United States
Paul is an industry expert in the delivery of programs, real estate development, business processes, project controls, construction related IT architecture, total cost management, CPM scheduling, and lean practices. Paul has held executive, owner, owner representative, operations, and contractor roles in program/project management, construction management and program/project controls.
Contour is a privately-held opportunistic real estate firm that invests, develops and operates property throughout the United States. www.contourre.com
Program Manager Lincoln Yards – Spearheaded Lincoln Yards (14.5M GSF) through Planned Development approval, managed phases of design including Master Planning, site infrastructure, parks, riverfront, and other public spaces. Established program budgets, led estimating efforts, procured work, and monitored cost. Department Controls Manager – Created and validated policies and procedures, including a cost control program. Implementation Lead for Development Related Software – Led the selection, deployment of Project Management Information Software (PMIS) called e-Builder for managing the large pipeline of developments, B2GNow for diversity compliance, and LCP for residency tracking.
Program and Project Controls; Cost estimating, scheduling, system implementation, QA/QC, document management, quantity surveying, managerial & executive reporting, reporting to finance – including cash flow analysis, contractor negotiations, process improvements. Account Leader – Proposed, built, and led a team at Google, JMB Realty, University of Illinois Chicago, Alaska Airlines, Coeur Mining, and Chugach Alaska. Operations - Responsible for profit/loss for operations totaling to $4M in annual revenue, staffing decisions, corporate compliance, proposals, strategy, and business development. Clients - JMB Realty, Google, General Electric, Flextronics, 2FM, Chicago Transit Authority, University of Illinois Chicago, Rolls Royce, BP, Shell, Illinois Tollway, Shirley Ryan Ability Labs, Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago Public Building Commission, Merck, AMEX, Pratt & Whitney Director and leader of people - Managed large geo dispersed teams. Directed a global team of 30+ to deliver a $2BB annual capital program. The group consisted of 8 direct reports he proposed and staffed, other vendor consultants, owner representatives, and contractors reporting up.