Chad Lewis
Lakewood,OH
Summary
Seasoned Project Manager with a proven track record at OHM Advisors, adept in project planning, development, and management, alongside exceptional budget management skills. Successfully led diverse, high-stakes projects, demonstrating unparalleled organizational management and mentoring abilities. Achieved significant improvements in project delivery standards, underscoring a commitment to excellence and strategic problem-solving.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
OHM Advisors
09.2015 - Current
- Develop comprehensive project scopes, budgets, and schedules based on community infrastructure improvement needs.
- Resource projects with other internal disciplines, subconsultants, and partners.
- Successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with client and organizational goals.
- Developed and maintain standards and procedures to help ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Monitor project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Project delivery types include local municipalities and ODOT LPA (local-let and ODOT let) across Districts 2, 3, 4, and 12.
- Typical projects include water main replacements, sewer separations, pavement replacement and repair, streetscapes, road diets, pedestrian facilities, multi-model, and utility relocation and coordination.
- Develop itemized budgets for multiple project funding sources including MPOs, water departments, sewer districts, OPWC, CDBG, WSLRA, WPCLF, EDA, etc.
- Maintain appropriate project funding splits during design, bidding, and construction.
- Bid and contract document preparation.
- Bid analysis and recommendations for contract awards.
- Mentor and coach subordinate project managers and engineers.
- Organize and maintain the NEO Municipal Group operations by internal coordination and along with the Administration, Survey, and Field Services groups by conducting weekly sync and specific project meetings.
Master Sergeant
US Army National Guard
08.1994 - 01.2018
- Brigade Intelligence Section NCOIC
- Infantry Platoon Sergeant
- Joint Fires Observer
- Operational Mentor
- Howitzer Chief of Section
Project Engineer
Kenmore Construction Company
03.2014 - 09.2014
- Bid preparations for highway and municipal projects, including traditional design-bid-build and design-build projects.
- Value engineering.
Senior Project Engineer
GPD Group
05.2002 - 03.2014
- Transportation engineer for major highway projects.
- Site development engineering for retail/commercial sites.
- Construction manager for telecommunications towers structural upgrades.
Education
Master of Science - Engineering
The University of Akron
Akron, OH12-2015
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
The University of Akron
Akron, OH05-2002
Skills
- Project planning, development, and management
- Budget management
- Organizational management
- Mentor and coaching
Affiliations
- Municipal Engineers Association of Northeast Ohio (MEANEO)
- American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE), Lake Erie Section
Certification
Professional Engineer, Ohio. January 2006, #70934
Timeline
Project Manager
OHM Advisors
09.2015 - Current
Project Engineer
Kenmore Construction Company
03.2014 - 09.2014
Senior Project Engineer
GPD Group
05.2002 - 03.2014
Master Sergeant
US Army National Guard
08.1994 - 01.2018
Master of Science - Engineering
The University of Akron
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
The University of Akron
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