Armand Gonzales
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Credentials
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General Contractor General Building "B" License
California Contractors State License Board -
General Contractor General Engineering "A" License
California Contractors State License Board -
Real Estate Broker License
California Bureau of Real Estate
Experience
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Gonzales Construction
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United States
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Apr 2020 - Present
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Palisades
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United States
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Jun 2015 - Apr 2020
Managed concurrent ground up development of four luxury commercial and residential properties totaling $200M and 225,000 square feet. Currently in project planning stage for a fifth project valued at $1B to development one million square feet of new real estate in DTLA. • Managed all phases of projects, including acquisition, pre-construction, GMP negotiations, project kick off, design and construction administration and coordinated all internal and external resources with vendors and consultants. • Developed budgets and tracked project costs. Completed pre-development conceptual construction estimating and value engineering to meet ownership objectives while adhering to quality standards. • Selected and managed team of design-professionals, consultants and contractors including negotiating contract terms and scope. • Manage the progression of contract documents, plans and specifications. • Lead project team meetings and oversaw all project communications including RFIs, submittals, invoices, change orders, punch-lists and closeout documentation. • Proactively identified design conflicts, reduced change orders, and avoided schedule delays with successful utilization of BIM technology.
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Gonzales Construction
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United States
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Jul 2005 - Jun 2015
Grew a third-generation family owned general construction company from $4M/year to $18M/year and successfully acquired a $36M aggregate bonding program. Managed multiple onsite project teams throughout construction for major high-visibility developments across southern California for private and public organizations. Supported projects from bid preparation to celebratory grand openings. • Successfully completed $10M design-build project of MTA Cleaning Building, coordinating activities with MTA department for relocations of safety-critical systems. • Delivered estimate, winning bid, and projects for 2 fire stations, each > 10,000 sq ft, and $7M. LEED-certified projects included reinforced concrete paving, above-ground fuel tanks, generators, and photovoltaic panels. Managed claim, mediation and favorable settlement with director of public works. • Completed 10,000 sq ft, $5M police facility for California State University with unique security characteristics and unconventional materials. • Led design-and-build teams of architects and engineers to produce construction documents. • Interfaced effectively with city entitlement, planning, engineering and building departments to complete over $30M in commercial and public use construction projects. • Provided highly accurate construction cost estimates, utilizing MC2 ICE estimating software, resulting in over $50M in awarded construction contracts all within 2.5% of competing proposals. • Developed project schedules, budgets, change orders, submittals, RFI’s, payment applications, record changes to construction documents, and provide close-out documentation.
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Providence Real Estate Corporation
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Greater Los Angeles Area
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Broker of Record
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Aug 2007 - Dec 2013
Founded and managed real estate investment and development corporation. Handled complete RFP submittal to CRA/LA for industrial development opportunity including land use analysis, development concept, design team oversight, market research & evaluation, demographic analysis, creation of residual land value optimization model, development budget, and operating pro forma models including construction and permanent debt considerations and equity waterfalls along with sensitivity analysis. Created and maintained Section 42 compliant lower tier cash flow models to analyze the financial viability of potential acquisitions for real estate development utilizing low income housing tax credits (LIHTC).
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IMT Residential
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United States
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Real Estate
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200 - 300 Employee
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Acquisitions Analyst
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May 2004 - Jul 2005
Head analyst and underwriter for real estate investment firm’s successful acquisition of 21 multi-family assets valued at nearly $200M. • Developed financial models and completed due diligence to support asset valuations and deliver reports to institutional equity partners, high net worth investors, and lenders. Head analyst and underwriter for real estate investment firm’s successful acquisition of 21 multi-family assets valued at nearly $200M. • Developed financial models and completed due diligence to support asset valuations and deliver reports to institutional equity partners, high net worth investors, and lenders.
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Education
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University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Bachelor's Degree, Real Estate Development & Real Estate Finance -
Loyola Marymount University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General