EMPLOYMENT
Calvert Jones Company
Estimator - Air Conditioning/Heating (2003-2010)
Mechanical Apprentice Air Conditioning/Heating (2001-2003)

JOB TITLE: MECHANICAL ESTIMATOR
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Calvert Jones (2001-present)

MECHANICAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
Field experience starting as helper and finishing as Team Leader. 2001-2004 (HVAC)
Assistant Estimator 2004-2006
Mechanical Estimator 2006-present

LINE OF WORK:
Health Care (Northern Virginia Hospitals)
Private High Schools
Universities
Smallest estimated job: $10,000
Largest estimated job: $6,500,000
Largest estimated job with Chief Estimator: $15 million (Health Care).
(Note that CJs policy requires that at least two individuals be involved on all bids.)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Prepare HVAC piping & plumbing take-offs using MCM estimating system.
Maintain and update estimating program (labor hours, price and material discounts).
Review bid documents, forms, specifications, Basis of Design and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
Solicit subcontractor bids and vendor quotes.
Assemble estimating spreadsheets.
Price and develop change orders.
Estimate small to medium sized projects independently.
Coordinate bid with project managers and subcontractors.
Scope assistance and development (Manager of pre-construction.)
Review the scopes of subcontractors and vendors.
Maintain bid list.
Receive, track, and distribute amendments and addenda.
Update specifications and drawings as needed. (Keep vendors and subcontractors advised of all changes).
Distribute bid documents, plans, and specifications.
Maintain base bid documents and organize estimate information.
Award work to subcontractors and vendors once projects have been secured



ECUADORIAN ARMY

Soldier - Aviation Division (1992-2001)
Operations Manager for Airplane and Helicopter Maintenance (1998-2000)
Electronics and Avionics Technician (1996-1998)
English Teacher and Academic Department Manager - Army Aviation Technical School (1998-2000)
Human Resources Manager (2000)


EDUCATION
Army Polytechnics University, Quito, Ecuador (1997-2001)
Major Concentration: Applied Linguistics and Computer Systems

Lackland U.S. Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas (1997)
Major Concentration: Electronics and Micro-digitals

Northern Virginia College, Alexandria, Virginia (2004)
Major Concentration: Project Management


TECHNICAL TRAINING
Estimating Academy of the American Society of Professional Estimators (2008)
Managing Preconstruction Services
Estimating with Electronic Documents
Mechanical Estimating
Escalation

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Supervisors Level Certificate for Thirty Hour Construction Industry Training (2005)

Calvert Jones Virginia Apprenticeship Program for HVAC (2001)
Calvert Jones Basic Sheet Metals and Electricity Operations (2002)

Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas -Electronics, Micro Digital Electronics, Conversational and Advanced English (1997)

Ecuadorian Army - Military Operations and Avionics Maintenance Program (1992-1994)


OTHER
Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers (2007)
American Society of Professional Estimators Member (2006- present)


SKILLS
MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, DOS)
Webpage design and maintenance
HVAC Technology MCM Estimating System ( Similar to Estimation or MC²)