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Clark Ries

Clark Ries

Estimator/Expeditor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Consultant at Ffresh Start Services and Enterprises

  • Education

    • University of Florida-Construction

      1972 - 1977
      BS-BCN Construction Management

      Activities and Societies: Environmental Action Group-Recycling-Organic Gardens Director Graduated with a CBC liscense active. Worked continuously during residency and attendence of college in Gainesville to provide money for my education in addition to the GI Bill.

    • Saint Pete College

      2013 - 2021
      Emergency Administration Management- EAM- Homeland Security Track

      Activities and Societies: Volunteer and Student Scholarship attendance at 2016 Governors Hurricane Conference Orlando, Flroida Complete all classes in EAM Emergency Administration Mangement AA degree and Home Land Security Track

    • Central Insurance School

      2013 - 2013
      Certificate of Completion PCA- Professional Claims Adjuster

      Activities and Societies: learned professional claims adjuster for the third time as a refresher course and also as advanced continuing education as well to always stay current and fresh on incensing requirements and other professional license requirements Completed State License Approved Course -For Professional Adjuster

    • Professer Messers

      2013 - 2013
      A+ CompTIA Network +

      Current Update for Comp TIA N10-005 Network+

    • Professor Messers

      2013 - 2013
      A+ certification CompTIA Security +

      Numerous educational courses in Fire Technology, NIMS, Homeland Security Basics in detailed classes, WMD and Terrorism, International Terrorism and CBRNE for 64 credit hours of classes at advanced level.

    • Professor Messers CompTIA Traing

      2013 - 2013
      CompTIA A+

      leaned A+ network + and security +

    • Saint Petersburg College

      2016 - 2018
      BAS Sustainability Sustainability of Building Systems first years studies

    • St. Petersburg College

      -

    • St. Petersburg College

      -
      Student Emergency Management AS

      Activities and Societies: Governors Hurricane Conference 2016

    • St. Petersburg College

      2015 - 2021
      EAM Emergency Administration Managment

  • Experience

    • Punta Gorda Developers

      Apr 1977 - Mar 1978
      Estimator/Expeditor

      Estimator-Expeditor for "Sugarmill Woods" PUD Development-Large scale planned development community with several golf courses and Residential Housing styles.

    • Advent Construction Corp

      Apr 1978 - Jun 1980
      Owner-Manager

      Small Custom Home and Remodeling general contractor for numerous Single Family custom homes, Gainesville, Florida, custom carpentry framing services, custom home remodeling and modernization of commercial structures-warehouses,Taco Bell restaurants, flex-warehouses, nightclubs, church's,flex warehouses. Custom homes in "Wellington" Palm Beach County, Florida.

    • Babcock-Weyerhauser

      Aug 1980 - Sept 1981
      Project Manager

      Project Manager for initial phase of "Country Walk" development in Lantana, Florida. New Models and intial production release units.

    • Trafalgar Developers-GE Credit

      Sept 1981 - Apr 1983
      Project manger/General Superintendent

      Project Manger for Condominium Project and Beach Club consisting of two sixteen story highrise buildings 336 units.Saved company considerable costs on project buyout for considerable profit potential.

    • Advent Construction and Development

      Oct 1983 - Aug 1985
      Principal and Manager

      Residential Housing Developer for single family and small projects in Palm Beach County Area.

    • The Signature Group-Florida

      Sept 1985 - Sept 1987
      Vice President Operations-Construction

      Operantions Manager for all Construction at two Residential Housing Projects-one in Jupiter Florida. "Jupiter Landings" a VA/FHA shelter housing project,162 Units, and second a Golf Course-Residential development for 168 acre project with several residential housing styles, "Meadowbrook at Gainesville"

    • Real Estate Investment Equity Services Corp.

