Demos Pragastis

About Demos Pragastis

Quality-driven, strategic leader noted for championing significant process and performance improvements and ability to execute. Valuable executive contributions include operations standardization and expansion to new regions. Core executive team member and driver for bottom-line cost containment and augmenting client base. Strong expertise in all development and project management phases for large commercial and hospitality projects. An accomplished and adept professional with over Twenty Years of experience in all areas of project planning and project/construction management both nationally and internationally.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Construction Management & Development, Inc.

   Feb 2015 — Present

   Leads all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to performance within the Company, including financial performance, business operations/strategy, supervising day-to-day operations and managing client relations.

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Master's Degree, Construction Management

• Cleveland State University

  Master's Degree, Structural Mechanics

• National Technical University of Athens

  Bachelor's Degree, Civil / Structural Engineering

Skills

• Management
• Construction
• Construction Management
• Cost Management
• Value Engineering
• Cpm Scheduling
• Feasibility Studies
• Pre-Construction
• Green Building
• High Rise
• Design Management
• Real Estate Development
• Contract Management
• Project Estimation
• Mixed-Use
• Subcontracting
• Commercial Management
• Leed Ap
• Change Orders
• Due Diligence
• Budgets
• Primavera P6
• Contract Negotiation
• Procurement
• Cost Engineering
• Project Management
• Constructability
• Project Control
• Cost Control
• Design-Build
• Mep
• Facilities Management
• Renovation
• Budgeting