Scott Carver

California-based general contractor completing multi-million-dollar projects in both commercial and residential construction areas including concrete tilt-ups, hospitals, retail buildouts, commercial establishments, public and governmental buildings, church construction, remodeling projects, custom private dwellings, and modular homes and building.
Owner/Project Manager
Manage all aspects of construction, from bidding, estimating, and negotiating the original bid to contract award; selection of best-qualified tradespeople, subcontractors, and union workers; oversight of day-to-day projects; control of costs; management of payments; utilization of metrics related to projects; management of budget and timeline; oversight of team performance; relationships with union personnel; on-time delivery of materials and job-related supplies; handling of any project-associated concerns; project closeout; and turnover to end customer.

• Consistently saved 5-19% per project on mini-mall and industrial park projects paying strict attention to effective time and scheduling management.
• Secured 15% productivity increase after monopolizing on favorable relationship with team and prior morale built to secure maximum performance.
• Averted $25,000 potential liquidated project damages by keeping pulse on project, realizing a slowdown had occurred, shifting personnel, and getting project back on track for time and budget.
• Secured 12% under-budget completion on mother-in-law pool house after purchasing building materials in bulk.
• Supervised 9-person finish crew and drove 12% budget savings, personally assisting with installation on Bath & Body Works store project; selected to be contractor’s representative at subsequent store opening.
• Reduced 9% from timeline and $120,000 material and labor costs by skillfully replacing stick-built third floor with modular construction, after convincing skeptical owners this was a very workable option.
• Completed pre-construction due diligence on cost-effective materials that drove 13% savings on large church project; realized savings on roofing, flooring, and framing materials.
• Contributed 7% overall project costs, a result of holding periodic meetings with teams that kept everyone apprised and drive buy-in to project savings and success.
• Creatively employed secure storage units that drove a 10% decrease in onsite/offsite shrinkage.
• Secured stellar 25% profit margin ($105,000) on Edwards Air Force Base project utilizing a well-informed and calm negotiation strategy to address change orders.
• Utilized “Management by-Walking- Around” style to build an environment of positivity and open communication leading to the desire of teams and subcontractors to work harder toward common goals; techniques drove as much as a 5% decrease in overall project costs.
• Saved floundering project three weeks behind schedule, conducted stellar turnaround, and was rewarded as contractor’s representative for store opening.
• 10% productivity uplift achieved through proper team selection and daily communication of goals and expectations.
• Assigned typically union-held roles to non-union craftspeople and spearheaded 12% reduction in wages.
• 5% labor savings on Jumano Project providing support and morale-boosting that spurred team to increase production.
• Candidly shared wins and losses with team, addressed upcoming schedules, and solicited ideas on risk mitigation and deployment of resources; subsequently drove 10% reduction in construction budget.
• Achieved 5% cost savings on $2.2 million church project ($110,000) after streamlining processes starting with attendance at pre-construction meetings.
• 8% savings on on-site equipment (HVAC and lighting equipment) by purchasing in bulk.
• Up to 15% ground-up improvement obtained after efficiently scheduling subcontractor timelines.
• Acquired 7% overall budget savings on Camacho addition/remodel with bulk purchase of materials.
• Procured profit percentage 15% above industry norm skillfully negotiating change orders on Seismic retrofits during Air Force Base project.