George Crawford
SummaryConstruction professional with over 30 years of progressive experience in field and office supervision of major construction projects. Specialties in commercial retail projects as well as past experience in hospitality, industrial, marine, civil works, transportation and gaming products
Areas of ExpertiseManagement of Site Development Management of Lifestyle Center Retail Management of Regional Shopping Center Construction Management of specialty trade contractor Civil Engineering Structural Soil Interactions Port and Marine Facilities EPC Foundation Construction Deep Foundation Construction Excavation Bracing Design and Construction Construction Dewatering Installations
ExperiencePPI Technology Services2008-present Senior Project Manager, Deep Foundations
Oversaw construction operations for the companies startup foundation division including the development of procedures for reporting , development of equipment needs, development of manpower Responsible for support and development of all function for monitoring and forecasting the hard cost portion of the development including oContract negotiation and Change modifications oMaintenance and coordination of multiple project schedules and budgets oChange order management, oDevelopment of forecast for probable cost to complete oQuality assurance and control oOversight staff of two project managers with supports staff. oReporting directly to President of Division oPre-development functions with local government and utility companies oGeneral project management functions and coordination of architects, engineers, and contractors oReview of Proposals For Completeness and Accuracy oAssisted in the development of safety programs and development of Job Safety Analysis and Job Safety Planning
General Growth Properties.2007-2008 Senior Project Manager, Special Projects Group
Oversaw lifestyle retail development project in Elk Grove California. Auxiliary projects included offsite road and drainage projects, site development for big box retailers Project was 50% complete when Ownership elected to postpone opening due to economic conditions. Developed/Scheduled plans for mothballing the project for a completion date TBD
Responsible for support and development of all function for monitoring and forecasting the hard cost portion of the development including oContract negotiation and Change modifications oMaintenance and coordination of multiple project schedules and budgets oChange order management, oDevelopment of forecast for probable cost to complete oQuality assurance and control oOversight staff of two project managers with supports staff. oReporting directly to West Coast Director of Construction. oPre-development functions with local government and utility companies oGeneral project management functions and coordination of architects, engineers, and contractors
Forest City Commercial Construction Project Manager- 2005-2007 Oversaw the Development of lifestyle retail development project in west Chicago suburb. Auxiliary projects included offsite road and drainage projects, site development for big box retailers as well as pre-development functions with local government and utility companies. Scheduled completion date July 2007
Responsible for project management functions and coordination of architects, engineers, and contractors .including contract negotiation and modification, maintenance and coordination of multiple project schedules and budgets, change order management, quality assurance and control Oversaw Construction management firm and design team Reported Directly to East Coast Vice President of Development Landtech Consultants Inc. Project Manager2004- 2005 Civil design of site improvements Hydraulic, and Transportation facilities, Responsible for Coordination and design of junior engineers and cadd draftsman including oQuality control oClient contact oComputations oCost Estimates oCivil engineering and design Harris County PID Capital Projects Engineer2003- 2004 Management of multiple public infrastructure design projects. Special projects included revisions to planning/tracking processes, development of special provisions and pavement recommendations Responsible for coordination of design form multiple prime consultants and sub-consultants including oReview of preliminary engineering reports oReview of design development documents oReview of final contract documents oPreparation of bid documents
Urban Retail Properties Company Construction Manager1995-2003 Oversaw retail development projects several US states. Auxiliary projects included offsite road and drainage projects, site development for big box retailers Projects opened on schedule and within budgets allocated. Responsible for field support and development of all functions for monitoring and forecasting the hard cost portion of the development including.
oMaintenance and coordination of multiple project schedules and budgets oContract negotiation and Change modifications oChange order management, oQuality assurance and control oReporting costs and management of office expenses oPre-development functions with local government and utility companies oGeneral project management functions and coordination of architects, engineers, and contractors
O. T. Marshall Architects/Engineers Contract Engineer1993-1995 Design and Management of construction of river boat gaming facilities .including obtaining navigation/wetland permits assisting in site selection and offsite facility planning. Responsible for design and implementation of design for all discipline work including; oDevelopment of document production schedule and master schedules oPreparation of bid documents oPreparation of Permit documents, oQuality assurance and control oDesign of port facility oDesign of ancillary building structures oDesign of access roads oCoordination with federal and state agency . R. C. Crawford Inc. Vice President/President1982-1995 Operation and Management of specialty construction company serving mid southern region. Functioned as roving superintendent/estimator/project manager/designer for geotechnical/heavy contractor. Developed innovation means of accomplishing work Responsible profit and loss of work including; oDevelopment of value engineering oPreparation of bids reparation of Permit documents, oDecisions for capital expenditure oManagement of human capital oPreparing and maintaining P&L reports oMaintaining licensure oMaintaining financial commitments LicensureVirginia- # 12187 (inactive) Tennessee-# 14908( inactive) Mississippi- #11799 (inactive) Texas -#92342 EducationMaster of Science-Memphis State University 1982 Bachelor of Science- Memphis State University 1976 Certification and SkillsHouston Area Safety Council Transportation Worker Identification Credentials SAP and Construcware Training for enterprise software systems MS Office, Project management software (P6 Suretrack, Constructor, Microsoft and Others) and AutoCAD User.
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