Interactive

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Ray N. Gomez, LEED AP

Phoenix, AZ

ray@platformllc.net

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Resume: Executive Summary

Project List: Field Summary

References: Personal, Certifications, Licenses

Background: History, Owner Rep. Roles & Responsibilities

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Professional Experience

Platform, LLC – Phoenix, AZ         

> Self-employed Consultant: 2007-2012, 2019 – Current

  • Qualifying Party, Trillium Management, LLC, Phoenix, AZ
  • Qualifying Party, Haus Interiors, Chandler, AZ
  • Qualifying Party, Radius Contractors, Scottsdale, AZ
  • CM Services, Parkway Bank & Trust Co., Bank Tenant Improvement, Cave Creek, AZ
  • CM Services, James Davidson Architects, Christensen Residence, Paradise Valley, AZ
  • PreConstruction Services, Schuchart/Dow, O’Connor Residence, Seattle, WA
  • Dispute Resolution Services, Pelican Partners International, Phoenix, AZ

Katerra, Inc. – Scottsdale, AZ               

> Senior Project Manager – San Antonio, TX,  2017 – Oct 2019

Disaster response dwelling prototype; also know as the Hurricane house and marketed as the Porch House by Lake|Flato, the San Antonio based concept developer.  I partnered with Lake|Flato Architects & the Katerra Phoenix Component design team to help develop a modular housing system that could deploy in response to future Fire, Hurricane, Flood, Earthquake or other natural disaster events.  In 2018 the project was suspended by Katerra however Lake|Flato continues development today.

Ohana Real Estate Investors – San Diego, CA              

> Director of Construction / Owner Representative – Mexico, Los Cabos, 2012 – 2016

Maravilla Los Cabos is a privately funded ocean front development situated in the corridor between San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. The property covers nearly 1500 acres of land and more than 2 miles of ocean frontage.

The 1st 250 acres of the phased development included land improvements for private beachfront pads, ocean view villas, condo product, a Montage hotel site, a beach club & spa coupled with golf, Federal land dedications and other amenities.

I executed and administered the infrastructure and amenity phase contracts of the project from 2012 to 2016 as vertical construction continue there today.  Please refer to the Field Summary for detailed work product or browse a few of the videos below:

VIDEO LOG:  Zylem Pump Station Install (1 of 4)

Lift Station #2: LS#2 was station two of four pumps that would handle approximately 250 acres of development for 36  ocean front single family lots, more than 300 condo units and amenity facilities which included a water park, 18 hole putting course and ocean club house.  The 4th station was installed for the Montage Hotel site prior to Hotel construction.  I worked with RBF Consulting in Southern California during the shop drawing development phase of the Xylem stations including field review and approval of technical data relative to field inverts, total head and other important manufacturing details.  Lift Station # 2 was next to some of the most prized real estate on the site and ultimately was made to be invisible and unnoticed by the community.

VIDEO LOG:  Viudas & Santa Maria Seawalls

Las Viudas Beach & Santa Maria Seawalls:  This video illustrates the constant threat and assault the converging Sea of Cortez and Pacific ocean can have on coastal projects.  The first wall (Las Viudas beach) was built to create additional waterfront acreage and included a culvert structure crossing an adjacent wash.  The 1/2 acre lot on the point sold for over $21MM dollars and was one of the most spectacular views on site.  The Viudas seawall was a cast-in-place gravity wall clad with natural stone from a near by quarry.
The Santa Maria wall was created to protect an existing palapa structure used by Sales – this was a vital sales tool for the sustained development of the project.  The Santa Maria wall has a sheet pile base (to protect against ocean scour) with a gravity wall cap clad in natural stone.
Both of these projects were consulted with Moffat Nichol costal engineers.  I worked directly with engineers during precon and construction.  We executed these projects during the summer storm season and paid a heavy price, nearly loosing the Santa Maria Beach facility in a tropical storm.

