

PROJECT MANAGER * ESTIMATOR
EDUCATION and training
Five Year Bachelor of Architecture - Syracuse University,
Syracuse, NY
LEED AP
OSHA 500 Trainer Course / Safety Manager/Director
SURETRAK TRAINER
CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING -Adult Education Instructor
Expertise
Construction professional with 25 plus years Estimating & PM experience on Healthcare, Institutional, Commercial and Public School Projects.
Project Management, Estimating, Scope Preparation, Change Order Preparation Review, Scheduling & Problem Management.
Estimator /Operations manager for a Concrete / Masonry Company.
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE: PRIMAVERA SHEDULING SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT PROJECT MANAGER, SURETRAK, MS EXCEL & WORD, CONSTRUCTWARE, EXPEDITION SOFTWARE, PROLOG MANAGER, PENTA, CMiC & TIMBERLINE ESTIMATING.
WORK HISTORY
Pirtle Construction Company
April 2014 – August 2015
Project Manager at Broward College
Recycled Surfaces Inc.
April 2010 – 2014
President
Ajax Building Corporation 2006- 2010
Project Manager at FGCU
Turner Construction Company 2001 - 2006
Project Manager
Welliver McGuire, Inc., Elmira, NY 1999 - 2001
Project Manager
Started Career in a Family Construction Company:
James Ross & Son Contracting, Syracuse, NY 80’s & 90’s
Operations Manager & Field Supervisor
PROJECT LIST
Broward College Science Building
$12,000,000- Pirtle Construction
Pembroke Pines, Fl.
Project Manager Two story, 53,000 SF, tilt wall construction. The building included 15 Science labs and 10 classrooms, and offices for staff. It was also updated with high tech podiums and A/V systems. The college specified solid wood casework costing over 1m. The fume hoods were intergrated with the HVAC system to maintain proper air supply.
Recycled Surfaces Inc.
President
Certified Installer and Sales Associate for KBI
“Smarter Materials for Next Generation Infrastructure™”
Owner/President-Flexi-Pave is a porous paving system made completely of recycled tires and aggregate held together by a moisture cured urethane binding agent. The "open-pore" design of Flexi-Pave provides for the fast evacuation of water allowing it to percolate back into the water table or, when used in conjunction with a geomembrane, allows the rain water to be harvested.
USF-Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare
$42,000,000- Ajax Building Corporation
Tampa, Fl.
Project Manager Replaced Project Manager for a Six Story Medical Center. Reconciled Change Order history between owner and subcontractors values, managed last minute major owner change orders including; Fit out of Café kitchen and dining areas, coordination of Security/Access Control for over70 Door Locations in this occupied building, Reconfiguring Patient/Reception Area on 2nd floor, and managed the major addition of a second level 150’ Pedestrian Covered Walkway connector between the Medical Center and the Existing Parking Structure across the street.
Florida Gulf Coast Parking Structure 3
$6,670,000- Ajax Building Corporation
Fort Myers, Fl.
Project Manager PG3 is a pre-cast structure and the second Design Built Parking Garage Project. With the same exact footprint of PG2, this structure was only four levels to lessen the building’s impact very near the Main Loop Road. At approximately 240,500 SF, PG3 was designed to hold 785 cars, has the newer digital security cameras, and was built in only 7 months
Florida Gulf Coast Parking Structure 2
$9,500,000- Ajax Building Corporation
Fort Myers, Fl.
Onsite Project Manager As the first Design Build Parking Garage, PG2 is a pre-cast structure which included Vibro- Floatation foundation modifications. It is 5-levels and totaled 300,000 square feet of parking space, enough to hold approximately 1000 cars. The project originally had a 12 Month schedule and was completed in 8 Months.
Florida Gulf Coast Library Remodel
$2,400,000- Ajax Building Corporation
Fort Myers, Fl.
Onsite Project Manager The next phase was a Remodeling of the Existing Library Building and adding space for the reference desk and collections, journals and magazines, microforms, the curriculum materials collection, library administrative offices, librarians’ offices, additional student study rooms, 24-hour study space, a café, and the FGCU Writing Center.
Florida Gulf Coast Library Expansion
$14,600,000- Ajax Building Corporation
Fort Myers, Fl.
Onsite Project Manager Started with the company and assisted with Project Close Out. The new expansion is approximately 108,000 SF -Four story structure with a two story reception, reference desk and reading area.
EMPAC Project at RPI
$145,000,000- Turner Construction Company
Troy, NY
Onsite Engineer- Structures on a complex Concrete and Steel structure 7 stories high. The Building steps down the hill with a profile of one story on the top view. From the bottom looking up at seven stories high, and the 1200 person Concert Hall which has a wooden Hull simulating a ship. The other highlights of the structure contained, a 400 seat Theater and Two Studios with acoustic isolation. Duties include Submitting and communicating RFI’s, Submittals, and cost changes from various sub-contractors, as well as problem solving junction points where contractors conflicted.
Buffalo Life Science Complex
$80,000,000- Turner Construction Company
Buffalo, NY
Onsite Engineer of a Two client, Two Building complex structure 5 stories high. One building was built for the University of Buffalo as a research center and the other was a fitted out as research lab space for Roswell Cancer Institute. As an engineer my duties included RFI requests, Change Cost Request, Shop Drawing Review, correcting and verify Cost Change Orders. Time on Project - 11 months
Spencer Van Etten Central School District
$18,500,000- Turner Construction Company
Van Etten, NY
Onsite Project Manager of a Three phase project consisting of Three New additions (over 88,000 SF), minor renovations of a High School and an Elementary School. The 1930’s Middle School had an interior upgrade leaving interior corridors and exterior bearing walls.
Oxford Academy & Central School District
$21,000,000- Turner Construction Company
Oxford, NY
Project Manager of a project that included Renovations of a Middle School, Major interior renovations of a Primary School, and building of a new High School and Primary connected building. Highlights include a State of the Art Auditorium.
References
Broward College
Michael Hamilton
Project Manager
xxx-xxx-xxxx
xxx@xxx.com
Leo A Daly
Bradley T. Garven, AIA
Associate, Project Manager
xxx-xxx-xxxx ext 207
xxx@xxx.com
Whitlock
Chelsea Young
Sales Manager
xxx-xxx-xxxx
xxx@xxx.com
Imaginarium Science Center
Matt Johnson
General Manager
Cell:xxx-xxx-xxxx
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Fastrac Electric
Leo Bly
Vice President
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xxx@xxx.com
Project Manager & Estimator - James A Ross
Last Resume Update | July 27, 2016 |
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