PAWEL (PAUL) RAFALKO
Los Angeles
Summary
Construction Professional experience in overseeing, planning, and coordinating construction from start to substantial completion of a diverse spectrum of construction projects including mixed use residential/commercial, healthcare (OSHPD), higher education, and insurance large loss restoration. Currently looking to leverage a unique combination of skills, abilities, training, and experience within a progressively expanding mid-level position in construction management role.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Real Estate Investor
Owner
06.2024 - Current
- Securing investment loan and acquisition of the investment property.
- Design-Build existing primary residence remodel, including floor plan reconfiguration and addition of new 850sf detached ADU.
- Prepare all architectural drawings and documents required to obtain building permits.
- Manage construction budget, recruit subcontractors, and laborers.
- Supervise all day-to-day construction activities and self-perform carpentry, mechanical, electrical and plumbing trades.
Superintendent III
Gilbane Building Company
06.2022 - 03.2024
- Coordinated and supervised day-to-day felid activities including logistics, safety, procurement and inspections to ensure turn out of high-quality work that meets the approved project plans and schedule.
- Coordinate and develop short term schedule of field activities and communicate the work plans with contractors.
- Obtain or verify subcontractors obtain all necessary safety and logistics permits/plans according to jurisdiction requirements.
- Lead daily stretch and flex, create an environment where 'safety first' is the culture and all trades people work with an incident and injury free attitude.
- Coordinated project scheduling and resource allocation to ensure timely completion of construction milestones.
- Verify work is ready for inspections according to plan and specifications.
Assistant Superintendent
Suffolk Construction
08.2018 - 01.2021
- Supervised day to day construction activities and assumed leadership responsibility on site including coordination and adherence to sub-contracts documents project plans and specifications.
- Recorded and monitored daily production rates to ensure accurate measure of 'work in place' was consistently maintained.
- Conducted inspections and maintained record to bring items to the closer.
- Onsite supervision, delegation and direction of personnel and construction process to drive and monitor job progress in compliance with scope, deadlines, and contract requirements.
- Actively monitored all operations to maintain the highest possible level of risk assessment, mitigation, safety compliance and quality control.
- Lead pull plan meetings, prepared coordinated short term schedules and communicated work plans to ensure timely project milestones were met.
Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager
ECT Building & Design
11.2016 - 08.2018
- Tasked with a wide range of administrative responsibilities including the preparation of construction schedules, assistance bidding process and proposals development, preparation of payment applications and construction progress reports.
- Oversaw the onsite management of subcontractors to ensure construction schedules were on time and completed in compliance with contracted deadlines and quality assurance standards.
- Specialized experience developing ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) / ILSM (Interim Life Safety Measures) and phasing plans for review and approval by the hospital staff.
- Actively liaised and coordinated with hospital users' group to minimize disruption and maximize usability.
- Conducted construction OAC meetings, provided estimates and takeoffs for change orders, created change order packages, created submittal packages, wrote, and processed RFIs.
- Coordinated site visits with the Inspector of Record, OSHPD field staff and Architect of Record to bring project to closure.
Project Manager
Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling
01.2010 - 11.2016
- Responsible for managing multiple projects simultaneously with a total value of over $12M between 2010 and 2016, from generation of scopes of work and estimation of construction costs to the securement of contracts with owners and coordinated design required for building permit approval.
- Coordination of owner/contractor meetings to ensure schedules and contracted requirements were met.
- Monitored day-to-day activities and maintained close relationships with superintendents to ensure successful project completion.
Education
Master of Science - Construction Management
California State University, East Bay
Hayward, CA12-2020
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management
DeVry University
Long Beach, CA08-2017
Associate of Science - General Studies
Tunxis Community Collage
Farmington, CT12-2013
Skills
- Strong technical communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent ability to adapt to changing needs
- Experience and proficiency in all divisions of work
- Underground Utilities
- Structural Concrete
- Core & Shell
- Demolition/Renovation
- Project Logistics
- Subcontractor Supervision
- Safety Management
- OSHA 30 Certified
- Contract Oversight
- Cost Control
- Bluebeam
- MS Project
- Xactimate
- BIM 360
- Procore
- MS Office
- Revit
- Navisworks
- Primavera P6
- Sage
Certification
- LEED AP BD+C, 01/01/20
- OSHA 30, 01/01/19
- Adult CPR/AED & Child CPR & First Aid, 01/01/18
- Paul Davis Restoration Corporate Project Management & Estimating Certificate, 01/01/12
- IICRC Fire, Smoke and Water Damage Certification, 01/01/09
Timeline
Real Estate Investor
Owner
06.2024 - Current
Superintendent III
Gilbane Building Company
06.2022 - 03.2024
Assistant Superintendent
Suffolk Construction
08.2018 - 01.2021
Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager
ECT Building & Design
11.2016 - 08.2018
Project Manager
Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling
01.2010 - 11.2016
Master of Science - Construction Management
California State University, East Bay
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management
DeVry University
Associate of Science - General Studies
Tunxis Community Collage