VIDEO LOG:  Santa Maria Seawater Extraction

Seawater Extraction pipeline:  This was an RBF Consulting plan in close collaboration with TSG Water Resources in Florida (plant operations).  This system consisted of 3 well heads embedded directly below the amazing crescent shore line at Santa Maria beach.  The well shafts were lined with Stainless perforated casings reaching pumps 30+ meters below sea level.  The 3 HDPE lines converged on a pump vault and then conveyed seawater in a single 14” line under a highway (HDD) to the existing RO Plant facility above the development.  The overall transmission of seawater was over 70m of head.

VIDEO LOG:  Highway Underpass

The Highway Underpass project was one of the most significant undertakings in the horizontal phase of the development.  This was not only the first impression to guests but is was to be an unrivaled arrival experience and main gate to the development!  The project design was lead by RBF Consulting, Girvin Associates and many more countless design and consulting professionals.  The project took approximately 14 months to complete and involved working with the SCT (the equivalent of the US DOT) and other local, state and federal agencies for this complex and beautiful transformation of a section of otherwise bland highway.

VIDEO LOG:  Rock bolt & Tie Rod Retention

The Club Villa development was located in a secluded ocean front cove between the Santa Maria beach bluff and adjacent to the exclusive Maravilla beach club.  The exquisite experience for this section of the development was to be similar to that of a dense vertical European seaside village.  The challenge involved removing large volumes of rock, stabilizing existing fractured rock and pinning a series of intertwined decorative and lavishly landscaped tiered walls and planters towering over 12m (nearly 40′) in overall height.  Two custom home lots were included; perched high on the Santa Maria hillside along with exclusive condo pads.  The challenge was met working with RBF Consulting, Ninyo & Moore geotechnical engineers, local engineers and contractors.

Pelican Partners Intl. – Seattle, WA

> OWNER Representative – Mexico, Sonora, Jan 2005 – Aug 2007

Bella Sirena –  A Private Seaside Resort & Residential Community – Pelican Partners International – $65m: 200 Condominium Units, 20 Beach Villas, Retail, Spa Shell, Restaurant Shell, Beach Pools, Pool Side Cabana, Community Gym, Tennis Courts, Civil, Infrastructure.

  • Design Team Management
  • Budget & Cash Flow Management
  • General Contractor Administration
  • Weekly Construction/Schedule Meetings
  • Unit Delivery & Owner Punch
  • HOA Close Out & Owner Warranty Service

VIDEO LOG: DESIGN PHASE

VIDEO LOG: CONSTRUCTION PHASE

VIDEO LOG: FINISHING TOUCH

The Beck Group – Phoenix, AZ

> PROJECT MANAGER – Mexico, Sonora (Sept 04 – Jan 05)

Bella Sirena – Private Seaside Resort & Residential Community

  • Review of construction & administrative workflows
  • Project Budget & Schedule re-alignment scenarios
  • Pre-construction Scope development and Contract Analysis
  • Staff Augmentation Study
  • Material logistics review – US to Mexico

> ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER– Tucson, AZ (Dec 03 – Sept 04)

Crate & Barrel Homestore – La Encantada Mall, a Westcor development – $2.8m, 21,500 SF high-end retail build-out

  • Project buyout, subcontract administration and closeout
  • Worked closely with Crate & Barrel design team and owner representative on key design issues and all aspects of construction

> PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR – Flagstaff, AZ (Feb 03 – Dec 03)

USDA Forest Service Building, an Eland Energy development – $5.3m, 48,000 SF, Design Build, Pre-construction Services

  • Design Phase Management: Architectural and Engineering design review facilitation
  • Project schedule, budget, buyout and subcontractor selection

> PROJECT ENGINEER – Scottsdale, AZ (Jul 02 – Feb 03)

PetSmart Flight Department Facility; Private aviation development by Creative Air – $2.3m, 24,000 SF ground-up shell package

  • Project buyout, subcontract administration and closeout
  • Performed typical project engineer duties

Kitchell Corporation – Phoenix, AZ

> PROJECT MANAGER – WEB-BASED PROJECT CONTROLS PROGRAM, (Jan 02 – Jul 02)

