AOL Jobs Week Resume Winner: Kenneth Warner
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Industry: Construction
Job: Project Manager
Time Unemployed:7 months
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My name is Ken Warner and Las Vegas has been my place of residence since 1987. I am applying for a management position in the building construction industry, and related works.
Prior to living in Las Vegas my experience consisted of 20 years in the industrial and large commercial industry as a supervisor in the Ironworkers Union and four years as a form setter for the carpenters.
Since living in Las Vegas I have worked in positions of either a supervisor or a project manager with multi story office building and multi-family living communities. I have worked with projects ranging from 2 million to 150 million in construction costs.
I work well with all persons involved, beginning with the design team, architects, engineers, trades and owner relations. I stand firm in my beliefs, but I am also a very good listener. I strive to learn as much as possible each day.
I am presently working on my Master certificate in project management that consists of the essentials of project management, maximizing project management, mastering project management and the PMP exam prep.
I thank you for this opportunity and hope to serve your needs and become an essential part of your team.
Objective
Gentlemen,
It is my wish to pursue a position of employment with your team and become an intricate player in the fulfillment of your company and project needs. I am seeking a permanent position where I can use my skills and efforts to grow and proudly remain as a successful and important part of your team. I can promise that you will not regret any time that you invest in me.
I am very ambitious and have many skills that have sided my reputation in the areas of conventional, structural, cast in place and wood frame types of construction and related works. My skills range from conception and design, contract negotiation through the satisfactory completion of projects within their intended schedule and budget.
More specifically, my experience includes monitoring and analyzing the critical path of each project, assuring that there are no gaps or overlaps that could cause a delay of completion and expense to the projects budget. In addition, I have examined all construction techniques being applied and have reviewed the manpower requirements necessary through each phase of construction in order to determine the lead times that would affect the critical path of projects. In conjunction with this, I have maintained an ongoing incremental breakdown of the projects budget and schedule of all the tasks involved. I relate well with owners, architects, engineers and the project work force, always keeping the project objectives in focus, while pursuing the most efficient means of production, quality construction and all profit maximizing measures.
Attached you will find a copy of my resume for your review. If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. I thank you for your consideration and look forward to hearing from you.
Education
Villanova University, Tampa, Florida- -- Jan. 2008.
Online Master Certificate
Mastering Project Management
Maximizing Team Effectiveness
Essentials of Project Management
PMP Exam Prep
Additional Courses
Microsoft Project Capstone Las Vegas, Nevada- June 2000
Surveying and building layout Casper, Wyoming- 1986
National Steel Erection Houston, Texas- 1984
Protex-Concrete Behavioral Casper, Wyoming- Oct. 1984
Creative Management Institute Tempe, Arizona- March 1983
Professional Experience
July 2006 - Present Vanguard Construction Las Vegas, NV
Project Manager
Responsible for the on-site management and construction of 466 condominium units mixed with 60,000 sq. ft. of retail spaces. Gross square foot totaling over 1,000,000 sq. ft.
Duties include: overseeing the contract writing and producing the necessary contract scopes.
Creating schedules provided with the contracts as well as all construction scheduling.
Requesting and receiving all bid proposals for each trade, creating the projects budget.
Monitoring the balanced budget with monthly breakdowns.
Monitoring the balanced budget with monthly breakdowns.
Initiating and monitoring all project record keeping, RFI's, submittals, revisions and managing logs and spreadsheets.
Hiring and developing of a superior site staff to maximize efficiency.
Coordination of necessary communication between sales and the project trades as required for option requests.
August 2004 - June 2006 Warmington Homes, Las Vegas, NV
Land Manager
Supervising the land development of several housing and multifamily communities and its infrastructure, ready for production.
Supervising all the trades necessary to complete the sites on time or ahead of schedule as needed for the success of the production team. .
Producing and maintaining schedules at each property as needed.
May 2003 - August 2004 Amland Development, Las Vegas, NV
Project Manager
Responsible for the on-site management and construction of 520 condominium units and a 10,000 sq. ft. clubhouse. Four and Five story building that consist of podium decks with wood frame structures above the deck. Each building with subterranean parking.
Coordination with the design and engineering team to resolve issues as they arise. .
Safety management manager lead
Project scheduling and schedule management.
June 2001 - February 2003 Investment Equity Builders, Las Vegas, NV
Estimator/ Superintendentr
Estimate on condominium and time share projects.
Supervise the construction of a multi story office building.
May 2003 - August 2004 Amland Development, Las Vegas, NV
Project Manager
Responsible for the on-site management and construction of 520 condominium units and a 10,000 sq. ft. clubhouse. Four and Five story building that consist of podium decks with wood frame structures above the deck. Each building with subterranean parking.
Coordination with the design and engineering team to resolve issues as they arise .
Safety management manager lead
Project scheduling and schedule management.
November 1999 - June 2001 Dayside Construction, Las Vegas, NV
Superintendent
Supervise the trades associated with the construction of condominium properties (674 units).
Creating and managing the construction schedules followed by the trades.
Coordinate between the project's owner and the development team.
Introduce management systems new to the developer.
December 1997 - November 1999 Bodie Construction, Las Vegas, NV
General Superintendent
Supervise the construction of multifamily projects on several properties (520 units)
Supervise several large national account commercial properties.
Work with the design and engineering team through conception and construction.
Monitor project budgets to assure the estimated profitability.
April 1995 - December 1997 Oxbow Construction, Las Vegas, NV
Superintendent
Supervise the construction of several multifamily projects totaling over 1000 units
Take over and complete two ongoing multifamily projects.
April 1993 - April 1995 Falcon Development Corp., Las Vegas, NV
Offsite Superintendent
Supervise the land development for several track home and multifamily properties.
Coordinate with the track home production to complete quality workmanship for the homeowners.
Complete all communities final inspections through the bond release.
Construction experience prior to 1993 consists of 15 years with Caspar Building Systems in Casper Wyoming from 1974 - 1989.
Offsite Superintendent
Supervision of projects that covers the industrial and large commercial industries.
Projects with various involvement in the oil, uranium mining and coal mining industries.
Skills
16 years iornworker journeyman supervisor / 15 years Carpenters supervisor / Industrial / All sizes commercial / High end Residential & Multi- Family & mixed use.
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