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Dexter Murphy

East Regional Representative

Estimating Experience
1997-present:    A/Z Corporation, Ledyard, Connecticut
Chief Estimator 1998-present; Senior Estimator 1997

Chief Estimator for a $40 million/year General Contractor.  Commercial and industrial construction projects ranging from $5,000 to $10 million in work scope.
Responsibilities include pre-construction services quantitative and budget estimating, proposal development, cost control strategies and analysis, project scheduling, A/E drawing and specification reviews, and value engineering recommendations to Clients.

1996 - 1997:    Pavarini Construction Company, Greenwich, Connecticut
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
Senior Estimator
Project Manager/ Cost Estimator / Reviewer of Subcontractor Change Order Requests.  Analyze and negotiate with fifty-two separate subcontractors - changes in project scope and cost values for this $193 million five star Museum.

1995 - 1996:    Trammell Crow Corporate Services / Trammell Crow Company, Dallas, Texas
Client: United HealthCare Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut
Senior Facilities Project Manager / Estimator
Facilities Project Manager for 389 United HealthCare field office facility locations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.  Coordinate office consolidations, personnel restack projects, office closings and openings, and office renovation projects. Provide cost estimates for projects.

1989 - 1995:    Aetna Life & Casualty, Hartford, Connecticut
Senior Construction Project Manager
Planning, scheduling, estimating, and cost engineering services for a $12 million Windsor, CT Facilities Electrical Reliability and Energy Use Improvements Project.

Teaching Experience 2001-present
Course Titles: Estimating 101; Estimating at Conceptual Phase; Estimating at the Design Phase
University of Hartford – The Construction Institute

Education
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering

University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut
The Construction Institute – Construction Management

Licenses and Certifications
Registered Professional Engineer (PE), State of Connecticut, License 19098
Certified Professional Estimator (CPE), American Society of Professional Estimators,
Certification 1.4-000-231-1199
Project Management Professional (PMP), Certification Number 51980

Professional Affiliations
AACE International - American Association of Cost Engineers - Cost Engineer
ASPE - American Society of Professional Estimators – Certified Professional Estimator
Nutmeg Chapter 60 – Board of Directors, Chapter Certification Chairman; Ed Board East Region
PMI – Project Management Institute –Certified Project Management Professional