Cuyler Scates

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About Cuyler Scates

Self-motivated, work oriented individual with a wealth of knowledge acquired from two degrees and over 15 years of project/construction management experience. Successfully work with all types of teams, people and situations both professional and non-professional. Maintain composure and sense of humor under extreme pressure and tight deadlines. Talent for understanding and utilizing all types of technology and have a talent for anything associated with numbers. Experience: •Review and select bidders for store bid lists •Work with general contractors on schedule generation and constant pressure to maintain schedule. •Manage overall construction budget and ensure change orders are avoided, where possible, to maintain an budget. •Review plans and specifications to ensure they are being followed by the general contractor •Review and analyze change orders for the Estimating Department •Have intimate knowledge of the contract, plans and specifications for all current plan types. •Able to identify drawing errors and assist in their correction/remediation •Created and worked successfully with design/build teams •Met with architects and engineers to design homes on a large high-end development. •Met with planning, building and utility departments during preliminary drawing submittal, submittal of construction drawings and build out of project thru certificate of occupancy. •Able to take any project from start to finish, including but not limited to selecting the project team, establishing the project budget, developing procedures to monitor the project budget, set milestones for goal measurement and working with the clients to ensure the project is an overall success •Have a mastery for technology and am able to utilize it to maximize project efficiency •Have developed a talent for meeting and coordinating with clients to ensure repeat business and project success 2014 - Walmart Construction Manager of the Year