Professional Management Group, (T) Ltd. / Commercial Construction Project Manager, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2012 - 2014 )

--Full life cycle contracts and project management, from sales consultation to project completion.

--Diverse projects like high rise fit out, commercial bank, off site ATM facilities, bank offices and sales centers, beach resort,  restaurant, custom industrial, high-end residential.

--Customer relations management including multinational corporations and international embassies.

--Overall design, engineering and architectural consultation.

--Solar and wind energy system planning.

--Water and waste water system planning.

--Jobsite management, multiple locations.

--Permits, pre-construction planning, estimating, material takeoff and requisitions, change orders, RFIs, resource scheduling.

--Microsoft, Apple and Android operating systems, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Gantt Project software, beginner ArchiCAD, HTML skills

--Manage a small team of construction managers (5) and a large team of tradesmen and subcontractors (>50)

--Most management duties in Swahili and English.

Contractor / Residential Construction / Carpenter and Craftsman, U.S. West Coast and Hawaii (1990 - 2010)

--Residential green construction and renovation

--Projects ranging up to 1.3m

--Many years of hands-on multi-trade construction experience

--Diverse design-build skills

--Multi-story structural reconstruction and renovation

--Historic renovation

--Contract, subcontract and project management

--Property management and facilities maintenance

--Small business skills, sales, marketing and administrative

--Certified HVAC (EPA SEC. 608) universal

--Certified solar designer for residential and light commercial

--Certified disaster mitigation advisor, flooding, earthquake, tornado and coastal v-zone (tidal zone)

Gammon Properties / Building Maintenance Director / Property Management, St. Louis, Missouri (1994 - 1995)

--Managed complete acquisition, maintenance and improvement projects for an owner of 94 residential units, spread over 14 addresses

--Single family detached, duplex, and multi-unit buildings ranging up to 4-story 24 unit

--Structural reconstruction and complete rebuilds

--Major electrical and plumbing system rebuilds

--Incidental maintenance and on-call customer service 24/7

--Historic restoration of mid-1800's French colonial architecture

--Leasing and evictions, including both market rate and subsidized housing (Sec. 8)

FEMA / Disaster Housing Operations Specialist / Housing Inspector, Gulf Coast, Texas (2008)

--Quality Control/Quality Analysis construction inspector

--Siting analysis as part of a siting team, scouting and analysing prospective sites for emergency shelter parks

--Customer service of disaster victim clientele

--Liaison to federal government subcontractors

FEMA / Construction based Community Education and Outreach, U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast (2005 - 2010)

--Provided public education on construction related recovery practices, post-disaster

--Provided counseling relating to flood insurance and flood mitigation practices, including multi-hazard information for earthquake, fire and tornado

--Multiple venues for education activities including individual and group presentations, counseling and classroom settings

--Trained state, county and municipal government officials in Federal 406 Mitigation grant program