Category: CONSTRUCTION

         ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER/DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR       Summary     Highly motivated Civil Engineer with 16 years of experience working for one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations with revenues of more than $11 billion and consistently ranking among the top five contractors by Engineering News-Record.   My experience with Kiewit has prepared me to successfully plan and execute projects while promoting safety, quality, schedule, and cost performance. My career experience ranges from construction design coordinator on a multi billion dollar design build project, to on-site project engineering and project management for self-performing heavy civil construction work ranging from $545 million to $3.1 million dollars. Excellent communicator skilled in construction means and methods, cost controls, scheduling, claims analysis and contract administration.   As the Field Engineer and Project Controls Manager on one of the largest design-build project in Maryland she manages approximately 1,000 WBS activities on a P6 schedule. Even after a six month delay in the award of the project the project will be substantially complete on the original completion date. Clara coordinates on a daily basis, incoming and outgoing correspondence, a cost loaded CPM, RFIs, modifications, change orders, and unforeseen field conditions that required redesign and schedule modifications to adhere to a hard completion date.       Highlights          Hard Dollar Estimating Training  Expedition  Centric  Viewpoint  Constructware              Accomplishments      Sixteen years of experience working for one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations.  Responsible for the successful strategy, development and execution of time related impact analysis resulting in a $2.6 million net change to the contract. Even after a six month delay in the award of the project, the project was substantially complete on the original completion date.  Responsible for the development and execution of a dirt flow impact analysis resulting in a $2 million net change to the contract.  Developed a successful plan to rephase the bridge construction on a highly traveled weather-damaged interstate so that the traffic could be shifted onto the new construction prior to the winter season.  Project controls Manager for all document control and as-built deliverables for over 200 miles of Fiber Optic Network Installation.        Experience     09/2013   to   Current     Assistant Project Manager/Design Build Construction Coordinator    Company Name   －   City  ,   State              06/2011   to   09/2013     Project Contract Administration Manager    Company Name   －   City  ,   State       Intercounty Connector-Segment B | $550 million | Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) consisted of the construction of seven miles of new six-lane toll road. The work included 2.4 million cy of excavation, 1.7 million cy of embankment, 500,000 sy of new pavement section, 65,000 sy of MSE walls, over 80,000 LF of drainage, and 15 bridges totaling over 600,000 sf of deck with bridge spans reaching up to 207 lf.        Evaluated and mitigated cost for both the owner and contractor when changes occurred to the design-build contract    Negotiated change orders up to $2.6 million    Oversaw project controls on one of the largest design-build projects in Maryland     Managed approximately 1,000 WBS activities on a P6 schedule    Coordinated incoming and outgoing correspondence, a cost loaded CPM, RFI's, modifications, change orders, and unforeseen field conditions that required redesign and schedule modifications to adhere to a hard completion date          03/2008   to   06/2011     Structures Project Engineer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State       I-95/I-495 Interchange at Telegraph Road | $256 million | VDOT consists of the recontruction of I-495 interchange at Telegraph Road in Alexandria. The work included 500,000 cy of excavation, 321,000 sf of new pavement, 39,000 lf of drainage, 400,000 sy of base and overlays, 23 retaining and MSE walls, 4 soundwalls, 11 AASHTO/Steel girder ramps/bridges totaling 380,000 sf of deck, 5 box culvert extensions.       Overall direction, safety, quality, schedule, and cost performance of structural operations    Planned and executed work procedures and coordinated various phases of construction for bridge widenings    Designed all substructure and superstructure formwork for the multi-phased bridges    Prepared job const projections, reviewed and approved pay estimates and invoices    Procured and coordinated delivery for all structural materials    Negotiated $2 million dollar net change to the project    Oversaw project close out           08/2007   to   03/2008     Estimator    Company Name   －   City  ,   State           03/2007   to   03/2008     Structures Superintendent/Design Coordinator    Company Name   －   City  ,   State       Design Build I-95 Widening and Reconstruction | $170 million | Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) DISTRICT 5 consists of widening 10 miles of the existing I-95 four lane interstate highway to a six lane interstate highway in Brevard County FL. The work consisted of 15,000 lf of 18" concrete pile, 2,500 c of structures concrete, 2,900 lf of AASHTO girders, 50,000 lf of median storm drain pipe and 174,000 lf of underdrain. Overall excavation to embankment was in excess of 585,000 cy along with 435,000 sy of stabilization and 280,000 sy of optional base.       Oversaw design coordination of 3 design build bridge widenings    Developed best means and methods to construct this challenging project    Supervised the construction of the bridge widenings and planned and executed work plans and coordinated the various phases of construction.          08/2004   to   03/2007     Structures Superintendent    Company Name   －   City  ,   State       Western Beltway Project | $56.2 million | Florida Turnpike Authority consists of the construction of 7 AASHTO bridges, 2 bridge overpasses, 2 Signature soundwalls, 6 ramp toll facilities, 2 mainline toll plazas, grading of approximately 2.5M cy of dirt, asphalt paving, drainage, as well as electrical and signage work.      Created 90 day and 3 week schedules for all structures operations   Supervised the construction of the AASHTO bridges and signature walls with over 100,000 manhours accident free.     Planned and executed all structural field operations           09/2001   to   12/2004     Stations Project Engineer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State       Douglas Line Renovation Project | $351 million | Chicago Transit Authority consisted of the renovation of six elevated train stations, 2 at-grade stations and 5 miles of track.       Oversight and coordination of 15 subcontractors on the architectural elements within the passenger stations    Drafted subcontracts and material contracts for the project    Responsible for the review and approval of pay estimates and invoices    Quality Control over the final work product    Prepared submittals and RFI's    Procured permits from the City of Chicago Building Department    Negotiated change orders          12/2002   to   08/2004     Structures Office/Field Engineer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State       Dublin I-16 | $10.1 million | Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)           08/2000   to   09/2001     Field Superintendent/Project Controls Manager    Company Name   －   City  ,   State       Level 3 Communications Fiber Optic Network Project | $41.5 million | Level3 Installation from Atlanta, GA to Birmingham, AL       Coordinated and scheduled subcontractor operations for trenching, directional boring, and equipment installation for over 150 miles     Prepared weekly construction status reports    Acting client representative for private property acquisitions and obtaining easements    Verification of installed quantities for invoice approval and payment; equipment purchase and coordination of delivery for on time installation    Managed all document control and as-built turnover to the client for the entire project from Florida to North Carolina          08/1999   to   08/2000     Field Engineer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State       Howard Street Track Reconstruction | $3.1 million | City of Baltimore Light Rail and O'Donnell Street Viaduct | $10.3 million | Maryland Department of Transportation.       On site quality control inspection for the horizontal vertical rail alignment    Production of progress updates for the client    Quality Control and oversight of self perform crews pouring bridge decks           Education     1999     B.S  :   Civil Engineering    University of Kentucky   －   City  ,   State  ,   US     Civil Engineering Clara Newsom    Assistant Project Manager         Skills     bridges, contracts, delivery, direction, Engineer, framing, HVAC, lighting, managing, materials, access, 3.1, Network Installation, painting, plumbing, procurement, project plans, quality, quality control, safety, sound, supervising, supervision, Transportation, Type III, Type II, utilities