Lawrence Cain

2408 Montclair Ct.  Arlington, TX 76015  (817) 673-3515  lmcain2000@gmail.com

Objective __________________________________________________________________________
Results-oriented, hands-on and development professional with 18 years of expertise in all facets of the mechanical industry. Verifiable track record for the successful completion of multi-million dollar projects through coordinating trades, developing partnerships, and building positive rapport with architects, engineers, local officials, vendors, and clients, while maintaining costs. Versed in contract negotiations, project estimating, impending design problems, document preparation, building code and re gulations, material purchasing, and site management through certificate of occupancy. Candidate seeks win-win partsneship with established company.

Skills Summary ______________________________________________________________________

   

Staff Supervision Team Building Leadership Design/Build Construction Planning/Scheduling Vendor & Materials Management

   

Quality Control Budget Analysis Task Delegation Safety & Compliance Management Estimating & Job Costing

   

Conflict Mitigation Problem Resolution Documentation Compliance Interdepartmental Standardization Permitting & Building Code

Professional Experience _______________________________________________________________

AMERICAN MECHANICAL SERVICES Irving, TX Project Coordinator, Mar 10 to Present

Duties include all aspects of the mechanical industry to include, but not limited to, the retrofit and special projects market, with the objective of eliminating the general contractor. Specific responsibilities include the direction of personnel and administration of project completion along with ensuring all scheduling, logistics, and coordination is complete while maintaining budget and man-hour allowances. y Construction Planning/Scheduling Pro: Seamless weekly updates to stakeholders on labor analysis and job cost breakdowns prevented zero cost overruns on highly visible project at 3rd busiest airport in the United States; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Bosses all looked good! Quality Control Specialist: Identified deficiencies in existing vendor service options and introduced new vendor base which resulted in saving company ~5% in superfluous vendor job costing. Indirect results were more customers. Task Delegation Leader: Mentored projects personnel by introducing new procedures and methods that needed revision. Empowered subordinates to draft methods for crew as an attempt to increase overall productivity as well as boost morale and communication. Interdepartmental Standardization: Integrated previously isolated departments into a homogenous, cohesive group by identifying goals that were common to the objectives of the company. Superior Estimating & Job Costing Analyst: 98% accuracy on assigned, onsite estimates of time, material, and change order criteria. Workplace efficiency increased threefold during tenure. 'Cool under fire' Problem Solver: Recognizing discrepancies either on architectural or engineer's drawings, have situational judgment on-site to make changes in order to accommodate real parameters and avoid project delays.

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Professional Experience (Cont'd)
POLK MECHANICAL COMPANY Grand Prairie, TX Estimator, Apr 96 to Mar 10

Planned, organized, and managed mechanical projects for one of the premiere mechanical contracting companies in Texas. Other responsibilities included design and blueprint review, analysis of projects, review of construction documents, bidding, negotiations, subcontractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budget, building code compliance, project development, and quality control through final inspection. Supervise crews or up to 100 trade workers. y Excellent Project Manager/Estimator: Hired, scheduled, and supervised subcontractors and developed job specific policies and procedures. Impact; 300 bids submitted annually with 40% procurement rate; 100% 'on time' on all projects while simultaneously reducing material and equipment expenses. Superior Client and Vendor Liaison: Increased customer retention/secured new business by ~30% over 14 yr period via value engineering, client education, and daily on-site contact. Steady needs assessment, design concern, and cost savings solutions secured future relations! Exceptional Staff Development Skills: Reduced staff turnover by 6% while also increasing employee/subcontractor productivity through morale building; empowered staff through delegation, proactive quality control, immediate conflict resolution, and reinforced positive attitudes.

Education __________________________________________________________________________
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Lubbock, TX Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1987-1991

GPA: 3.2/121 Credit Hours

Professional Development _____________________________________________________________

CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION Dallas, TX Certificate, Business and Personnel Management, 1996 POLK MECHANICAL THIRD PARTY TRAINERS Grand Prairie, TX Certificate, Commercial & Industrial Construction Seminar, 2001 QUICKPEN INTERNATIONAL Denver, CO Certificate, Construction Bidding, Job Estimating & Unit Price Estimating, 2007 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Dallas, TX Certificate, OSHA 10hr, 1997, OSHA 40hr, 2003 TEXAS CPR TRAINING ET AL Dallas, TX Certificate, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/First Aid, 1996-2009 FORT WORTH FIRE DEPARTMENT Fort Worth, TX Certificate, Confined Spaces Training, 2001

Hobbies ____________________________________________________________________________
Golf, karaoke, sports, livestock, and outdoors activities.

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