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Lori Salmeron

Fair Oaks

Summary

Self-directed professional with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, including 13 years in the Renewable Energy sector. Expertise in project management, contract management, and document control, ensuring timely completion of project tasks and adherence to multiple deadlines. Proven ability to communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders, driving successful project outcomes and enhancing customer satisfaction. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail facilitate efficient problem-solving and team motivation.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

CONTRACTS MANAGER

RES Americas Construction
Sacramento
01.2023 - 03.2025
  • Managed drafts, reviews, and facilitated the completion of all Contract documents and exhibits for Construction Agreements (Wind Turbine, Solar, T&D, and Energy Storage)
  • Lead/coordinated the exhibit review, mark-up, tracking process, which involves interaction with multiple internal RES departments, including Construction, Engineering, Development, Legal, Estimating, Risk Management, Tax, Project Controls, and Procurement, as well as managed interaction, coordination, and negotiation with the Client
  • Coordinated and managed weekly internal RES/Client Contract Exhibit review meetings; reviewed/negotiated commercial terms from Contract negotiation kick-off through Finalized Contract terms and Exhibits; Maintained the Project Comparison Sheet to document revision history, and Contract document version control through final agreed upon documents
  • Projects Completed: Chalk Bluff Solar Energy LLC, Walnut Bend Solar LLC, Yum Yum Solar LLC, Hardin Solar Energy III LLC, Peyton Creek Wind Farm II LLC

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER

RES System 3, LLC
Sacramento
02.2018 - 12.2022
  • Support the site team and safety team, utilizing systems in place
  • Assist with Client Relationship Management, providing quality service and timely communication needed to enhance the client relationship
  • Assist with managing the project execution plan, coordinating kick off meetings at project start through close out meetings for ensuring successful project completion
  • Assist with managing project required construction permits, assist with allocating budget, costs to date, forecasts cost to completion, procurement and materials management
  • Develop Contracts and draft project Change orders, scopes of work, schedule of values, manage/coordinate new vendor set up, assist with project invoice drafting and manage invoice submittals/approvals for the Client and subcontractors, manage contractual obligations for the project and documentation of changes and coordinate contract deliverables to ensure timely submittal, ensure the overall terms of the main contract is passed on to the subcontracts
  • Manage/draft monthly progress reports to Client of construction project on site
  • Assist in developing/updating project schedule, manage vendors & subcontractors, assist with applying for building and utility permits and coordinate with jurisdictions as needed, provide team leadership/management to direct, guide, and train Project teams to ensure project/contract requirements are followed and understood, and that team is following established processes in place
  • Conduct meetings and draft/issue meeting minutes, maintain project document control, draft Notification to Client
  • Document project Lesson’s Learned to communicate challenges and resolutions and coordinate improvements for future projects to ensure successful execution
  • Projects Completed: 50MW Project-Byrd Ranch BESS & Substation, 10 MW Project- Oktaha Substation, 287 Project- Maverick Wind Sub & T-Line, 200 MW Project- Sundance Substation, T-Line, Collection, 300 MW Project- Thunderhead T-Line, Collection, High Lonesome Sub & T-Line, Ranchero Substation, Cactus Flats, High Lonesome Substation & T-Line, White Cloud Collection

PROJECT MANAGER

SunPower Corporation
Richmond
03.2015 - 01.2018
  • Create budgets, cost estimates, schedules, and Risk Analysis for EPC projects
  • Review and redline EPC and PPA Contract terms
  • Work with Planning and Building Departments, Fire Protection Districts, Design Review and Planning Commissions, and Utilities (PG&E, SCE, SSVEC)
  • Integrate with Design & Engineering team
  • Manage preparation of bid documents, coordination with procurement group, and subcontractor selection process
  • Manage project budgets, including staffing budgets, to maintain or increase margin
  • Manage project schedules to achieve timely delivery of project and complete project deliverables timely
  • Coordinate both internal and external project meetings with contractors, customers, Owners, Project Finance, design, etc
  • Review and approval of payment applications, reviewing proposed change orders for validation of cost and scope, approval of negotiated change orders
  • Oversight of project permitting processes
  • Manage material delivery, conducting daily status meetings with material supply chain from mobilization to delivery completion while maintaining project schedule timelines
  • Ensure safety protocol is in place and followed throughout construction
  • Coordinate and update project Lessons Learned list documentation to ensure areas of improvement are captured and implemented on future projects
  • Projects Completed: 13 MW AC UC Davis Solar Farm‐ Davis, CA COD 2015, 20 MW AC Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Project‐ Cochise Arizona, COD 2016, 10 MW AC Pearblossom Solar Project, CA Dept
  • Of Water Resources, Pearblossom, Ca
  • COD 2016, 0.5 MW Oasis 3.0 BETA new Product rollout Sulphur Springs Valley Electric project‐ Cochise Arizona, COD 2017, 14 MW AC Java Solar Project, Lemoore, CA COD 2017

Assistant Project Manager

SunPower Corporation
Richmond
07.2013 - 02.2015
  • Responsible for managing cost and schedule goals of assigned projects through project closeout, managing Proposed Change Orders, Change Orders, Payment Applications for all subcontractors on assigned projects, creates, oversees, and tracks all schedule aspects for assigned projects, to ensure on‐time delivery
  • Responsible for insuring Customer Satisfaction on assigned projects to maintain quality customer relations
  • Leverage knowledge of system delivery milestones to capture reduced construction costs wherever possible
  • Coordinates resource availability and operational needs to ensure that established goals are met
  • Assists with negotiation and management of sub‐contracts
  • Functions as corporate representative to the Customer, permitting agencies, and other project personnel
  • Responsible for ensuring project documentation is properly stored and uploaded to E‐Builder
  • Responsible for the timely processing of all RFI’s and Submittals, ensuring quality on all documents processed
  • Responsible for the documentation released in Bid Packages, ensuring the quality and content of packages
  • Drafting communication to Owner/Client/Subcontractors ensuring quality in all communication and maintaining SunPower proprietary information
  • Projects Completed: 20 MW AC Apple NC PV2 Conover, Conover, North Carolina, 20 MW AC Apple Churchill C7 Full Build, Yerington, Nevada, 86.25 kWp Apple Alves, Cupertino, CA, 17.5 MW AC Apple Claremont, Claremont, North Carolina

