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CHARLES "PAT" NOLAN cn9a3afa@westpost.

net
3152 Trout Creek Court, St. Augustine, FL 32092
(Cell) 904-378-6028 * (Home) 904-940-4500

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING - SR. PROJECT MANAGER

Project Development / Site Management / Contract Negotiations / Budgets / Safety


/ P&L
Scheduling / Logistics / CPI / Customer, Government & Vendor Relations / Regulat
ory Compliance
Delivered multi-faceted design and development projects on time and within budge
t. Maintained high safety standards while supervising multi-discipline teams. E
valuated sites for acquisition and spearheaded purchase negotiations. Recruited
and managed vendors, unions, and executives, minimizing costs and improving pro
ductivity. Collaborated with local, state and federal agencies to ensure complia
nce with appropriate regulations.

* Established acquisition procedures for Integroup Realty Trust, reducing projec


t completion times 30%.
* Created and implemented design tracking measures for The Stellar Group, improv
ing productivity 15%.
* Implemented new land development process controls, reducing D. R. Horton's pro
ject completion time 30%.
* Implemented strong project controls and reorganized staff to improve profit an
d product delivery of a Consulting Engineering firm specializing in public secto
r clients.

Key Skills: Building and leading highly effective multi-party project teams. C
reating and implementing innovative solutions to troubleshoot problems. Analyzi
ng situations rapidly and establishing order out of chaos. Relating easily to p
eople at all levels, winning confidence and cooperation. Meeting stringent deadl
ine requirements.
BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida. Certifications: Professional
Engineer; Professional Land Surveyor, Florida Real Estate Broker, Certified Bui
lding Contractor, Stormwater Management System Inspector.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Established acquisition procedures for Integroup Realty Trust, reducing project


completion times 30%. Tasked with creating a more efficient process for securin
g land acquisitions used in student housing projects. Evaluated procedures and
identified lack of internal control processes. Implemented procedural guideline
s and developed comprehensive series of due diligence tasks, streamlining propos
ed site analysis. Reduced average time-to-completion from ten to seven months w
hile meeting all budget targets.
Created and implemented design tracking measures for The Stellar Group, improvin
g productivity 15%. Company had no buget controls in place for architect and en
gineering design team and needed to create a performance metric to ensure effici
ency / productivity. Developed innovative tracking process to measure all aspec
ts of design phase. Reduced average design time from 500 to 425 hours and impro
ved project scheduling as well as completion times.
Implemented new land development process controls, reducing D. R. Horton's proje
ct completion time 30%. Company lacked organized procedures for obtaining appro
priate entitlements for Real Estate development projects. Created and implement
ed detailed procedures from land acquition to construction, improving project st
art-up time. Reduced time spent in research and legal processes, and decreased
overall projected expenses. Reduced total project completion time from ten mont
hs to seven.
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CHARLES "PAT" NOLAN cn9a3afa@westpost.net

CAREER HISTORY

Director of Engineering - Consulting Engineering Firm - 2008 - 2010. Manage a st


aff of 30 to 50 employees and owners. Implemented strong project controls and re
organized staff to improve profit and product delivery of a Consulting Engineeri
ng firm specializing in public sector clients. Responsible to the Board of Manag
ers.

Director - Real Estate Development, D. R. Horton, Inc., 2004 - 2008. Managed new
real estate development projects and facilitated land use and zoning change. D
irected design work and oversaw all outside engineers and land surveyors. Superv
ised all legal matters during development phase. Worked with construction Projec
t Managers and general construction staff. Held $500K budget accountability wit
h total staff of 50.

Senior Project Manager, The Stellar Group, 2004 and 1999-2000. Directed design
of complex industrial facility development projects. Managed professional staff
of Site Design Engineers and Architects. Supervised projects to completion with
staff of 25. Held full P&L responsibility for design group with $500K budget.

Director of Development, Integroup Realty Trust, 2000 - 2002 / 1998. Directed a


ll aspects of site selection and purchase negotiations for student housing devel
opment projects near major universities. Led project management initiatives from
concept to completion. Recruited and supervised professional Engineers and Arc
hitects. Supervised staff of 25 with $500K budget accountability.

Director of Civil Engineering - Commercial Divison, RS&H Jacksonville, 1996 - 19


98. Directed civil engineering design team in creation of commercial facilities
development projects. Streamlined processes, meeting project completion deadlin
es on time and within budget. Managed staff of 50 with $300K budget.

Earlier: Chief Civil Engineer, The Haskell Group; Sr. Project Manager, Designer
Systems.

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