Companies, Inc. – Houston, TX
$18M to $100M Project Values $200M Annual Budget
National Director for all facility site selection, planning, entitlement, design, construction and maintenance
Interviewed, contracted with and managed design, construction and consultant companies for expansions/modifications of existing facilities up to $50M and development of new/Greenfield buildings and campuses up to $100M
Supervised building site acquisitions up to 200 acres and property entitlement/development efforts with government entities up to $14M
Responsible for on schedule & under budget delivery of high quality complexes at up to 4 national locations concurrently
Developed aggressive property acquisition program for “new-build” sites encompassing 11 states
Directed inspection, review and vetting of potential properties & recommended top sites to Executive Body
Developed and controlled all program budgets/costs, schedules (fast track) and quality (design & construction) requirements
Directed all federal and state proposal efforts related to property and facilities – values to $120M
Supervised deployment of web-based Maintenance program across 16 national campuses
Derived most cost & operationally efficient/effective building layout while incorporating customer (Operations, BOP and various States) requirements
Produced standardized correctional facility property requirements & inspection program for new campuses
Developed and Implemented corporate design & construction standards for all new correctional facilities
Senior Manager, 10/05 to 10/07
Jacobs Engineering - Dallas, TX
$134M Project Value $1B Program Value
Senior Manager for design of 200,000 Radiological facility with LEED Silver Certification for Department of Energy (DOE) – $134M value
Led project development reviews, negotiations and approvals with customer and consultants
Developed and administered master integrated and cost loaded design schedule of 450 tasks
Successfully deployed and managed strict nuclear NQA-2000 (National Quality Assurance) requirements for entire design process
Managed design team of ~ 60 professionals through entire design process into Construction Administration
Senior Manager for development of Caribbean financial center, including completely independent infrastructure, banking facility/office towers, hotel, housing, retail, airstrip, and marina – $1B value
Directed development of Program Execution Plan document and Operations & Sequencing Strategy
Generated & managed 4 tier integrated master schedule of 700+ tasks and program budget
Managed preconstruction consultant contracts for surveying, geotechnical, environmental, geological and archaeological
Developed detailed General Contractor selection process and recommended selection parameters
Regional Manager/Senior Manager, 05/01 to 10/05
The Boeing Company - Dallas, TX; Seattle, WA
$1M to $200M Project Values $1.2B Program Value
Regional Manager for 8 direct report personnel and associated teams during design and installation of baggage screening equipment at northeastern US airports in support of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – $1.2B program value
Supervised design, construction, commissioning and closeout efforts for scanning/baggage equipment installations and related tenant improvements at 8 major international airports
Provided management direction for design reviews, Requests For Proposals, negotiations, estimate reviews, Change Control Boards, field construction, and project closeout
Generated and implemented new and/or improved processes to decrease project duration/cost and improve quality – eg. new change process reduced cycle time 65%
Directed preparation of numerous TSA Task Order and IDIQ proposals for air, land and water ports, in accordance with DHS and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) requirements
Negotiated Task Order changes directly with TSA management, continually pursuing customer “Best Value” while managing employer Profit/Loss
Managed development of government schedules and budgets, teaming directly with customers (TSA and airports) to obtain requirements/criteria and with design/build contractors to derive timelines/costs
Project values between $1M and $20M and timelines from 1 month to 1 year
Senior Manager for RFP response and product deployment at international airports and Department Of Defense (DoD) bases, including Saudi Arabia, Marshall Islands and Thailand – up to $200M project value
CoAuthor of confidential white paper regarding potential acquisition of Australian company’s Intellectual Property related to national biometric identification software and processes, 2005
Directed preparation and submittal of Qualification Statements, Proposals, and Reviews for airport security efforts at new Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand, and Saudi Arabian International Airports
Managed US based missile component testing lab and repairs/upgrades to remote launch facilities
Lead Project Manager for Design/Construct organization during earthquake repair program at 4,300,000 SF operating manufacturing facility
