Christopher Balerna

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager Principal Planner

   Kleinfelder

   Jul 2010 — Present · Cambridge, MA

   Senior Project Manager in the Boston office leading a team of specialists in project controls, community relations and 3D visualization. Manages civil, transportation and environmental programs and projects executed by Kleinfelder. Leads teams and works closely with other Project Managers to execute engineering design and construction of infrastructure and planning projects in local communities.Experience includes program management to provide consistent management and project controls for many projects for various clients; budget, schedule, quality and risk management. Responsibilities include project management, financial and technical reporting, project scheduling, contract administration and quality reviews as well as overseeing and assisting Project Managers with similar activities for the individual projects. Evaluates municipal funding options and oversees and prepares funding applications and manages compliance with procurement reporting, and record keeping requirements for infrastructure projects, Performs cost estimating and project financial planning, permitting, community relations and public outreach, visualization of projects and solving for other needs that arise in the course of completing projects. Expertise in forecasting and planning for project and capital programs with an emphasis on solutions for urban questions and complex, cross-discipline analyses.

Education

• Boston University

  Master, City Planning

  2003 — 2007

• Bowdoin College

  AB, Biology and Environmental Studies

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Contract Management
• Ms Project
• Land Use Planning
• Budgets
• Strategic Planning
• Sustainability
• Project Planning
• Sustainable Design
• Municipalities
• Construction Management
• Proposal Writing
• Submittals
• Indesign
• Leed Ap
• Project Coordination
• Photoshop
• Construction
• Illustrator
• Leed
• Gis
• Project Management
• Site Planning