Past Projects

Wichita Public Schools, Wichita, KS
Director of Design & Construction / Energy & Mechanical Systems Manager
January 2020 – February 2024

Achievements

  • Managed a total Work In Progress (WIP) for fiscal year 2023 exceeding $110 million
  • Consistently remained fiscally responsible while supporting expanded maintenance programs through capital outlay budget
  • Management and Oversight of federally funded projects requiring Davis Bacon Wage requirements
  • Re-aligned budgets within facility general fund and capital outlay budgets to satisfy state statute and support shop solution focused repairs
  • Develop and continually refine design standards for District specifications using SpecLink
  • Develop and continually refine project closeout requirements to align with federal funding provisions and state requirements for fixed asset reporting
  • Established the first Facility Condition Index scores for District facilities and used those to align master planning and capital outlay budget project planning efforts
  • “Good Apple” award recipient
  • Successfully completed Certified Energy Management accreditation
  • Management of ESCO project totaling approximate $17 million across multiple phases
  • Manage a multitude of subcontractor contracts for District services
  • Consistently maintain budget responsibility for energy/utilities, DDC, mechanical, building engineers, and preventive maintenance services

Responsibilities

  • Supervision and management of seventeen staff, seven of which are project managers
  • Capital project planning and budget management for Design & Construction of approximately $35 million per fiscal year
  • Supervision and management of seventeen staff, seven of which are project managers
  • Oversight and supervision of ESSER funding for facility projects totaling $85 million
  • Oversight and supervision of Safety and Security Projects from cash reserves totaling $20 million
  • Oversee staff to accomplish project delivery through development through punch list and warranty period.
  • Capital project planning and budget management
  • Manage nearly forty employees daily, with seven direct reports
  • Oversee gas commodity nominations and utility budget forecasts

Scottsbluff Public Schools, Scottsbluff, NE

Director of Facilities & Maintenance / Owner’s Representative for Construction Services
October 2012 – January 2020

Achievements

  • Owner’s Representative for Scottsbluff High School Renovation.
  • 2% contingency for all change orders related to the $36 million dollar renovation project
  • Management of various projects from design, specifications, bid, and construction management
  • Manage a multitude of subcontractor contracts for District services
  • Consistently maintain budget responsibility on facility management and depreciation project funds
  • Managed budget expenditures to within 1% over or below projected budgets

Responsibilities

  • Capital project planning and budget management including construction management
  • Manage nearly forty employees daily to perform maintenance, ground, custodial, and logistical scopes
  • Manage District in house transportation fleet
  • Attend School Board meeting and advise Board of Education on Facility and/or Vehicle related concerns
  • Serve as District Owner’s Representative for Construction and/or Business Services
  • Draft plans and bid specifications for projects less than $100,000
  • Assist Design Team(s) and serve as primary point of contact on all construction related projects
  • Oversee and manage event scheduling software
  • Serve as primary backup for HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical skilled trade scopes
  • Serve as secondary backup for Carpentry and Locksmith scopes
  • Serve as primary security systems technician for access control, intrusion detection, and video management systems

CST Mechanical, Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Vice President/Project Manager/Estimator
April 2009 – October 2012

Achievements

  • Started company from scratch with a $35,000 rural enterprise loan and a $90,000 line of credit
  • Grew company from $900,000 in gross sales first year to over $2.6 million in my last year
  • Preferred Mechanical Contractor for Regional West Medical Center
  • Managed on time and on budget completion of multiple MEP projects concurrently
  • Complete multiple Medical Gas Installation at Regional West Medical Center in addition to completion of base mechanical/plumbing scopes
  • Installed and serviced DDC controls including Honeywell and Honeywell

Responsibilities

  • Served as primary estimator and project manager including take-offs, submittal preparation, material ordering, and project oversight for both HVAC & Plumbing
  • Served as primary business manager responsible for all financials including billing, payroll, tax returns, withholdings, etc.
  • Served as Master Plumber of record and Contractor of Record for business
  • Oversaw a staff of as many as twenty field personnel and four office staff
  • Oversaw the service side of the business for both plumbing and HVAC
  • Prepared bids on both residential, light commercial, industrial, and commercial projects

Heggem MEP, Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Assistant Director of MEP Division
August 2006 – March 2009

Achievements

  • Started division from scratch and built to a sales of over $7 million in first eighteen months
  • Preferred Mechanical Contractor for Regional West Medical Center
  • Managed on time and on budget completion of multiple MEP projects concurrently
  • Oversaw, as primary project manage or secondary project manager, as many as one hundred fifty employees in the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing scopes
  • Oversaw $222 million in MEP construction in a 2-1/2 year period

Responsibilities

  • Served as primary estimator and project manager including take-offs, submittal preparation, material ordering, and project oversight for both HVAC & Plumbing
  • Served as primary business manager responsible for all pay applications, certified payroll reports, and payroll submission
  • Oversaw the service side of the business for both plumbing and HVAC
  • Managed multiple multi-million dollar MEP projects concurrently

Not shown – Additional 10 years of MEP experiences with Independent Plumbing & Heating, Inc. and Gering Valley Plumbing & Heating, Inc. serving first a technician, then estimator, then project superintendent, and finally for the last five years as a project manager with increasing responsibility in terms of size and complexity of project.