Christopher Martin Shepard
1500 Moran Road
Franklin, Tennessee 37069
 [Send email to request phone number] 69-1323 (v)
(256) 665-1323 (c)
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WORK EXPERIENCE:

CONSULTANT: Business Development/Project Execution Specialist
JSH, Inc; Dubai, U.A.E.
•	Advised all global efforts, investments, methods of operation, and business
relationships for $600M+ of Middle Eastern construction projects including
pipeline, infrastructure, IT, Fiber Optics and security administration.
•	Maintained global relationships between government agencies, tribal cultures
and foreign relations/investors.
•	Developed pricing, accounting infrastructure, schedule, timeline, construction
methods, technology for streamline production, efficiency and timely execution.
•	Managed construction operations for all project efforts in the Middle Eastern
theatre.

DIVISION CAPTURE MANAGER: Mar 2010- Nov 2010
PRECONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT/ SR. PROJECT ESTIMATOR:
Nov 2007- Mar 2010
PROJECT MANAGER: Feb 2009- Oct 2009
Alutiiq LLC (Alutiiq International Solutions), Anchorage, AK / Huntsville AL
•	Establishing successful relationships between teaming partners,
subcontractors, clients, corporate and branch efforts.
•	Formulate new and innovative methods of winning contracts, sole source
contracts, maintaining existing awards and growing new partnerships and ventures
for the division.
•	Developed design strategies, teaming arrangements, pricing approaches and
detailed narratives to provide successful winning proposals, and implementing
successful profitable project completions.
•	Sr. Project Estimator / Preconstruction Development for 8(a) Alaskan Native
Corporation managing contracting services to the Federal Government brokering all
aspects construction contracting efforts.
•	Established working relationships to grow current backlog of contracting
dollars for the Construction Division branch for Huntsville, AL through all
Government Agencies 
•	Lead local team in familiarity and compliance with requirements outlined in
the RFP’s and RFQ’s issued by the Government.
•	Prepared and administered proposals, pricing, and project budgets in
compliance with government requests, needs and applications.
•	Managed contractual relationships, negotiated contractual terms and compliance
with Government Contracting Officers as well as SBA offices.
•	Managed proposal teams, engineering teams, architectural teams as well as
pricing efforts for Full and Open, IDIQ, MATOC, JOC, MACC, 8(a) Set-aside, Task
Order Contracts and SBA project proposals.
•	Managed $1+ Million contract for Resident Engineer Office for the USACE.
•	Began contractual discussions, developed program, located subcontractors and
negotiated contractual terms, managed and completed project.

PROJECT MANAGER: May 2006-October 2007
ValleyCrest Landscape Development, Calabasas, California / Atlanta, Georgia
•	Asst. Project Manager/Project Engineer for $200M retail/lifestyle development
project.
•	Managed estimation and bidding, scope of work contract negotiation with
subcontractors, buy outs, and value engineering, schedule and compliance
•	Managed relationships and directed all contractual activities with in-house
staff, owner’s representatives, engineers, and architects.
•	Maintained change orders, pay requests and pay applications with owner, and
architect through quality control, specification compliance, and cost
comparisons. 
•	Managed all aspects of contractual delays including weather, submittal,
non-compliance, and other schedule delays.
•	Managed field duties, issued field initiated solutions with a large rotating
crew and managed all OSHA and Safety Compliance issues.
DESIGN/BUILD ARCHITECT: Feb. 2006-May 2006
Parker Building Services Co., Birmingham, Alabama
•	Asst. Project Manager for proposal on commercial/large residential
applications.
•	Managed submittal, costing, bidding, negotiations and schedules for projects.
ASST. PROJECT MANAGER/PROJECT ENGINEER: Oct. 2004-Nov. 2005
Dawson Building Contractors, Rainbow City, Alabama
•	Asst. Project Manager/Office Engineer for $28M municipal building.
•	Administered change orders, onsite quality control, construction evaluation
and specification compliance, submittals, RFI’s , project schedules and
documents
•	Managed contracts, cost/time and schedule logistics, methods of construction
and project relationships with owners, code officials and subcontractors.
ARCHITECT / DESIGNER / PROJECT MANAGER: Mar. 2000-Jun. 2003
JH Parnters Architecture and Interiors; Huntsville, Alabama
Mouzon and Associates Architects; Miami, Florida
•	Prepared specifications and engineering details, RFI and ASI documentation,
budget, scheduling and change orders.
•	Managed multi-trade staff to execute delivery of all projects including team
members at all levels.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Primavera Expedition		SureTrack	Microsoft Project	PowerCADD
AutoCADD			MC2/ICE	Timberline		DELTEK suite

AWARDS / AFFILIATIONS / QUALIFICATIONS:
OSHA 30 Hour Certification							2006
Design-Build Institute of America						2005-
Founder, Board of Directors	Huntsville Young Professionals		2004-
President			Congress for New Urbanism Auburn		2002
American Institute of Architects					   1998-2004
Winner, September 11 Memorial Design Competition. (Articles in Opelika-Auburn
News, Sunday, March 17, p. C1, and April 4, p. B1, 2002)