Phillip C Thomas 352-854-4307 H
11469 S. W. 82 Court Road904-571-3715 C
Ocala, Florida 34481


Objective: Seeking a challenging management position, providing an opportunity to apply broad experience and a record of success in Mechanical and Building Construction Management for the greater expansion of your Company.

Residential / Commercial / Institutional / Industrial

Qualified Positions:
Project Manager, Operations Manager, Mechanical Project Manager, Construction Manager, HVAC Project Engineer, Installations Engineer, Facilities Maintenance Engineer, HVAC - Plumbing - Electrical Specialty or Process Piping Manager.

Professional Profile:
Talented and profit driven Professional Construction and Project Manager in the building construction and mechanical contracting business for over ten years; acquiring an excellent reputation and dedication to quality, leadership, honesty, integrity and superior business ethics. Personal attributes, confident, articulate, dependable, responsible, decisive, direct, results oriented and a flexible manager in all areas of Project Management.

Impact from Initiative implemented:
Generated over two million dollars in cost savings from Sub Contractors buy out and material procurement for the Yametto Road Shopping Mall project, Boca Raton, Fl. The implementation of a job site safety program and maintaining excellent safety on all projects produced substantial savings on Workman Comp. and General Liability insurances.
Developed sales, marketing and construction strategies transforming a small contracting firm into a multimillion dollar General Contracting Company with yearly revenues exceeding six million dollars and maintaining a net profit margin of 10%.
Won several awards from the City of Fort Lauderdale for excellence in quality building and design.

Areas of Expertise:
Strong skills in estimating, sales, feasibility analysis, crisis resolution, contract negotiation, contract management, strategic business planning, procurement, expediting, scheduling and always giving priority to the P & L responsibility.

Professional Experience Foreign and Domestic:
HVAC mechanical construction of schools, hospitals, air craft factories, missile, submarine testing facilities and chemical plants. Strong expertise in specialty piping, (jet fueling, wastewater, chemical, steam, hydraulics, air, water, gas). Ten years building high quality multimillion dollar residential waterfront estates, remodeling of historical and commercial properties, condominiums and multimillion dollar residences.
Mechanical Project Manager for The Alhasa Bakery and Hofuf Shopping Mall in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia for two years.

Licensing:
Florida State certified General Contractor and Mechanical Contractor
North Carolina State certified Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Contractor
EPA Universal Certification

Education:
Associate BS in Mechanical Engineering specializing in HVAC, Burlington / Alamance. Community College, Graham N.C.
Two years college at the Citadel Military College, Charleston, S.C. Mechanical Engineering
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N. C. - Business Administration
Carrier Corporation School of Engineering, Syracuse, N. Y. HVAC General, (Centrifugal and Absorption Machinery)

Computer Skills:
2007 Windows XP Professional, (Word, Excel, Office, Power Point, Outlook, Intuit Quick Books, One Note, etcetera)



Career History:

Spanish River Construction, Inc.
Florida State General Contractor
Boca Raton, Fl. (2003-2008)
General Construction Manager for commercial real estate developments in Broward and West Palm Beach Counties encompassing all responsibilities for management and P &L.
My general duties included, property management, estimating, implementation of contracts, assist in obtaining permitting, procurement and expediting of materials, scheduling, direct and coordinate, quality control, schedule and implement safety meetings, job site inspections, manage billings and change orders, etcetera and general office duties.
Reference: Pres. Mr. Martin Heise (561-997-0045) Ex. 204

Southern Estates Limited, Inc. (GC.)
Light Commercial and High End Residential
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
Operations Manager for construction of multimillion dollar residential waterfront estates including , acquisition of property, consulting, construction costs budgeting and building costs analysis, estimating, contracts negation, permitting, scheduling, procurement of materials, supervision of staff and Project Managers, schedule and administer meetings, (Owners, Designers, Engineers, Architects, Bldg Dept. etc.), manage safety and insurance liabilities, general financial and office management responsibilities, all other aspects of this position.

Comfort Engineering Inc.
Mechanical Contractors
Delray Beach, FL
Industrial, Commercial and Residential
This management position encompassed the design and installation for energy management systems, estimating, specialty piping, air, oxygen, gas, water, steam, hydraulics, re-piping, boilers, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers and pump installations. In house mechanical engineering services, for large or small water or air cooled refrigeration and air conditioning systems. Construction of concrete structural supports for equipment and other general building construction services.

Atlantic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc.
Mechanical Contractors
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
The senior management position as Chief Estimator and HVAC Engineer for multiple commercial and industrial mechanical projects from one to ten million dollars. My responsibilities were the analysis of proposed projects, estimating, materials procurement, contract administration, design, scheduling, general administrative responsibilities and providing leadership training.

Carrier Machinery and Systems Division
Charlotte, N. C.
Service and Sales Supervisor for North and South Carolina
This management position comprised the following duties; general office administration, scheduling of Carrier Centrifugal Mechanics, technical assistance, organizing and instructing technical classes for new innovations or preventative maintenance. Responsibilities also included the visiting of the various job sites for technical supervision and the promotion of sales for Carrier maintenance and equipment in both states.

C.R. Hipp Mechanical Contractors
Charleston, S.C.
Project Engineer key responsibility for managing the installation of plumbing, and mechanical systems, commercial, institutional and industrial. Specialty projects comprised, chemical piping, aircraft fueling, testing facilities, computer control rooms, hospitals, etc. The detailing and layout for piping and HVAC systems, estimating, startup and maintenance of all air conditioning installations, technical support and supervision for a brief description of responsibilities.