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Gerald Dutton

Gerald Dutton

Pocatello, ID, US

 

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 GERALD W. DUTTON
15050 Sherman Way #150
Van Nuys, CA 91405
818-577-0642
Email:  GeraldWDutton@gmail.com                                                                                          
ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION * CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING * CPM SCHEDULING

QUALIFICATIONS
Thirty-five years of architectural and construction management experience with broad base experience in start-up and large corporate environments.  Excellent management skills.  Participative management Able to work well independently.

KEY SKILLS

• ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• CONSTRUCTABILITY/BIDABILITY REIVEW
• GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY PLANCHECK COORDINATION AND APPROVAL
• GOVERNMENT AGENCY REGULATION COMPLIANCE  
• ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
• CONSTRUCTIBILITY /  BIDABILITY / PEER REVIEWS 
• CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROJECT / COST CONTROLS
• CONCEPTUAL AND HARD BID ESTIMATING
• PROJECT CONTROL CPM SCHEDULING (PRIMAVERA P3, P6, MICROSOFT PROJECT CPM SCHEDULING)

SELECTED CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Successfully managed numerous architectural commercial retail, office building and tenant
improvement build-out projects including:

Feola Deenihan, Archuleta Architects:  I favorably  presented architectural projects to the Glendale Redevelopment Agency, Glendale Architectural Design Review and City of Glendale Division of Building and Safety Plan Check , including cinema theaters, restaurants, business and medical office buildings. These projects involved Type I, Type III, Type V and tilt-up concrete construction .  I successfully provided Architectural Construction Administration on five of the seven projects. 

Carli Architecture:  I successfully managed the Carli Architecture Design and Construction Document Team in producing:

1.  Lost Hills Business Center, Agoura Hills, CA - 110,000 S.F. core / shell tilt-up concrete commercial office building.  I pioneered the production the first set of computerized project specification for the firm.  I completed an extensive Los Angeles County Plancheck process and obtained grading and building permits.  I successfully completed  the Construction Administration phase of the project and brought the project in at budget and on schedule.

2.  Glendale Memorial Hospital Medical Office Building, Glendale, CA, 70,000 S.F. core / shell and tenant improvement build-out.  I favorably organized and managed the design of the core and shell scope of work with the owner’s construction manager and general contractor, within the owner’s project budget and schedule.  I also successfully identified and organized the design scopes of work of twenty seven doctor tenant offices, produced and obtained client approvals of construction documents for each tenant, obtained  government plancheck approvals and permits, and coordinated design criteria for radiation treatment facilities.  I provided construction administration services during the entire tenant improvement construction phase. 


CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Dugan & Associates / DACM Construction Management:   Performed lead plan reviewer services on Constructability and Bidability Reviews on several Public Works and Private Sector Projects including:
1.  CALTRANS / CHP Los Angeles Regional Traffic Control Center
2. Carriage House at Huntington Library
3. China Lake Navy Systems Engineering Support Facility
4. City of Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Station 65, 77, 81 and 82
5. Samsung Wafer Fabrication Facility-Austin, Texas
6. King Drew Medical Center Trauma Care and Ambulatory Care Clinics
7. LAPD Communication Center
8. LAUSD Ascot Elementary School 16 Classroom Addition
9. LAUSD Victory Elementary School Addition
10. LAUSD Panorama City Elementary School
11. LAUSD Victory Elementary School Addition
12. LAUSD Vista Middle School
13. Southern California Veteran’s Home Intermediate Care and Skilled Nursing Facility-Barstow
14. Southern California Veteran’s Home Intermediate Care and Skilled Nursing Facility – Chula Vista
15. Pressman Academy Private School
These reviews included coordination of multi-disciplines designs, infrastructure clearances, drawing detail and dimensional  coordination.   Reviews also measured document compliance with project program standards and requirements.   Review of implementation of ADA and CALDAG standards.

ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PRODUCTION
Cornwall Associates: I provided architectural job captain/ Construction Administration services for the development of eleven church and office buildings, including  plan check and permit administration.


PROJECT CONTROL SCHEDULING SERVICES
Westfield Corporation:  I provided project control / scheduling services for Westfield’s East Coast
  and Central US Shopping Center Development Program, including thirty-five major additions /
renovation projects valued at $1.5B dollars over a three year period.  I provided development and  detail construction cpm schedules for each of the projects.  I facilitated weekly project action meetings via video conferencing with key team members throughout the country that coordinated development efforts of owner developers, designers, contractors, and tenant coordination staff.  I published and distributed weekly meeting action minutes that identified the status of current assignments and pending activities.


CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Ashkenazy Development:  I managed and administrated design and construction operations for
  a $45M hotel development (1 five star hotel and 4 three star hotels) with scheduled completion
prior to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympiad.  Scope of work included coordination and
scheduling of architectural, interior design and construction operations of all five hotels
simultaneously.  Responsibilities also included construction document review, plan check
administration, owner / financial institution relations, contract and punch list/project closeout
  administration.


OTHER NOTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Owner Authorized Representative – Los Angeles Unified School District - LAUSD.  Provided pre-development management  coordination for eight classroom addition projects, including California Department of State Architect approval, utility services coordination, and peer plan review.  Also provided construction management coordination as an Owner Authorized Representative for a three story sixteen classroom building at Ascot Elementary School.

  Engineering Department Manager of the largest privately held electrical contractor in
Los Angeles County, including supervision of eight electrical engineers and draftsmen.  Scopes of work included project budgeting and planning of conceptual, schematic and design/build electrical design.  Designs included two major hotels, 1.3 million square foot McDonnell Douglas/Watson Land Development complex, Pioneer Electronics, and Hughes Aircraft Space Division facilities.

Licensed Building Inspector, Code Enforcement Inspector and Structural Plan Checker for
  the City of Pocatello, Idaho, including plan check review and permitting of commercial,
  industrial and residential construction documents, calculations, on-site structural inspection,
  Zoning and Housing Code Enforcement Inspection, and inter-departmental plan check review
  coordination.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
DACM Project Management-Project Manager 2008-Present  
Westfield Corporation – Project Controls 2004 – 2008   
Dugan & Associates Construction Management-Project Manager 1991-2004      
Feola Deenihan Archuleta/Carli Architecture-Project Manager 1987-1991 
      Warner Electric-Engineering Department Manager 1985-1987
            ADC Development-Hotel Construction Manager 1983-1985
Cornwall & Associates-Architects-Construction Management Assistant 1979-1983
City of Pocatello, Idaho Building Department- Structural Inspector 1975-1979

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture (5 Year Program) Idaho State University 1979

CONTINUING EDUCATION
NECA Electrical Estimating Course, Orange, CA - 1985
AutoCAD R12, Valley College, North Hollywood, CA – 1996
     AutoCAD  2010 Valley College, North Hollywood, CA - 2012


LICENSES
State of California Licensed Architect C25857 (Current and Active)
State of Idaho Class A Structural Building Inspector License

COMPUTER SKILLS
Word Processing  Microsoft Word, WordPerfect
Spreadsheet   Microsoft Excel, Quattro Pro,Lotus 123
Database   Paradox, DbaseIII
CADD    AutoCAD, 2010
Scheduling   Primavera P3 and P6, Suretrak, Microsoft Project, Project Scheduler 7
     Project Management      Expedition, Proliance, and Docutrol
     Proforma            Argus Developer
     Estimating            RS Means, EGordian Job Order Contracting (JOC)

CERTIFICATIONS
     National Electrical Contractor Association (NECA) Electrical Estimating Course
     Los Angeles Unified School District Owner Authorized Representative (OAR) Certificate
    DAK Trac Training Certificate of Completion – Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title
    24 of the California Building Code.

Employment 

DACM Project Management, North Hollywood, CA, US, Project Manager, Lead Cost Estimator

Dugan & Associates / DACM Construction Management: Provided four years of construction management and architectural project management services on two hundred sixty public works and private sector projects including lead estimator of 173 construction cost schematic, design development and construction document level estimates and 57 CPM Schedule projects:
• Federal and Military Project cost estimates and CPM Schedules
• Municipal, County and State Program Estimates and CPM Schedules
• Municipal and State project cost estimates and CPM Schedules
• School District Facility and Systems Project Estimates
• Public Housing Projects
• Damage assessment estimates
• Designer Residential projects estimates
• Private Sector projects, i.e. office buildings, religious facilities, entertainment facilities, retail establishments, etc. estimates and CPM Schedules

Jan 2008 - Apr 2012
 

Westfield, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Controls Technician

Provided project control / scheduling services for Westfield’s East Coast and Central US Shopping Center Development Program, including thirty-five major additions /renovation projects valued at $1.5B dollars over a three year period. Provided development and detailed construction cpm schedules for each project. Provided monthly status reports to middle and upper management entities. Facilitated weekly project action meetings via video conferencing with key team members that included owner developers, designers, contractors, and tenant coordination staff. Published and distributed weekly meeting action minutes that identified the status of current assignments and pending activities.

