Alex Soto
Fairfax,VA
Summary
Accomplished Project Manager, Architect, and Facility Manager with a proven track record at the U.S. Department of State. Adept in leveraging project management skills to enhance project delivery timely and within budget. Excels in facilitating executive-level stakeholder presentations and managing complex schedules, while demonstrating exceptional leadership and strategic planning capabilities. Coordinates with all Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders to promote collaborative project development. Focuses on identifying risks early to prevent project delays and cost overruns.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Architect - Project Manager (PSC)
U.S. Department of State - Overseas Building Opera
05.2023 - Current
- Achieved successful project completions by proactively addressing challenges before they escalated into major problems.
- Utilized advanced software tools for efficient project planning, visualization, and documentation.
- Developed comprehensive construction documents that clearly communicated design intent to builders.
- Streamlined project timelines by effectively managing resources, schedules, and budgets.
Architect - Design Coordinator
Delaware Nation Indu. for US Department of State
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Managed Overseas Building Operations (OBO) construction permit application process.
- Communicated project requirements with OBO Area Managers, overseas Posts, and OBO SMEs.
- Schedule design reviews for SME teams and assigned project roles.
- Provided reporting updates to OBO Area Managers for ongoing permit projects.
- Reported project work accomplishments to OBO Area Managers and Post Facility Managers at all phases of design development leading to permit issuance: 30%, 60%, 90% and 100% design.
- Understanding of OBO cost funding codes and departmental funding allocation.
Architect - Design Coordinator
Muscogee International L.L.C. for U.S. Department of State - Overseas Building Operations
09.2019 - 09.2022
- Provide guidance to all Posts worldwide for submitting design review packages to OBO.
- Review architectural drawings, engineering specifications, descriptive statement of works, and IGCEs
- Provide direction to Post for A/E outsourcing requirements as needed overseas.
- Prepared weekly reports that communicate project objectives, mission, goals, problems to be solved, and key milestones for permitting process.
- Manage classified and unclassified projects in varying size and scope, both large and small scale.
- Provide Post with planning documentation to support their projects, such as Statement of Work (SOWs) and Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCEs) templates.
- Lead discussions with stakeholders to best coordinate project scope, detailed schedules, budget and help mitigate project risks when applying for OBO construction permits.
- Provide OBO Design Standard criteria guidance to aid in approval of construction permits.
Senior Facilities Manager
Salient CRGT for U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Health Agency
06.2017 - 09.2019
- Oversaw and managed construction renovation of 30,000 square feet of Department of Defense leased space.
- Served as lead construction manager for ongoing projects, communicated project milestones to stakeholders, monitored project compliance to meet contract requirements.
- Applied knowledge of engineering, architecture, facilities, and contracts to finish projects on time and within budget.
- Served as lead technical expert in review of architectural drawings and blueprints.
- Planned and lead weekly construction project meetings to evaluate changes to scope of work, supply stakeholders with status updates, and provide updated project documentation.
- Managed daily facilities operations to included managing onsite facilities team.
- Collaborated with government stakeholders, architects, construction contractors, and, tradesmen.
- Liaised between Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Washington Headquarters Services, and Pentagon Force Protection Agency.
- Coordinated with Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) to write and assess technical evaluations in support of construction management contracts.
- Managed annual facilities budget of $3 million, which included managing Reimbursable Work Authorizations (RWAs).
- Wrote Statements of Work (SOW)s in support of facilities and construction projects.
- Wrote Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)s to regulate and improve agency best practices.
- Assessed building design and accessibility to inform others of updates to existing infrastructure for ADA and OSHA compliance.
Facilities Manager / Project Manager
Complete Building Services for World Bank & U.S. Department of State (SA-17)
10.2016 - 06.2017
- Oversaw 3 million square feet of facility operations space for World Bank Group (WB) and Department of State (DoS).
- Coordinated with DoS and General Services Administration (GSA) to address building activities and projects.
- Led weekly meetings with GSA, DoS, and WB regarding facilities updates and projects.
- Supervised building engineers and maintenance technicians.
- Oversaw annual Preventive Maintenance Program (PM) activities to ensure proper operation of all facilities equipment.
- Collaborated with all building trades, including engineering, plumbing, electrical, keys, carpentry, frame, and sign shops.
- Provided 24 hour on-call support to address facilities issues for twelve buildings.
- Worked with fire/life safety personnel to meet emergency preparedness plan standards.
- Coordinated with 24 hour help-desk to receive and process daily service tickets from building tenants.
- Submitted project proposals to GSA, DoS, and WB to perform building repairs.
- Produced fiscal accountability reports for ongoing projects.
- Processed all outside contractor security vetting for DoS; and processed permanent contractor badge applications.
Assistant Project Manager - Preventative Maintenance Program Development
Complete Building Services for INOVA Healthcare
05.2015 - 10.2016
- Implemented new electronic Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP) for INOVA Healthcare campuses.
- Organized project data files for 25+ separate building locations and over 18,000 individual assets.
- Managed inventory catalog of large scale buildings systems.
- Coordinated electronic data loading into Preventative Maintenance Program library.
- Developed preventative maintenance procedure scheduling for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual PM work orders.
- Created SOPs for hospital Preventative Maintenance Program.
- Assisted in facility planning to aid maintenance director in annual budget planning.
