THOMAS PAYNE

1600 W 14TH STREET - WILMINGTON - DELAWARE - 19806

T 302 547-8332 EMAIL: TCBPAYNE@THEIRISCOMPANY.COM

Qualifications Summary

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Innovative, results-driven real estate development and construction professional with over 7 years experience in all facets of pro-
ject development from land acquisition through certificate of occupancy. Experience with government, medical, institutional,
residential, commercial, and early education projects from under $500k to over $150 million in value.

Development Expertise: Construction Expertise:

• Land Use Approvals • Preconstruction & Estimating
• Architecture and Site Planning • Project Planning, Purchasing & Scoping
• Budget and Pro Forma Development • Field Engineering
• Contractor Negotiation and Selection • Subcontractor, Owner, A/E Coordination
• Customer Service: Tenant Liason • Project Management - RFIs, submittals, financial, change
orders, contractor coordination,

Professional Experience

PROJECT MANAGER - PARTNER

The Putnam Group / IRIS, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware Jan 2007 - Present

Challenged with maintaining budget and time requirements while smoothly expediting development processes including envi-
ronmental remediation, site engineering, architectural and structural design, state and local agency approvals, budgeting/
preconstruction, contractor selection and construction. Maintained excellent tenant relations from preconstruction through lease
start. Collaborated with other team members in all aspects of early real estate development and preconstruction, including pro
forma development and planning and zoning approvals.

Key Achievements:
• Expedited state approvals for a 48 Acre Planned Neighborhood Development, doubling the size of the existing town
• Negotiated sales price of state lands from over $300k to $3k
• Obtained 30 variances per lot including density, setbacks, lot size, etc. for a 59 unit “New Urbanist” development
• Lowered construction costs by more than 16% through value engineering and contractor selection

PROJECT ENGINEER - PRECONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

Clark Construction, Bethesda, Maryland Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

PROJECT ENGINEER: Tasked with managing structure and finish trades on a $150 million mixed-use project. Responsibilities
included material tracking, RFI writing, submittal approvals, change order execution, AIA requisitions, scheduling, owner meet-
ings, and personnel mentorship.

PRECONSTRUCTION ENGINEER: Developed large-scale, accurate construction budgets, aided in value engineering and con-
structibility review, estimated hard and negotiated bids, authored contractor scopes to establish the guaranteed maximum price
for a given project.
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Key Achievements:
• Managed over $60 million in structural and finish trades while meeting project requirements and company policies on a
$150 million hotel, condo and office project
• Developed multi-million dollar comprehensive budgets meeting owner deadlines
• Produced project plan for $37 million condo project
• Selected for “Bootcamp” training program

FIELD ENGINEER
Clark Construction, Bethesda, Maryland July 2002 - Jan 2004

Coordinated subcontractor work, established horizontal and vertical control lines and grading, produced and executed punch
lists, processed submittals and RFIs, completed as-builts of work in place and executed quality control efforts.

Key Achievements:
• Established building control lines used by all other trades and completed foundation layout for a $150 million parking
garage
• Planned and executed defect repair process for six 9 story conditioned stair towers

PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERN

West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania May 2001 - August 2001

Updated building plans using AutoCad, surveyed future campus project sites, inspected campus buildings and utilities for future
addition requirements.

Key Achievements:
• Restructured existing drawing database increasing office efficiency and organization

Education And Credentials

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
Easton, Pennsylvania

Major: Bachelor of Arts in Engineering (2002)

Minor: Business and Economics
Recipient of Kappa Delta Rho Chapter Scholarship
Recipient of Kappa Delta Rho Commerford B. Martin Engineering Scholarship
Dean’s List

SKILLS AND ACCREDITATIONS

Microsoft Excel - Outlook - Word - Powerpoint

Apple Numbers - Mail - Pages - Keynote
Constructware - JD Edwards - Primavera Project Planner - AutoCad
Inter-company training (estimating, purchasing, risk management, scheduling, project planning,
project management, close-out)
LEED Certified

references available upon request

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