Experience

MSAG

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cost Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Overseas Building Operations. Projects in Paris, Rome, Milan, Prague, Budapest and Doha. Overseas Building Operations. Projects in Paris, Rome, Milan, Prague, Budapest and Doha.



AECOM

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cost Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

  Currently attached to the State Department with Overseas Building Operations. Estimating work on both new and existing Embassies and Consulates all over the world. Currently responsible for projects in Rome, Prague, Doha among others. Estimate values exceeding $500M.

• Program Analyst / Estimator

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

  Attached to FEMA as a Program Analyst for Region 2. Worked with the NY City School Construction Authority, Hospital and religious groups to finalize awards due to storm damage from Hurricane Sandy.

• Consulting Estimator / Change Management

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2018

  Four Corners Power Station, Fruitland, NM: Units 4 & 5 SCR and U2A Project for Arizona Public Service (6/2015 to present):Change Management Lead / Estimator/Project Controls. Develop estimates for all change orders to the Owner as well as internal changes, budget transfers and backcharges. Approximate value of potential changes $35M. Track, log and execute all aspects of the Change Management Process. Completed the final, lump sum estimate for $570M. Managed the Joint Pool Quantity Risk Calculator with our prime subcontractor, Sundt. Quantity elements included in the Joint Pool are civil, structural, ductwork, piping, pipe supports, valves, instruments, etc. Show less

• Consulting Estimator / Change Management

  • Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

  Worked on estimates for upcoming outages and for the Fukushima Modifications required by the NRC.

• Consulting Estimator / Change Management Lead

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

  Conoco Phillips / Total – Surmont 2 Project – SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) (1/2014 to 2/2015), Anzac, Alberta, Canada: Lead Estimator – Change Management Lead for URS Flint on the largest oil sands SAGD project in the world. The base contract for the Water Treatment and Bitumen Treatment Areas started at $423M with engineering at approximately 30% complete. As we neared completion, there was an additional $200M in added work scope. Primary responsibility for the development of all Trends, CCRs (Contract Change Requests, CCOs (Contract Change Orders); and EWOs (Extra Work Orders) for the additional scope. The contract is essentially a cost reimbursable + fee structure based on unit pricing contained in the Key Engineered Quantities section of the contract. Facilitated input from the Quantity Surveying / Construction Planners and Scheduling for field verification of all key quantities that were updated and added to our PED (Project Execution Database – 96,000 unique work scope items) for the Key Engineered Quantities. Managed and coordinated the Change Management Database in Sharepoint. Represented URS Flint Change Management at weekly Commercial Meetings with the client’s Construction Manager, Bantrel. Primary responsibility for all Change Management weekly and monthly reporting on the project including aging logs, change order logs, subcontractor logs, etc. Developed Trend estimates and Change Orders for direct and indirect craft labor, CM staffing, scaffolding, equipment costs, small tools and consumables, travel costs, mobilization, demobilization, etc. Worked closely with Project Management and Project Controls to develop project forecasting for the 90% Budget Forecast and craft productivity factors on the project. Helped identify and then developed the estimates for additional key engineered quantities for missing items as identified in the contract. Assisted in the negotiations on the additional earnable hours related to these work scope items. Show less

• Consulting Estimator / Change Management Lead

  • Sep 2007 - Jan 2014

  URS Corp: Detroit Edison – Monroe Power Plant (9/2007 to 1/2014 ), Monroe, MI: Primary / Lead Estimator responsibility for multidiscipline EPC/CM Target Price Estimates for the FGD (Flue Gas Desulphurization) Units 1-2 valued at ~$270M and the SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) Unit 2 valued at ~$160M - by planning and clearly defining the BOE (basis of the estimate); coordinating, facilitating and assembling the input from multiple sources – historical costs (CAES, Prolog, PQMR & Prism reports), various engineering disciplines, project management, CM site staff, procurement, subcontract administrators, etc. Participated in contract negotiations, estimate reviews, risk analysis & audits with both URS management and Detroit Edison. Experienced in developing resource loaded plans for field engineering and CM staffing, indirect craft support staffing, home office engineering & support staffing and project construction equipment requirements. Managed the input and generated cash flow projections for large multi-year EPC projects. Additional responsibilities for verification of earthwork / civil / concrete quantities - contract and change order values for the client’s prime contractor with a unit price contract valued at ~$37M. Sole Responsibility for all estimates for Change Management on FGD Units 3-4 (770+ PCNs) and ongoing change management for FGD Units 1-2 (350+ PCNs) & SCR Unit 2 (150+ PCNs). Initiated Market Rider reconciliation procedures for the Detroit Edison projects valued at ~ $90M. Show less

• Lead Estimator

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2007

  URS Corp: MECP (Middle East Construction Program), Iraq (7/2006 to 9/2007): Lead Estimator multidiscipline EPC estimates for a variety of power & water projects throughout Iraq. Estimate types included conceptual, ROM and definitive estimates. Finalized the BOE, planned, coordinated and facilitated input from multiple SMEs & engineering disciplines for power, water treatment, wastewater, security, and life support. Managed EPC /CM estimates for Power O&M at multiple power plants in Baghdad to develop implement and sustain an effective O&M program - valued at ~$94M. Sole responsibility for ongoing multidiscipline estimates (including life support & security) to complete the construction on the Nasiriyah Drainage Pumping Station valued at ~$126M for the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. Primary responsibility for estimating responses to the DCAA & DCMA audit questions & Task Order definitization negotiations with the Army Corp of Engineers and the US State Department for power & water estimates in Iraq. Estimated, logged and tracked all Change Management for URS power and water projects in Iraq during my tenure as the sole in-country estimator. Show less



KBR, Inc.

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

• Lead Estimator

  • Mar 2005 - Jul 2006

  US Department of State – US Embassy & Department of Defense, Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq: Primary responsibility for multidiscipline EPC estimates in support of US Government Task Orders in the Green Zone and Regional Embassy Offices throughout Iraq. Lead Estimator responsibility for Task Order 130 valued at ~$260M including the Basis of Estimate for all construction, renovations, war damage repairs, man-camps, life support, security, Green Zone check point construction/reconstruction & all Task Order change management. Managed, supervised, directed, organized, provided guidance to and coordinated the estimating staff efforts in the production of ~60 estimates/week with an average weekly value of ~$5.4M. Significant experience in planning and supervising staff to ensure deadlines were met in a timely & professional manner. Produced conceptual design and estimated the Strategic & Media Operations Centers in existing ballrooms in the Republican Palace for the Departments of State & Justice. Managed the estimating efforts for several proposed & built man-camps throughout Iraq in the Green Zone, Camp Victory, Al Hillah and others. Show less



Allen & Laux Architects

• Estimator / Construction Manager

  • Feb 1996 - Dec 2004