Derek Hartzell

As an Assistant Construction Manager, my daily activities include:

• Assisted in preparing, issuing, and gathering bids for almost every project.
• Prepared, submitted, tracked, and filed every RFI for several projects.
• Reviewed, submitted, and tracked submittals for several projects.
• Prepared and implemented a new, refined subcontractor onboarding checklist.
• Assisted in developing estimates and schedules.
• Lead the integration and implementation of Procore as IKON's project management software.
• Lead all closeout efforts for every project.
• Lead all punch list efforts for every project.
• I provided my experience and insight in assisting the construction team in utilizing BlueBeam and AutoCAD for construction drawing markups and tracking.

• Since my career started with Messer Construction, I have been involved in several projects, from a variety of industry's
• Those industry's include Military, Commercial, Heaelth Care and even remodel's
• Starting out as a Project Engineer I, in Knoxville TN, I was sent to support a great team building a military hangar for refueling planes
• After roughly 10 months there, I volunteered to work directly under the PM of a new build Surgery Center, where my day to day focused on subcontractor management, a deeper dive into document control (RFI's, Submittals, leading subcontractor meetings), and a transition into working directly with the PM to understand schedule/cost
• I have since moved to the Nashville region, January 2023, to lead the efforts at the Children's Hospital operating room renovations

• As an Intern for the Dennis Group, I was able to receive first hand experience of a large scale jobsite, $150m, and the collaboration it takes for success
• During my tenure with the Dennis Group, I worked closely with the onsite Architect driving architectural success
• I also worked directly with the Construction/Project Management group focusing in the field
• My daily duties including progress documentation, working with the subcontractors, and reviewing the RFI and Submittal process with the Project Manager