Patrick Pugh
Auburn
Summary
Accomplished Senior Executive with over 30 years of experience in heavy civil and highway construction, specializing in cost estimation and risk analysis. Successfully conducted forensic cost analyses for Design-Build and P3 projects valued up to $1.2 billion. A proven leader in implementing HCSS software to boost team efficiency, and committed to developing estimating and project management talent. Aiming to leverage expertise to drive innovative construction solutions.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Managing Consultant
BRG
Atlanta
04.2021 - Current
- He has over thirty years of experience in heavy and highway construction, concrete structures, excavation, utility, and general contracting.
- He has developed highly specialized skills in estimating, project management, business management, risk management, business acquisitions, and construction technology implementation.
- Forensic claim and estimate analysis in multiple design-build and P3 projects, up to $1.2 billion.
- Management Consultant for the turnaround of a heavy civil contractor in Louisiana.
- Installed HCSS heavy bid and trained eight junior estimators.
- Installed the full suite of HCSS project management software.
Vice President
Robinson Paving Company
Columbus
01.2010 - 04.2021
- Financial and Operational Responsibility for forty million dollars in annual public work, transportation and utility construction work, and hot mixed asphalt material sales
- Identify potential projects in the market area
- Review of proposals and contracts
- Estimating and reviewing project estimates for concrete, excavation, storm, utilities, concrete structures, bridges, culverts, and paving
- Preparing operations budgets for 4 Hot Mixed Asphalt Concrete Facilities
- Soliciting and estimating design-build bids for transportation projects
- Risk Management
- Implementation of HCSS Heavy Bid Estimating Program
- Implementation of Viewpoint V6 Accounting
- Modeling schedules and cash flow projections for construction projects
- Review of Project specifications
- Review plans and specifications for potable water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer installation and upgrades
- Manage and review pressure testing and video inspection of sanitary, storm, and potable water pipe installation
- Sourcing Materials compliant with Project specification
- Sourcing Borrow Pits and Waste Pits
- Develop Mass haul Diagrams and Mass Haul Plans
- Coordination of QA/QC functions and materials testing
- Georgia Highway Contractors Association Specification Committee – Assisted the Georgia Department of Transportation with reviewing, writing, and adopting its first Pipe Video Inspection Specification
- Certified pipe video inspection reports followed GDOT GDT 136 requirements
- NASSCO PACP (Pipeline Assessment Certification Program) Course
- Responsible for Environmental Compliance at HMA production facilities
- Responsible for managing Environmental Remediation of contaminated soils encountered during construction of projects
- Manage Highway Construction and Reconstruction projects
- Manage Bridge Construction and Reconstruction projects
- MSE Wall Construction and Management
President
Magnolia Grading & Paving, LLC / Emerald Construction Services, LLC
Auburn
03.2004 - 01.2010
- Project Management and Claim Consultant on a $60,000,000.00 Georgia Department of Transportation roadway and utility project in Columbus, Georgia
- Direct Fiscal responsibility for Project for Prime Contractor
- Founded a new grading and paving company
- Recruited and trained staff
- Supervised and monitored project and company performance
- Set budgets/targets
- Maintained detailed documentation of the company's Contracts
- Contract development identified new business opportunities and developed marketing strategies
- Perform quantity survey for project estimates
- Establish cost-based estimates for projects
- Negotiation with project owners
- Project Billing
- Establish and implement a company Safety plan
- Directed field operations
- Provided design consultation for and value engineering reviews for local engineers and owner/developers
- Provided design review, permit application, property location, and acquisitions services for regular/repeat clients
- Consulting performing Forensic Estimating/consulting with Navigant Consulting on Claim mitigation
- Business Development Consulting in conjunction with Terry Yeager
- Implementation and training for upgraded computerized estimating system (HCSS) for Richard R
- Harp Excavating
- Modeling schedules and cash flow projections for construction projects
- Review of Project specifications
- Sourcing Materials compliant with Project specification
- Sourcing Borrow Pits and Waste Pits
- Develop Mass haul Diagrams and Mass Haul Plans
- Coordination of QA/QC functions and materials testing
- Review plans and specifications for potable water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer installation and upgrades
- Estimation for potable water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer installation and upgrades
- Manage and review pressure testing, video inspection, or installation of sanitary and potable water pipes
- Assisted the City of Phenix City, Alabama Engineering and Public Works, with two pilot projects for video inspection on sanitary sewer installation
- Responsible for managing Environmental Remediation of contaminated soils encountered during construction of projects
- Manage Highway Construction and Reconstruction projects
- Manage Bridge Construction and Reconstruction projects
V.P. Operations
Alexander Contracting Company
Columbus
10.2003 - 03.2004
- Prepared project cost estimates and budgets
- Maintained project files
- Reviewed contracts
- Wrote project proposals and subcontracts
- Implemented the use of HCSS estimating software
- Financial Responsibility for Public Work
- Modeling schedules and cash flow projections for construction projects
- Review of Project specifications
- Sourcing Materials compliant with Project specification
- Sourcing Borrow Pits and Waste Pits
- Develop Mass haul Diagrams and Mass Haul Plans
- Construction of numerous bridges and crossings over Norfolk Southern and CSX rail lines
- Decommissioning of the Railroad via duct and installation of a new track bed at 2nd Ave and Veterans Parkway, Columbus, Georgia
- Coordination of QA/QC functions and materials testing
- Review plans and specifications for potable water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer installation and upgrades
- Estimation for potable water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer installation and upgrades
- Manage and review pressure testing, video inspection, or sanitary and potable water pipe installation
- Responsible for managing Environmental Remediation of contaminated soils encountered during construction of projects
- Construction of numerous bridges and crossings over Norfolk Southern and CSX rail lines
- Construction of Rail Siding, Martin Marrietta Quarry, Junction City, Georgia
- Manage Highway Construction and Reconstruction projects
- Manage Bridge Construction and Reconstruction projects
V.P. - Area Manager
APAC-Georgia, Inc.
