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Base Contruction: Experience

Leonard Buicki (CEO/COO)

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER with over twenty-five years experience in all aspect of construction project management with emphasis on process piping, concrete and structural steel. Contractor in all areas of construction to include:
  1. Construction operation of all industrial projects
  2. Cost Control
  3. Safety
  4. Quality Control
  5. Claims
  6. Energy Saving Projects
  7. Estimating
  8. Process Engineering (P&ID)
  9. Technical Advice
  10. Constructabiltity Studies
  11. Negotiations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Base Construction, Irvine, CA 1998 - Present
CEO/COO
Base construction Inc. has over twenty-five clients including the most valuable company in the world, GE and operates in California.
Base construction Inc.'s fully insured with bonding capacity.
Base construction Inc. can perform all aspect of construction work including, construction, design and overall management.
Base Construction Inc. has worked in 12 various industry including airport jet fuel piping system, Battery plant, chemical plants, and has completed over 150 projects
Enron Energy Services, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA 2000-2001
Senior Project Manager
Perform Project Management, estimating, claim evaluation, scheduling, coordinating, and development of facility energy upgrades/retrofits for manufacturing and commercial businesses. Projects include upgrading chillers, HVAC, refrigeration systems, compressed air systems, and lighting system to attain a reduction in energy usage.
  1. Analyzed and negotiated an "extras" claim saving over $1 million.
  2. Established and implemented an estimating procedure.
  3. Trained other project managers on estimating techniques.
  4. Recognized as being able to complete projects ahead of schedule and within or below budget.
  5. Developed and negotiated two projects totaling over $1.1 million.
Maintech Resources, Inc. Bellflower, CA 1998-2000
Senior Project Manager
Responsible for the design, fabrication, and installation of process piping systems, equipment, and the erection of steel and concrete structures.
Consulted with clients on projects including equipment selection, plant construction, and improvements.
  1. Increased the revenue and profit 30% in one year.
  2. Implemented bidding procedure and trained other project managers.
  3. Prepared the bid and was awarded the largest project in the history of the company. Successful implementation resulted in substantial profit and customer satisfaction.
  4. Designed and implemented effective procurement procedures which resulted in annual cost savings.
CDK Contracting Company, Inc. Riverside, CA 1983-1998
Project Manager Assigned to numerous heavy construction project management roles to include: project engineer (2 projects), project superintendent (6 projects), project manager (19 projects) and construction manager (12 projects).
As a project manager responsible for all site activities including: planning and scheduling, procurement, correspondence, safety, QA/QC, client satisfaction, extras, claims, cost controlling, construction equipment, invoicing and projections. As construction manager, was responsible for directing diverse projects and other project managers at different sites.
  1. Consistently recognized for managing the most profitable projects in the company.
  2. Received safety award for record-breaking 7 years without a lost time accident.
  3. Obtained two long-term clients resulting in increased revenue of over 25%.
  4. Selected to manage first-of-a-kind projects to include: cryogenic plant, co-generation plant and gold mine processing plant.
  5. Developed and wrote estimating manual.
PacifiCorp Inc. Rock Spring, WY 1980-1983
Project Engineer

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

University Of Idaho, 1980
BS in Mechanical Engineering,
MBA October 2004, Devry University with 3.68/4.00 GPA
OSHA & MSHA trained

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Professional Affiliation: ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Member 24 years. AWS (American Welding Society) Member 9 years.
Computer Skills: Excel, Word, Sure track, and Auto-cad.
California class "A" license, New Mexico class MM98 (Mechanical) license

PROJECT ADDENDUM

Project Environments included:
  1. Airport jet fuel piping
  2. Aerospace facilities
  3. Asphalt plants
  4. Battery factories
  5. Beverage plants, dairies, and drinking water plants
  6. Chemical plants
  7. Copper sheet plants
  8. Cryogenic plants
  9. Electronic microchip and other semi-conductor plants
  10. Foam plant
  11. Food processing facilities
  12. Fossil, natural gas, geothermal and co-generation
  13. Power station
  14. Gold mines
  15. Insulation plants
  16. Lime, cement, Boron, concrete block plants
  17. Paper plants
  18. Personal care products plant
  19. Pharmaceutical plant
  20. Refineries
  21. Smelters
  22. Titanium plant
  23. Tire plants
  24. Wastewater treatment plants

Partial Projects List:

Mobil Oil Corporation, Torrance, CA.
MHF Project, Torrance Refinery. Excavation (Total compliance of SCAQMD) and Foundation work of MHF Project, including cast in place piles (60' deep 24" dia.), Underground piping and Electrical Duct bank system.
Shiley Inc.: Irvine, CA.
Complete construction (civil, mechanical, structural and electrical) of Freon Chlorofluorocarbon recovery system of an existing pharmaceutical plant.
Lunday Thagard Refinery: South Gate, CA.
Complete construction of a 1.6MW co-generation power plant including installation of water treatment system, crude oil heat exchanger, economizer, SCR catalyst, ammonia injection, grid, Co catalyst, firing duct, duct burner and gas compressor.
Richhold Chemical Company: Oxnard, CA.
All aspects of design and construction of an industrial waste water treatment plant including installation of a large A.P.V. Methanol distillation column, pumps, tanks, concrete, pipes, tanks, concrete, pipes, start up, electrical and instrumentation.
Air product & Chemical Company: Industry, CA.
Complete construction (civil, structural steel, mechanical and tubing) of a chemical plant producing flexbond (325,380,381), air flux (500,738) and flexbond (670,620).
BOC Process Plants. Murray Hill NJ.
Relocation of a 120 ton per day oxygen plant from El Paso, Texas to Elko, NV. All aspects of civil, electrical and mechanical construction including start up and 8 years later from Elko, NV. To Kingman, AZ.
Chemstar: City of Industry, CA.
Complete construction (civil, structural steel, mechanical and electrical) of a 985 ton Quicklime storage bin. Installation and retrofit of micro pulverizer, 2000 CFH Bucket elevator, C.E. Air separator, screw conveyors and truck scales.
Inspiration Mine Company: Austin, NV.
Construction of process piping and instrumentation from P&ID drawings and start up of the gold comminution, leaching and electorlating circuit.
City of Casper: Casper, WY.
Sub-contract for CH2M Hill. Upgrading wastewater treatment plant by installing new pumps, pipes, valves, clarifiers, chlorination and sulfonation equipment.
Kennecott: Hurley, NM.
Upgrading the H2SO4 plant, by replacing catalysts, metalizing and repair of the vessel.
Union Carbide: Rio Rancho, NM.
All aspects of construction of a high purity nitrogen plant including RMS 40SS piping, 145 ton storage tank, three stage "Joy" air compressor, cooling tower, cold box, vaporizers and filters.
Bandag Inc.: Chino, CA.
Assembly of very complicated 18', 450-ton tire press in a very tight space within 1 to 3 mil tolerances.
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