SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS/ SPECILIZATION: Senior Civil Engineering Manager / Program Manager
Accomplished senior-level Civil Engineering Manager with experience in civil/site land development and construction program management providing technical design and management for public and private clients. Specialization in infrastructure/utility design; dam/spillway hydraulics design; and site engineering construction documents and construction management for small to large-scale projects.
Unique, well-rounded combination of strong Civil Engineering technical skills with Strategic Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Client and Staff Development, and Business Development / Marketing abilities.
Proven ability to recruit, train, and mentor development staff while incorporating vision, core values, ethics, trust, and empowerment to continually learn. Goal-focused people-person who provides strong communication to clients and team members.
Significant experience preparing strategic proposals, teaming arrangements and qualification packages for various project types and disciplines.

EXPERIENCE:
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIRM - Atlanta, GA (2009 - present)
Senior Project Manager
Program and Construction Manager who guides Owners through complex commercial construction programs. Serving as the Owner's representative to help plan programs, hire consultants and contractors, establish and monitor construction budgets and schedules, execute construction plans, and manage/resolve conflicts on construction projects. Directly managed multiple contractor-bid projects, as well as design-build processes, that included managing design team of Architect/Contractor, providing contract negotiation, and implementing construction within allocated schedule and budget.

LARGE ENGINEERING FIRM- Atlanta, GA (20042009)
Senior Civil Engineer / Practice Builder

Built successful land development civil/site practice in the Atlanta market which focused on multiple clients for mixed-use development and redevelopment, health care facilities, commercial and retail projects (small to national scale), large-scale single-family residential communities, multi-family developments, storm water management/quality projects, resort properties, and parks. Successfully prepared proposals, tracked project and client financials, monitored workload for production staff, and prepared civil site construction plans & specifications.

Consistent record of supervising and managing land development design teams of multiple civil engineers and designers. Successful in recruiting, retaining, and mentoring development staff (cultivated land development discipline from a staff of 4 to over 30 in four years).
Spearheaded successful marketing strategies for local and national clients. Strategies included teaming with multiple disciplines (traffic, land planning, water resources, LEED) across multiple offices within the firm.
Personally served as National Client Account Manager for residential, retail and health care clients as the single point of contact for firm. Distributed and managed design work to national network of offices and supervised all projects for on-time delivery, quality standards, and client satisfaction.
Developed and implemented land development technical training sessions for production staff, and served as Quality Control manager for entire land development division.

SMALL STARTUP CIVIL FIRM - Atlanta, GA (20032004)
Engineering Production Manager Firmwide

Complete management, leadership, and financial responsibility for start-up civil engineering firm. Successful in recruiting, managing, training and mentoring entire engineering production staff. Identified target clients and markets, tracked project budgets and group workload, achieved financial success within firm, prepared plans and specifications for commercial, retail and residential projects. Achievements include:
Increased design staff and billings by over 300% during my tenure.
Successfully marketed several new retail clients (small to big-box) and identified value-added services by implementing multiple sub-consultant partnerships.
Actively monitored and tracked business performance against budget, and prepared monthly workload forecasts for engineering department to the CEO.

MEDIUM SIZE MULTI-DISCIPLINE FIRM- Atlanta, GA (19942003)
Section Manager / Project Manager - Site Development

Directly managed multiple civil/site development project design teams of engineers and designers in the residential, commercial, hydrology, and solid waste disciplines. Responsible for profitability of teams budgets, preparing site plans & specifications, client management, marketing and preparing proposals for:
Residential Communities (golf course, mixed-use, single & multi-family);
Resort Properties (hotels, mid to high-rise condominiums, clubhouses);
Commercial (school and university projects, mixed-use/retail developments, industrial warehouses);
Dams & Reservoirs (dam and spillway design and rehabilitation projects);
Recreational (Greenways, Parks, streambank stabilization).

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, 1994
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (Cooperative Education Program)

REGISTRATION:
Professional Engineer in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi

CERTIFICATION:
Georgia SWCC Level II - Erosion Control Designer Certification

AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS:
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE GA Section Committee)-
Serving as Practitioner Advisor to ASCE- Georgia Tech Student Section
International Council of Shopping Centers
American Council of Engineering Companies Future Leaders Program
Outstanding Client Service Award Winner for Southeast (KHA-2005)
Best Project Team Award Winner for Southeast Region (KHA-2005)
Presidents Award for Outstanding Career Development (JJG-2001)

SKILLS:Proficient in AutoCAD, Land Development Desktop
Storm Water management/modeling: ICPR, SWMM, HEC-1,
HEC-RAS, Hydraflow Hydrographs/Storm Sewers, MS-Office, MS-Project