Atlanta
09.1995 - 10.2003
- Financial and operational responsibility for a 100 million dollar APAC business unit, with an annual average HMA production of 1.5 million tons.
- Statewide Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Transportation’s bids across business units.
- Trained and mentored a five-person estimating team.
- Worked on the regional acquisition team, performing due diligence for potential acquisitions—State Coordinator for rolling out and implementing new corporate estimating software (HCSS).
- I worked with senior management to establish regional estimating and reporting standards, and I was a corporate trainer for HCSS.
- Oversaw the conversion from a legacy accounting system to the JD Edwards platform.
- Established Business Unit operational budgets.
- Assured BU reporting complied with company and GAP reporting requirements.
- Review of proposals and contracts.
- Assured operations conformed to the company's safety program.
- Estimating and reviewing project budgets.
- Estimating and reviewing capital budgets and expenditures.
- Establish operations budgets for seven Hot Mix Asphalt facilities.
- Estimated design-build bid for the transportation project.
- Risk Management and Business Development.
- Prepared estimates for $2.4 billion Northern Arc Design-Build Toll Road.
- Prepared estimates for Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson 5th Runway construction.
- Modeling schedules and cash flow projections for construction projects.
- Review of project specifications.
- Sourcing materials compliant with project specifications.
- Sourcing borrow pits and waste pits.
- Develop Mass Haul Diagrams and Mass Haul Plans.
- Coordination of QA/QC functions and materials testing.
- Estimating and reviewing project budgets.
- Developed operation budgets for a hot mixed asphalt facility.
- Responsible for environmental compliance at HMA production facilities.
- Managed environmental remediation of contaminated soils encountered during the construction of projects.
- Construction of the main rail loading facility, Fort Benning, Georgia.
- Construction of rail siding, Columbus Quarry, Columbus, Georgia.
- Construction of numerous bridges and crossings over Norfolk Southern and CSX rail lines.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Geography and Political Science, Emphasis on Geographic Information Systems
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama08.1993
Skills
- Familiarity with Primavera Scheduling Tools
- Cost Estimation
- Risk Analysis and Control
- Construction Management
- Effective Contract Negotiation
- Strategic Business Growth
- Strategic Team Leadership
- Application Integration
- Customer Relationship Management
- Timberline
- JD Edwards
- Viewpoint
- Trimble Business Center
- HCSS HeavyBid
- Heavy Job
- Heavy Job Project Manager
- Viewpoint 6
- MS Office
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Quantum of damages
- Comprehensive Delay Evaluation
Languages
- English, Fluent
- Spanish, Knowledge
- Portuguese, Knowledge
Personal Information
Title: Senior Managing Consultant
Skills Certifications
- Primavera
- P6
- Expedition & Contract Management
- Sure track
- Lotus 123
- Timberline
- JD Edwards
- Viewpoint
- Trimble Business Center
- HCSS Heavy Bid
- Heavy Job
- Heavy Job PM
- Viewpoint 6
- MS Office
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Georgia Utility Manager License
- Georgia Utility Contractor License
- GDOT Worksite Utility Coordinator
- OSHA Competent Person
- OSHA Confined Space
- Quantum Analysis
- Quantum of Damages
- Delay Analysis
Accomplishments
- APAC Leadership Institute Grduate
Certification
- Georgia Utility Manager License
- OSHA Competent Person
- OSAH Confined Space Entry
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Portuguese
Elementary
Timeline
Senior Managing Consultant
BRG
04.2021 - Current
Vice President
Robinson Paving Company
01.2010 - 04.2021
President
Magnolia Grading & Paving, LLC / Emerald Construction Services, LLC
03.2004 - 01.2010
V.P. Operations
Alexander Contracting Company
10.2003 - 03.2004
V.P. - Area Manager
APAC-Georgia, Inc.
09.1995 - 10.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Geography and Political Science, Emphasis on Geographic Information Systems
Auburn University