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
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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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