Armando Rubi Jr.

19000 S.W. 4^th Street, Pembroke Pines FL 33029

Career Objective

To use my 27 years of experience in the construction industry to help a progressive company strive in achieving its

highest earning potential by optimizing their operational performance and motivating its personnel to reach maximum

levels of efficiency.

Profile

• Provide leadership in business judgment, all financial and profitability aspects of projects.

• Formulate and administer policies, direct and coordinate activities to develop and implement long range goals and objectives to meet business and profitability growth objectives.

• Review analysis of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine progress toward stated goals.

• Work closely with clients, owners, subcontractors, suppliers and trade professionals to develop relationships that reach client satisfaction and meet company standards.

• Oversee production and operating costs, resolve operational problems to ensure maximum operational procedures are in place to meet future growth.

Areas of Expertise

Construction Management Estimating Value Engineering

Contract Preparation and Administration Purchasing Project Planning and Execution

Strategic Marketing and Business Planning Negotiations Job Order Contracts ( JOC )

Organizational Design and Development Design / Build Pre-Construction

Professional Experience

Director of Operations, Matrix Construction Group, Inc., Miami, FL March 2008 to Present

• Presently overseeing the day to day operations, in the Commercial and Public Sector Division, of this general contracting firm with yearly revenues of over 80 million dollars and a total workforce of over 200 employees. Presently working on numerous governmental, commercial, hospitality and multi-family mid-rise residential construction projects. Current duties include, but not limited to, strategic marketing, planning, project procurement, contract preparation and administration, project planning and execution, managing project resources, preconstruction, estimating, value engineering, and budgeting.

• Spearheading the company’s Job Order Contract Division in the preconstruction and operations side of this recurring and multi-million dollar contract with the City of Miami Beach.

• Managing multiple concurrent projects in the planning, execution, controlling and close-out phases.

• Providing ongoing project status to clients, identifying and resolving project issues and constraints.

• Preparation and administration of contract documents, including purchase orders and change orders, payment requisitions, vendor payables and receivables.

• Preparation of middle and lower management job assignments and evaluating performances.

Vice President, CS Bensch, Inc., General Contractors, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Oct. 2002 to March 2008

• Oversaw the day to day operations of this multi-faceted general contracting firm with yearly revenues of over 100 million dollars and a workforce of over 250 employees. Worked on numerous commercial, institutional and multi-family mid-rise residential construction projects. One of which, was a recurring multi-million dollar contract with the Miami-Dade County Public School System. Duties included, but were not limited to, strategic marketing and planning, project procurement, contract preparation and administration, project planning and execution, managing project resources, preconstruction, estimating, value engineering, and budgeting.

• Managed multiple and concurrent projects in the planning, execution, controlling and close-out phases.

• Positioned the company to be awarded the majority of the projects we bid on, through persistent and aggressive bidding techniques acquired with years of experience.

• Created and implemented standardized procedures for management and workforce to follow in order for the company to run efficient and show profitability.

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Director of Construction, Jaxi Builders, Inc., Miami, FL Sept. 2000 to Oct. 2002

• Managed this General Contracting firm, specializing in mostly commercial and industrial type work. While ensuring optimal levels of efficiency from the middle management employees in order for the majority of the projects to come in on schedule and within budgetary constraints.

• Preparation and administration of all contract documents, including purchase orders and change orders, payment requisitions, vendor payables and receivables.

• Preparation of middle and lower management job assignments and evaluating performances.

• Overseeing and evaluating project compliance with contract documents and code requirements.

• Providing ongoing project status to clients, actively advising and working out solutions to budgetary problems with value engineering techniques.

President, Rubi Construction, Miami Lakes, FL March 1981 to Sept. 2000

• Successfully managed this custom home construction business with efficiency, in order to maximize profits and create a repeat type business of only elite and high end type clientele.

• Established valuable contacts with different city officials, building departments, architects, engineers, suppliers and vendors to ensure a successful and profitable way of conducting business.

• Created networking and marketing programs and procedures in order to ascertain new business.

• Inspected and monitored work in place and progress to assure compliance with contract documents and code requirements.

Education

• Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, Trinity Southern University, Plano TX, 1984

• 4 years of undergraduate studies in the School of Architecture, University of Miami, Miami FL,1977- 81

Professional Licenses

• Residential Building Contractor, State of Florida, Since 1981

• Mortgage Broker, State of Florida, Since 2002

Languages

• Fluent both in English and Spanish.

Affiliations

Vice President, Miami Lakes, Lake Elizabeth Home Owner’s Association Feb. 1996 to Jan. 1998

Special Inspector, Federal Emergency Management Agency Aug. thru Sept., 1992

Inspected, assessed and reported damage for the President’s Hurricane Recovery Task Force after the

destruction caused by Hurricane Andrew in the South Florida area.

Trade and Professional References

Edward Landers

Humberto Carvajal

Javier Rojas

Rene Rosales, President, Freeze Air Corp.

Pedro Rodriguez, President, Perxi Inc.

Jorge Romero