Adrian Vasilescu
Ottawa,ON
Summary
Accomplished and energetic project manager, with a solid history of achievement in construction and renovation projects, with more than 22 years of experience in a fast-paced environment. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritizing abilities, capable of handling tasks with accuracy and efficiency, with a passion and drive for excellence. Areas of expertise include implementing improved site management procedures, sales and negotiating techniques as well as business development strategies. Excellent communication and knowledge in motivating coworkers and people around him. Able to learn new tasks quickly and proficient in growing key customer relationships. Represent the establishment with friendly, professional demeanor at all times. Resourceful Project Manager with 22 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget, and financial management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Exterior Project Manager/ Director
Northco Services
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Extensive experience in managing more than 8 renovation production and projects simultaneously
- Preparing production schedules, reviews project plans, orders materials, and expedites drawings and approvals for over 70 projects on yearly basis
- Scheduling and attending jobsite meetings, handles change work orders, and manages logistics for materials and inventory
- Monitoring and maintaining project schedules, coordinates employees and subcontractors, and ensures site safety and quality control
- Preparing project reports, plans ahead to prevent issues, and performs various tasks to ensure business success
- Developing strong leadership, strategic planning, advanced sales techniques, and effective communication skills with over 60 subcontractors
- Proficient in budgeting, sales metrics, and financial analysis, ensuring project cost efficiency, for over 3 millions worth of production revenue
- Integrating marketing strategies, utilizes technology for project management, and adapts to market changes
- Commitment to ethics and compliance ensures adherence to regulations and corporate social responsibility
- Comprehensive skill set and experience in problem solving.
Sole Proprietorship
ROOF ART
06.2018 - 06.2022
- Providing management support and project monitoring for 20 business partners
- Review contractors intended method of abatement and work area prep
- Formulate statements of problems; establishes procedures for development and implementation of significant, new or modified project elements to solve these problems, and obtains approval thereof define and document objectives for project; determine budgetary requirements, composition, roles and responsibilities and terms of reference for project team
- Review documentation of contractor and employees
- Manage several Project Managers, each responsible for element of project and its associated project team
- Ensuring active engagement of 20 team members by delegation of tasks to appropriate person both on long term and on day-to-day basis
- Verify that all time and material charges are accurate
- Verify contractor adherence to contract specifications
- Verify contractor adherence to Federal, State and local regulations
- Perform daily inspections of work and work area
- Perform final inspections to assure no asbestos remains, and sign off in Abatement Contractor Supervisor's logbook
- Application of various project progress methods to ensure project schedule is on track to meet deadlines or deliverables
- Require submittal of all project records in timely manner
- Ensure appropriate monitoring and evaluation system is in place and is functioning satisfactorily
- Continuous and periodic analysis of project plan to understand timelines and milestones as per initial plan and find out gaps, if any
- Devising strategies to overcome roadblocks or delays through various methods such as using industry related technical knowledge, innovating short cuts or alternative ways, improvising with available resources, scheduling overtime to meet deadline, and like ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Senior Project Manager
GO HOME CONTRACTING
03.2017 - 06.2018
- Manage 4 Project Managers, each responsible for an element of the project and its associated project team
- Define and document project objectives, determine budget requirements
- Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope
- Developing and maintaining detailed product schedules, for over 30 projects on a yearly basis
- Devising strategies to overcome roadblocks or delays through various methods such as using industry related technical knowledge, innovating short cuts or alternative ways, improvising with available resources, scheduling overtime to meet the deadline, and the like
- Track and coordinate the progress of the project on a day-to-day basis
- Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications and schedules
- Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables
- Ensuring employees follow quality standards and by using quality control checklists.
Owner & General Manager
SC SABLEZO SRL
10.2012 - 01.2017
- Schedule the project in logical steps and budget time required to meet deadlines
- Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems
- Resolve issues related to the project
- Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors, for over 55 projects
- Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports
- Prepare plans, charts, tables and diagrams for more than 200 projects to assist in analyzing or displaying problems; work with a variety of project management tools
- Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers, and clients, representing the owner or developer
- Ensuring compliance with safety standards
- Plan, organize, or direct activities concerned with the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities, or systems
- Track and coordinate the progress of the project on a day-to-day basis
- Ensuring employees follow quality standards and by using quality control checklists.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring all tasks were completed accurately and efficiently by team members.
