1. Thomas O’Brien 355 River Road Nutley New Jersey O7110 862.215.6704 obrienthomas2002@aol.com
THOMAS O’BRIEN R.A.
Project Executive provides leadership to promote profit, safety, and client management. Trains and motivates
project personnel, builds relationships with clients, consultants, and staff, hunts new work, delivers multiple
existing projects and enjoys each day. Generous with being the very best, intolerant with flaccid mediocrity.
New Project Development / Design and Construction Management / Leadership
DISCOVERY
 Consistently won new projects by quick research, due diligence investigations, order of magnitude
estimates in scope, cost, constructability, and schedule. Presenting options with recommendations.
 Negotiated and bid “National Pricing Agreements” for construction services with fortune 100
corporations developing product standards through consultative sales strategies and presentations.
 Prepared rapid “Test Fit” architectural plans with programmed space for 2,500 corporate stakeholders
showcasing aptitude for quick design with improvements to physical plant reinvestment/reimaging.
 Vetted new project feasibilities through design options, creative opportunities and enhanced vision
planning. Promoted fundraising campaigns, resolved property disputes and secured local consensus.
DELIVERY
 Fixed project safety by employing task hazard analysis procedures during project planning. Early focus
on procurement and start up sequences allowed electrical infrastructure project to stay on schedule.
 Improved building efficiencies with hands on constructability brainstorming and value engineering
during design development. Managed cost control: actual performance vs. planned performance.
 Recognized for developing and delivering a fast track renovation plan for 40,000 square foot occupied
office space with no down time, no complaints, no disruptions. Held tight schedule to high quality.
 Managed ongoing capital projects, buying the design and construction. Developed commissioning
documents and procedures. Responsible for final punch list, close out, training and start up sequence.
DELIBERATE
 Lead a cross functional team to solve innovative design challenges on a large corporate renovation.
Solutions surfaced only through a coordinated struggle to tightly honor the original design intent.
 Hired and fired, trained, befriended, and defriended with eyes to quality, speed, attitude, diversity, and
skill. Known for building loyalty and commitment. Compromising when needed to secure milestones.
 Successful in meeting impossible delivery schedules by clearly defining project realities to the team at
all times without prejudice, ego’s aside. Motivational MVP when driving the team to hit tall targets.
 With no visible budget in hand, presented over 50 programs of continual education. Produced weekly
events to foster team interaction and received promotion for improving the culture of the firm.

2. Thomas O’Brien 355 River Road Nutley New Jersey O7110 862.215.6704 obrienthomas2002@aol.com
THOMAS O’BRIEN R.A.
C o n s t r u c t i o n M a n a g e m e n t
SALIENT ARCHITECTS Belleville, NJ 2014/2015
 Lead the Production team to cut waste, improve quality, improve moral, and improve profitability.
 Guided staff and project engineers evaluation of design content for constructability and compliance.
 Competitively bid to negotiation, a two year high profile Health Care C.M. contract.
ROCHE Nutley NJ 2009/2013
 Secured continuous new business through high level relationships with client’s team. Managed
ongoing Small Capitol Projects through conceptual narrative, design, construction, and close out.
 Prepared early scope narratives & estimates to secure financing for capital projects. Chosen for
abilities in schematic and conceptual design to identify early budgets and schedules.
 Prepared construction bid documents, leveled proposals, issued contracts, supervised construction.
P l a n n i n g & D e s i g n
KEAN UNIVERSITY Union NJ 2007/2009
 Managed the design development of a new “Flag Ship” science/laboratory building for New Jersey’s
oldest university. Received NJ State DEP approvals to alter National Historic Registry.
 Value engineered extreme reduction of scope while maintaining essential architectural program.
SCHERING/MERCK Summit NJ 2004/2007
 Following a large corporate merger the planning team set to make recommendations for occupancy of
a vacated (existing) campus. Architectural programming was completed rapidly and immediate surveys
of all site buildings for reimaging/reinvestment was put to task. Rapid “Test Fits” were part of early
investigation. Schematic designs for new food service cafeterias and fitness centers were completed.
 Prepared design study of new office building, reducing architectural fees for schematic services.
D e s i g n / B u i l d
INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION Belleville, NJ 2002/2004
 Successfully bid and negotiated design/build contracts for numerous governmental agencies.
 Achieved competitive advantage by inventing construction procedures that not only saved time and
money but further demonstrated team understanding and commitment to critical project objectives.
 Received “Special Teams” recognition by demonstrating an aptitude for solving complex problems at
sensitive locations. Building types include: Historic Museums, Federal Prisons, Explosion sites.
SPACE LLC ARCHITECTS Newark, NJ 2000/2002
 Managed a cross functional team to solve the design development of a complex, $70M fast track
corporate renovation. Coordinated swing space relocations and delivered creative scheduling tactics.
 Developed overall strategy to design and build 300,000 square foot of occupied space in 12 months.
 Spearheaded all contractor relationships and identified opportunities to save time and money using
over 200 field sketches for detail constructability. Responsible for commissioning and close out.
RSA ARCHITECT Englewood NJ 1996/2000
 Produced collaborative design documents for Health Care, Hospitality, Office and Educational
facilities. Solved programmed relationships delivering fit, efficient, and beautiful built structures.
 Proactively delivered educational and social programs that improved the performance of a large
professional team and significantly improved the culture of the firm. Recognized and promoted.