Senior Construction Manager

• Oct 2018 - Present

President

• Feb 2018 - Present

Allegretto Consulting Services, provides comprehensive construction management consulting services that provide the best results for your project. Our experts possess decades of construction experience and apply this knowledge to the everyday challenges that owners, contractors, engineers, and architects face throughout the construction process. Allegretto Consulting Services, provides comprehensive construction management consulting services that provide the best results for your project. Our experts possess decades of construction experience and apply this knowledge to the everyday challenges that owners, contractors, engineers, and architects face throughout the construction process.

President

• Jul 2020 - Present

Regional Executive Inland Empire

• Oct 2015 - May 2018

Lead the project team and ensuring project completion within budget, schedule and conformance with design documents. Accountable for, contract negotiations and project oversight. Tracks and monitors construction schedule and progress. Ensures positive coordination and liaison between design team, contractor, purchasing and opening units Manages the Permit and certificates of occupancy process. Ensures project costs are aligned with approved budgets; approves contractor invoices and change order requests Ensures positive communication and team orientation with members of Development Team, Construction Team Functions as primary liaison between Design, Client, and Construction team. Participate in developing project bidding strategy with the project team. Prepare scopes of work for each trade. Develop logistics plan that allows the contractors to complete their work in a coordinated, efficient manner. Evaluate and approve all major purchase orders, change orders and contractor/vendor requisitions. Establish regularly scheduled meetings with the Owner, contractors and design team to review the following: shop drawing preparation / approval, equipment/material lead times and required on-site dates, manpower projections, project schedule, quality/performance issues on and off site. Obtain client’s acceptance of the work, and sign-off for the completed project. Responsible for the preparation and submission of the final project report, and prompt closeout of the subcontracts Develop and maintain client relationships. Participate in business development activities as appropriate. Plan, organize and provide management support and field inspection of various construction projects, as required by client. Show less

Senior Project Manager

• Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

Perform Project Management tasks on current and upcoming projects. Manage and provide oversight of Project Managers and Superintendents. Review of current Company protocols and development of standardized processes and procedures. Coordinate/communicate with Company’s project team, Owner, Owner’s design team, subcontractors, vendors and other project stakeholders to facilitate timely project completion in accordance with Company’s target budget/schedule with emphasis on safety, quality and customer service. Oversee and ensure Company’s compliance with prime contract requirements. Prepare monthly payment application requests to Owner including all supporting documentation, Prepare, review, submit, distribute responses to applicable parties and manage logs for project RFIs and submittals; Preparation and negotiation of owner change orders. Oversee timely and reasonably accurate entries to the Potential Change Order log.  Prepare detailed subcontract scopes of work. Solicit multiple subcontractor bids, level subcontractor bids. Negotiate pricing and award subcontracts and secure fully executed subcontract agreements along with required insurance and prevailing wage paperwork. Prepare, negotiate and issue subcontractor change orders. Collect required supporting documentation and submit payment requests. Prepare and issue subcontractor correspondence. Enforce contract compliance with subcontractors and vendors;. Oversee all project document control of plans, specs, RFI responses, bulletins, submittal responses, etc. Provide reports and status updates . Track project profitability, establish and implement goals to increase project profitability by pursuing opportunities including but not limited to value engineering ideas, owner change orders and subcontractor contract/change order negotiations. Assist with business development activities including facilitating new client relationships and estimating/bidding potential new projects. Show less

Senior Project Manager

• Dec 2009 - Apr 2015

• Lead proposal efforts with estimating and marketing in securing new work and pursue new clients/projects. • Maintain excellent relationship with owner, architect, consultants, subcontractors, and public liaison with authorities and regulatory agencies. • Manages subcontractor procurement process to achieve the highest quality and performance by subcontractors at the best possible prices. • Responsible for cost accounting, budget management and analysis. • Negotiate issues of subcontracts and major purchase orders. • Assist in all aspects of project planning. • Understand and enforce contractual responsibilities, contract documents and provide dispute Resolution. • Handle all change orders, including negotiating, processing and assessing cost and schedule Impacts. • Ensure project profitability. • Ensure project quality standards are adhered to at all times. • Project estimating. • Create and manage construction schedules. Show less

Vice President of Operations

• Dec 2003 - Nov 2009

• Oversee all of the day to day Operational functions of the Construction department. • Business and strategic planning. • Profit / loss responsibilities. • Team building. • Operations improvements. • Review and approve annual employee evaluations. Promote staff development and career opportunities. • Human Resource responsibilities for the Construction Business Unit. Assist in the resolution of Labor Union disputes and contract interpretation. • Client relations including development of new clients. • Assist with proposals to clients. • Review estimates and schedules before submission to client. • Preparation of monthly Work in Progress schedules and cash flow forecasts. Overall responsibility for budget monitoring of all projects and accurate reporting of same. • Manage successful on schedule/on budget projects. • Bid generation and negotiating. Show less

President / CEO

• Jan 1993 - Oct 2003

• Managed and directed all aspects of construction operations, • Construction office management. • Warehouse management (including construction vehicles maintenance). • Purchasing (procurement) and finance. • Construction staff assignments. • Vendor/subcontractor arrangements. • Growth strategies. • Quality and safety improvements. • Visionary Leadership • Staff development and mentoring • Business and financial judgment. • Business development. • Key client relationships. Show less