Francois

9/25/2014
New York, NY

Position Desired

Construction Engineering
New York, NY
Yes

Resume

MS Structural/Civil Engineering 10 years experience in Project Management and Structural Design with successful international experience in large-scale projects. Strong managerial, organizational and communication skills. Authorized to work in the US.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MITSUBISHI CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
General Contractors to industry and government New York, USA
2009 - 2010
Project Manager
• Led the NYC based Project Management Office in all contractual, financial, technical and organizational matters, reporting to the main office based in Philadelphia, PA
• Managed two healthcare/medical center infrastructure improvement projects for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the heart of Manhattan and upstate New York. Responsible for all aspects of construction including estimating, purchasing, contract negotiation, buyout, scheduling, RFI, change orders, quality control, client management and project close-out

SIX CONSTRUCT (BESIX GROUP) (www.sixconstruct.com)
Besix construction group: turnover 1.6 Billion Euros, 20,000 people in Europe, Middle East and Africa Doha, Qatar/Dubai, UAE
2005 - 2008
Technical Manager - The Tornado Tower (www.thetornadotower.com)
• Led, as Head of the Technical Office, the construction of a 665 ft (202 m) high-rise hyperboloid shape office tower and three basement parking lots with a total area of 1.5 million sqft (140,000 m2), total contract value of $184MM, recently awarded “2009 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa” by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)
• Managed a team of engineers and architects, leading in technical, financial, and contractual issues, and ensuring all shop drawings, construction plans and other submittals were approved by the A/E and issued on time to the General Superintendent
• Conducted design coordination with structural design consultants (Meinhardt Singapore) and advised the Project Director on contractual and technical matters including direct liaison with the A/E and Owners, preparation of contracts, value engineering, change orders ($8.2MM) and coordination of scheduling and budget/cost control
• Secured completion of the project in due time, within budget and fully in accordance with the Contract Specifications

Project Engineer - Aspire Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspire_Tower)
• Design-Build contract for $175MM Aspire Tower, the tallest structure in Doha with 984 ft (300 m) high-rise building including a five-star hotel and a revolving restaurant, landmark structure of the Asian Games 2006 housing the Olympic flame on top of the tower
• Conducted design coordination with structural designers (ARUP, London), supervised the production of concrete and reinforcement shop drawings in collaboration with design office in Dubai, and ensured shop drawings approval by third party consultants (Buro Happold, Dubai)
• Coordinated and supervised major international subcontractors for all concrete and post-tensioning work (including slipform)
• Resolved critical technical issues resulting in completion of the tower’s structural core construction within 7 months only, most critical part of the project’s first milestone before the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in December 2006

GMT PROJECT - ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS
Structural Engineer Brussels, Belgium
2000 - 2005
• Conducted and implemented concrete and steel structural design, geotechnical analysis and foundation design of numerous medium sized residential, commercial and healthcare projects up to 110,000 sq ft (10,000 m2) and up to $13MM budget
• Managed and developed various gas station construction projects for SHELL, including design, estimating, tender documents, permits, produc...

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