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Steve Yarnall

Steve Yarnall

Haddonfield, NJ, US

 

About 

Detail-driven professional with proven results in a variety of sectors, featuring education, restaurants, convenience stores & banking. Manages multiple assignments. Supervises contractors & consultants. Obtains required approvals. Embraces computer technology. Produces, reviews & tracks documents. Advises internal & external partners.  

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Philadelphia School District, Philadelphia, PA, US, Assistant Contracts Manager

Assistant Contracts Manager
Track & report spend on 50+ indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with 280+ task orders averaging $52K ea.
Review, track & process professional invoices with ms excel. 1200+ professional invoices processed with average cost / invoice of $33K.
Administered contractor prequalification. 45+ contractors added for a total of 180+ qualified contractors.
Submit rfp documents to legal for contract execution.
Participate on technical scoring committees reviewing proposals & attending oral interviews for rfps.
Attend, open & announce at public bid openings.

Apr 2018 - current
 

Speedway, Edison, NJ, US, Construction Project Manager

Construction Project Manager
Managed 36 C-store remodel construction projects - avg. 2500 sf footprint w/$250K construction cost.
Attended pre-bid, pre-construction meetings, progress visits, surveys and punch list walk thrus totaling 300+ visits.
Covered Philadelphia/NYC/DC Metro region.
Maintenance project support featuring $1mil septic repair. Pre-construction assistance on tank top & line replacement.
Reviewed and approved change orders up to $5K.
Used corporate VPN & SAP for posting docs, purchase orders, financials and referencing project info.
Supervised construction manager, general contractor, beverage, POS cabling, safe, signage & security vendors.
Reported project status back to department leads for construction, operations, engineering, legal, maintenance, marketing, environmental & procurement.

Sep 2015 - Sep 2017
 

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, US, Project Coordinator

Coordinating facility projects with resource stewardship per higher-ed campus master plan.

● Coordinated over 200 project documents & 90 small projects in two years for university’s colleges of medicine, nursing and natural science museum.

May 2013 - Jun 2015
 

InterArch, Moorestown, NJ, US, Architect Construction Manager

Managed construction projects for Saladworks restaurants, Springpoint Senior Living apartments, Interstate shopping centers and various banks. As architect supervised sign seal process, developed response packages to plan review comments and produced permit drawings on AutoCAD.

● Boosted growth of open Saladworks restaurant chain stores by 34% and Commerce Bank branches by +50% using 12 additionally acquired architect licenses to sign seal permit drawings.

Feb 2003 - Sep 2012
 

Kling Stubbins (Jacobs), Philadelphia, PA, US, Project Controls Specialist

Created & updated schedules, reports, cost tracking and data gathering. Attended weekly project meetings and assisted project managers. Reported staffing levels & generated accounting sheets.

● Monitored & controlled costs on up to 20 concurrent architecture engineering projects after training on Primavera P3 and SureTrak software to department standards.

Feb 2001 - Jan 2003
 

Zany Brainy, King of Prussia, PA, US, Construction Project Manager

Managed toy-store construction projects. Prepared capital budget spreadsheets & schedules for new stores. Hired architects. Awarded contracts, analyzed bids & approved invoices. Obtained required approvals. Itemized & ordered supplies. Developed fixture plan layouts and storefront elevations.

● Increased expansion of open Zany Brainy toy stores from 3 to 100+ while serving as store planner, AutoCAD operator and construction manager.

Aug 1993 - Feb 2001
 

Education 

Sep 1981 - Jun 1986
 

Areas of Specialization 

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