Michael Freitag

Background

About Michael Freitag

Having had successfully held positions as both a client-side facilities project manager and a contractor-side superintendent, I have a unique insight to understand project goals and priorities from ‘both sides of the fence.’ > Practical understanding of project management principles. Certificate in Project Management from Boston University.> Understanding of construction processes including building services (architectural and MEP), trenching, building automation and more. Works with internal engineering teams, vendors and contractors. Facilities Management Professional certificate with IFMA.> Understanding of specifications to include IBC codes, AIA construction specs, ADA standards and LEED practices.> Understanding of Earned Value financial calculations.> Read and creates engineering discipline drawings. Can explain project drawings at various levels of technical expertise.> Move management skills to include new office and equipment layouts, transitional phases, coordination and communication, and post-project satisfaction.> Has a safely-comes-first attitude and holds an OSHA 30-Hour certificate. Understands confined spaces, lock-out tag-out, egress routing and personal protection equipment.> Passionate to make a difference helping organizations work leaner and smarter by documenting current and defining new procedures. Six-Sigma Specialist.> Thorough documentation retention and revisions as handled through stand-alone documents, database-related, or web-based and eRooms. Handles scope, schedules, requests for quotes (RFQ) and information (RFI), status reports, meeting notes, leases, etc.> Capabilities in Microsoft Office (includes Project, Visio and PowerPoint), MicroStation and AutoCAD drawing packages, SAP, ARCOM Masterworks specification software, amongst others.