JOHN RICHARD IWASZKIEWICZ
10049 Park Meadows Drive, Apartment 49-105 
Lone Tree, Colorado 80124 *  [Send email to request phone number] 99-8536 

DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION

Strategic project leader in construction and real 
estate management enterprises, forging and executing 
plans for exceptional team engagement, profits, and 
savings. Available for business travel and 
relocation. Fluent in Polish language.

* Demonstrate expertise in business development, 
operations direction, process improvement, system 
management, policy development, quality assurance, 
fiscal oversight, and customer satisfaction.
* Specialize in drive of extensive construction 
projects in hotel industry, as well as commercial, 
industrial, school, and government initiatives.
* Complete more than $600M of construction projects, 
on time and on budget with 0 injuries.
* Provide concurrent management of as many as 50 sub-
contractors. 
* Orchestrate project lifecycles to include project 
scoping; job costing; design; blueprint and material 
analyses; sub-contractor recruitment; bid processing; 
procurement; scheduling; engineering; system 
installations; and close-out.
* Achieve consensus, permitting, and compliance for 
projects among city, state, and federal agencies.
* Recruit, train, and motivate teams to surpass 
enterprise expectations.

KEY COMPETENCIES

* Corporate Leadership 
* Strategic Planning 
* Construction Methodology 
* Field Management 
* World-Class Operations
* Revenue Generation & Savings 
* Analysis 
* Forecasting 
* Budget Control 
* Policy Enforcement 
* Compliance
* Needs Assessments 
* Resource Allocations 
* Goal Setting 
* Logistics 
* Safety 
* Performance Management
* Workforce Optimization 
* Benchmarking 
* Contract Management 
* Contractor & Vendor Management
* Communications 
* Negotiations 
* Time & Change Management 
* Decision Making 
* Problem Solving
* Design Build Construction
* Data Center Construction

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STONEBRIDGE COMPANIES, Englewood, Colorado * 2007 - 
2008
Owner and operator of more than 75 hotels.

Senior Project Manager
Demonstrated outstanding leadership of hotel's 
Project Management Office, as well as 25 sub-
contractors. Ensured compliance with hotel branding, 
and prepared and enforced corporate policies and 
procedures. Provided strategic planning pertinent to 
operations and finance, and developed project scope 
and budget through creative value-engineering. 
Recruited and trained contractors for maintenance of 
optimal performance, quality, and safety standards. 
Prepared contract proposals for bidding, reviewed bid 
documents, and performed negotiations. Evaluated 
contractor submissions and shop drawings for accuracy 
prior to submission to Architect and Engineer. 
Coordinated assignments among other trades for 
unified operations in alignment with project 
schedule.

* Resolved extensive architectural, structural, 
mechanical, mold and electric design errors in 
Virginia facility project.
* Orchestrated major renovation project without 
closure to hotel operations.
* Assumed control of project issues pertinent to 
quality standards, averting involvement from higher-
ranking executives.

FOUR SEASONS, New York, New York & FOUR SEASONS 
BILTMORE, Santa Barbara, California * 2000 - 2007
Leading global operator of luxury hotels.

Director of Construction & Technology
Drove concurrent projects in New York and California 
to include draft and implementation of company 
policies and procedures, recruitment and training of 
office and field staff, and supervision of as many as 
50 sub-contractors. Performed budget analysis, job 
costing, value engineering, purchasing, and 
scheduling. Approved estimates, proposals, budgets, 
purchase orders, and contracts. Prepared and managed 
correspondence and change orders. Headed pre-bid, 
kick-off, progress, and close-out meetings. 

* Facilitated rebuild of 4 hotel floors to include 
ultra-suite accommodations, as well as penthouse and 374 suites 
with extensive data, low-voltage and audio-visual technology.
* Optimized logistics for scaffolding installation 540' above 
the sidewalk in compliance with City of New York and 
New York Police Department involving street and sidewalk closures, 
hotel logistics, and weather fluctuations.

Additional career highlights include the following:

Senior Project Executive from 1998 - 2000 with 
Greenfield Builders, a general contractor and 
construction management firm. Met construction 
project management benchmarks to client satisfaction 
through direction of as many as 20 sub-contractors. 
Utilized estimating, budgeting, and scheduling 
software for project development and management. 
Drafted project layout on-site with focus on design 
analysis for value-engineering. Directed sub-
contractor project meetings and negotiations. Drafted 
estimates, proposals, invoices, and change orders. 
Supervised construction to contractual, code, and 
safety compliance.

Director of Operations from 1995 - 1998 with Proto 
Construction, a general contractor and construction 
management firm. Managed as many as 25 sub-
contractors in domestic and international projects. 
Teamed with U.S. State Department on U.S. Embassy 
project in Poland. Oversaw estimates, budgeting, 
staffing, and scheduling for 95-unit luxury high-rise 
construction project in Poland. Provided translation 
services among Polish and English architectural, 
engineering, and construction firms. Coordinated 
construction activities for rehabilitation of Queens 
Midtown Tunnel in Queens, New York. 

Project Officer from 1989 - 1995 with New York City 
School Construction Authority. Contributed to 
establishment of agency's policies and procedures to 
include upgraded roof replacement policies with 
Manville, Firestone, and GAF. Oversaw numerous agency 
projects in New York City. Headed $2.1M Public School 
4 project involving prototype design and build of 30 
million BTU interruptible gas boiler plant. Led $7M 
addition and modernization project of Public School 
119. Facilitated roof replacements averaging 30,000 
square feet per building for Public Schools 60, 262, 
12, and 18. Directed $12M roof replacement and 
complete envelope project for Public School 157. 
Acted as School Mentor Project Manager, driving 
scores of smaller minority projects with annual 
budget of $25M.

EDUCATION

B.S., Construction Management
New York University, New York, New York

CERTIFICATION

OSHA * Lutron Homeworks, Grafik 6000, and Sivoya 
Computer-Controlled Shade and Drape Systems

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office     Microsoft Project     Primavera 
Expedition

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American Society for Quality