Construction Trade Jobs | John Ragsdale

Corporate Facility Developer

Name :	John Ragsdale
Industry Type :	Building Owners
City & State :	Newton,NJ
Job Title	Corporate Facility Developer
Relocation Preferences :	open
Objective :	Management postion in commercial construction project management, site acquistion, site development.
Resume :	John Ragsdale 40 Halsted Street Newton, NJ 07860 973-216-2233 jragsd2300@hotmail.com Experienced, versatile Construction Manager with a record of on time, on budget performance over a 25 year career with national home builders and commercial developers. Successful completion and delivery of $1mm to $10mm “turn-key” commercial projects in several states. Experience and Expertise: • Development of project Scope of Work, RFP’s, Bid Documents • Project Scheduling (MS Project) and tracking • Bid analysis (Excel), negotiation and contracting • Budgets and cost management- “value” engineering • Quality control • Project Approvals including, Planning/ Zoning, Environmental • Land Development • Distressed property evaluation and restoration Employment Summary: Weichert Realtors- Corporate Facility Developer 4/98 to present. Constructed new retail office locations throughout the NY and Philadelphia metropolitan areas. Successfully completed over 900,000 SF of new commercial construction and tenant “fit-out” projects to support company growth and facility up-grades. • Developed standard branch office designs and specifications. • Developed standard construction bid forms, contracts and procedures. • Developed and managed annual capital budgets up to $18 mm for new facilities, maintenance and major repairs. • Performed major facility mechanical and structural repairs, replacements, emergency power systems, computer rooms. Toll Brothers, Inc.- Land Development Manger 2/94 to 3/98 Responsible for all site improvement, residential lot development and delivery to support home building operations in Northern New Jersey. Supervised multiple subcontractors and engineers in all phases of land development activities including mass earthwork/grading, utilities, roads and off-site improvements. Performed site plan design development, value engineering, preparation of bid documents, contracts. Developed and managed all project budgets Vectre Corporation- Project Manager 10/90-2/94 Certified environmental remediation consultant and inspector. Supervised field staff and subcontractors during industrial site environmental clean-ups, assessments, testing and monitoring to comply with NJ ISRA and BUST programs. Performed distressed property and Brownfield’s evaluations (Phase I and Phase II) for the Resolution Trust Corporation, FDIC and Fortune 500 clients. Obtained numerous , final, site clearance approvals on closed and remediated sites from NJDEP. Calton Homes, Inc. - Director of Land Development 7/88 to 8/90 Supervised field staff, consultants and subcontractors in site planning/design, engineering and management of all land development activates on multiple sites in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Supervised all field operations for residential community development including utilities, roadways, mass earthwork/grading, off site improvements. Performed pre-acquisition feasibility analysis for potential projects. Developed and managed all project budgets. US Home Corporation, Homecraft Division- Vice President Land Development 2/81-7/88 Responsible for site planning, engineering, approvals and site improvement construction for residential and multi-use projects in Texas and California. Supervised office staff, consultants, subcontractors and engineers in fast pace delivery of residential lots, multi-family/commercial pad sites. Developed all project budgets, loan draws, performed feasibility analysis, obtained project permits/approvals, bidding, contractor selection. Sherwin-Williams Co. – Commercial Operations Manager 2/79-2/81 Supervised facility staff in commercial coatings manufacture, material warehousing, customer ordering and supply for commercial builders, industrial users in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. Education: BS Forestry Management West Virginia University 1978