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Jake Eschete

Baton Rouge

Summary

Dynamic Senior Project Manager with relevant experience in coordinating large-scale projects, managing diverse teams, and driving overall project success. Strong in initiating and planning stages of project management, leveraging strong communication and negotiation skills to manage stakeholder and client expectations. Display leadership qualities and decision-making abilities that foster team collaboration and efficient problem resolution.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

Senior Project Manager / Estimator /Director of Risk Management

Diamond Electrical Company, Inc.
Baton Rouge
01.2024 - Current
  • Discovered profitable projects aligning with long-term growth plans.
  • Oversaw bid processes from registration to post-bid documentation.
  • Maintained clear communication with engineering groups at the State, and Federal levels, and stakeholders during all stages of projects.
  • Enhanced efficiency by refining office and field processes.
  • Collaborate with superintendents and PM teams to allocate resources, streamline schedules, and deliver projects within budget using lean construction principles
  • Conduct Jobsite Audits to observe how safety risks can be eliminated or minimized, create standard operating procedures for the field, and enforce current company safety policies
  • Advocate for innovative technologies that increase efficiency, reduce risks, and prioritize safety
  • Oversee all Material Requisitions, Purchasing, Quantity Tracking, and Submittals
  • Furnished project updates to various stakeholders, informing on strategy, adjustments and progress.
  • Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
  • Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
  • Coordinated resources across multiple departments and teams as needed for successful completion of projects.
  • Facilitated resolution of conflicts between team members when necessary.
  • Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.

Assistant Telecommunications and Network Engineer

Louisiana State University Information Technology Services
05.2022 - 12.2023
  • Collaborated with Network Engineers to prepare and set up network infrastructure for major construction or renovation initiatives around LSU campuses.
  • Responsible for transporting critical, highly sensitive equipment to the jobsite safely using company machinery, along with safe installation of data racks, servers, ethernet switches, wireless access points, universal power sources, and battery backups
  • Coordinated time-sensitive work order processes to maintain campus network system functionality.
  • Installed and integrated latest additions to telecommunications and network infrastructure at key LSU facilities.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Construction Management, Business Administration and Technical Sales

Louisiana State University

Skills

  • Resource allocation
  • Cost estimation and controls
  • Process improvement
  • Safety compliance
  • Conflict resolution
  • Team collaboration
  • Data analysis
  • Time management
  • Innovative technologies
  • Quality assurance
  • Problem-solving
  • Contract negotiation
  • Lean Construction & Value Engineering

Certification

  • IMSA Traffic Signal Technician Level I, 03/01/25
  • Traffic Control Supervisor, 06/01/24
  • Certified Occupational Safety Specialist, 05/01/23
  • OSHA 510 - Standards for Construction Industry, 04/01/23
  • OSHA 7845 - Recordkeeping Rules, 03/01/23

References

References available upon request.

Work Availability

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Affiliations

  • Louisiana State University

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balancePersonal development programs

Software

Microsoft Office Applications

Adobe DC Pro

Microsoft Project

Timeline

Senior Project Manager / Estimator /Director of Risk Management

Diamond Electrical Company, Inc.
01.2024 - Current

Assistant Telecommunications and Network Engineer

Louisiana State University Information Technology Services
05.2022 - 12.2023

Bachelor of Science - Construction Management, Business Administration and Technical Sales

Louisiana State University

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