Position Statement: Project Manager, Project Engineer, Estimator
Technical Specialties: Highway, earthwork and transportation construction projects for state DOTs and municipalities (both heavy and light civil), installation of underground utilities (water, sewer, storm drainage, and storm water management facilities), concrete structures, highway paving projects, quantity takeoff, cost estimating, bid proposal, budget preparation and project administration.
Professional Experience: October 2008 to Present: P.V.D. and Associates; Destin, Florida. Company provides estimating services on a contract basis for companies bidding on municipal (local government), Florida DOT , site work, installation of underground utilities, and roadway projects. Services include quantity takeoff and cost estimating using Bid 2 Win, HCSS, Timberline, and EXCEL programs. Prepared scope of work, project schedule, bid proposal, and bid submittals for bids ranging from $250K to $5M. Clients include DGW Excavating & Grading Inc., Gulf Coast Utility Contractors, Daher Contracting, Inc., Chandler Construction, JB Coxwell Contracting Inc., and Crestview Site & Underground Inc.
July 2008 to October 2008: Estimator, The Driggs Company, Capital Heights, Maryland. Prepared utility takeoffs (water, sewer, storm drainage) for bids using Bid 2 Win, HCSS, and Agtek software. Takeoffs included earthwork quantities and concrete structures. Prepared scope of work, bid package, and bid submittals for bids ranging from $1M - $30M. Bids included Aberdeen Proving Grounds Automotive Evaluation Test Center ($20M), the design build of the Fairfax County Parkway between Fullerton Road and Franconia-Springfield Parkway ($100+M), Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) Contract B of the Inter County Connector (ICC) which is the design and construction of six lane highway and the construction of two interchanges ($140+M), and the 1.2 mile extension of Father Hurley Boulevard from Wisteria Drive to Germantown Road ($10.9M)
September 2007 to June 2008: Project Manager/Estimator in DGW Excavating and Grading Inc. Company performed grading, excavation, site work (paving, sidewalks, and curb & gutter) and the installation of underground utilities (water, sewer, storm drainage, and storm water management facilities). Work performed was for municipalities and private sector clients. Prepared bid takeoff for utilities, earthwork, and structures using in-house spreadsheet. Prepared bid submittals ranging from $250K to $10M, scope of work, construction/project schedules and project administration. Projects included City of Durham Contract ST-232 - extension of Garrett Road from Hope Valley Road to NC 54 and turn lane improvements on existing Garrett Road north of Hope Valley Road ($332K), and Contract SD-2008-03 Stormwater Drainage Repairs and Improvements at various site locations throughout the City of Durham ($649K)
May 2002 to August 2007: P.V.D. and Associates; Durham, North Carolina. Company provides estimating services on a contract basis for companies bidding on municipal (local government), NCDOT work, site work, installation of underground utilities, and roadway projects. Services include quantity takeoff and cost estimating using Bid 2 Win, HCSS, Timberline, and EXCEL programs. Prepared scope of work, project schedule, bid proposal, and bid submittals for bids ranging from $250K to $5M. Clients include Barrett, Irving & Jordan Construction, Billings & Garrett Inc., Thalle Construction Co. Inc., Holmes Contracting Inc., White Oak Construction Corp., Barnhill Contracting, Lanier Construction Company, Triangle Grading & Paving Inc., and Narron Contracting Inc.
September 2001 to September 2007: Street Superintendent, City of Durham Public Works, Street Maintenance Division, Durham North Carolina, area of 300-square miles, 800+ miles of roadway, and population of 200,000.
Planned, organized, and evaluated the field operations of a 105 full-time employee division with an operating budget of $6,000,000. Responsible for the day to day operations, maintenance, and repair of the Citys municipal streets, sidewalks, and curb and gutter, and the maintenance and repair of the Citys storm drainage system. Approved - purchase orders, invoices, payroll, materials, and equipment. Prepared estimates for the relocation of utilities, earthwork, and structures using in-house spreadsheet. Performed construction projects including roadways, parking lots, sidewalks, and curb & gutter for various city agencies and developers. Projects ranged from $100K to $250K. Project manager on storm sewer, sanitary main and water main, Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), which ranged in size from $250K to $3M. Projects included 5,000 LF of storm sewer, catch basins, and manholes, and DATA bus maintenance facility. Prepared bid packages, solicited bids, negotiated change orders, and approved invoices.
March 2000 to August 2001: Project Manager/Estimator, DND Grading and Excavating, Hermitage Pennsylvania. Company performed grading, excavation and site work, including the installation of underground utilities, paving, sidewalks, and curb & gutter. Prepared bid takeoff for utilities, earthwork, and structures using in-house spreadsheet. Prepared bid submittals ranging from $100K to $1M, scope of work, and the construction/project schedule. Projects included the construction of a City park with multi-purpose fields, baseball fields, trails, parking lots, and underground utilities, and strip malls.
October 1991 to February 2000: Public Works Director, City of Hermitage, Hermitage, PA, area of 30-square miles, 100+ miles of roadway, and population of 20,000.
Planned, managed, and evaluated a 40 full-time union employee department, with an operating budget of $4,000,000. The department was comprised of five (5) divisions: Street, Inspection, Engineering, Water Pollution Control Treatment, and Water Pollution Control Collection. Planned, organized, and supervised public works construction and maintenance projects. Supervised the renovation/retrofitting of the Citys Street Maintenance facility, Fire Station No. 1, the Citys main Municipal Building and the renovation and rehabilitation of the tax offices and the office of Community Development. Prepared scope of work, bid packages, solicited bids, negotiated change orders, and approved invoices for projects ranging in size from $100K to $500K.
1990-1991: Civil Engineer, Wilbur Smith Associates, BTML Division, Falls Church, VA
Project Manager/Estimator responsible for engineering analysis and preparation of plans, estimates, takeoffs (utilities, earthwork, structures, asphalt, utility relocations), quantities and contract documents. Project work: Fairfax County Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia (100+M). Project manager for the design build of the Route 50 and Fairfax County Parkway Interchange design (50+M).
1988-1990: Civil Engineer, Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson, Fairfax, Virginia
Project Manager/Estimator responsible for the preparation of plans, estimates, specifications, takeoffs (utilities, earthwork, structures, asphalt, utility relocations), quantities, and contract documents. Project work: Roadway improvements for the County of Prince William, for the design build of the Minnieville Road, C501, C502 & C503(150+M). Patrick County, Virginia (Virginia Department of Transportation) preliminary and final construction plans for the widening and upgrading of Route 58(35+). Riverdale Road and Baltimore Washington Parkway interchange design, Riverdale, Maryland(50+M). Ashton Avenue Improvements (20+M), County of Prince William, Virginia (Virgina Department of Transportation). Design build of a new four-lane divided roadway on existing right-of-way.
Education: B.S., Civil Engineering, Old Dominion University A.S., Civil Engineering, Northern Virginia Community College
Registration: E.I.T., Virginia
Software: MS Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Bid 2 Win, HCSS, Agtek, and developing and using various takeoff software
Training: OSHA 10-Hr Training OSHA 30-Hr Training OSHA Competent Person Trenching & Excavation OSHA Competent Person Confined Space
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