JACQUES SPINNER
Santa Monica,CA
Summary
- Promoted to Project Manager in under 5 years (fastest in Morley Builders company history)
- Self sufficient, highly driven, extremely competitive, resourceful individual who understands the concept "teamwork makes the dreamwork". I will party with the team and be in the office by 6am to run ownerships and execs through a detailed monthly cost projection meeting.
- Managed 100M UC Irvine Student Housing Project 4 years out of college, reported directly to our Executive Vice President of Construction Operations. Reduced 1.8M in unforeseen costs from Fire Marshal to 200K (internal hit) through owner and sub negotiation - Still hit beginning of Job profit projection goal and finished on schedule.
- Scoped, leveled, negotiated, executed 80+ Subcontracts over my career.
- Westminster Towers - accumulated 12% ATL Contingency through buyout negotiation.
- 2020-Present - Started my own L.L.C "ForTheChat TCG". Grossed 25K profit last year working 8hrs / month.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Morley Builders
Los Angeles, CA
06.2023 - Current
19M - Verdugo Tower Renovation 2026-2028
- 8 levels, 120 units, HUD funded, MEP/skin/finishes renovation, 50% occupancy throughout construction
52M – Westminster Tower Renovation 2025 - 2027
- 17 levels, 285 units, HUD funded, MEP/skin/finishes renovation, (E) PT concrete decks, asbestos abatement, rotational 75% occupancy throughout construction
100M - UC Irvine Phase 4B College Student Housing - 2022-2024
- 4 Buildings, 7 levels each, mat foundation, wood framed
Estimating Manager
Morley Builders
Los Angeles, CA
04.2024 - 04.2025
Estimating 2024 - 2025
- Assisted estimating department with scoping, bid leveling, buyout, and negotiation on 8 different projects ranging from 25-120M covering all trades
Senior Project Engineer
Morley Builders
Los Angeles, CA
08.2020 - 08.2022
95M (Sr. PE) - Culver City - Apple Music & Media - 2020-2022
- 5 levels above, 3 below, core/shell, concrete decks, metal stud
Project Engineer
Morley Builders
Los Angeles, CA
08.2018 - 08.2020
105M (PE) - Santa Monica - Proper Hotel - 2018-2020
- 7 levels above, 5 below, concrete decks, metal stud
5 Summers
Internships & Business Venture
2017 - Whitting Turner - USC HSC Keck Medical Center Hardscape
2016 - Howard Building Corporation - 707 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
2015 - Pioneer Pictures Photo Service - Personal business venture
2014 - Dickinson Cameron Construction - Apple Manhattan Village & Burberry Rodeo Drive
2013 - Michael Lee Architecture - Michael Lee Architecture - Manhattan Beach CA
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management w/ Mnr. Real Estate Property Development
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo01-2018
Loyola High-School
Downtown Los Angeles01-2013
Skills
Direct
Document Control, RFIs, Submittals, Scheduling, Cost Control, Profit Projections, PCO, ICO, COR, ACO, OCOs, hands on field experience, exhibit creation, HUD and prevailing wage knowledge, cradle to grave estimating life cycle, intern events, culture event leadership, collaboration with internal estimating, risk management, safety, accounting, marketing and admin departments on all aspects of project startup, operations and closeout
Soft
Owner / Client relationships, Project Team Building, Realization of the game within the game, Level Headed, Born Team Leader
Technical
Procore, Bluebeam, Vista, P6, Plan Grid, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, OnScreen Takeoff, Adobe Photoshop, iSqFt, Plan-Swift, GoPro, Claude, CoPilot, Forma, Notebook LM, OneNote
Upbringing
Manhattan Beach born and raised - never leaving Youngest of three Father was a George Town Lawyer for CBRE on contract law and mother ran her own residential interior design business with a degree from New York School of Interior Design
Competed in sports my whole life - Goalkeeper, QB, 7 Seat Crew
Timeline
Estimating Manager
Morley Builders
04.2024 - 04.2025
Project Manager
Morley Builders
06.2023 - Current
Senior Project Engineer
Morley Builders
08.2020 - 08.2022
Project Engineer
Morley Builders
08.2018 - 08.2020
5 Summers
Internships & Business Venture
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management w/ Mnr. Real Estate Property Development
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Loyola High-School
Recruiter & Event Involvement 2020-2026
- Recruit for Morley builders at Cal Poly SLO, USC and UCLA. Attend recruiting events and host info sessions on and off campus.
- Over 30 events attended with 50+ interviews conducted.
- ASC Reno Problem Statement Judge for Mixed Use.
- Attended SM City Council hearing and spoke on behalf of local inspectors which lead to a city wide wage increase - strong relations in SM.