Joseph Lippis
Summary
Well established engineering professional with 20+ years of experience managing multimillion-dollar projects within the construction and civil engineering industry. Skilled manager knowledgeable in design, engineering, and construction management across multiple government agencies. Some of which include the Department of Energy (DOE), Customs and Border Protection, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U. S. Air Force, and Department of Defense (DOD). Supervisor proficient in staff and team management, budgeting, waste management, remediation, and contract management. Excellent communicator with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders from tradesmen to executives known for having a calm personality. Detail oriented Project Manager known for advancing mismanaged or stalled projects to successful conclusions.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
- Additional experience as Resident/construction Civil Engineer for MACTEC, Inc, Owner Representative, Department of Air force.
- Owner and Operator of Car Wash in Alamogordo and Tularosa, New Mexico,
- Program Manager (GS-14) for Department of Energy Waste Disposal in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Program Manager (GS-14) for the WIPP Experimental Program, Civil Engineer (GS-13) at a Government Waste Management Site, Supervisory Civil Engineer (GS-12)
- Final Secret Security Clearance
- Army Corps of Engineers District Offices in Savannah, Georgia and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Facility Programmer, GS-12
U.S. Air Force
05.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Based at Holloman AFB, NM, 49 Civil Engineering Squadron, Engineering Flight
- Responsible for development of a decentralized multi-year Facility prioritized facility project plan
- Coordinated closely with stakeholder Base organizations to identify potential candidate projects for initial development and authorization
- Developed and prepared documentation (project description, impacts of work and preliminary cost estimates) required for submission and authorization of proposed projects
- Projects valued at up to $6M
- Based at Holloman AFB, NM, 49 Civil Engineering Squadron, Engineering Flight
Project Manager
E3 Federal Solutions
08.2015 - 04.2019
- Company Overview: Based in Customs and Border Protection, Tucson Field Office
- Provide oversight of capital expense projects for Land Ports of Entry within Arizona and along the border
- Work independently and with teams to complete construction and facility projects successfully including many facilities dealing with migrant and caravan facility space management issues
- Consistently completed several difficult projects requiring independent, team-oriented supervision alongside incorporation of new technology
- Projects varied in size from $200K to $3M
- Based in Customs and Border Protection, Tucson Field Office
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
Project Manager
City of Las Cruces
07.2014 - 08.2015
- Company Overview: Based in City Hall, Las Cruces, NM Facilities Management Section
- Directed new construction or renovation projects from initialization to finalization
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Prepared contracts, requested bids, and awarded contracts alongside resolving warranty issues
- Completed numerous $40K to $890K projects including Castaneda Service Center renovation, East Mesa Pool Park design and build, a theater lighting and audio upgrade and installation, and a historical building interior demolition
- Developed Job Order Contracting Standard for the City of Las Cruces, NM
Civil Engineer-Project Manager
U.S. Air Force
01.2010 - 07.2014
- Company Overview: Based in Civil Engineering Squadron
- Utilized numerous project management tools to supervise construction and facility projects from concept through construction
- Facilitated construction, renovation, special purpose, factory, and testing facility projects
- Directed construction of F16 Mission Training Center Flight Simulator between 2011 and 2014 with a budget of $4.2M
- Managed the Wastewater Effluent Irrigation High Security Project for Golf Course a $750K project in 2013
- In 2012 managed the $700K Pilot Canopy Egress Facility Renovation and the $850K Aircraft Ground Equipment Service Facility Renovation
- Between 2010 and 2013 supervised the $1.5M Vertical Storage Facility for External Fuel Tanks project
- Based in Civil Engineering Squadron
- Estimated quantities and material costs during project planning to support budgeting and costing.
- Supervised construction progress on-site, addressing any discrepancies or issues promptly while maintaining safety protocols.
Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
06.2009 - 01.2010
- Company Overview: Based at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico
- Acted as civil engineer to guide facility projects including $3M water supply pipeline, $6M Flight Simulator Training Facility expansion, and $1.2M munitions training classroom renovation among many other projects
- Adapted compartmentalized secure F16 simulator training facility to accept state-of-the-art flight simulators
- Based at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico
Project Lead Manager
EASI
09.2008 - 06.2009
- Company Overview: Contractor for NASA White Sands Test Facility
- Facilitated projects from day-to-day planning to direction development
- Used an Earned Value Management System to analyze and track performance metrics including costs, schedule variances, completed estimation dates, scope, and change requests
- Improved planning and scheduling processes, tracked status, coordinated engineers and construction, and provided consistent management reports resulting in on-time within budget completions
- Created project management operations for the NASA test facility as the Project Management Director
- Contractor for NASA White Sands Test Facility
Education
Master of Science - Engineering Management
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico05-1989
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico08-1971
Skills
- Program & Project Management
- Contract Negotiation & Management
- Conflict & Incident Management
- Construction Oversight & Management
- Facilities Management
- Budgeting & Planning
- Staff & Team Management
- Building Codes and Standards
- OSHA Safety Standards
- Multiple Software Programs
- Project planning
- Multi-unit operations management
Professional Community Involvement
- Construction Committee Director, Otero County Habitat for Humanity, 01/01/11, 08/01/14
- Vice President, Board of Directors, White Sands Habitat for Humanity, 01/01/19, Present
- Final Secret clearance, Currently
- OSHA, 40 Hour Training
- Numerous building codes, including latest International Building Code (IBC)
- Corps of Engineers Safety Manual; EM-385-1-1
- U.S. Army Veteran
Timeline
Facility Programmer, GS-12
U.S. Air Force
05.2019 - Current
Project Manager
E3 Federal Solutions
08.2015 - 04.2019
Project Manager
City of Las Cruces
07.2014 - 08.2015
Civil Engineer-Project Manager
U.S. Air Force
01.2010 - 07.2014
Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
06.2009 - 01.2010
Project Lead Manager
EASI
09.2008 - 06.2009
Master of Science - Engineering Management
New Mexico State University
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
New Mexico State University
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