Kevin Seely

• As an independent small business owner, I specialize in interior home renovations and repairs, including bathrooms, kitchens, fireplaces, tiling, flooring, trim work, doors, and windows.
• Managed daily business operations including advertising, client acquisition, project quotes, material purchasing, equipment and tool provisioning, invoicing, accounts receivable/payable, project scheduling, tracking, and safety oversight. Additionally, ensured top-notch craftsmanship, customer service, and work quality for clients.
• Meet with prospective clients, evaluate their project requirements, and offer advice on completing their projects within budget and on schedule.
• Assessed subcontractors and suppliers to sustain cost management and enhance operational procedures. Boosted operational efficiency and productivity through budget, labor and material cost management.

Contract Administration Manager, July 2013 - Oct 2022

• Completed all contracts, secured the P&P Bonds, fulfilled all insurance requirements, including builder's risk and railroad, and ensured warranties were in place.
• Secured and submitted all bid packets, bid bonds, and electronically submitted bids via QUEST CDN, BidX/Bid Express, ACHD Open Gov, Bonfire, and Onvia/Demand Star for state and federally funded civil construction projects. Managed all digital IDs and bid submissions for Knife River's Idaho Division.
• Responsible for writing all Requests for Qualifications and Pre-qualifications for Knife River, as well as the Statements of Work (SOW) for ITD, the City of Boise, ACHD, Idaho Power, and various private owners.
• Analyzed project bids, retrieved plan sets, and distributed them to estimators. The role involved selecting projects to estimate and quote, considering the company's labor and equipment resources, work in progress, and schedules.
• Managed contractor licensing, registration, and renewals for the states of Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and various county and city entities to ensure company compliance.
• A thorough understanding of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements, state bid preferences, and DBE goal compliance for civil construction projects in the states of Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Washington.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Idaho Statutes and Codes, ITD, and Federal Highway standards and specifications for heavy civil construction.
• Skilled in HeavyBid and HeavyJob, serving as a lead trainer for the annual HCSS training sessions attended by the company's project managers, estimators, and superintendents.
• Responsible for setting up state, city, municipal and private contracts within Oracle using HCSS HeavyBid and HeavyJob software.
• Tasked with reporting the monthly backlog, weekly scheduling for crews, resource reports, bid results, and managing the contracts of current projects.
• Responsible for gathering sensitive documents and contracts, and accommodating requests for internal and external financial audits performed annually by Deloitte & Touche and Knife River.
• Complete all Notices of Intent (NOI) and Notices of Termination (NOT) for all construction projects, including acquiring comprehensive knowledge of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Central Data Exchange (CDX) system.
• Compiled job safety analytics, including DART, TRIR, EMR, OSHA 300/a, and OSHA citations for prequalification processes and company records.
• Facilitated the onboarding process for new project managers, estimators, and superintendents by providing HCSS training and distributing new hire documentation.

Project Manager, April 2011 - July 2013

• ITD I-84, Salt Lake Interchange ($26m)
• ITD I-84 Interchange to Salt Lake POE ($7m)
• ITD I-84, MP182 to Burley ($9m)
• NDOT Hwy 8 Reconstruction, Stanley, ND ($24m)
• NDOT Hwy 23, New Town, ND ($10m)
• Dakota Prairie Refinery, Dickinson, ND ($38m) Earthwork, piping and cathodic systems for the tanks.
• Responsible for maximizing efficiencies for all costs, quantities, labor, equipment, subcontractors and schedule to deliver a successful project to the owner.
• Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees, subcontractors, owners and the general public.

• Project Engineer / Manager, March 2009 - Jan 2011
• Performed quantity take-offs for projects bidding. Utilized Agtek, AutoCad and Topcon software.
• Obtained plans, specifications, and bidding documents for state, city, and municipal projects. Attended pre-bid meetings, submit bid proposals, and attend the bid openings.
• Provided estimates and quotes for projects with ACHD, the State of Idaho, and Idaho Power Company. I managed several projects for the State of Idaho and ACHD, including the ACHD FY10 Overlays, and conducted the quantity take-off for the I-84 Ten Mile Interchange.
• Site visits were conducted to assess the current grade, analyze the existing subsurface materials, and evaluate the present conditions.
• Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects. Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.

• A family-owned company that manufactured and distributed a wooden shelving system to over 150 Home Depot stores in California. The raw materials were imported, machined, packaged, and shipped from the Boise facility.
• My role included overseeing numerous employees, managing inventory, production processes, safety protocols, and order fulfillment.
• Would frequently travel to California to service the Home Depot stores that carried the product. The service involved visiting multiple stores to straighten and display the product, as well as attempting to introduce it to additional stores. (1996 to 2002)
• Led, trained and coached plant staff to facilitate high levels of productivity and quality. Directed employees and related programs to maximize team productivity and facility output.
• Reduced costs by eliminating materials waste and unnecessary labor hours. Implemented useful inventory management and tracking systems to reduce costs and improve operations.
• Identified and implemented viable strategies for improving production inefficiencies, order scheduling and employee management.