Dear Hiring Manager

I am very interested in employment opportunities with your company. Enclosed is my resume for your review and consideration.

Experienced Manager who has worked on domestic projects from inception to completion. I have proven skills to lead and supervise operations, in addition to managing fiscal control and motivating employees and sub contractors to consistently exceed standards and expectations.

My work background has been in both residential and commercial construction. I have hands on experience with design-build, design-assist and hard bid contracting. Worked not only on the Developer/Builder side but also as a third party General Contractor. Self-starter and team player working with Development and Property Management executives to assure successful projects. Successfully managed multiple project construction operations for the region including staffing, budgeting, project estimating, design and engineering, construction logistics, scheduling, product quality.

I am confident in recommending myself as an asset to your organization. I would appreciate an opportunity to discuss with you, in person, how my qualifications match your needs.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,



Thomas L. McKee

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THOMAS L. MCKEE
OBJECTIVE:
To secure position in Construction Consulting/Management that will utilize proven management and interpersonal communication skills.

SUMMARY:
Award-winning construction management professional with over 30 years experience in all phases of building construction. Projects range from fast track multi-family town homes, condos and apartments, as well as single family developments, custom luxury homes, strip malls, and interior commercial build out. Ability to take projects from land development through delivery and customer service. Consistently outperforms cost and scheduling. Proven history of increasing company revenues through quality vendor control. An accomplished self starter, capable of motivating others to achieve goals. Recognized by industry professionals as extremely knowledgeable, with the ability to identify problems, find and implement solutions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Jan 1995Design Builders & Associates, Inc.
toLeonardtown Maryland
Oct 2008OPERATIONS MANAGER
Multi Million dollar custom home builder and land developer In the Washington D.C. Metro area. Projects completed included, Academy Hills Leonardtown MD 77 singles family homes, Michaels Cove Alexandria VA 3 Customs homes, Nathans Landing Alexandria VA 7 singles family homes, Various infill lots Old Town Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun County. As Operations Manager I was actively involved in all phase of the company operations from buying of land, meeting with engineers, planning and zoning meetings, sales, designs, and bidding of project from land development thru completion.

April 1994 Arkin Homes, Inc.
toSterling, Virginia
Jan 1995
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Multiple-project management. Supervised and managed daily activities of seven projects. Negotiated all subcontract and vendor contracts for the company. Prepared material takeoffs which included setting up budgets, job costing and product selections for each project. Prepared pre qualification for subcontractors and vendors. Implemented greater trade effort and participation among subcontractors and vendors, enhancing scheduling, quality control, and cost saving to the company..

Jan 1994Pulte Home Corporation
toFairfax, Virginia
April 1994
SUPERINTENDENT/PROJECT MANAGER
Prepared material takeoffs for bid packages and budgets, as well as weekly project schedule for subcontractors, material deliveries, inspections, for fast track multi-family condos and town homes on four concurrent projects.


March 1980Tri State Concrete Inc.
toFairfax, Virginia
Dec 1993
GENERAL MANAGER
Review estimates for residential and commercial concrete foundations, flat work, excavation, site clearing and site work. Performed daily inspections to ensure quality control. Instrumental in the development of company policy, practices and quality controls procedures. Developed sales strategies to ensure continued growth of the company. Created and implemented employee participation program that significantly enhanced productivity and quality. Cut concrete waste by 18% at a cost savings to the company of $100,000 per year. Generated sales contracts to over $1.5 million dollars per year. Installed automated records management system.

Aug 19787-Elevem.
toFairfax, Virginia
Dec 1980
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Help in the everyday operation of the store, doing work schedules, ordering of grocery, training new employees

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Windows Xp
Cad Software (Soft plan)
MS Word, Word Perfect
MS Excel, Lotus 123
Quick Books Pro
MS Project
Various other programs

EDUCATION:
Attended 8 hour Fairfax County seminar on new code changes
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
A.S. Applied Science, Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, Virginia
Northern Va Community College continued studies construction management
State of Maryland Erosion & Sediment Control Certification No. 30031

HONORS AND AWARDS:
U.S. Navy 1972 to 1975 Honorable discharge grade E-5
HOW Builder of the Quarter, 1994
Virginia Power Awards for Energy Efficiency, 1994
Pulte Homes Management Training Courses, 1994 - #1 in class
Finest in Home Living Award, 1994
State of Virginia Department of Environmental Management Award for Silt and Erosion Control, 1994

REFERENCES: Furnished upon request