Jul 2004 - Jan 2008
 

Dugan & Associates Construction Management, North Hollywood, CA, US, Project Manager / Lead Construction Cost Estimator

Dugan & Associates Construction Management: Provided eleven years of construction management and architectural project management services on two hundred sixty public works and private sector projects including lead estimator of 173 construction cost schematic, design development and construction document level estimates and 57 CPM Schedule projects:
• Federal and Military Project cost estimates and CPM Schedules
• Municipal, County and State Program Estimates and CPM Schedules
• Municipal and State project cost estimates and CPM Schedules
• School District Facility and Systems Project Estimates
• Public Housing Projects
• Damage assessment estimates
• Designer Residential projects estimates
• Private Sector projects, i.e. office buildings, religious facilities, entertainment facilities, retail establishments, etc. estimates and CPM Schedules

Apr 1993 - Jun 2004
 

Feola, Deenihan, Archuleta Architects, Glendale, CA, US, Construction Administrator and Project Manager

Feola Deenihan, Archuleta Architects: Successfully presented twelve architectural projects to the Glendale Redevelopment Agency, Glendale Architectural Design Review and City of Glendale Division of Building and Safety Plan Check , including cinema theaters, restaurants, business and medical office buildings. Provided accurate and timely Architectural Construction Administration services for all twelve projects to successful completion, on time and within project budget.

Carli Architecture: Successfully managed the Carli Architecture Design and Construction Document Team in producing:
1. Lost Hills Business Center, Agoura Hills, CA - 110,000 S.F. core / shell tilt-up concrete commercial office building. Pioneered the production of computerized project specification for the firm. Successfully completed the Construction Administration phase of the project and brought the project in at budget and on schedule.
2. Glendale Memorial Hospital Medical Office Building, Glendale, CA, 70,000 S.F. core / shell and tenant improvement build-out. Favorably organized and managed the design of the core and shell scope of work within the owner’s project budget and schedule. Successfully identified and administered the design scopes of work of twenty seven doctor tenant offices. Provided construction administration services during the core & shell and tenant improvement phases, resulting in on-time completion and budget compliance.

Jun 1987 - Apr 1993
 

Wwarner Electric Inc, Signal Hill, CA, US, Engineering Dept Manager

Engineering Department Manager of the largest privately held electrical contractor in Los Angeles County, including supervision of eight electrical engineers and draftsmen. Scopes of work included project budgeting and planning of conceptual, schematic and design/build electrical design. Designs included two major hotels, 1.3 million square foot McDonnell Douglas/Watson Land Development complex, Pioneer Electronics, and Hughes Aircraft Space Division facilities.

Jan 1985 - May 1987
 

ADC Development Corporation, West Hoolywood, CA, Construction Scheduler

Ashkenazy Development: Managed and administrated design and construction operations for a $45M hotel development (1five star hotel and 4 three star hotels) with scheduled completion prior to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympiad. Scope of work included coordination and scheduling of architectural, interior design and construction operations of all five hotels simultaneously. Responsibilities also included construction document review, plan check administration, owner/financial institution relations, contract and punch list/closeout administration.

Mar 1983 - Jan 1985
 

Cornwall Associates, Pasadena, CA, US, Assist. Construction Manager

Create Construction Project Budgets, constructability document reviews, site inspections and contract compliance.

Jun 1979 - Mar 1983
 

City of Pocatello, Idaho Building Department, Pocatello, Idaho, Code Compliance and Structural Building Inspector

Licensed Building Inspector, Code Enforcement Inspector and Structural Plan Checker for
the City of Pocatello, Idaho, including plan check review and permitting of commercial, industrial and residential construction documents, calculations, on-site structural inspection, Zoning and Housing Code Enforcement Inspection, and inter-departmental plan check review coordination.

Sep 1975 - May 1979
 

Education 

Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, BArch, Architecture

5 year Architecture program including 9 semesters of design labs, 5 semesters of structural design classes, 2 semesters of design thesis research and thesis production, 2 semesters of building systems technology, two semesters of theoretical design. and two years of understudy courses and general college development courses. Graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Architecture in May 1979, after an extended tour in the military and a church mission.

Sep 1967 - May 1979
 

Areas of Specialization