Owner & General Manager
SC ANTREPRIZA PKV SRL
03.2011 - 01.2017
- Evaluate construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans, using the latest solutions in management
- Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites
- Requisition supplies or materials to complete construction projects
- Direct and supervise 200 workers
- Direct and coordinate activities of 2 businesses or departments concerned with the production and pricing
- Developing and maintaining detailed product schedules
- Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement
- Manage 62 staff members, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties
- Formulate statements of problems; establishes procedures for the development and implementation of significant, new or modified project elements to solve these problems, and obtains approval thereof
- Ensuring compliance with safety standards
- Direct and coordinate organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize projects profit margins, and increase efficiency
- Establish and implement departmental, goals, objectives, and procedures
- Determine staffing requirements, and interview, hire and train new employees, or oversee those personnel processes
- Ensuring employees follow quality standards and by using quality control checklists.
Site Manager
SC PKV SRL
05.2008 - 03.2012
- Confer with owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems
- Prepare and submit 10 budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports
- Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers, and clients, representing the owner
- Plan, organize, or direct activities concerned with the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities, or systems
- Determine labor requirements for dispatching 120 workers to construction sites
- Direct and supervise 120 workers
- Ensuring compliance with safety standards
- Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foreman to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues
- Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates
- Prepare estimates for use in selecting 85 vendors or subcontractors
- Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work
- Review material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components
- Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors
- Establish and maintain tendering process, and conduct negotiations.
Site Manager
SC PROIECTMETAL SRL
02.2006 - 05.2008
- Establish and maintain tendering process, and conduct negotiations
- Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors
- Review material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components
- Inspect project site and evaluate contractor work
- Ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes
- Report maintenance problems occurring at the project site to the supervisor and negotiate changes to resolve system conflicts
- Prepare reports and document project activities and data
- Prepare cost estimates for clients or employers
- Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work
- Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports
- Application of various project progress methods to ensure the project schedule is on track to meet deadlines or deliverables
- Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required
- Direct and supervise workers
- Ensuring compliance with safety standards
- Develop or implement quality control procedures
- Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites.
- Conducted regular site meetings with team members, fostering open communication channels for efficient problem-solving and progress updates.
- Complied with safe operating practices and assessed operational procedures against best practices.
- Developed strong relationships with clients through consistent communication of project updates and prompt resolution of concerns or issues.
- Monitored, coached, and supervised team of 25 employees in 2006.
- Reduced safety incidents by conducting regular site inspections and enforcing strict adherence to safety protocols.
Site Manager
SC CONSTRUCTIM SA
08.2003 - 02.2006
- Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, or construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations
- Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes, or specifications
- Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, or elevation of structures or fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes
- Maintain daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs
- Compute estimates of work completed or of needed renovations or upgrades, and approve payment for contractors
- Evaluate premises for cleanliness, including proper garbage disposal
- Create and determine the scope of work and requirements for workers
- Considering and putting together methods of work in order to avoid delays at construction sites
- Devising strategies to overcome roadblocks or delays through various methods such as using industry related technical knowledge, innovating short cuts or alternative ways, improvising with available resources, scheduling overtime to meet the deadline, and the like
- Supervise that proper procedures are being carried out, on the job sites
- Requisition supplies or materials to complete construction projects
- Ensuring compliance with safety standards
- Direct and supervise workers.
- Monitored, coached, and supervised team of 146 employees in 2005.
- Conducted regular site meetings with team members, fostering open communication channels for efficient problem-solving and progress updates.
- Reduced safety incidents by conducting regular site inspections and enforcing strict adherence to safety protocols.
Education
Sales Director -
Ministry of Education
Bucharest, Romania10.2013
Project Manager -
Ministry of Education
Bucharest, Romania10.2013
Entrepreneurial Skills -
Ministry of Education
Bucharest, Romania07.2013
Safety and Health at work degree -
Ministry of Labour
Bucharest, Romania01.2006
Bachelor degree -
Civil Engineering and Architecture Polytechnic University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania07.2003
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Administration and management coordination
- Complex problem solving
- Project Management and Planning
- Project Scheduling
- Schedule Management
- Strategic Planning
- Project tracking
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Elementary
Romanian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Exterior Project Manager/ Director
Northco Services
07.2022 - 12.2023
Sole Proprietorship
ROOF ART
06.2018 - 06.2022
Senior Project Manager
GO HOME CONTRACTING
03.2017 - 06.2018
Owner & General Manager
SC SABLEZO SRL
10.2012 - 01.2017
Owner & General Manager
SC ANTREPRIZA PKV SRL
03.2011 - 01.2017
Site Manager
SC PKV SRL
05.2008 - 03.2012
Site Manager
SC PROIECTMETAL SRL
02.2006 - 05.2008
Site Manager
SC CONSTRUCTIM SA
08.2003 - 02.2006
Sales Director -
Ministry of Education
Project Manager -
Ministry of Education
Entrepreneurial Skills -
Ministry of Education
Safety and Health at work degree -
Ministry of Labour
Bachelor degree -
Civil Engineering and Architecture Polytechnic University of Timisoara
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