Coordinated teams of designers, contractors, insurance representatives, city personnel and tenants from planning through project closures for Architectural, Structural and MEP repairs
Designed and deployed master integrated schedule, cost, quality and safety program
$20M project value
Project Manager for lease retrenchment of three office complexes, involving relocation of several hundred personnel and renovation of 390,000 SF of leased space
Project Manager/Program Manager/Lead Manager, 9/96 to 5/01
PDS Technical – Seattle, WA
Projects Values to $32M
Project/Program Manager – AT&T Wireless – 6/00 to 5/01 – Managed deployment of vendor hardware and software on remote national initiatives
Responsible for project planning, scheduling, resourcing, HW/SW order/install/test, metrics, change management, and closeout
Supervised teams up to 50 personnel and projects to $32M
Coordinated up to 126 national locations for each hardware/software deployment
Lead Manager – The Boeing Company – 9/96 to 6/00 – Managed software change management, special projects & supply chain management groups replacing 400+ legacy software systems with 4 “off the shelf” systems
Administered development & rollout of highly structured group operations plan, detailing roles and responsibilities over a specific timeline
Implemented group startups with resource requirements, staffing, statement of work delegation & training
Supervised up to 15 direct report employees and organization of 30 personnel
Senior Manager/Construction Manager, 4/95 to 9/96
DLR Group – Phoenix, AZ; Honolulu, HI; Seattle, WA
$35M to $120M Project Values
Senior Manager for design & construction of waste water program in Phoenix suburb of 20,000 residents (Public/Private Partnership) – 2.1MGD treatment facility and 80 miles of collection piping
Coordinated direct staff of 5 managers, government officials and 100+ design/supplier personnel
Developed, implemented & monitored program cost/earned value reports & integrated master schedule
Developed & deployed service connection procedure for ~ 700 customers
Reviewed & approved all estimates, change orders and project invoicing
Presented monthly budget and schedule progress reports to Executive Body
$35M project value
Construction Manager for design & construct start of 800,000 SF retail mall expansion in Hawaii
Developed and managed $7M design budget and master design schedule
Established and administered over $400K in design consultant contracts
$120M design/construct value
Senior Project Manager/Project Manager, 3/87 to 4/95
The Boeing Company – Everett, WA
$500k to $190M Project Values $1B Program Value
Senior Project Manager for staff of 5 managers during design/construct of a 2,000,000 SF fast-track office, parking garage & cafeteria complex – Part of $1B 777 airplane expansion program and Largest office structure in western US – $190M project value
Selected 120+ designers, contractors and suppliers, and managed corresponding contracts
Responsible for permitting, budget/costs, 13.5 month construction schedule, quality and safety
Managed implementation/negotiation of 2,000+ owner changes, with $8M savings
Established baseline budget/schedule and tracked progress via earned value metrics
Met occupancy requirements while $6M under budget
Implemented commissioning and close-out proceedings
Project Manager for design & construction of two 200,000 SF manufacturing buildings with cafeteria/office areas, $2M to $20M budget AND design & construction of 50,000 SF and 80,000 SF two story office complexes
Coordinated owner & city requirements with designer & contractor during extreme fast-track conditions
Established, monitored & maintained project budgets, fast-track schedules & quality
Coordinated/performed change order estimates, negotiations & field inspections
Managed complete relocation of existing office and manufacturing areas into 2 new manufacturing buildings meeting numerous occupancy deadlines
Office buildings completed within 5 month Extreme fast-track design/construct schedules while maintaining budget, quality and safety
$2M to $20M project values
Project Manager for design and construction of office, manufacturing and site improvements across 8,000,000 SF manufacturing facility and 1,000 acre campus
Completed structural, mechanical & electrical upgrades to primary manufacturing equipment
Managed numerous tenant improvement projects and related office, shop and equipment relocations
Supervised building equipment preventive and routine maintenance efforts
Majority of efforts completed in employee occupied and operating areas
$500K to $2M project values
EDUCATION and CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Science – Montana State University
Major: Construction Engineering, Honors Graduate
Minors: Industrial Engineering & Business Accounting
Licensed Professional Civil Engineer, State of Washington, November 1994 – Present
Certified Program Manager, Battelle of Seattle, WA, 1993
Fluent - All Microsoft Office software applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
Experienced & Knowledgeable - Microsoft Access, CAD, BIM / Revit and Primavera