Experience

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  JLW Associates, Inc.

  • National and International

  • Construction Management

    • Jan 2014 - Present
    • National and International

    Available for: Construction Management:-- Project Management-- Work Plans, Project PlansProblem Operations - Divisions, Branches, Projects: -- Reorganization and Recovery PlansClaims and Litigation Support:-- Forensic Investigation and Analysis-- Research, Report Preparation, Expert WitnessPredominantly Heavy Industrial: Large Commercial, Power, Process, Aeronautical-- Prime and Subcontracting: Demolition, Asbestos, Lead, Thermal Systems

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  LVI Services Inc.

  • 150 W. 30th Street, New York, NY 10001

  • Manager, Special Projects - Demolition

    • Jan 2005 - Nov 2013
    • 150 W. 30th Street, New York, NY 10001

    Highlights:Project Manager for Design and Implementation Planning to replace Profittool Accounting Software with Viewpoint Construction Management System Software for multi-branch multi-discipline nationwide $300M specialty contractor. Reorganized an east coast branch division, returned to profitability, and installed permanent management team within a one-year time span. Dulles Airport People Mover Project: Organized and implemented systems for responding to 700 RFIs, 400 Change Notices, and several comprehensive MWAA re-sequencing and rescheduling plans resulting in 300% change orders and expanded the original 18 month phased selective demolition and preparation work to a 54 month continuous duration. Other Assignments generally regarded problem projects and operations; most resolved successfully.

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  Asset Recovery Contracting LLC

  • Skokie, Illinois

  • Member, Operations Manager - Demolition

    • Dec 1996 - Jan 2005
    • Skokie, Illinois

    ARC specialized in complicated, time-sensitive selective demolition projects. Highlights: Complete interior removal of body shop, paint shop, interior, welding, and assembly lines, together with all support steel structures and grillage in a 3.5 million square-foot automotive general assembly plant, accomplished in a 24/7 five week schedule with crew of 200 and dozens of large and small heavy equipment. Due-Care selective removal of cooling oil system and support structures at the Nuclear Weapons Assembly facility, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Comprehensive plans were organized and successfully completed to demolish, decontaminate for disposal or containerize for secure rad waste disposition: oil storage tanks, pump houses, control houses, distribution pipes and pipe racks in a rigidly controlled DOE facility in the immediate vicinity of NPDES-permitted stream. Contaminants included low-level radionuclides, beryllium, hydrocarbon residues, benzene, asbestos, and mercury.

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  Lyceum Environmental Advisory Board

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Member

    • 1997 - 1999
    • Greater Chicago Area

    The Environmental Advisory Board was formed to reorganize the environmental work requirements for the Capital Improvement Program undertaken by the Chicago Board of Education to renovate its school facilities city-wide. The previous (first) year of the program was marked by massive time and cost overruns. Our group wrote Master Guide Specifications for asbestos, lead, mold, PCBs and other hazards, and set forth procedures for facility inspections, project design, pre-bid qualifications, and bidding procedures that resulted in regulatory compliance, schedule adherence, and average change order rate less than 3%.

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  US Dismantlement Corp

  • Chicago, IL

  • Vice President, Operations

    • 1993 - 1996
    • Chicago, IL

    Demolition Contractor, specialized in selective demolition and schedule-critical industrial maintenance and renovation projects. Notable Projects: Chicago Stadium, complete demolition, 1994 Lexington Hotel, (notorious for being the former Al Capone Headquarters), complete demolition, 1995 GM Nodular Iron Foundry, Saginaw Michigan, Complete demolition of 20 acre facility and remediation of special and hazardous materials. Recovered 86,000 tons of scrap, and filled 400,000 cubic yards of basement and sub-grade structures.

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  M&O Environmental

  • East Hanover, Illinois (Chicago area)

  • Executive Vice President

    • 1992 - 1993
    • East Hanover, Illinois (Chicago area)

    Asbestos Abatement and other remediation, "soft" demolition, UST removal and site remediation. Hired to reorganize a failing business unit, and to implement an orderly down-size. Notable Projects:Marshall Field Sub-basements, Chicago, 1992: Emergency response to clean up and remediate sub-basements during and after the Freight Tunnel Flood. Included abatement of electrical and mechanical shafts to enable restoration of flood-damaged services. Prudential Building, Chicago, 1993: Around-the-clock emergency response to abate and clean-up failed boiler stack linings to enable restoration of heat and water services in the building.US Steel Gary Works, Indiana, 1993, Slab-Furnace re-lining project: Removal of 1,100 tons of asbestos-containing refractory lining on 24-7 planned outage schedule.

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  National Institute of Building Sciences

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Member, Board Of Directors

    • 1987 - 1993
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Served the maximum two term limit during a period of transition when the board guided the organization to build its reserves by reducing its dependency on congressional appropriations and sustaining itself with project-based funding from both public agencies and private organizations.

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  The Brand Companies, Inc.

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Senior Vice President

    • 1971 - 1992
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Started in the Indianapolis branch office learning takeoff and progressed to estimator, superintendent, project engineer, project manager, and moved to the Chicago Headquarters to oversee project administration nation-wide, then to direct technical services - which included reorganizing and recovering problem projects and branch operations, claims/litigation and M&A support. Highlights: Trans-Alaska Pipeline, thermal systems and severe weather protection, Pump Station phase (1976-1977): "Supervising Engineeer". Responsible for organizing and launching operations at successive remote sites, both north and south of the Yukon. Upon full mobilization, oversaw operational and administration requirements for all active sites. Laramie River Station, Wheatland Wyoming, thermal insulation and pre-engineered panel systems: Fifth Project Manager assigned to failing project. Reorganized and recovered lost time and costs, improved productivity to 115% of estimate, and successfully completed $18M project (1979 dollars). Philip J Burton Federal Courthouse and Office Building, San Francisco. Re-stacking of 20 story 1.3M sq.ft. facility while Federal District Courts and other Federal services remained in operation: Complete phased interior demolition, environmental abatement, and re-fireproofing for subsequent build-out. Assumed Project Management responsibility at 11% complete, 12 weeks behind schedule and $1M over budget. Reorganized management and staff, re-established client relations, co-sponsored a pilot "Partnering" program, one of the first undertaken by the GSA. Streamlined work requirements, recovered schedule and budget, installed permanent project team, and produced $4.5M margin on $23M revenue (1991 dollars).