JOSEPH MARTIN LAGRO




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Personal Profile:
A detail oriented individual with over 30 years of management and professional experience in retail, office, hotel, office /showroom and other miscellaneous commercial construction. A very dedicated, conscientious, organized and productive individual who encourages the teamwork approach to project performance.


Professional Experience

4/200511/2008CYPRESS EQUITIES DEVELOPMENT; Addison, Texas
Cypress Equities is a national full service development firm specializing in retail, hospitality, mixed use and other miscellaneous commercial projects.

Senior Project Manager
Oversaw numerous retail projects including $45 million/ 55 acre Phoenix project and a $30 million/24 acre project also in the Phoenix metroplex.
Responsibilities include acquisition due diligence, preconstruction entitlements, choosing, managing and contracting with all necessary consultants, zoning and permitting management, bidding, scheduling, and managing budgets for a variety of retail oriented projects. In addition the construction management of all related sitework, shell buildings and selected tenant improvements.

6/19904/2005CIRCUIT CITY STORES; Dallas, Texas
Circuit City is a retail organization specializing in the sales of electronic merchandise. They employed their own construction department which managed the construction of their stores, distribution centers, repair centers, etc.

Senior Project Manager
Responsible for all construction activities in the western half of the United States. Management of architects, engineers, employees, contractors and consultants in construction phase of retail outlet projects. All aspects of document review, permitting, bidding, contracts, scheduling, managing budgets, phasing of remodels, administration and closeout.

8/19866/1990ESTES DEVELOPMENT CO.(VESTAR); Phoenix/Tucson, Arizona
Estes/Vestar is a full service retail developer responsible for the design and construction of many neighborhood retail centers throughout the southwest United States.

Project Manager
Overall construction related development responsibilities including consultant coordination through all project phases, document review, bidding and negotiation, construction management, and tenant coordination. Variety of project types built hotel, shopping centers, office buildings, industrial buildings, design center, and tenant finish.

12/19838/1986VANTEX PROPERTIES (VANTAGE); Denver, Colorado
Vantex, a subsidiary of Vantage Properties, was a full service and national office/Showroom/warehouse developer.
Interior Architect
Responsible for interior architecture of office and industrial buildings along with the permitting and construction phases. Was involved in numerous projects throughout Colorado. Client interviews, specifications and design determination of major interior architecture projects.

6/198012/1983MICHAEL J. HICKS AND ASSOCIATES; Denver, Colorado
MJH was an interior architecture firm specializing in the interior fitouts of office and showroom buildings.

Interior Architect
Responsible for the client interface, design and construction drawings for various size office and industrial tenants. Also was responsible for the construction administration of these project.

19786/1980STANDARD OIL COMPANY; Chicago, Illinois
Standard Oil(Amoco) housed their own architectural department which was responsible for the design and coordination of their office configurations.

Project Manager
Responsible for designing, coordinating and estimating the cost for various interior changes to the office configurations throughout the Standard Oil Building in Chicago.

Education

University of Denver, MBA, emphasis on Real Estate/Construction
University of Illinois, Bachelors of Architecture
Secretary, Beta Theta Pi fraternity