MAKENNA BORDERS
Parkville,MD
Summary
Perceptive Project Engineer offering four years of experience in developing and managing project estimates by coordinating with colleagues and clients. Successful in devising bid proposals in line with client specifications and objectives through clear communication and attention to detail. Driven to minimize costs by continually comparing project costs to estimates and coordinating with leaders on cost-cutting methods.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineer
Holder Construction
Manassas, VA
04.2023 - Current
- Currently, I am completing and working on a 36MW Data Center located in Manassas, VA. The center includes integral electrical rooms, a rooftop chiller plant, and administrative offices on all floors.
- Monitored subcontractor activities, including work progress, labor costs, materials used, and other related issues.
- Participated in weekly staff meetings with general contractors to review current project statuses.
- Managed multiple concurrent projects while ensuring strict adherence to timelines and budgets.
Preconstruction Manager
UrbanBuilt
Baltimore, MD
02.2020 - 03.2023
- Worked on five office fit outs in Baltimore, MD, 29 restaurant fit outs in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Northern, Virginia areas and five multi-family projects in Baltimore, Maryland area.
- Participated in pre-bid meetings and site visits to understand project scope and identify potential issues or challenges.
- Evaluated subcontractor bids to obtain best value for projects and negotiated contracts with suppliers and vendors, securing best pricing for materials, labor and equipment.
- Identified potential risks, potential challenges and prepare contingency plans and identified areas for cost saving to help increase profitability and lower client costs.
- Reviewed project plans and specifications to understand project requirements and accurately estimate cost and resources needed.
- Utilized cost-estimating software to streamline estimating processes and produce accurate and reliable estimates to prepared bids and proposals to submit to clients and secure new business.
Project Engineer
UrbanBuilt
Baltimore, MD
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Worked on five Bandito's restaurant fit outs in the Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC, and Northern, Virginia.
- Delivered regular compliance reports to drive process improvement and corrective measures.
- Reviewed contractor proposals to determine favorable partnerships for on-time and under-budget project completion.
- Designed and implemented quality control processes to facilitate customer satisfaction.
- Analyzed and interpreted data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
- Developed and maintained relationships with suppliers to facilitate quality and timely delivery of materials.
- Collaborated with other departments to facilitate successful project completion.
- Recommended improvements for design, construction means and materials based on field or changing conditions.
- Evaluated change order requests in response to out-of-scope work activities.
Intern Estimator
Chesapeake Contracting Group
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Developed and maintained database of cost information to use most up-to-date and relevant data in estimates.
- Analyzed project documents to determine the overall estimated cost of a project
- Gather, calculate and compile data to produce construction cost estimates for competitive bid proposals in a timely manner
- Collected data and information from vendors, sub-contractors and teammates to determine exact costs for all aspects of each project
- Determined project scope, boundaries, time frame and possible complications to produce accurate estimates
- Projects that I have worked on are EZ-Storage on Loch Raven Blvd Sandy Farms Arundel County and Bethesda Row.
Project Engineer Intern, The Project Engineer
Chesapeake Contracting Group
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted with cost proposal development and customer presentations.
- Helped with reading Architectural, Structural, and MEP plans for various projects
- Assist the Assistant Project Manager with daily task and preparing for the projects that are due
- Support the Senior Estimator with takeoffs and estimates on projects
- Worked on are Browns Mazda of Chantilly, Browns Subaru of Manassas, New Self-Storage Facility, and Heritage Volkswagen of Catonsville.
Education
Master of Science - Construction Management
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management, Business Administration
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD05.2021
Skills
- Contract compliance Quality control
- Software Skills in Excel, Procore, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Bluebeam, PlanSwift and Powerpoint
- Cost estimation
- Time Management
- Budgeting and Cost Control
Timeline
Engineer
Holder Construction
04.2023 - Current
Project Engineer
UrbanBuilt
01.2022 - 07.2022
Preconstruction Manager
UrbanBuilt
02.2020 - 03.2023
Intern Estimator
Chesapeake Contracting Group
08.2019 - 01.2020
Project Engineer Intern, The Project Engineer
Chesapeake Contracting Group
05.2019 - 08.2019
Master of Science - Construction Management
Morgan State University
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management, Business Administration
Morgan State University
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