Vanessa L. Ricks
Project Manager, Hotels
Nashville, TN · (310) 555 0120 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/vanessalricks
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Twelve years in commercial construction, five as project manager of record
INDUSTRIES
Hotels, restaurants, corporate interiors, retail flagship
SPECIALTIES
Buyout, submittal and request for information control, change orders, schedule of values, occupied building phasing
SYSTEMS
Procore, Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft Project, Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
CREDENTIALS
Project Management Professional; Occupational Safety and Health Administration thirty hour construction card; Certified Professional Constructor
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in construction management, Middle Tennessee State University
Results at a Glance
46
Million dollar hotel
$1.4m
Unused contingency
94%
Subcontract value
6.2 days
Contract requirement
Executive Summary
Commercial project manager who runs one hospitality or corporate interiors job at a time from award through closeout, currently a 46 million dollar downtown hotel renovation. Twelve years in construction, five as the project manager of record, working with a superintendent, two engineers and about thirty trade partners.
Signature Achievements
- Completed a 46 million dollar hotel renovation eleven days early while the property kept 60 percent of its rooms in service throughout.
- Returned 1.4 million dollars of unused contingency and allowance to the owner at closeout, which brought the same client back with two more properties.
- Bought out 94 percent of the subcontract value within forty five days of notice to proceed by issuing bid packages off the eighty percent drawings.
- Kept the average request for information turnaround at 6.2 days against a contract requirement of ten by holding a standing Tuesday review with the architect.
- Priced and settled 137 change orders on one project with zero going to the dispute clause, using unit rates agreed at buyout.
- Cut punch list items at substantial completion from a typical 900 to 260 by running floor by floor prepunch walks four weeks before turnover.
Professional Experience
Project Manager
Cumberland Bend Construction, Nashville, TN 2021 to present
One hospitality or corporate interiors project at a time between 18 million and 46 million dollars, supported by a superintendent, two project engineers and a project accountant.
- Own the contract, budget and schedule for a single project from award through final application for payment and warranty turnover.
- Run buyout, write the subcontracts and manage the submittal, request for information and change order logs in Procore.
- Issue the monthly application for payment with the schedule of values and chase lien waivers from every tier.
- Update the schedule in Microsoft Project every two weeks and run a weekly look ahead meeting with the trade foremen.
- Report cost to complete and projected margin to the project director each month.
Assistant Project Manager
Harpeth Ridge Builders, Franklin, TN 2017 to 2021
Support to two project managers on restaurant, retail and small office projects up to 12 million dollars.
- Processed submittals and requests for information and tracked long lead millwork and equipment procurement.
- Prepared change order pricing from subcontractor quotes and time and material tickets.
- Assembled closeout manuals, warranties and as built drawings for eleven completed projects.
Project Engineer
Stones River Contracting, Murfreesboro, TN 2014 to 2017
Field office support on ground up retail and light commercial work.
- Kept daily reports, quantity logs and photographic records for a superintendent running two sites.
- Coordinated inspections with the local building department and the special inspector.
Licensure and Certification
Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute
Certified Professional Constructor, American Institute of Constructors
Occupational Safety and Health Administration thirty hour construction card
First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certified, American Red Cross
Education
Bachelor of Science in construction management, Middle Tennessee State University, 2014
Core Skills
Buyout and subcontracting · Submittal management · Request for information control · Change order pricing · Schedule of values · Look ahead scheduling · Occupied building phasing · Punch list and closeout · Procore · Bluebeam Revu