Experience

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  Gordian

  • United States
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vice President Operations

    • Oct 2019 - Present

  • Director, Great Lakes Region

    • Jun 2015 - Present

    As the Operations Director for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Pierre-Antoine will be responsible for all client and staff performance, developing and implementing programs including customized Gordian JOC Solutions® and Gordian Change Order Management System™ (COMS), training client and contractor staff, and managing the team’s day-to-day activities. Additionally, he will oversee the region’s Gordian ezIQC® programs, the onboarding of new clients, and managing existing contracts for Region of Niagara, Illinois Tollway, Purdue University, Chicago Transit Authority, Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA), Cleveland Clinic and University of Illinois at Chicago.

  • Senior Client Account Manager

    • Dec 2012 - Jun 2015

    JOC Account Manager is responsible for the implantation and support of Job Order Contracting. The Web based software (eGordian®) and the Construction Task Catalog® is the delivery method to Procure Rehabilitation Construction Projects, Emergency Projects, New Construction Projects and Facility Maintenance.Job Order Contracting (JOC) is all about efficiency and value. Every day, organizations struggle with the need to procure quality construction, in a timely fashion, and at a competitive price. What JOC does is enable you to focus on completing projects instead of getting bogged down in the procurement process every time out. Job Order Contracting enables you to accomplish a large number of small and medium-sized projects with a single, competitively bid contract based on a set of customized, pre-priced construction tasks. It eliminates the time and expense of completing the normal design-bid-construct cycle for each project, thereby allowing you to decrease project duration and cost, while at the same time increasing quality and efficiency. It is particularly well suited to straightforward construction projects or those involving repair, renovation and even demolition.Skills being utilized:Problem Solving: Understand and deal with difficult questions, scenarios, means and methods. Apply logic and experience, reasoning to review information to identify problems, their causes, evaluate options, prioritize, anticipate, be initiative and have accuracy selecting the best solutions. Communication: Being able to convey accurate information and the intent in both verbal and written formats. Able to build productive working relationships with internal personnel, design consultants, contractors and clients through listening well and respect.Time Management: Being able to manage a portfolio of multiple and simultaneous clients and their construction management personnel.

  • Consultant/ Account Manager

    • Jul 2008 - Dec 2012

    Dwayne’s work at The Gordian Group is specialized in construction cost data, technology, software and services. Various combinations of these products and services are used in Job Order Contracting, cooperative construction purchasing, construction cost data web sites, and more. Job Order Contracting (JOC) is all about efficiency and value. What JOC does is enable you to focus on completing projects instead of getting bogged down in the procurement process every time out. Job Order Contracting enables you to accomplish a large number of small and medium-sized projects with a single, competitively bid contract based on a set of customized, pre-priced construction tasks. It eliminates the time and expense of completing the normal design-bid-construct cycle for each project, thereby allowing you to decrease project duration and cost, while at the same time increasing quality and efficiency. In addition; Dwayne is an accomplished Consultant in Construction Management and Project Development. A Professional with over 20 YEARS of experience building and aligning operations to increase profitability and efficiency. Dwayne’s dynamic Insurance,Construction and Real Estate Development career spans urban multi-story/multi-family, suburban luxury single family communities, commercial, retail and renovation industries. Dwayne utilizes his extensive Construction/Development experience in financial management, project management, programming, design, contracting, scheduling and estimating. Dwayne's direction and management of large scale construction projects from inception through completion ensures an on-time and under budget delivery.Specialties:Full Cycle Support of JOC Implementation & Development Government Relations / Public-Private PartnershipsConstruction & Design Professionals ContractingCommercial, Mixed-Use & Residential Development Construction ManagementBudget ForecastingOperations ManagementPre-Construction PlanningBid AnalysisMentoring

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  Travelers Insurance

  • DIrector Outside Field Adjusters

    • Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

    Property Loss Adjusting

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  Chubb Insurance

  • Outside Field Representative

    • May 2001 - Jul 2004

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  Audi

  • Customer

    • 1901 - 1901