GINA BARRETT
Senior Project Manager
Summary
Director of Construction Services, Senior and Executive Project Manager, as well as Owner Representative with 25+ years leading teams of field staff and sub contractors, ranging from 18 - 110 workers, on multiple multi-million dollar projects nationwide simultaneously. Innovative and adept at finding engaging ways to motivate crews to exceed expectations while maintaining quality, safety, and removing wasteful practices to exceed the baseline 65% profit margin. Experienced to troubleshoot seemingly overwhelming challenges with quick resolution. Document, document, document.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Manager
Creative Builds
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
Senior Project Manager
Creative Builds
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Completed & managed all deliverables.
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Reviewed all contracts and amended as needed.
- Sub contractor negotiations to achieve GMP.
- Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase, as well as creating a 3 week "look ahead" schedule.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Conducted weekly OAC, Foreman, & Onsite Safety meetings.
- Tightly coordinated sub contractors.
- Created Value Engineering ideas & options in order to maintain established budget goals.
- Traveled 60% out of town to have "Boots on the ground".
- Reviewed & processed all invoices.
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
Executive Project Manager
Canyon Real Estate Development Inc.
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Documented and maintained 40% profit margins.
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
- Produced reports and updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Estimated and closed million-dollar luxury remodels.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track
- Developed and led multi-disciplinary team to redefine problems and reach solutions based on different perspectives
Director of Construction Services
ServiceMaster
01.2017 - 03.2019
- Directed and oversaw all reconstruction projects throughout multiple locations within California, Arizona, and Oregon totaling millions of dollars.
- Chiefly guided estimating process.
- Generated record breaking profits.
- Implemented procedure to assure higher level of accountability within structure division.
- Greatly reduced corporate liability with state governing entities.
- Traveled (2) days a week to personally gauge and monitor progress of active out of state projects.
- Logistically inserted Estimators and Project Managers where best needed.
- Actively sought out new innovative tools to boost marketing resources.
General Building Contractor
Barrett Contracting
06.1984 - 12.2016
- Estimating and preparation of bids.
- Reviewed proposals with legal prior to resubmitting to client.
- Determined project schedule, which included sequence of all construction activities.
- Avoided construction delays by efficiently following through with all site inspections in timely manner.
- Scheduled all contractors and materials deliveries.
- Conducted all critical pre-installation conferences with general contractors, subcontractors, consultants and manufacturer’s representatives.
- Implemented systems to improve process efficiency.
- Obtained building and specialty permits from local jurisdictional agencies.
- Guided and directed third-party inspectors through project construction, commissioning and closeout.
- Conducted weekly production and operations contractor meetings, which facilitated stronger communication and ability to resolve critical issues.
- Oversaw entire building turnover process, while enhancing communication between all construction management.
- Reviewed plans and specs during schematic design of pre-construction.
- Personally conducted final punch list with client.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education
San Diego State University
San Diego, CAAssociate of Arts - Business / Construction Management
Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA05.1985
Skills
- Business development
- Deliverables
- Client Relationship Management
- Training and Mentoring
- Competent respected leader
- Quality control master
- Project waste eliminator
- Timely completions with extreme detail
- Knowledge in all fields of construction
- Keen blueprint interpreter
- Procore, Bluebeam, MS Office, Xactimate, Sage & Outlook
- Budget & P/L analysis preparation
- Contract & Change order writer
- Multi-project scheduling
- Subcontractor management negotiation
- Excellent customer relations
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Risk management
- Practical knowledge orientated
- OSHA 30
- Completion of daily work logs
- Estimating & bid preparation
- OAC, Foreman & Safety meeting facilitator
- Articulate written and verbal communication
- BIM / FLS coordination & clash review
- SCO, Submittals, & RFI logs
- Value engineering
- 60% travel ready
- CQCM certified
- Project closeout
- Creative "Outside the box thinker"
- CA Building Code Enforcer
- Managing Multiple Projects
- Cost Control
Certification
- PMP 2008
- California State Licensed General Building Contractor B-1 04/17/96
- California State Licensed Painting & Decorating Contractor C-33 01/14/94
- CQCM Certified
- Procore Certified
- OSHA 30 Certified
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
Creative Builds
02.2023 - 12.2023
Senior Project Manager
Creative Builds
07.2022 - 12.2022
Executive Project Manager
Canyon Real Estate Development Inc.
11.2020 - 12.2021
Director of Construction Services
ServiceMaster
01.2017 - 03.2019
General Building Contractor
Barrett Contracting
06.1984 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Education
San Diego State University
Associate of Arts - Business / Construction Management
Grossmont College
- PMP 2008
- California State Licensed General Building Contractor B-1 04/17/96
- California State Licensed Painting & Decorating Contractor C-33 01/14/94
- CQCM Certified
- Procore Certified
- OSHA 30 Certified
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