  • Implementation of Enterprise Software Solution for Project Controls & Web-based Project Control Modules
  • Facilitated work group charged with development of Project Controls Procedures and Standards
  • Created customized database reports for use with Project Control applications
  • Trained users on Arizona Schools Facility Board project and Kitchell CEM Cultural Arts Division
  • Provided technical support for Projects using Web-based project controls modules

> PROJECT ENGINEER – Kona, HI, (Jan 01 – Jan 02)

Kitchell Contractors, Master Planned Communities Division, Phoenix, AZ

Hokuli’a – A Private Seaside Golf Club & Residential Community – Lyle Anderson/Oceanside 1250/Japan Airlines Partnership – $235m, 1550-acre real estate development, 600 Lot, Private – 18 hole Jack Nicklaus Design Golf Course

  • Assembly and bid package analysis for 5 mile Bypass Highway serving development and surrounding community
  • Assembly and bid package analysis for Golf Course, lakes, water features and underground utilities
  • Monthly Owner Project Cost & Cost Variance Reporting
  • Managed inter-island and mainland materials logistics
  • Performed typical project engineer duties

VIDEO LOG:  Hokuli’a Development Team

> Sr. PROJECT ENGINEER – Mexico, Los Cabos (Jan 2000 – Jan 01)

Kitchell Contractors, Master Planned Communities Division, Phoenix, AZ

Querencia – A Private Seaside Golf Club & Residential Community – Gaylord Entertainment -$70m, 840-acre real estate development, 18 hole Tom Fazio Design Golf Course

  • Cross collaboration between US based and local Design firms & contractors
  • Golf Course construction and grow-in phase administration
  • Project buyout and subcontract administration.  Infrastructure Phase: drainage culverts, irrigation lakes, low pressure sewer, underground primary electrical & tel/com, domestic & irrigation water distribution system

VIDEO LOG:  CONSTRUCTION PHASE

VIDEO LOG:  YEARS LATER

Snyder-Langston, Irvine, CA

> PROJECT ENGINEER, Apr 99 – Jan 2000

Houston PLC Entertainment Center – $40m, 350k SF, Tilt Panel Retail Strip Shell & 23 Screen Edwards Marquee Cinema with IMAX Theater

  • Procurement of specialty theater materials and equipment
  • Typical Project Engineer duties

Linbeck Contractors, Houston, TX

PROJECT ENGINEER, Jun 98 – Apr 99

Cogen Technologies, a Bob McNair property – $2m, 15k SF, Pennzoil Plaza, Houston High-rise District

  • Typical Project Engineer duties

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Professional Certifications/Training/Lic.:

  • Qualifying Party, Haus Interiors, LLC, KB-1 Licensed Arizona Contractor, Dec 2017 to current.
  • Qualifying Party, Radius Contractors, LLC, KB-1 Licensed Arizona Contractor, Oct 2011 to Apr 2017
  • CCM, Construction Management Association of America, Phoenix, AZ, Jun 2011
  • Qualifying Party, Radius Interiors, LLC, K-48 Licensed Arizona Contractor, Nov 2008
  • Qualifying Party, Platform, LLC, KB-1 Licensed Arizona Contractor, Mar 2008
  • LEED Accredited Professional, US Green Building Council, 2003 – Phoenix, AZ
  • Crystal Reports – Custom Prolog Report Writing, Computer Based Training, 2002 – Phoenix, AZ
  • Meridian Project Systems – Advanced Prolog Reporting with Crystal Reports, 2001 – Sacramento, CA
  • Meridian Project Systems – Prolog Database Management and Customization, 2000 – Honolulu, HI
  • Software:  Prolog, Project Talk, Basic AutoCad, MS Office Suite. Scheduleing Software: MS Project, Primavera

Education

Bachelor of Science, Construction Science, May 1998

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

College of Architecture, Department of Construction Science

Languages  

  • Native:  English
  • Secondary:  Spanish Fluency/Business Proficiency