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Work History
Education
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Chris Castro

Construction Superintendent
Lafayette,Colorado

Summary

Flexible Project Superintendent with commitment to safety and compliance by staff and subcontractors to job protocols. Energetic professional with more than 17 years of expertise providing job site inspections and holding weekly safety meetings.

Knowledgeable construction professional known for developing effective schedules, creating plans to see projects through to completion and assessing work to comply with applicable codes. Multitasking Project Superintendent works productively with various personalities and meets very tight deadlines.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Commercial Construction Superintendent

Yukon
Whitefish, MT
07.2023 - Current
  • Manage subcontractor performance
  • Develop and track CPM schedules
  • Manage overall general construction budgets and safety programs
  • Comprehend all design documents and review shop drawings
  • Manage and update all Stormwater management plans
  • Establish and monitor QC program
  • Communicate and coordinate with all project team members
  • Make sound decisions and seek creative solutions to problems using all available resources
  • Review all contract documents to verify scopes of work in order to mitigate change orders and back charges.
  • Handled scheduling of subcontractors and staff to complete projects within required timeframes.
  • Compiled daily field report, detailing all key activities and outlining project progress for stakeholders.

Vice President of Construction

Goat Design Build
Denver, CO
11.2022 - 07.2023
  • As VP of Construction for Goat Design Build, I oversee the pre-construction phases of bidding, local permit applications, scope of work contracts, construction phase, and closeout of projects
  • The other tasks performed include: managing change orders, back charges, coordination with architectural and structural engineers, as well as field operations.
  • Obtained building and specialty permits from local jurisdictional agencies.
  • Developed and implemented construction plans according to client specifications and expectations.
  • Prepared detailed project estimates and reports for management review.
  • Implemented systems to improve process efficiency and reduce project duration.

Construction Superintendent

Amacon
Denver, CO
03.2022 - 12.2022
  • Manage subcontractor performance
  • Develop and track CPM schedules
  • Manage overall general construction budgets and safety programs
  • Comprehend all design documents and review shop drawings
  • Develop material procurement lists and incorporate into master schedule
  • Establish and monitor QC program
  • Communicate and coordinate with all project team members
  • Make sound decisions and seek creative solutions to problems using all available resources.
  • Supervised field crews to maximize quality and work efficiency.
  • Asserted control over material usage and contractor man-hours to keep projects in line with budgetary restrictions.
  • Collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.

Superintendent

Ryan Companies US, Inc
Denver, CO
02.2021 - 03.2022
  • Manage subcontractor performance
  • Develop and track CPM schedules
  • Manage overall general construction budgets and safety programs
  • Comprehend all design documents and review shop drawings
  • Develop material procurement lists and incorporate into master schedule
  • Establish and monitor QC program
  • Communicate and coordinate with all project team members
  • Make sound decisions and seek creative solutions to problems using all available resources.
  • Managed complete construction process to maximize quality, cost-controls and efficiency.
  • Reviewed plans and inspected ongoing construction to keep work in line with project goals.
  • Maintained safety onsite and upheld all OSHA regulations by [Action].

Building Inspector

City and County of Denver
06.2018 - 02.2021
  • Conducting inspections for commercial, industrial, and residential construction projects to ensure compliance with city codes and ordinances within the City and County of
  • Denver
  • Advises on code requirements, regulations, policies, and information regarding inspections
  • Investigates complaints and inspects existing structures to determine if hazardous or illegal conditions are present
  • Issues stop work orders, correction notices, writes reports, and performs routine plan review.

Project Superintendent

Brinkman Construction
Denver, CO, CO., CO
01.2016 - 06.2018
  • Million Project: Industry Rino Station, 200,00 square ft
  • Includes event center and open concept, design-built office complex
  • Interior is a combination of Teknion glass walls, wood and exposed steel
  • Exterior is a mix of brick, steel and metal siding., Managed a $37 million project called "Industry Rino Station" in
  • Denver, CO, involving a 200,000 square ft
  • Space, including an event center and an open- concept, design-built office complex.

