Denis Kerecha Nyakeriga

• Project Planning: Develop detailed project plans with defined timelines, resources, and milestones.
• Establish clear deliverables and monitor adherence to schedules.
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to all applicable codes and standards.
• Collaborate with: Design team, Environmental team, Safety team, Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), Utility third-party team.
• Accountability: Take full responsibility for maintaining professional and ethical standards throughout Project F210.
• Administer and observe construction activities to ensure compliance with design and safety requirements.
• Monitor design progress against construction needs.
• Conduct value engineering and constructability reviews.
• Provide weekly progress and process updates to leadership.
• Project Coordination: Coordinate with all stakeholders to ensure technical and administrative processes are executed professionally.
• Organize and lead meetings to resolve issues effectively and collaboratively.
• Oversee smooth processing of RFIs, Change Orders, NCRs, Permits, Submittals, and Traffic Control Plans.
• Chair weekly project progress and update meetings with all stakeholders.
• Managed major components of Sound Transit’s $3.7B light rail expansion, including civil, structural, and systems‑integration work.
• Oversaw construction of three transit‑center vertical parking structures and led traffic‑mitigation programs supporting rail corridor construction.
• Directed scope development, design coordination, cost estimation, hard‑bid procurement, contract award, RFIs, change orders, budgeting, AHJ coordination, stakeholder engagement, and project closeout.
• Ensured compliance with transit‑agency standards, municipal requirements, and multi‑jurisdictional permitting processes.
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• Review design (Structural, Drainage, Landscaping, Geotechnical, Public works) for interpretation and implementation.
• Manage and create project acquisition from beginning to closing out (Using MICC, MATOC, SATOC, IFB, GSA, and USACE).
• Do research and get a clear understanding from the engineering aspect of the project.
• Create a Scope of Work (S.O.W) with all the necessary attachments.
• Do a follow-up with the System Managers, to ensure that the project is up to standard in all aspects.
• Do an estimate using appropriate software for effective take-offs.
• Do A Work Class & Request for Project Approval (WCA) with the correct specifications that is, construction, repair, and Equipment's. For approval by the system managers.
• Create a Bid package for contractors to bid.
• Review submittals and Request for Information (R.F.I) from contractors on a project.
• Co-ordinate with the Quality Control on the daily going on in the project.
• Do all the necessary requirements for close out.
• Negotiate on behalf of the federal government for Terms and Conditions in a contract before, during and after award of a contract.
• Determine if a modification of any sort is needed in a project and make the necessary adjustments.
• Co-ordinate and chair meetings with the relevant stakeholders from different disciplines on the state of the project whenever required.Civil Project Manager — U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM)

Joint Base Lewis–McChord — $50M Portfolio

• Managed planning, design, estimation, hard‑bid procurement, contract award, RFI processing, change management, budgeting, and closeout for a $50M portfolio of military infrastructure projects.
• Delivered new Soldier Barracks, potable water system expansion, roadway improvements, and drainage system upgrades across the installation.
• Oversaw construction of two 5,000‑sq‑ft U.S. Air Force Suffer Room Centers, ensuring mission‑critical facility readiness.
• Coordinated with military leadership, engineering teams, and federal stakeholders to maintain compliance with Army Corps of Engineers standards.

Branch Chief Engineer — U.S. Army IMCOM

Grey Army Airfield & McChord Air Force Base

• Directed engineering operations, expansion projects, and O&M programs for both Grey Army Airfield and McChord Air Force Base.
• Created and managed the MATCO O&M contract supporting continuous airfield and base infrastructure operations.
• Oversaw construction of two new taxiways for fixed aircraft at McChord Airfield, improving airfield capacity and operational efficiency.
• Led a multidisciplinary engineering branch responsible for planning, design review, asset management, and missions support infrastructure.
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• Maintain and update the test and construction Matrix for the project.
• Set up meeting with various project disciplines in the project, for schedule update.
• Create work plan for various systems integrate tests.
• Create a work package for various System Integrate Tests (SIT).
• Create test result report for System Integrate Tests.
• Co-ordinate planning for material, tools, equipment, and labor for (SIT) System Integrate Test director during testing.
• Go through shop drawings and adjust as needed.
• Procurement of materials and tools needed.
• Plan and coordinate all rail work for the project.

• Filling R.F.I.: Working with change of orders and adjusting the schedule if needed.
• Acting Safety Manager: Procuring safety equipment for the construction workers to use, like Harness, tethering, gloves, eye protection and make sure that I have procured enough, not too much or too little.
• Production count: Taking production count to find if the project is on schedule or not.
• Consulting with the superintendent and the foreman in order to make the right decision on the way forward if the project is failing or behind schedule.
• Procurement of Material: Making procurement of the right materials and making sure that the materials get to the project at the right time.
• This entailed working with the suppliers, other engineers, and the superintendent.

Vertical Parking Structure, Washington Convention Center — $90M

• Led full project lifecycle for a $90M multi‑level vertical parking structure, overseeing scope, design coordination, cost estimation, hard‑bid procurement, contract award, RFIs, change orders, budget control, and project closeout.
• Directed field operations for structural work, drainage systems, and utility installations, ensuring compliance with design standards and construction sequencing.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders to maintain schedule integrity and mitigate construction risks.

• Estimation: Using Bluebeam, Revit, and Cad 3D to do take outs.
• Using spreadsheets to estimate labor, equipment, materials and creating a cushion in case of a 'rainy day.'
• Also working around depending on the cause of the down time.
• Filling R.F.I.: Working with change of orders and adjusting the schedule if needed.
• Detailing Designs Using Auto cad 3D: Detailing curtainwall systems installations for the superintendent and foreman to use.
• Inspections of work done: Making sure that the curtain wall system has been installed in the right way according to the details given.
• Procurement of Materials and Tools: Making procurement of the right materials and making sure that the materials get to the project at the right time.

• Provided technical support during the assembly process as well as troubleshooting existing product issues.
• Collaborated with engineers, technicians, and other personnel to ensure successful completion of projects.
• I analyzed test results and communicated with engineers to assist in problem resolution.
• Maintained accurate records of all work performed including test results and data analysis.
• Interpreted schematics, drawings, diagrams, blueprints, and written instructions to build complex assemblies.

• Provide effective leadership for solders in the front lines.
• Maintain inventory of equipment and solders.
• Manage supplies in theater.