Construction Management Experience

What do I do as a CM Project Manager?

For the past ten years, I’ve worked in construction management as a Project Manager. The actual title means being responsible for completing the building as close to the contractual time as possible and maintaining any overhead and profit in the general conditions remaining. The high number of project issues grew more significant with each project ranging from incomplete designs, changes in materials or scope, and constructability means for installation.

Over my career as a Project Manager, I’ve written thousands of RFI’s (Request for Information) to the architects and owners, asking for acceptance of a suggestion that details my understanding of the issue and solution to fix it. In some situations, I’ve saved money and time, but in many other situations, I created additional costs, which I tracked in our change management system for added project costs.

The photos below showcase a few projects I worked on as a Project Manager. As a bonus to this page, I’ve re-created a typical RFI by describing a project issue and providing a suggestion to fix it.

Sunset Development | City Center Bishop Ranch

Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Project Year: 2016 - 2019

The City Center of Bishop Ranch was designed by the private development, Sunset Development, to build a commercial downtown for the city of San Ramon. The center acts as a gathering space for the community by channeling people toward the main public square. The design has two main levels of shopping for local and global venders; and the building has four levels of parking.

The project was designed by the world famous architecture firm, Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

University of California | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Project Year: 2014 - 2016

The Berkley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is a unique building that hosts two primary functions: the art museum, and the film archive for the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, the two functions were hosted in two different buildings and due to seismic safety concerns the prior building was decommissioned – the building has since been renovated.

The building is divided into four sections: Press Building (museum gallery spaces), Administration Building (office space), PFA (film archive and theater), and the Back of House (mechanical and electrical space).

City and County of San Francisco | San Francisco Department of Building Inspection

Designed by Skidmore, Owing + Merrill

Project Years: 2017 - 2020

The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection building was created to centralize and consolidate several San Francisco departments in one building. The design allows for expediency for an applicant to obtain a planning or building permit.

The building has eighteen levels above grade (total height of 240 feet) and two levels below grade (total of 60 feet); the building's square footage is approximately 500,000 square feet.

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