Project Superintendent/Project Manager

Hammerlund Construction
Denver, CO
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • 35 Million Project: Pagosa Springs
  • Overseeing the permitting, excavation, concrete, structural steel, exterior/interior piping and finishes for 2 pump stations
  • 17 Million
  • Project: Cherokee Metropolitan Water District, Monument, CO
  • Laying approximately 15 miles of 24" pipe lines, utilities installation
  • Obtaining permits, facilitating communication and managing all onsite work for out of state companies., Oversaw construction projects, including a $35 million project in
  • Pagosa Springs and a $17 million project for the Cherokee Metropolitan Water District in

Senior Foreman

Kiewit Building Group
Boulder, CO
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Million Project: Colorado University at Boulder
  • 2 buildings for student housing, classrooms, and staff housing
  • Demolition of 2 existing buildings, excavating, and the cast in place of two superstructures, exterior skin to core shell
  • Gold LEED Project
  • 30
  • Million Project: Stout Street Health Center and Lofts, Denver CO
  • 100% Union, 5-story building with 1 underground parking garage with 3 floors cast in place and 2 stick-frame floors for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
  • EMT Student

Concrete Foreman

CECO Construction
Denver, CO, CO., CO
01.2007 - 12.2011
  • Story high-rise building in downtown Denver
  • Trained 8 new carpenters on delivering turn-key projects
  • Total of 630,000 sq
  • Ft
  • High- end residential lofts with exposed ceilings and columns
  • Included 6-story parking garage with pool deck on 6th floor
  • Managed multiple subcontractors
  • Project List, Worked on a $100 million high-rise building project in downtown
  • Denver, including residential lofts and a parking garage.
  • Created specific finishes on poured concrete.
  • Measured precise amounts of concrete and verified levelness to improve quality of finished product.

Education

GED -

West Kentucky Community And Technical College
Paducah, KY
09.2006 - 09.2006

Emergency Medical Technician - Emergency Medicine

Health One North Suburban Medical Center
Thornton, CO
01.2011 - 05.2011

Emergency Medical Technician - Emergency Medicine

Denver Health Paramedics
Denver, Co
01.2020 - 05.2023

Skills

Project safety

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Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 200 construction members including all sub contractors, project teams, and architects on site.
  • Achieved multiple project closeouts through effectively helping with the timely coordinations with local building departments and subcontractors. .
  • Collaborated with team of 25 in the development of Block 176 - 38 story twin tower high rise.
  • Created schedules for complex high rise and precast projects utilizing Microsoft Project and P6.

Software

Procore

Microsoft

P6

Revit

Bluebeam

Autocad

Certification

Licensed Class A General Contractor - 2018

Timeline

Commercial Construction Superintendent

Yukon
07.2023 - Current

Vice President of Construction

Goat Design Build
11.2022 - 07.2023

Construction Superintendent

Amacon
03.2022 - 12.2022

Superintendent

Ryan Companies US, Inc
02.2021 - 03.2022

Emergency Medical Technician - Emergency Medicine

Denver Health Paramedics
01.2020 - 05.2023

Licensed Class A General Contractor - 2018

12-2018

Building Inspector

City and County of Denver
06.2018 - 02.2021

Project Superintendent

Brinkman Construction
01.2016 - 06.2018

Project Superintendent/Project Manager

Hammerlund Construction
01.2014 - 01.2016

Senior Foreman

Kiewit Building Group
01.2012 - 01.2014

Certified EMT - 2011 & 2020

05-2011

Emergency Medical Technician - Emergency Medicine

Health One North Suburban Medical Center
01.2011 - 05.2011

OSHA 30 - 2010

08-2010

Concrete Foreman

CECO Construction
01.2007 - 12.2011

GED -

West Kentucky Community And Technical College
09.2006 - 09.2006
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