Jan Hlavacek - Project Management

PROFILE
Jan Hlavacek

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· Objective

My position of interest is a Construction Project Manager. I have gained extensive experience as a Construction Supervisor, Project Engineer, Structural Designer, CAD lecturer, and a Project Controls Manager (Resources, Cost, Schedule, Reports, Claims, Project Procedures & Strategies), during my career.

· Qualities

I am self-motivated and successful in meeting project schedules on time and within budget. I have worked my way through the ranks and have developed a very thorough hands-on knowledge of the construction industry in Europe, America and Middle East. My strong points are my leadership qualities, team work, organization and IT skills, problem solving, and human relations.

· Education

	1995-2001 Czech Technical University in Prague (CVUT), Faculty of Civil Engineering, branch: Building and Structural Engineering, specialization: Statics and Dynamics of Building Constructions. 2001 I have been awarded the academic degree of "Master of Science in Civil Engineering".
	1991-1995 Mechanical Engineering Technical College, Prague, specialization: Computer Aided Design (CAD). 1995 Leaving State Examinations (Mathematics, Mechanical Technology, Design of Machines, CAD).

· My university diploma thesis dealt with a comprehensive design of a storage hall of 30 m (100 ft) span. Prefabricated reinforced concrete elements were used. The hall was equipped with a two-story administrative building. The structural design complied with EuroCodes.
· My native language is Czech; however, I speak and understand English, Slovak, and Russian. I have been living & working in an English speaking environment for more than three years.
· I am a holder of Czech, USA and UAE driver's licenses; and DoD CAC (US Department of Defense Security ID Card).
· I have two business licenses for the Czech Republic: 'Consulting and Advisory Activities in the Field of Computer Technology', 'Engineering Services in the Building Industry', licensing me as a self-employed Construction or IT Manager/ Engineer.

· Software Knowledge

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Project), AutoCAD 12 thru 2007, Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Scia Esa Feat (Structural analysis), Primavera Expedition (Web collaborative and document control platform), Primavera Project Planner P3e/c (Scheduling and cost package), Adobe Photoshop, Internet ...

· CAD Knowledge

Self-employed

CAD Lecturer

Czech Rep./ Occasionally

06/1998 - 06/2002

From 1998 to 2002 I ran my own CAD training company. I organized and lectured tens of AutoCAD courses destined both for training companies and individuals. I was introduced to AutoCAD together with Microstation ten years ago. It has been an important part of my responsibilities, having the capabilities to design on the spot and in any given situation.

· Engineering & Management Experience

Hill International

Project Controls Manager

Dubai, UAE

03/2006 - 04/2007

Since March 2006 I have been employed by the Hill International Inc. (303 Lippincott Centre, Marlton, NJ 08053, USA, +1-856-8106200), who is the project manager on the Bawadi project in Dubai, as a Project Controls Manager. Bawadi is a USD 26 billion hospitality and tourism development which will see the construction of the world's largest hotel.

I have been leading a team of engineers and other specialists who is responsible for development and implementation of project procedures and systems to plan, manage and control project resources like cost, time, equipment, labor, and documents. I have been employing several project management platforms for project collaboration and communication during all project phases from master planning to construction.

Perini Corporation

Program Engineer

Iraq & Kuwait

11/2003 - 02/2006

Since November 2003 I have been employed by the Perini Corporation (73 Mt Wayte Ave, Framingham, MA 01701, USA, +1-508-6282000) as a Program Controls Engineer in Iraq and Kuwait on the following two programs:

The first program was awarded to Perini in October 2003 as a $350 million Task Order under our contingency contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), to restore 400kV power lines, 33/11kV substations, and rehabilitate 40-300MW gas turbine power plants, damaged during the war in Iraq.

In March 2004 Perini received the second program from the US Department of Defense, managed by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA-PCO-JCCI), for Electrical Infrastructure Work in Iraq, worth up to additional $500 million.

My responsibilities on both programs included the following tasks: Development of the program management plans, work breakdown structures, document coding systems, electronic document and submittal control systems for remote sites (Expedition, FTP server), cost and progress reporting systems, risk management systems, and the cost loaded master schedules (P3); Participating in project meetings with the client and subcontractors; Monitoring of all phases of the programs from proposal to commissioning; Cooperating in administration of subcontracts and evaluation of claims.

Perini Corporation

Project Field Engineer

Czech Republic

07/2002 - 11/2003

From July 2002 I was employed by The Acred Group s.r.o. (Zlatnicka 10, Praha 1, phone +420-251019250). My position was; Office/Field Engineer at the security upgrade of American Embassy in Prague. I was the assistant to the Site Project Manager and the QA Manager. Both Americans were representatives of the Perini Corporation, US government agencies for the Overseas Building Operations (OBO) and the Department of State (DoS).

Since January 2003 I have been employed directly by the Perini Corporation (73 Mt Wayte Ave., Framingham, MA 01701, U.S.A., +1-508-6282000) as a Project Engineer. My principal duties were to provide technical coordination of the construction procedure. I provided supervision, communication and translation between Perini and local contractors, laborers and security personnel. I assisted Perini managers with technical and organizational problems along with the construction schedule. I was responsible for the submittals, shop and as-built drawings. I negotiated subcontracts and evaluated claims. The overall project cost was 5.5 million USD.

Academy of Sciences

Office Engineer

Czech Republic

03/2001 - 08/2002

From March 2001 to August 2002 I was full-time employed with the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (Prosecka 76, Prague 9, phone +420-286882121). I dealt with SBRA (Simulation Based Reliability Assessment) method, based on the Limit State Method and Monte Carlo Simulation technique. Also, I worked as an Organizing Committee Manager of international conference Euro-SiBRAM'2002 (Reliability of Structures). Over sixty structural engineers participated.

Various companies

Structural CAD Engineer

Czech Rep./ Part-time

03/2000 - 06/2002

From October 2001 to June 2002 I have been cooperating in structural steel design with Konstat s.r.o. company as a CAD Engineer.

From March 2000 to June 2002, I did jobs for the Czech company Blueberry Technologies CR s.r.o., designing wood frame residential houses ('Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction') in the Czech Giant Mountains area. I was responsible for design of concrete & steel members and foundations, which dimensioning was done according to EuroCodes. Design was done in cooperation with Canadian Homes International Inc. and Lubor Trubka Associates Architects.

· Publications

Probabilistic Assessment of Structures using Monte Carlo Simulation; editors: Pavel Marek, Jacques Brozzetti, Milan Gustar and Paul Tikalsky; publisher: ITAM CAS, Prague, Czech Republic, 2003; language: English; ISBN: 80-86246-19-1

EURO-SiBRAM'2002 - Volume 1, Volume 2 (Conference Proceedings); editors: P. Marek, A. Haldar, J. Hlavacek, A. Matousek; publisher: ITAM CAS, Prague, Czech Republic, 2002; language: English; ISBN: 80-86246-16-7, ISBN: 80-86246-17-5

Spolehlivost Konstrukci (Reliability of Structures); authors: team of authors; publisher: Dum techniky Ostrava, Czech Republic; 2002; language: Czech; ISBN: 80-0201489-8


· Related Documents

		Cover Letter
		Résumé
		Reference Letters

· Portfolio (Projects I was directly employed on)

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