Vernon Adams

5557 nw. 165st. Reddick , Fl.

352-525-0264
Email: srchiefadams45@hotmail.com

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
Objective;
To obtain a senior level management position with a growth oriented progressive development/construction company
where I can utilize and expand my managerial skills and technical background.

CORE MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATIONS

 Twenty nine years experience in all aspects of the electrical construction and development process.
 Skilled at negotiating agreements with general contractors, subcontractors, and owners.
 Skilled in preparation of reviews, reports, and working closely with other crafts, groups, and agencies to coordinate
plans for immediate and future projects.
 Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
 Detailed, highly organized and energetic individual.
 Proven experience in completing projects within budget and on time.
 Assist in developing goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards.
 Experienced all areas of the electrical industry. (i.e. residential, multifamily, healthcare, commercial and industrial)
 Responsible for “day to day” field operations, and maintaining expected employee, and project safety standards.
 Result oriented problem solver.
 “Out of the Box” thinker who thrives on challenging projects.
 Participate in development, and preparation of budgets for various projects.
 Strive and succeed assuring adherence to applicable laws, codes, regulations, and guidelines related to our work.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Enterprise Electrical Construction, Inc.

Medley, FL Sept. 2007 – Feb. 2009
Senior superintendent / Project manager

• Responsible for the direction and management of the projects assigned me.
• Developed and maintained overhead budgets on afore said projects.
• Responsible for the preparation, submission, processing and obtaining of all construction permits
including electrical, communications, and fire alarm.
• Origination and Implementation of strategic plans
• Developed exceptional team resulting in strong employee morale, workplace satisfaction and retention
• Developed loyal client base through reputation for excellence resulting in profitable negotiated work
• Responsible for pre-construction services including scheduling, budget preparation, plan review and
value engineering
• Developed estimates from drawings, sketches, and scope definitions provided by engineers.
• Performed electrical estimates for bid appraisal.

American Instruments Inc. September

2001- June 2007
Richmond, Ca.
Site superintendent

• Supervise and coordinate Lead electricians for daily and weekly goals. Keeping employee and job safety our
#1 goal.
• Prepared work schedules, assigned work, and oversaw the development of work progress at job site.
• Plan and accomplish goals to meet project start ups and completion timeline.
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• Demonstrated a wide knowledge of all phases of general construction.

• Train and instruct electricians to become familiar with a variety of field concepts, practices, and
procedures.
• Managed project logs, project correspondence, change order management, public agency interaction,
budget compilation, and management, field verification, quantity calculations, and other estimating skills, as
well as subcontractor contract administration.

Davis International January 2000 – May

2001
Victorville, Ca.
General Foreman

• Promoted to General Foreman and relocated to Victorville, Ca to oversee the refit and new construction
of an existing concrete plant co generator project.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of employees at project site.
• Prepared work schedules, assigned work, and oversaw the work progress.
• Planned and accomplished goals to meet project completion timeline.
• Communicated technical details, concepts, and coordinate with internal professionals as well as external
architects.
• Maintained project logs, and weekly time sheets, and originated project change orders.

House Calls Inc. February 1996-

march 1999
Birmingham, Al.
General Contractor / Owner

• Responsible for the project development and construction activities.

• Involved in all aspects of the projects including feasibility, pre-construction, estimating, value
engineering, negotiating and awarding of all subcontracts.
• Developed and updated schedule and budget
• Negotiated and prepared Change Orders, Subcontractor Payment Applications and Third Party Owner
Payment Applications
• Maintained RFI Log, Submittal Log, and Shop Drawings.
Coordination and implementation of owner changes
• Managed up to 11 construction and administrative personnel.
• Prepared and delivered warranty and close-out documents

Trinity Contractors Inc. January

1997- March 1998
Birmingham, Al.
Superintendent / Project Manager

• Managed and Directed activities of all field personnel, scheduling, and project development, overseeing
a staff of four
• Selected to train and mentor new hires in the our process of construction and customer interaction.
• Responsible for cost control, scheduling and quality control
• Provided direction and oversight to subcontractors, suppliers and vendors
• Communicated with Sales Department to maintain and coordinate selections and Options Log to ensure
customer satisfaction
• Workload consisted of managing the activities on several projects.
• Provided training to new subcontractors which included quality assurance, scheduling and delivery.

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US NAVAL SERVICE October 2, 1980 – October 14, 2000 Includes Reserve Time
Rank at Discharge Construction Electrician Senior Chief (E-8)

LICENSES / EDUCATION

 BSEE University of Chicago, Chicago, Il.

Graduate studies; Power Distribution
LSU Baton Rouge, La.
MS Finite Mathematics; L.S.U.
Basic Electricity and Electronics (US
Navy )
Construction Electrician Class“A”(US Navy)
Construction Electrician Class“C”(US
Navy)
BAY AREA TRAINING CORP. (NCCER)
Contractors Refinery Safety Skills Test and
Certifications for Electrician and
Instrumentation Tech
Contractors Process safety Orientation
Certificate (CALOSHA)
30 hr. OSHA Safety Course
10 Hr. Red Cross Emergency First Aid Course w/
CPR

REFERENCES

Available upon request