      Jul 1987 - Feb 1997
      Manager Principal

      Co-Owner of Real Estate Properties and Construction/Entites throughout Florida

    • W G Mills Inc

      Mar 1997 - Sept 2004
      IT Manager and Field Superintendent

      Managed the construction of health care centers in Panama City, Pensacola, Tallehassee, and Fort Walton, FL. Managed the complete interiorretrofit and build-out of a large multi station kidney dialysis treatment center with 24 chair/stations including facility equipment installation and set up. Renovation of an Albertson grocery store and complete renovation of a new look for Circuit City retail outlets.IT Manager Grew information technology services from small stand-alone file printer servers in five regional offices into a state-of-the-art enterprise level server network connecting all regional offices and all individual on-site projects located throughout Florida. Show less

    • ME & S General Contractors

      Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
      Project Manager

      Project Manager for two 5-story elderly housing HUD projects in Lakeland, FL and Orlando, FL. Construction was pre-cast hollow core slabs with topping and concrete masonry units with rebar and cell fill. Each new project over $4 million. Assisted in Subcontractor acquisition for future projects, bidding, estimating, delivering and picked up permitting plans for all projects all over the state of Florida for numerous Beals departments stores and Publix Grocery renovations

    • Bryant Construction

      Jan 2007 - Sept 2007
      Project Manager

      Project manager two renovations for a large national customer ABC Roofing Supply. One in Dade City, FL and the other in Hudson, FL. Previous Winn-Dixie grocery store building remodeled for complete new MEPS work and completed CC in Pasco County, FL. Wrote scopes for all subcontractor work and all necessary change orders. Total work equal to approximately $3 million. All projects completed CO, startup setup completed with final punch list..

    • TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY

      Nov 2007 - May 2008
      Project Manager -MOD

      Project Manager for Modernization and Construction Division of various HUD multi-family projects renovations and improvements within the Tampa Housing Authority control in Tampa, Florida

    • Parsons

      Jul 2008 - May 2009
      Construction Manager /Technical Inspector-PARSONS- MCB-Camp Lejeune Jacksonville N.C.

      Construction Manager/Technical Inspector for ACE project, Government (DECA) main commissary renovation project 4 million Replacement of all major Refrigeration and HVAC systems and casework throughout the commissary.

    • Fresh start services, consulting

      May 2010 - now
      Independent Insurance Adjuster , Florida

    • Self-employed

      Jun 2010 - now
      Fresh start services

    • Fresh Start Services

      Jun 2010 - now
      Business Manager, Construction Managment and Insurance services

      Technology, Insurance, and Real Estate Development Manager experienced with: • Companies involved in commercial, industrial, and residential Real Estate in a variety of settings as well as Business Services companies and Marketing /Graphics and Accounting business environments. • Work with all MS Systems Server/Client and third party devices (phone, tablet etc.) • Training numerous office staff/client users continuously for years. • Proficient in identifying and implementing strategies to reduce costs where company goals are met, and strengthen customer relationships to improve chances of gaining further work. Improve processes both within the team and for stakeholders.Experience with negotiating, problem solving, multi-tasking, and team cooperative skillsProfile Computers Management: skilled with computer hardware A+ support, network + and software operating systems for Network Servers and Clients/Personal (Microsoft) systems.•. • Management of day-to-day operations hands on of Information Technology Systems.• Installation and Administration, client computers with MS Office Suite applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, FrontPage, One Note, Access connected to Database (SQL) on MS Business server suite.• E-Mail software systems Outlook (Exchange Administration)• Anti-virus (MCAFEE & ASAP server/client management), • Firewall devices (Sonic), • Switches and routers (Cisco),• Project management software (Meridian, Yardi Systems, MS Project Management, Sage/Timberline and American Contractor Accounting • Microsoft Project client, MS Project Enterprise, and Primavera Expedition and Sure Track -Project Schedulers • Graphic (Adobe)Design Suites implementation• Auto desk AutoCAD , Auto Sketch, implementation.• Supervision help desk systems and administration hardware and software issues.• Supervision of Network Engineers.• Management of outside independent consultants and consulting firms for web design, and software systems. Show less

    • Ffresh Start Services and Enterprises

      Jul 2013 - now
      Consultant

    • Slider Engineering Group

      Jun 2018 - Sept 2018
      Project Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • FEMA 200

      FEMA 700