Chad Swanson
SOHO Construction
San Diego,CA
27
years of professional experience
Customer focused with background as a seasoned, licensed General Contractor working with homeowners and builders in all phases of residential remodeling including whole house interiors, additions, building detached structures, and remodeling multi-family housing projects. A self-starter with technical expertise, extensive construction experience and success managing multiple projects with a proven history of on-time, on-budget completions and a reputation of exceeding expectations.
Work History
On Site Project Manager
2 Years 3 Months- Directed day-to-day operations of several custom projects
- Responsible for complete structural rebuild including all utilities, solar, HVAC, roofing
- Liaison with engineers and architects for troubleshooting structural design
- Room additions and whole home custom remodel
- Responsible for ordering very high-end windows, unique doors to meet custom requirements
- Managed cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration to achieve project goals and maintain quality standards.
On Site Project Manager
1 Year 5 Months- On-site project manager for large scale multi-family housing projects
- Extensive residential remodeling experience from entire high end luxury homes to bathrooms
- High-end residential homes
- Multi-family units at the beach - up to a 33 unit complex
General Contractor
9 Years 3 Months- Home remodeling projects throughout San Diego County including Poway, Carlsbad, Solana Beach,
- Encinitas, Cardiff, La Jolla, Pacific Beach and others managing all aspects of the business from marketing, proposals, architectural plans, permits, materials orders, coordinating sub-contractors, facilitating city and county building inspections, with an on-site production style
- Successfully completed La Jolla Shores two story home addition with major structural upgrades, foundation, new garage, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, rooftop deck integrated to existing home
- Accomplished numerous whole house remodels including full complete redesigns, master suite room additions, bathrooms, and kitchens
- Extensive residential building experience and structural design interface with engineers and architects to meet code changes and standards with concrete foundations, wood framing, steel columns and beams
- Large, luxury, new home construction experience providing labor and support
- Facilitated corrections and repairs related directly to home inspector reports and real estate transactions
- Provided additional remodeling services for new home buyers
- Extensive experience constructing over 30 Accessory Dwelling Units and non-habitable detached buildings for home office, guest house, art studios and other uses.
Construction Project Manager
8 Years 4 Months- Directed day-to-day operational aspects of project and scope and monitored progress of construction activities.
- Managed construction schedules to achieve adequate project labor coverage.
- Read plans and blueprints and communicated to workers.
- Put together estimates, specifications and other project documents.
- Verified completed projects met approved time, quality and cost estimates.
- Communicated daily with vendors to keep project fully operational.
- Held construction progress and regular status meetings with project team.
- Reviewed project scope, required materials and labor pricing to develop competitive bids.
- Kept sites compliant with OSHA, federal, state and local regulations to prevent unnecessary delays.
- Consulted with clients to define objectives and develop scopes.
General Construction Worker
1 Year 5 MonthsScuba Instructor, Scuba Instructor/Dive Program Manager
6 MonthsEducation
AS - Marine Technology
InterNACHI HOME INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION – NACHI20033039
CALIFORNIA STATE LICENSE BOARD (CSLB) GENERAL CONTRACTOR PROGRAM
Skills
Project Management
Construction Processes
Labor Management
Carpentry and Woodworking
Window installation
Millworks
Interpreting Blueprints
Building Materials
Production and Processing
Home Renovation
Basic Plumbing and Electrical Knowledge
Construction Operations
Safety & Structural Compliance
New Construction and Remodeling
Camping, mountain biking, dirt bike riding
A love for the outdoors!
Timeline
On Site Project Manager
SOHO Construction
04.2022 - 07.2024Read More
On Site Project Manager
GMJ Woodworking / Christopher Laughton
09.2020 - 02.2022Read More
General Contractor
SWANSON CONSTRUCTION - License #959590
06.2011 - 09.2020Read More
Construction Project Manager
HK CONSTRUCTION
02.2003 - 06.2011Read More
General Construction Worker
CW Craig
01.2002 - 06.2003Read More
Scuba Instructor, Scuba Instructor/Dive Program Manager
Club Med, Turks And Caicos Islands
06.1997 - 12.1997Read More
CALIFORNIA STATE LICENSE BOARD (CSLB) GENERAL CONTRACTOR PROGRAM
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InterNACHI HOME INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION – NACHI20033039
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AS from Marine Technology
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SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE
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