Experience

Ausland Group

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President - Construction Operations

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Responsible the leadership and oversight of all construction operations for the Ausland Group. Responsible the leadership and oversight of all construction operations for the Ausland Group.



Bernards

• Construction
• 200 - 300 Employee

• VP - Operations / Corporate Development

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2014

  Developed and Deployed Corporate Standards WebsiteA repository of hundreds of detailed units defining industry best practices and internal corporate policies and procedures. Each unit hyper linked to internally developed forms, instructional video clips, and other related “how to” materials necessary to accomplish the multitude of work tasks required in construction.Developed and Deployed Operations Coaching ProgramFar reaching in its capacity for talent development, this mentoring program was established to empower Project Executives (PX) and General Superintendent (GS) to actively coach their co-workers.Developed and Deployed Quality & Diversity ProgramsComprehensive corporate programs for both Quality and Diversity, established through the progressivegathering of internal user groups, departmental leaders and third party industry experts.Created Leadership Development ProgramThe program establishes the prerequisite skills and knowledge required to inspire the others to willingly follow a leader without the use of bribery or coercion. It provides systems with which to identify the best and brightest future leaders and opportunities for them to be included in future developmental opportunities within the organization. The program also provides critical insights in the current leadership team’s skills in this regard, and provides useful tools with which to improve over time.

• VP - Regional Operations Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  Established Bernards First Satellite OfficeFounded first regionally based independent business office. Responsible for the acquisition and administration of work through personally selected regional leadership team. Responsible for the management and oversight of regional overhead, divisional profitability, client relations, schedule, safety and quality on numerous general contracting projects throughout the region.

• Project Executive

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Disney’s California Adventure - Hollywood Back LotSingle point responsibility for the transformation of the entire “land” within the newly developed DisneyCalifornia Adventure theme park. The project was a crucible, testing the metal of every one of the thirty plus PM's / PE's / Supts.on site. Responsibilities included: Cost, Schedule, Safety, Quality, Customer Satisfaction, SubcontractorRelations, Employee Relations, Public Relations and others.

• Project Executive

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Legoland - Carlsbad Preconstruction: Single point responsibility for the budget & schedule development of the entire Carlsbad theme park .Management and oversight responsibility for the developing and modification of numerous project budgets, timeline schedules, safety programs, value engineering efforts, constructability reviews and other associated preconstruction tasks.Construction: Single point responsibility for the successful actual construction of the Theme Park. Working with an onsite staff of over thirty associates. Responsibilities included: Cost, Schedule, Safety, Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Subcontractor Relations, Employee Relations, Public Relations and others.

• Varies

  • Jan 1977 - Jan 1994

  Senior Project Manager (3 Years)On-site oversight of the crafting, award and administration of project subcontracts and the successful execution of large prime contract agreements with staffing compliments of 5 to 7 individuals. Responsible for customer satisfaction, project safety, schedule conformance, quality control, staff coordination and development.Project Manager (5 Years)On-site oversight of the crafting, award and administration of project subcontracts and the successful execution of prime contract agreements with staffing compliments of 3 to 4 individuals. Responsible for customer satisfaction, project safety, schedule conformance, quality control, staff coordination and development.Assistant Project Manager (1 Year)On-site assistance of Project Manager. Responsibilities included: Change Order preparation and negotiation,schedule updates, coordination drawings, leading of on-site meetings.Project Engineer (5 Years)On-site assistance of Project Manager and Superintendent. Responsibilities included: Submittals, RFI processing, Document Control, Quality Assurance, and Safety.Yard Manager (1 Year)Oversight of corporate yard. Responsibilities included: Tool and equipment acquisition and repair, material inventory and storage, material and equipment delivery and recovery from jobsites.Yard Assistant (2 Years)Assist Yard Manager in the care and oversight of the Corporate Yard and the delivery and recovery of materials and equipment to jobsites.