JORDAN BARE
Winter Haven,FL
Summary
Insightful Project Manager dedicated to identifying and cultivating team members' skills and talents. Polished in implementing continuous enhancements and building and maintaining accurate project budgets. Focused and driven team player practiced in leading multiple simultaneous projects leveraging proven project management tools.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
| Confidential Employer
Orlando, Florida
01.2024 - Current
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously through all phases of construction (pre-construction, design, procurement, construction, and closeout).
- Negotiated contract terms with vendors to ensure favorable agreements.
- Reviewed legal documents for compliance with company policies and regulations.
- Conducted OAC, site coordination, design, and MEP meetings.
- Managed project timelines and resources to ensure successful completion.
- Oversaw budget allocation and tracked expenses throughout project lifecycle.
- Conducted regular status meetings to update team on progress and next steps.
- Utilized project management software to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
- Trained new team members on processes and best practices within project management framework.
- Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Prepared cost estimates for projects of varying sizes.
- Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.
- Led project planning and execution for multiple construction sites.
- Produced purchase orders and issued invoice approval for payment to subcontractors.
Project Estimator
| Confidential Employer
Orlando, Florida
11.2021 - Current
- Developed full-scope estimates for use in project bidding and (design-build, design-bid-build, and design assist) for various projects, including total precast buildings, multi-level parking garages, multi-family buildings, medical office buildings, warehouses, and various others.
- Analyzed construction drawings and other documents to prepare time, cost and labor estimates.
- Obtained bids from vendors and subcontractors to make cost-effective selections.
- Maintained detailed and organized records of bid documents, correspondence and other project-specific information.
- Checked construction plans against actual field conditions to prepare estimates.
- Produced preliminary estimates based on schematic and design development level documents.
- Generated timely proposals to clearly communicate correspondence and bid clarifications.
- Cooperate with field superintendents, engineers, and project managers to convey the vision and requirements
- Complete product takeoff using Revit to present a preliminary 3D model to the client
- Solicited and collected subcontractor and vendor bids or quotations.
- Formulated estimates and budgets ranging from $1 million to $30 million.
- Redesigned parts of projects to fit budget criteria of clients.
Batch Plant Manager
| Confidential Employer
Orlando, Florida
07.2018 - Current
- Provided work direction, resolved problems, prepared schedules and supervised operations to complete work for team of 20.
- Managed Batch Plant and Finishing Crew.
- Oversaw the batch plant's monthly inventory counts for all raw materials
- Maintained a daily spread sheet with detail on all received and used inventory
- Improved variances in inventory counts
- Effectively hired personnel for skilled roles
- Created a team culture and developed milestones for employees
- Kept amiable connections with all suppliers
- Made certain that the daily output targets were met
- Successfully reduced personnel turnover
- Reduced material costs through outsourcing
- Participated in daily production meetings, weekly safety meetings, and monthly budget meetings
- Provided direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers.
- Improved efficiency by minimizing downtime.
- Inspected production, quality control and maintenance reports to detect and address production problems.
- Liaised between senior plant management and line-level supervision to maintain open communications.
- Troubleshot and resolved problems with equipment and programmable logic controller systems.
- Reduced process lags by managing employees and training on best practices to ensure optimal productivity.
- Scheduled annual air quality testing for dust collectors
- Optimized concrete mix designs
- Monitored and maintained chemical dispenser system
- Attended continuous improvement course on concrete mix designs
- Monitored batch tickets
- Reduced waste and earned a return on waste by hiring crushing crew to recycle used concrete for crushed aggregate
Batch Plant Supervisor
| Confidential Employer
Orlando, Florida
07.2017 - Current
- Concurrent operation of a Twin Shaft Mixer and a Planetary Mixer to produce various mix designs and architectural color concrete mixtures
- Oversaw truck and plant equipment maintenance and safety
- Daily supervision of other employees to ensure that daily tasks are completed
- Conducted weekly safety meetings
- Provided employee training on mixer trucks, casting buckets, loader, and in the batch plant
- Maintaining the batch plant and running pre-operation checklists to ensure that everything is mechanically sound
- Troubleshooting and communicating with batch program representatives about any problems that arise
- Operating and maintaining Concrete Mixer trucks to aid in construction processes
- Changing mix designs in response to Quality Control requests and product demands
- Monitored employee performances and motivated team members on day-to-day basis by delivering positive reinforcement.