Project Engineer

EASi Engineering for SunPower
Richmond
08.2012 - 07.2013
  • Project Engineer responsibilities included document control, entering, tracking, scanning, and distribution of all RFI’s and Submittals via email and entering E‐Builder system, reviewing for quality and content, confirming specification compliance, marking up As‐Built documents, maintaining all project logs, drafting meeting minutes
  • Additionally, generating and distributing Field Memorandums, tracking the proposed change orders, preparing the Change Order documents, and getting full execution on said documents, managing documentation for subcontractors on the projects, payment requests, CO’s, information distribution, JHA documentation, managing punch list items, handling all project start up and closeout procedures
  • Projects Completed: 7 MW AC ASU SRP Solar Farm, Arizona, 20 MW AC Project Dolphin Closeout, North Carolina, 20 MW AC Apple NC PV2 Conover, Conover, North Carolina

PROJECT ENGINEER

Swinerton Management & Consulting/Swinerton Builders
Los Angeles
10.2005 - 01.2011
  • Project Engineer responsibilities included document control, entering, tracking, scanning, and distribution of all RFI’s and Submittals via email and Expedition system updating, reviewing for quality and content, confirming specification compliance, marking up As‐Built documents, maintaining all project logs, drafting meeting minutes
  • Additionally, generating and distributing Field Memorandums, tracking the proposed change orders, preparing the Change Order documents and getting full execution on said documents, managing documentation for all subcontractors on the projects, payment requests, CO’s, information distribution, JHA documentation, managing punch list items, handling all project start up and closeout procedures
  • In addition to my PE duties, Swinerton would regularly schedule my presence in project RFP response presentations given before potential clients in order to win projects
  • Projects Completed: Los Angeles Unified School District, New Construction Division: South Region Elementary School #9‐ Swinerton Management & Consulting CM Team, Central Region Elementary School #14‐ Swinerton Builders GC Team, Los Angeles World Airports, Construction Management, Demo/Abatement of National Guard Hangars, Van Nuys Airport, Airfield Perimeter Security Enhancements, Ontario Airport, Security Screening Check Point Modifications, Los Angeles International Airport

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Cordoba Corporation Consultant to Bovis Lend Lease
Los Angeles
01.2003 - 01.2005
  • Processing incoming and outgoing RFI’s/Submittals and logging them into Expedition, drafting and processing change directives, RFP’s, and change orders, uploading them for document control records
  • Review of Contractor product/material submittals for compliance with drawings and specifications, as well as the review of the contractor schedule
  • Projects Completed: Los Angeles Unified School District, New Construction Division: Santa Monica New Primary Center, Los Angeles, CA, Science Center School, California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Community College District, Prop A new Construction and Modernization Program, Los Angeles Community College

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/DOCUMENT CONTROL

DelTerra Inc.
Los Angeles
01.1999 - 01.2003
  • Administrative assistant/document control duties included providing support for many positions within the management staff team, including the Program Manager, Project Controls Engineer, processing received and sent district/project correspondence, logging of all incoming/outgoing information into Prolog Database, as well as the creation of meeting minutes
  • Projects Completed: Rowland Unified School District, Hacienda Heights, CA, Montebello Unified School District, Santa Ana Unified School District

Education

East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
12.1992

Graduate -

Alhambra High School
Alhambra, CA
12.1991

Quarterly Management Advancement Training -

David N. Schultz, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Foundations Program -

Swinerton
Los Angeles, CA

CPR/AED/First Aid Certification -

Skills

  • Construction Project Management Software Programs (Procore, EBuilder, Expedition etc)
  • Contract negotiation
  • Document control
  • Change order management
  • Client relationship management
  • Project management
  • Budget management
  • Team collaboration
  • Effective communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving
  • Vendor management
  • Written communication
  • Data analysis
  • Task prioritization
  • Organizational skills
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Problem-solving
  • Analytical thinking
  • Professionalism
  • Multitasking capacity
  • Time management abilities
  • Cross-functional teamwork
  • Process management
  • Continuous improvement
  • Documentation skills
  • MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, OneNote, Visio, etc)
  • Litera Compare document comparison program for Word/Excel/PDF
  • Excellent Writing Skills
  • Reporting Capability
  • Sub-Contractor, vendor, and material management
  • Contract Management
  • Document Control
  • Project Finance
  • Invoicing
  • Risk Management

Timeline

CONTRACTS MANAGER

RES Americas Construction
01.2023 - 03.2025

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER

RES System 3, LLC
02.2018 - 12.2022

PROJECT MANAGER

SunPower Corporation
03.2015 - 01.2018

Assistant Project Manager

SunPower Corporation
07.2013 - 02.2015

Project Engineer

EASi Engineering for SunPower
08.2012 - 07.2013

PROJECT ENGINEER

Swinerton Management & Consulting/Swinerton Builders
10.2005 - 01.2011

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Cordoba Corporation Consultant to Bovis Lend Lease
01.2003 - 01.2005

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/DOCUMENT CONTROL

DelTerra Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2003

East Los Angeles College

Graduate -

Alhambra High School

Quarterly Management Advancement Training -

David N. Schultz, Inc.

Foundations Program -

Swinerton

CPR/AED/First Aid Certification -

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