Senior Housing Director - Special Projects
George Mason University
06.2013 - 05.2015
- Minimized vacancy periods by collaborating with senior university management to strategize improvements to marketing initiatives, business plans and tenant outreach programs.
- Responsible for managing annual operating budget.
- Created safety and emergency procedures for university employee staff, and facility staff.
- Oversaw contractors performing facilities and construction work.
- Coordinated daily facility work order repair tasks.
General Property Manager - Construction Rep.
Campus Advantage for George Mason University
06.2012 - 06.2013
- Worked directly with construction and development teams to complete new construction on time and withing budget.
- Coordinated construction meetings and reported on project progress to university leadership.
- Reviewed contractor bids for best pricing and reviewed liability insurance certificates for coverage compliance.
- Created cost budgets to include leasing and marketing expenses.
Asst. General Property Manager
Campus Advantage For Z Islander Apartments
12.2010 - 06.2012
- Served as daily Operations manager for off-campus student apartment community for 850 residents.
- Spearheaded staff meetings to identify improvement strategies, discuss policy updates and facilitate open communication.
- Managed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processing.
- Reviewed bids for best pricing and executed service contracts.
Asst. General Property Manager
Campus Advantage For Tradition At Northgate
07.2006 - 12.2010
- Responsible for management oversight of 40 onsite staff.
- Executed annual lease contracts in addition to organizing new student orientation sessions.
- Responded to emergency related incidents and worked with local police and fire departments.
Education
Master of Science - Land Development
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
College Station, TX2012
Graduate Certificate in Facilities Management
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
College Station, TX2012
Bachelor of Science - Architecture - Environmental Design
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
College Station, TX2009
Minor - Art and Architectural History
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
College Station, TX2009
Texas Real Estate License
Texas Real Estate Commission
2007
10HR OSHA Certified
University of South Florida - Online
2017
Skills
- Project Management
- Statements of Work (SOW)
- Construction Management
- Design Development
- Schedule Management/Progress Reporting
- Risk Management
- Cost Estimation
- Contracts Management
- Front Office/Executive Level Presentations
- Change Management
- Long Range Planning
- Permit Acquisition
- Classified Content Management
- Excellent Communication
- Congressional Notifications and Tracking
Certification
- DoS Franklin Award, July 2024
- DoS Certificate of Appreciation, July 2023
- DoS Certificate of Appreciation, July 2023
- DoS Certificate of Appreciation, June 2021
- DoS Cash Performance Award, June 2021
- DoS Certificate of Appreciation, August 2020
- SalientCRGT - Impact Award, April 2018
PROJECTS
- U.S. Dept. of State - Kathmandu - Chief of Mission Residence $9 Million
- U.S. Dept. of State - Kathmandu - CMR Perimeter Wall - $1-2 Million
- U.S. Dept. of State - Kathmandu - USAID Densification - $10-12 Million
- U.S. Dept. of State - Kathmandu - Consular Densification $7-10 Million
- U.S. Dept. of State - Kathmandu - Management Densification $3-5 Million
- U.S. Dept. of State - Doha - Camp Al Saliya - $40-60 Million
- U.S. Defense Health Agency - Renovation and Densification $4.5 Million
- U.S. Dept. of State - Washington, DC (SA-17) - Secure Server Room Relocation $250K
- World Bank - Washington, DC - Relocation of Emergency Command Center $5 Million
- INOVA Hospital - Fairfax, VA - CMMS System Implementation $1 Million
- George Mason University - Manassas, VA - Graduate Housing Construction and Commissioning $10-12 Million
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
SOFTWARE COMPETENCIES
- AutoCAD
- MS Office
- ProjNet
- BMIS
- OBOLink
- SharePoint
- Photoshop
- Sketchup
Timeline
Architect - Project Manager (PSC)
U.S. Department of State - Overseas Building Opera
05.2023 - Current
Architect - Design Coordinator
Delaware Nation Indu. for US Department of State
09.2022 - 05.2023
Architect - Design Coordinator
Muscogee International L.L.C. for U.S. Department of State - Overseas Building Operations
09.2019 - 09.2022
Senior Facilities Manager
Salient CRGT for U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Health Agency
06.2017 - 09.2019
Facilities Manager / Project Manager
Complete Building Services for World Bank & U.S. Department of State (SA-17)
10.2016 - 06.2017
Assistant Project Manager - Preventative Maintenance Program Development
Complete Building Services for INOVA Healthcare
05.2015 - 10.2016
Senior Housing Director - Special Projects
George Mason University
06.2013 - 05.2015
General Property Manager - Construction Rep.
Campus Advantage for George Mason University
06.2012 - 06.2013
Asst. General Property Manager
Campus Advantage For Z Islander Apartments
12.2010 - 06.2012
Asst. General Property Manager
Campus Advantage For Tradition At Northgate
07.2006 - 12.2010
Master of Science - Land Development
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
Graduate Certificate in Facilities Management
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
Bachelor of Science - Architecture - Environmental Design
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
Minor - Art and Architectural History
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
Texas Real Estate License
Texas Real Estate Commission
10HR OSHA Certified
University of South Florida - Online
- DoS Franklin Award, July 2024
- DoS Certificate of Appreciation, July 2023
- DoS Certificate of Appreciation, July 2023
- DoS Certificate of Appreciation, June 2021
- DoS Cash Performance Award, June 2021
- DoS Certificate of Appreciation, August 2020
- SalientCRGT - Impact Award, April 2018
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