Real estate development and Construction Management consulting

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE – Realtor®, Project Management professional with extensive experience in project planning, cost and schedule management, large scale building infrastructure development, project leadership and best practices, project diagnosis and recovery, project management training and group facilitation.  

EDUCATION - Louisiana State University.  B.S., Construction Management (1990)

LICENSES–Commercial building contractor (LA License#45847) & PMI certified Project Management Professional, 2001.  Real Estate salesperson LA License  #1163943) and Mississippi Real Estate Salesperson(S-43851).

CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH

• Real Estate sales and consulting: www.iansellsnola.com
• Plantation Pines RV Resort LLC – Long Beach, Mississippi – owner of recently expanded 55 lot RV Resort,  www.plantationpinesrvresort.com
• Coburn Investments LLC – New Orleans, Louisiana – rehabbing commercial and residential properties.

PAST EXPERIENCE

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

As project manager-initiated, coordinated, negotiated and executed projects exceeding $100 million dollars nationwide.  These included projects in petrochemical refineries, office buildings, hospitals, college campuses and museums.

Proven ability to execute fast track projects and help recover troubled projects.

OWNER / OPERATOR:  Action Auto Care LLC

March 2004 to April 2005

Purchased, directly operated and sold Service station. Redefined processes, policies and procedures. Expanded services and customer base to several Fortune 500 companies including COX Communications, Entergy and DHL.

PROJECT MANAGER:  Johnson Controls, Inc

July 1999 to March 2004

Smithsonian American Indian Museum, Washington DC. ($2 million Controls / Building - $200 million)

Riverside Hospital, Hampton, Virginia &  Methodist Hospitals, Memphis Tennessee. ($10 million)

Jefferson Parish Central Plant ($6 million) , Dillard University, ($9 million)   (New Orleans, Louisiana), Adams County Jail and Office Buildings (Natchez, MS).

• Coordinated scope execution with owner and subcontractors. 
• Negotiated with stakeholders on final scope definition and pricing
• Coordinated scope execution design and implementation process with owner and subcontractors. 
• Negotiated with contractors on final scope definition and pricing
• Initiated project plan for mechanical, HVAC & electrical systems installation to fast track project.
• Conducted Safety audits on Hospitals, Clinics, Warehouses and related facilities.
• Conducted walkthroughs determining mechanical and electrical equipment conditions.
• Executed scope included installing Chilled Water Loop, Electrical, fiber optic, HVAC systems controls, fire alarms and other utilities associated with the campus buildings.
• Initiated change orders; held pre-bid, kick-off, engineering and coordination meetings.
  

PROJECT CONTROLS:  H.B. Zachry Company

July 1996 to March 1998

SUBCONTRACTS COORDINATOR/ADMINISTRATOR:  S & B Engineers and Constructors

August 1998 to March 1999

Industrial Civil Projects   Industrial Division  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Industrial Capital Projects   Z66 Division  (Philips 66, Sweeny, Texas)

Industrial maintenance (Monsanto, Luling, Louisiana)

CS Metals of Louisiana; Grass Roots $80 million Project   (Convent, Louisiana)

• Implemented subcontract plan; established database of site-specific subcontractors.
• Prepared, evaluated and awarded subcontracts. Initiated change orders; held pre-bid, kick-off conferences.
• Managed Projects to $2,000,000: Enforced strict safety controls. Requisitioned materials and equipment. Insured timely labor force per schedule, walked out jobs, negotiated with client. Provided weekly schedule, safety and cost updates. 
• Estimated site work projects involving underground piping and drainage, piling, concrete and structural steel.
• Planned and scheduled petrochemical projects, walked out jobs and defined scope.
• Planned for civil, mechanical, paint, electrical and scaffolding trades.
• Created and updated resource loaded schedules.  Created reports, and S-curves.
• Developed master schedule with client.  Interfaced with Bechtel group to integrate EPC schedules.
• Expedited piping materials, scheduled crews and equipment.
• Introduced streamlining techniques to reduce paperwork, track costs and improve communication processes. 
• Extensively used Primavera (P3) for capital and maintenance projects including shutdowns.

COST ESTIMATOR:  T. L. James and Co., Inc, Marine Group, New Orleans, Louisiana       

October 1993 to July 1996

Projects included beach and wetland restoration and maintenance dredging projects worldwide. 

Clients included Federal, State and Private Entities. 

• Prepared cost estimates on projects exceeding $200 million.  Developed spreadsheets, graphs and databases.
• Tracked costs, man-hours and equipment by establishing historical database.
• Reconciled engineering and accounting information for bidding.
• Set up budgets and allocated costs.
• Developed proposals. Prepared presentations for Fortune 500 companies including Kiewit Construction and Chevron.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:     Provided consulting services for construction costing, ROI and ROA forecasting. Created and sold products for construction and transportation businesses in Midwest cities including Louisville, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois.

ACCOUNTING:          Developed cost control systems. Established criteria for profit margins, benefit/cost ratios reporting.

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT: Established numerical grading systems used to evaluate EPC processes in    commercial and industrial environments. Created document control systems for construction and other related industries. 

FIELD EXPERIENCE:               Worked in Heavy Civil, Commercial and Residential construction nationwide.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:       MS Office, MS Project, Microsoft Access, Primavera (P3) and Suretrack. 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Project Management Institute – Past Vice President, Administration – Greater New Orleans Chapter