Gerald E. Schueller

Objective:
My objective is to bring my vast business, construction, hospitality and petroleum marketing expertise acquired through twenty-one years of experience to a company where my loyalty, knowledge, dedication and hard work will be rewarded

Summary:
-Over twenty years experience as a Facilities Manager/Project Manager/Construction Manager/Owners Representative
-Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status
-Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership and team-building capabilities
-Extremely organized, highly motivated, and very detail-directed problem solver
-Proven ability to work in unison with architects, engineers, contractors, regulators, staff, volunteers, owners and board of directors
-Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Project and AutoCAD

Education:
Bachelor of Science Building Construction Management
Minor, Business Administration University of Wisconsin Platteville 1988

Employment:
Project Manager, North Central Group Hotel Investors, LLC, Middleton, WI 6/2001-2/2009
-The North Central Group is an owner, developer and manager of hotels throughout the United States
-Started with the company as the owners Facility Manager, overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of twenty hotels located throughout the Midwest.
-Advanced to the position of owners Project Manager after two years where I worked with architects, engineers, interior designers, owners, boards of directors, government officials and franchise representatives in the design and development of fourteen company owned and managed hotels with construction contracts between $7-$12 million
-Worked with the Director of Development to complete the budgets for all projects
-Developed the project schedules with the general contractors project manager and project superintendant
-Was an active member of North Centrals Green Team, which is a group of employees from all aspects of the North Central Group, including operations, maintenance, development and interior design. The Green Teams goal was to determine ways to reduce energy consumption, reduce waste and increase the efficiency of all of the buildings
-Conducted periodic on-site project meetings throughout the duration of construction
-Oversaw the daily activities of the general contractors to make sure they were staying on or ahead of schedule and on or under budget
-Worked with the architect and general contractors to answer RFIs to resolve issues during the construction process
-Reviewed shop drawings and material submittals for compliance with the plans and specification
-Coordinated the weekly workload of the Project Coordinators involved on my projects to make sure all FF&E was ordered and arrived as needed
-Led the Pre-Opening Team and also oversaw the installation of furniture, fixtures and equipment on ten hotel projects
-Worked with franchise representatives from Marriott and Hilton to ensure all projects met their respective brand standards
-Negotiated contracts with general contractors, architects, material and equipment suppliers and supply vendors
-Worked with local utility companies to secure phone, cable TV, gas, water and electrical services for new projects
-Conducted training programs for the hotels Chief Engineers giving them a stronger knowledge base to be able to perform their jobs more efficiently and with a greater emphasis on eliminating rework
-Performed annual owners inspections of the companys twenty-four properties on a semi-annual basis
-Assisted with numerous renovation projects at existing hotels, coordinating the work of the interior design team, hotel staff and contractors

Project Manager/Estimator, GCI General Contractors, Inc, Verona, WI 3/2000-6/2001
-Competitively bid projects and managed the projects that I estimated and the company was awarded
-Hired subcontractors and managed them and company personnel through completion of the projects
-Managed the design-build process on local government projects
-Developed detailed quantity take-offs of materials, labor and equipment

Construction Manager, Jacobus Energy, Milwaukee, WI 1/1989-3/2000
-Jacobus Energy is the owner of automated fueling facilities and other petroleum facilities throughout the United States
-Started with the company as the owners Assistant Facilities Manager, working with the Facilities Manager overseeing the daily maintenance of the companys automated fueling facilities and convenience stores located throughout Wisconsin.
-Promoted to the owners Facilities Manager position after one year
-After three years as Facilities Manager, my role was changed to owners Construction Manager, where I directed the design and construction of thirty-two automated fueling facilities in the Midwest and Southeastern regions of the country
-Procured the equipment and completed the installation of that same equipment to automate numerous private trucking companies fueling facilities that Jacobus Energy was managing
-Worked with architects, engineers, contractors and local regulators during the design and construction of the automated fueling facilities
-Supervised a staff of fifteen maintenance and operations personnel who were responsible for the daily maintenance and upkeep of the companys facilities, as well as the fuel inventory at all of the automated fueling facilities and bulk plants
-Worked with the companys owners, insurance carriers, federal, state and local government officials in the implementation of plans to meet the phase-in of the 1988 Underground Storage Tank regulations
-Designed all construction details and wiring diagrams to make installations more consistent to assist in trouble-shooting
-Provided technical assistance for the maintenance technicians and service contractors
-Negotiated bulk purchasing agreements with equipment manufacturers, fuel haulers and additive suppliers in order to acquire equipment at a lower cost, reduce hauling rates and per gallon costs
-Assisted the Vice President of Business Development in the selection of new sites, worked with consultants to complete Phase I and Phase II Environmental Analysis, gave recommendations to VP of Business Development and Owners on which parcels were most easily developed

Project Manager/Estimator, Colon Wallace Construction, Berlin, WI 5/1988-1/1989
-Reviewed blueprints and completed quantity take-offs
-Managed subcontractors and company personnel throughout the construction of medical facilities
-Reviewed old plans and determined labor, material and equipment costs, as well as labor hours to have accurate information to use when I revised the companys estimating system

Community
Involvement, Awards and Activities:
-Successfully completed the Dale Carnegie Effective Communications and Human Relations course
-City of Dodgeville, Volunteer Girls Softball Coach (7 years), Volunteer Boys and Girls Basketball Coach (11 years)
-Dodgeville High School Volunteer Assistant Softball Coach (4 years)
-Big Catch Nominee 2008 The North Central Group
-Associated General Contractors of America Scholarship recipient (3 years)