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Mr. Alan T. Austin,  Program Manager

•  NCSP (Neverfail Certified Sales Professional)
•  Master  of  Architecture - Howard University,  Washington, DC
•  B.A. in  Architecture - Washington University in St. Louis, MO
•  Construction Managers Association of America

  

Mr. Austin is a Program Manager with extensive training   in architecture, construction management,  cost estimating, value engineering, and technology  implementation, including Unified Communication telephone systems.

He is proficient in the use of AutoCAD,  Primavera/ Sure Trak and MS Project  (Scheduling
Software),  Prolog  (Project Management  DataBase),  MCACES / TRACES  and Success
(Cost  Estimating  Programs). 

Mr. Austin worked with Turner Construction Company on the DEA Training Center ($20m) in Quantico, VA from start to finish (1-1/2 years); and,  the  GSA Federal  Building in New Carrollton, MD ($200m)  from ground-breaking  to completion (3 years).  He participated in  all phases of   office and field construction management,  including  the  following  activities:

+ cost estimating - developed a $100,000 saving in marble flooring;
+ change orders - estimating, negotiations, & procurement pkges;
+ submittals - review,  mark-up,  submit,  track,  and  log;
+ correspondance - RFIs,  PCOs,  safety meetings, and  memos;
+ field sketches - resolved  constructability  issues  with  A&E;
+ drawing review - A&E  submissions  and  subs'  shop  drawings;
+ field inspections - QC reviews, subs' daily reports, and punch list;
+ subcontractor management - field supervision  of  interior  trades.

 

Mr. Austin worked  as  a  construction  project  manager for GSA (3 years) at the Department of Homeland Security's headquarters in Washington, DC.    His completed projects are:

+  Security Systems Upgrade – Campus wide ($387,800);

+  Bldgs 19 & 20 – SCIF office suite & SCIF conference
    room  ($153,900);

+  Bldg 59 – Document Shredding System ($480,600);

+  Bldg 59 West – SCIF office suite ($322,700);

+  Bldg 17 – 3rd Floor Renovation ($2.2m);

+  Bldg 17 – 3rd Floor Windows ($66,300);

+  Bldgs 4 & 14 - Design / Build Cafeterias ($2.9m);

+  Bldg 1 North – SCIF build-out ($157,517);

+  Bldg 1 South - SCIF HVAC improvements ($120k).


 
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DHS campus renovations

Mr. Austin has gained  valuable experience  from technical implementation and construction
projects (renovations & new structures) with various clients:

  • Federal Agencies:  GSA,  DHS,  FDA,  HHS,  and  VOA (Voice Of America)
  • Verizon TeleCommunications Corporation
  • American University
  • the Catholic University of America
  • Turner Construction Company
  • AACAP (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)


Ms. Kaylee Foxcroft,  Sustainability PM  /  Finance 

• BSc in Management Science - London School of Economics and Political  Science
  (LSE) London, England (UK) with exchange courses in New York City, NY

Ms.  Foxcroft  specializes  in  professional  management  systems  with  emphasis  on
standardizing operational methods and financial procedures. She is a graduate of LSE,
regarded as  Europe's  premier  institution  to study: economics,  international relations,
operational  research,  political  science,  and  social  policy.

Ms. Foxcroft provides CTX with project management services for the implementation
of  multiple  projects  through  an  approach  that  focuses  on  the:

• economics  of  standardization  (quantitative analysis);
• social  context  of  management  (client and team member relations);
• effective  operational  procedures  (project manual preparation);
• management  consultancy  (financial project management); with,
• administrative services and operational support (executive level).

Ms. Foxcroft has intern experience, as well as, professional practice with large project
teams  in   finance  and   construction   management.    She  participated  in  scope
development  and  review  of   “green”,   sustainable   design   elements  with  private
consulting  firms  for city  planning  agencies  in  the  following  projects:

             

The Senedd Building - Welsh National Assembly center – opened in March of 2006, construction value £67m sterling ponds (~$1.34 billion US Dollars), in Cardiff Bay, Wales (UK), the main assembly room - Siambr Room - is photographed to the left. Sustainable Design: Welsh oak timber used for millwork, acoustic wall panels and flooring; Welsh slate counter tops and flooring; a heat exchange system that utilizes thermo-energy through the old dock piping underneath the structure; and, a skylight at the Siambr for natural lighting.

Project  Rebirth  (the new World Trade Center)  Freedom Tower, estimated project value
$11 billion, in New York City, NY.  Sustainable Design:  two pools of water in the footprints
of the twin towers,  surrounded by trees; natural light  penetrates  the courtyard  to the train
platforms  60-feet  below  street  level;  vehicular  traffic  passes  through  the site; with  an
alternate  wind  power  generating  source.


Mr. Stephen L. Austin,  Project  Manager Consultant

•  BS in Computer Graphics: Bradley University - Peoria, IL
•  Commercial & Residential Construction - Project Manager

Mr. Austin is a Construction Project Manager with 7 years of experience in commercial
and residential renovation projects.  He has hands-on experience as an interior finishes
tradesman,  as well as,  superintendent and project manager.   Mr. Austin has acted as
developer  manager  in  the  construction of several  “total gut”  and  rebuild renovations.
He also managed the demolition and new construction for high-end single family homes
in Chicago, IL.

  

Mr. Austin has been the Project Manager for various construction projects through out the Chicago area:

•  New Home in the Beverly Hills community •  Bennett Ave. Residence Renovation
•  4  Apartments - Complete Renovation


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