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o McCormack Baron Management, Inc. St. Louis, MO 2015-Present National Director of Engineering and Procurement FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Provides support, oversight and policy direction targeted at optimizing the physical operation of MBM’s entire managed portfolio. Primary areas of focus include policy and procedure development, capital improvement budgeting and oversight, utility management, and national procurement of goods and services. Develops staff training and development curriculum, preventive maintenance plans, bulk purchasing programs, and facilitates new community acquisitions and management transitions. Responsible for staff training and development, casualty loss management, providing technical assistance with reasonable accommodation requests and legal claims, compliance with operation and maintenance plans, and management of the MBM Emergency-On-Call team. PROCUREMENT Negotiate and manage National Supplier Agreements for goods and services at the best possible price and service level. Develop new supply sources where vendors are inadequate. Prepares and/or oversees the preparation of Requests for Quotes (RFQ’s) for professional services and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) including specifications, drawings and contract requirements for major maintenance and capital projects. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PLANNING Experience with managing annual capital budgets, strategic planning for capital improvements, HUD REAC site inspections, and property condition assessments. Coordinates and serves as a liaison with property owners who are undertaking large rehabilitation and major capital improvement projects.
VP / Director of Development 2004-2015 Modernization Manager 2000-2004 Project Manager 2000 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT · Effectively lead team of professional staff responsible for project planning, budgeting, procurement, contracting, and construction contract administration of development of mixed-finance affordable housing properties and related commercial and community facilities. PROJECT MANAGEMENT · Facilitated creation of new mixed-income communities through grants from HUD and leveraged funds from public-private partnerships. Leveraged $100 million in public funds with $180 million of private investment for total development costs of $280 million. · Managed procurement and agreements with developer for design and construction of over 1300 new rental units in multi-phased development projects on over 60 acres of urban property. · Managed development of 37,000 sf energy-efficient office building with leased bank and cafe spaces. · Transformed communities by demolishing obsolete high-rise public housing and redeveloping existing and acquired parcels into award-winning, high-quality, energy-efficient mixed-income properties. · Prepared and monitored comprehensive project schedules. · Represented the Housing Authority in maintaining relationships with resident leaders, various local and federal officials, contractors, architects and engineers. BUDGET MANAGEMENT / CONSTRUCTION MONITORING · Completed detailed construction document review including plans, specifications, contracts and budgets. · Monitored construction quality and progress payment requests. · Approved construction disbursements for completed work. · Prepared spreadsheets and reports of project budgets and expenses. · Implemented value engineering negotiations with construction contractors to deliver guaranteed maximum price contracts within budget without sacrificing quality.
o O’Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc., St. Louis, MO / Syracuse, NY 1987-2000 Senior Project Engineer, Resident Engineer, Design Engineer, Construction Inspector PROJECT MANAGEMENT / CONSTRUCTION MONITORING . Structural Design of foundations and building structures · Coordinated multi-disciplined teams in study, design, construction and startup phases of civil and environmental projects for public and private clients. · Managed nationwide programs for two Top 500 companies to upgrade facilities in nine states to meet federal environmental regulations. Used state-of-the art-technology to deliver cost-effective solutions to remediate environmentally impacted sites with minimal disturbance to facility operations. · Resident Engineer on a $350M Industrial construction project encompassing a $20M Design/Build contract for 465,000 sf of manufacturing buildings. Performed structural design and implemented QA/QC plan for construction activities.