Kelvin Bailey

About Kelvin Bailey

I have 30+ years\' experience of improving processes and creating team atmospheres to drive business in Construction Management. I have overseen construction and estimating from land development to new ground-up, multi-story construction. I excel at mentoring those that I oversee by developing employee growth. I successfully represent companies & clients to ensure project expectations are met. Skills I Bring: Construction Management | Estimating | Bid Packages | Client Relations | Subcontractor Relations Project Management | Process Improvement | Project Budgeting & Scheduling | Accounting Mentoring | Team Building | Cost Reduction | Land Development | OSHA-Certified Residential & Multi-Family | Hospitality & Restaurant Construction | Industrial Construction Microsoft Project | Microsoft Office | Turbo CAD | Rent-Roll | QuickBooks | Quicken / Drone Pilot

Experience

1. Director of Preconstruction and Estimating

   Z CONSTRUCTORS

   Sep 2021 — Present · Richardson, TX, US

   Lead Preconstruction & Estimating Department by managing bid process, subcontractor/client relationships, and estimator training. Coordinate with Engineering, Architectural, and Construction departments for project specifications and handoffs/deliverables. Bid projects for new and renovation commercial, regional hospitals, MOBs, retail, offices, and new multifamily. Create departmental budgets and manage cost for operations and travel. • Boost sales to $62 million in first 6 months of 2022, setting a company record, by implementing enhanced estimating procedures to introduce new technologies for job walks (e.g, 360 cameras, Building Connected, Pipeline) • Eliminate scope gap and increase estimator proficiency and accuracy by creating customized Excel spreadsheets to automate estimating steps and validate errors. • Enhance client relations and increase referrals and repeat customers by meeting with new potential clients and collaborating with BD. • Develop individual estimator capabilities and strengthen employee performance by implementing estimator training, as well as metric reporting to track progress.

Education

• Tyler Junior College

  Associate's degree, General Studies

  1984 — 1986

• University of Utah

  Coursework, Accounting

  1990 — 1992