Mr. Gerald Birnbaum is a highly skilled project manager with over 25 years in the construction business. He is known for his ability to create meticulous project schedules for large projects. Jerry prefers to build his schedules with Primavera Project Planner, but he also works with Suretrak and Microsoft Project. Mr. Birnbaum is available to work on, or off-site on medium to large projects. Detailed references are available upon request and a short list of his work experience is included for your convenience.
Work Experience
- Dade County Public Schools: 1986 - Nov 1991, Coordinator of Scheduling and Reporting for Dade County Public Schools Capital Improvement Program, projects included development and review of schedules for construction of new schools, renovations, and additions. Development of cost tracking systems for construction of new schools, renovations, and additions. Introduction of improved scheduling methods using the Primavera Scheduling Program in conjunction with resource allocation to direct the activities of over 350 trades-persons.
- Dade County Transportation Administration: July 1977-July 1986, Manager of scheduling and claims analyst throughout the design and construction of the Dade County Rapid Transit System and the Phase I Metromover System with a total value of $1.3 billion. Duties included those activities associated with a scheduling consultant including supervision of staff in the development and maintenance of integrated project master schedule using MSCS and later converting to Primavera. Review, analysis and approval of over 75 individual contractor construction schedules. Review and analysis of over 100 million dollars in contractor claims. Review of change orders for schedule and cost impact and participation during change order negotiations. Participation in progress meetings including statusing, updating, and revising progress schedules as required. Development and maintenance of computerized contractor pay requisitions.
- NYC Transit Authority: July 1973 - Aug 1977, Senior Management Analyst within the Engineering Department. Tasks included: Establishment and maintenance of schedules for repairs for the stations, track, and signalization. Maintained budgetary reports for controlling costs on repair and restoration projects. Developed computerized tracking system for capital construction projects and purchase of transit vehicles.
- Fairchild Space and Defense: June 1970 - July 1973, Industrial Engineer: Worked on a system to monitor and report the status of equipment retrofit programs and developed time standards to improve the accuracy of bid estimates.
Education/Personal
- Polytechnic Institute of Brooklin: Brooklyn, New York - Bachelor of Science - Systems Engineering - 1970 - Master of Science - Management - 1972
- Memberships: American Arbitration Association, Member-Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators . American Association of Cost Engineers, Construction Association of South Florida.
- Seminars: Project Management Seminar, Harvard Business School - Project Management, Planning , University of Miami. Scheduling and Control Training, Construction Scheduling, and University of Denver, Proof of Claims Seminar.