Jon Patredis

4217 Wycliff Ave. #1214.395.2873

Dallas, Texas

Summary

Project Manager with background in land entitlement, engineering, and development. Adept at taking projects from concept to the final build out stage. Track record of significant cost savings through value engineering, reducing cycle time and proactive budget management. Specific areas of experience:

  • Due Diligence
  • Value Engineering
  • Risk Management
  • Procurement
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  • Invoicing Systems
  • Scheduling
  • Plan Review
  • Bid Evaluation
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  • Contractor Negotiations
  • Change Order Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Consultant Management

Professional Experience

Centex Homes, Dallas, Texas1/2005 - 9/2008

Land Development Estimating & Purchasing Manager (2006-2008)

Estimated quantities, conceptual, preliminary and active budgets. Analyzed and researched specifications and scope of work to determine best land development practices for cost, quality and timeliness. Created and maintained relationships with municipality officials, land bankers, engineering firms and developers.

  • Researched, negotiated and acquired $1.6 million of municipal reimbursements a year ahead of schedule.
  • Achieved final acceptance of 15+ subdivisions within budget and schedule.
  • Managed over $75 million in development budgets and cash flows.
  • Organized and conducted structured value engineering project review that reduced overall budget by 8%.
  • Negotiated a 5% reduction in costs related to storm water compliance and erosion control.

Land Contract Administrator (2005-2006)

Developed systems and procedures for managing and reporting all projects from bidding, contracting, change orders through invoicing. Reviewed plans, technical information and agency agreements for constructability and economy. In addition, recruited and interviewed 8 new trade partners.

  • Saved the company $56,929 in pro-rata fees by achieving project compliance with city ordinance.
  • Created engineering invoice template to compare and more accurately estimate costs.
  • Created high-quality standardized bid packages that reduced overall project schedule by 8 working days on average.
  • Increased insurance compliance by 18% for land vendors. Obtained 100% compliance for land vendors during audit period.

Stonebrook Builders, Reig, Inc., Carrollton, Texas5/2004 - 8/2004

Builder Intern

Assisted project managers in the areas of supervision, scheduling, cost controls, ordering of materials and warranty programs for new homes.

Education

BS in Construction Science, Minor in Business Administration, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Recipient of QUOIN Scholarship

Texas A&M Transfer Camp, Director

Training & Technical Skills

Agtek and Materials 3D digital take-off software

Storm Water Compliance Training

Field Manager Training Program

Developing for Profit Workshop

Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access

Performs all functions Land Development Engineering Estimating Purchasing department according to established standards Creates preliminary quantity cost estimates support Land Acquisition Package process submitted Corporate Organizes conducts structured team value engineering reviews new projects Conducts contractor pre-bid meetings manager Systematically evaluates bids performs contractor bid reviews award recommendations manager Reviews approves agency agreements constructability economy Facilitates contractor interviews negotiations final buyout Maintain trade relationships Performs division bidding process according Centex established standards Coordinate Construction Services Land Brick Mortar budget finish grading drains walls Creates high-quality standardized request for proposal bid packages solicits bids qualified contractors according established standards Creates project schedules Microsoft Project comparisons land narrative cash flows Land Acquisition Package submitted Corporate Reviews conceptual land plans lot yield analysis knowledge product portfolio Understands Division Goals Objectives Understands Strategic Marketing Jointly manages design engineering process Accounted accounting accounts payable accurately acquisition adequacy administrate agencies agency agreements AGTEK Allocated amenity analysis approval approves architect Assists attends award balance bid documents bid packages bid tabs bidding bids blueprints bonds brick budget buyout calculates cash flows Centex change orders city acceptance city inspector collection collects communication companies comparisons complement conceptual Concrete Conducts constructability construction plans consultants contract contracted contractor contractors contracts contractual documents coordinate coordinates Corporate Cost estimates creates Curlex Current database deadlines delivery department departments design engineering process detail development Manager development status Director of Development Director of Land Development Distributes District Division Goals Division's documents drafts drains Dry utilities due diligence earthwork economy effective efforts engineering ensure entitlement manager Erosion control ESA reports Established estimate estimates Estimating evaluates execution existing facilitates feasibility fees files filing final finance finish grading follow-up forms Franchise utilities Functions Gas Generates Geotechnical high-quality Historic Historical unit costs HOA Holdings implementation Implements Including Independently information Inputs Inspects Insurance standards Interviews invoices job cost Jointly Knowledge Land Acquisition Package land narrative land plans Landscaping LD line items Lot benching Lot grading Lot Need Projection lot yield analysis makes award recommendations Management Manager Manages Materials Meet Meetings Microsoft Project Minimal Monetary Monthly Mortar MUD Multifamily multiple phase projects Municipalities municipality credits Necessary Negotiating Negotiations New Objectives Obtains Order Orderly Organizes Outlays Outside Package Partnership Paving Performing Performs contractor bid reviews Permitting Personnel plan review Plan review planning pre-bid Preliminary Prepare prequalifies pro forma Procedures Process product portfolio programs Project Projects Properly Provides purchase orders Purchasing Purposes Qualified Quantity Quarterly Rebate Recapture Recommendations Records reduce schedule Refundable regional Relationships Report Reports request for proposal Required Retaining walls retrieves Reviews Schedule scheduled Schedules Scope of Work Services Sewer Signature Silt fence Single family Software Soil Solicits Stages standards Standardized Standards Status Storm drain storm water pollution prevention program Strategic Marketing Streets Structured Subcontractors Submitted Support SWPPP Systematically evaluates Takeoffs Team Timelines Timely Track Tracking Tracks Trade partner Train Understands Unit Updated Updates Utilities Validates Value engineering Vendor vendors Verifies Walls Water Weekly Wet utilities WOUS