Robert Dewhitt
Spring,TX
Summary
Professional with over 30 years of management and leadership through my career that includes industries in retail, banking, facilities, and construction environments. Strong skill set in directing and coordinating projects, ensuring OSHA and company safety compliance, interpreting regulatory requirements, employee retainage and delivering results in production, quality, budget objectives, and customer relations.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Executive
Kilgore Industries
08.2014 - 09.2024
- Lead project meetings regarding design, development, coordination, BIM, value engineering, improvements
- Oversee the project from start to close out and warranty
- Analyze production problems and solutions, improve production methods and maintaining sub-contractor responsibilities
- Capitalize on change order opportunities to increase margin
- Organize and supervise construction related activities
- Ensure a project is constructed in accordance with design, specifications, budget, scheduling, accounting requirements and standards
- Maintain the highest quality, while administering good construction safety practices with all on-site activities
- Run a HVAC Multi-Family project along with mentor, support, train, advise other TEAM members from Project Managers, Assistant Project Manager, Superintendents, Foreman, Crew Leaders, and General Crew
- Lead team members in managing 5 to 6 large high-rise multifamily projects ranging from apartments, condos, hotels, and dorm rooms in the Houston Metroplex and Austin
- Review job performance, documentation, schedule, billings, approve change orders and sub-contract agreements.
Project Manager
Comfort Systems
08.2009 - 08.2014
- Managed 10 to 12 projects at one time ranging from $50,000.00 to $6,000,000.00
- Ensure the project is constructed in accordance with design, budget, scheduling, accounting requirements and quality standards
- Maintain the highest quality, while administering good construction safety practices with all on-site activities, meet or exceed customer expectations
- Respond promptly to customer needs
- Execute the job successfully: Under budget, on time, with quality and safety
- Do it right the first time
- Repeat business
- Remove obstacles for staff
- Categorize costs in proper cost codes
- Approve all expenditures
- Material, subcontract, labor, and others
- Prepare job documentation in job files, subcontract agreements, job schedules, and billing.
Project Manager
HOAR Program Management
07.2024 - 08.2009
- Oversaw Region Bank branch renovations for Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri
- Meetings regarding design, development, coordination, BIM, cordination, value engineering and improvements
- Oversee the construction management, budgeting, scheduling, site constraints, meeting, start-ups, testing, RFI’s, change orders, budget adjustments
- Remove production problems and recommend solutions such as improving production methods and maintaining sub-contractor responsibilities
- Organized and supervised construction related activities
- Ensure a project is constructed in accordance with design, budget, scheduling, accounting requirements and quality standards
- Maintain the highest quality, while administering good construction safety practices with all on-site activities.
Facility Manager
World Savings Bank/Wachovia
08.2005 - 07.2007
- Responded to main building and banking center emergencies and manage repairs for the State of Texas
- Created sustainable improvement initiatives to ensure the efficient use of energy
- Drove continuous improvement of processes and system operations
- Investigated problems and determined appropriate remedies
- Accounted for building usage and organizational needs when planning maintenance activities
- Controlled expenses to meet budget requirements
- Performed start up functions on systems based on project plans, specifications, and contract documents
- Interviewed, hired, and trained maintenance employees
- Coached and mentored associates
- Maintained HVAC, temperature controls, electrical, building automation, housekeeping, and landscape.
Banking Manager
Wells Fargo
07.2004 - 08.2005
- Successfully managed a team of banking professionals, provide training and guidance in areas of customer service, sales, banking operations, and compliance
- Develop and implement strategies to improve customer service, optimize operational processes, and increase sales targets
- Oversee origination of all loans
- Successfully pass all bank audits
- Interview and hire all new employees
- Review and enforce company policies and procedures.
Banking Manager
Southwest Bank of Texas
12.1999 - 07.2004
- Successfully managed a team of banking professionals, provide training and guidance in areas of customer service, sales, banking operations, and compliance
- Develop and implement strategies to improve customer service, optimize operational processes, and increase sales targets
- Oversee origination of all loans
- Successfully pass all bank audits
- Interview and hire all new employees
- Review and enforce company policies and procedures.
Banking Manager
Comerica Bank
07.1993 - 12.1999
- Successfully managed a team of banking professionals, provide training and guidance in areas of customer service, sales, banking operations, and compliance
- Develop and implement strategies to improve customer service, optimize operational processes, and increase sales targets
- Oversee origination of all loans
- Successfully pass all bank audits
- Interview and hire all new employees
- Review and enforce company policies and procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Tarleton State University
Skills
- Budgeting
- Scheduling
- Project Management
- Assist Design Build team
- Documentation
- Excel
- Forecasting
- Operations Management
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Material control
- Labor and sub-contract productivity
- RFP/RFI procedure
- LEED AP
- Legacy
Certification
Leed AP, Legacy
OSHA 30
Daikin VRV
Timeline
Project Manager
HOAR Program Management
07.2024 - 08.2009
Project Executive
Kilgore Industries
08.2014 - 09.2024
Project Manager
Comfort Systems
08.2009 - 08.2014
Facility Manager
World Savings Bank/Wachovia
08.2005 - 07.2007
Banking Manager
Wells Fargo
07.2004 - 08.2005
Banking Manager
Southwest Bank of Texas
12.1999 - 07.2004
Banking Manager
Comerica Bank
07.1993 - 12.1999
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Tarleton State University
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