- Operated a color system software to dispense liquid dye into concrete mix
- Operated MCT software
- Coordination of concrete placement and delivery with operators and other employees
- Set up and adjusted machines and equipment to produce pre-determined results.
- Delegated tasks to multiple employees while maintaining efficient workplace.
Batch Plant Operator
| Oldcastle Precast, Inc
Jacksonville, FL
06.2015 - 07.2017
- Consolidating concrete was precisely batched using a Teka mixer and Command Alkon software
- Produced various FDOT precast concrete products, pole bases, copings, drainage, MSE panels, sound panels, storm traps, and etc.
- Successfully implemented the practice of batching concrete and operating the pour bucket simultaneously to reduce labor costs
- Stocked inventory levels on all raw materials
- Concrete was consistently and successfully batched in accordance with FDOT specifications with very minimal waste
- Earned ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I Certification
- Earned PCSA Level I QC Technician and Level II QC Manager Certifications
- Maintained all aspects of the batch plant
- Always followed the LOTO and company procedures when performing any routine or nonroutine maintenance work on the batch plant.
- Maintained proper chemical inventories.
- Motivated production by always delivering concrete in a safe and timely manner
Batch Plant Operator
| Lindsay Precast
Alachua, FL
01.2014 - 06.2015
- Batch self-consolidating concrete with a 5 yard planetary mixer and Batchtron software
- Operated a front end loader, Tuckerbilt, and a skid steer
- Successfully completed and logged LOTO forms
- Maintained the conveyor belt system as well as anything mechanical on the batch plant
- Maintained aggregate pits
- Conducted monthly inventory counts
- Monitored chemical dispenser system
- Obtained PCSA Batch Plant Operator Certification
- Trained and supervised employees.
- Implemented cold weather batching practices
- Simultaneously batched and delivered concrete with Tuckerbilt
- Consistently logged concrete pour times
- Always delivered concrete on time
- Ordered raw materials
Education
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Polk State College
Winter Haven, FLBachelor of Science - Construction Management
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LASkills
- Autodesk Revit, Build, BIM, etc
- Procore
- Navisworks clash detection
- Bluebeam
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
- Viewpoint Vista
- Vendor relationships
- Precast/prestressed concrete
- Ability to complete projects with limited information given
- Strong analytical skills and detail-oriented
- Ability to facilitate teamwork
- Builds rapport and manages conflict
- Excellent communication skills: written and oral
- Blueprint analysis
- Schedule coordination
- Cost estimation
- Schedule oversight
- Construction and Building
- Mathematical Problem-Solving
- Preparing Estimates
- Construction Cost Estimates
- Command Alkon, Batchtron, MCT, and MasterColor software Expertise
- 3D Modeling
- Reading Blueprints
- Construction Equipment
- Knowledge of aggregates, chemicals, and cementitious materials
Certification
- PCSA Batch Plant Operator
- PCSA Level I QC Technician
- PCSA Level II QC Manager
- Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I (ACI)
Timeline
Project Manager
| Confidential Employer
01.2024 - Current
Project Estimator
| Confidential Employer
11.2021 - Current
Batch Plant Manager
| Confidential Employer
07.2018 - Current
Batch Plant Supervisor
| Confidential Employer
07.2017 - Current
Batch Plant Operator
| Oldcastle Precast, Inc
06.2015 - 07.2017
Batch Plant Operator
| Lindsay Precast
01.2014 - 06.2015
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Polk State College
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Louisiana State University