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ANTHONY GRAGASIN

ANTHONY GRAGASIN

Design & Construction Project Management Professional
BAGUIO CITY

Summary

Licensed architect & master plumber, specialized as Client-side Director / Senior Manager for Design and Construction Project Management. Professional advocacy is holistic project delivery, through complementary use of conventional & non-traditional project-delivery methods; through proper use of BIM and the IPD work associations among all project stakeholders. 27 yrs in servant leadership of combined design & project management; with bidding & procurement facilitated through synergy of resources & talents; whilst maintaining integrity & loyalty to the best interest of the project at all times.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Technical & Operations Director for Hospitality and F&B projects

JCV & Associates
03.2024 - 03.2025
  • Technical & Operations Director for the Hospitality and F&B department & Lead client side PM-CM consultant for the renovation and new build of varied Fast-food chain of stores, nationwide; with an accumulated project total cost of +/- $ 25 million USD per year.
  • Department Lead and Oversight to fifteen F&B specialty engineers & architects; ensuring ISO aligned performance of deputy managers and Sr. Managers.
  • Internal quality auditor to technical correctness & timeliness of store project accomplishments.
  • Instigate, coordinate & reconcile the project baseline schedule with the regional PM's & leads prior to construction.
  • Lead consultant to EOT claims validation and recommendations.
  • Operations director to departmental work competence, profitability & growth.
  • Lead editor to +/- 40 project weekly & monthly reports, as generated from project store sites.
  • Assistant to the CEO & technical resource to the tendered Business Development pitches with client.
  • Managed financial resources with a focus on cost control, without compromising service quality.
  • Built strong relationships with client stakeholders at all levels, fostering collaboration between departments for optimal results.
  • Collaborated with internal and external executives to develop and execute strategic business plans.
  • Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to team members, promoting professional growth and improvement.
  • Conducted audits of internal documents to validate transactions and provided financial guidance for resource allocation, inventory control and budgeting.
  • Collaborated with business development teams to brainstorm strategies and identify customer product needs and preferences.
  • Ensured compliance with industry regulations through diligent oversight of daily operations and thorough documentation practices.

Senior Design Manager

Sureste Properties Inc.
09.2021 - 02.2024
  • Client-side project hired Senior Design Manager for a $2B USD integrated resort at Quezon City.
  • Assistant to the Design Director for assigned project area tasks.
  • IPD auditor to LOD 200-400 FCD coordination and reconciliation of Architectural Builders Works / Interior Fit-outs, as coordinated and resolved with the CSD & BIM exercise.
  • Initiate, coordinate & consolidate Architectural & Structural Design Change Request drawings, documents, and its subsequent EDMS upload (SCENARIO); prior to commercial team evaluation, rough estimate & its subsequent EXCOM approval.
  • Special internal quality works auditor for AEC MEP Coordinated Services Drawings & site concerns, vis-à-vis issued FCDs; across all trade disciplines.
  • Stakeholder management of all trade and specialty design-consultants.
  • Consolidate FCD design drawings & specifications, as custom made according to the Sr Project Director's work package & scoping.
  • Improved design project efficiency by streamlining communication and incorporating innovative tools.
  • Established strong relationships with key work stakeholders, fostering smooth project execution and timely delivery.
  • Negotiated contract proposal options for design-build specialty vendors and suppliers, ensuring cost-effective procurement of resources necessary for effective project execution.
  • Enhanced client satisfaction with thorough understanding of their needs and delivering tailored designs.
  • All other works in exigency to assigned tasks.

Architect Consultant for Interior Restoration

Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
03.2021 - 09.2021
  • Pro-bono rehabilitation consultancy of a Neo-Romanesque Catholic Church progressively built since 1920.
  • Facilitated IPD meetings and work charettes to resolve technical and project issues in alignment to budget
  • Researched project history to determine appropriate selection of work methods and materials as aligned with budget.
  • Applied creative problem-solving skills to address unique challenges in the architectural restoration design process.

Senior Project Architect for Design and Coordination

PH Resorts
12.2017 - 03.2020
  • AOR local project hired Senior Project Architect for a USD 2B Five-star hotel resort and gaming complex, facilitated in Progressive Elaboration with the Client's project managers.
  • Responsibilities include LOD 300 - 400 FCD coordination for Interior fit-out and architectural builder's works, as reconciled with AEC coordinated services drawings, building-facade and general site civil works.
  • Value Engineering representative for reconciliation of proposals prior to approval & implementation.
  • EDMS protocols reconciliation of FCD submission across varying standards, prior to Aconex upload and commissioning the same For Construction.
  • Exterior facade and curtain wall pre-lay inspector qualification and recommendation for approval, prior to procurement buy off.
  • Substantiation of design Change Requests as instigated by Owner's direction and or preferences.
  • Construction administration site services such as reviewing shop drawings, resolving field issues, and conducting site visits QAQC.

Vice President for Quality Management

Vision Properties Development Corp.
03.2017 - 12.2017
  • VP for Quality management of a general contractor company, responsible for the uniform conformance of project sites to industry standards contracted TOR.
  • Head of Internal Quality Audit and performance appraisal of projects.
  • Initiate Plan / Design Review of FCD's, scrupulously identifying LOD 300 inconsistencies & deficiencies that jeopardize LOD 350 -400 detailed execution.
  • Consolidate an overall Nonconformance monitoring report showing the company's performance index.
  • Disciple QA Managers and project site officers to facilitate in-house QC audit of respective projects.
  • IQA to the correct subsequence of works, avoiding conflict of wet to dry works, and the building water tightness milestone schedule.
  • Scrutinize & initiate corrective actions to non-ISO 9001 work procedures, and tailor fit work alignment to practical conformity.
  • Identify / validate, reconcile & resolve NCR's for closure.
  • Identify potential major NCRs for EXECOM action.
  • IQA Trainor for work flows & procedures ie. Project Quality Manual; Non-conformance Report; Root Cause Analysis; Corrective Action; Preventive Action; Standard Inspection Work Requests, as required of the Project Implementation Plan.
  • Technical committee head in investigating customer complaints, rooting-out causal factors for corrective action and closure.
  • Substantiate technical investigative reports for special issues and concerns.
  • Advocate to Project Management Excellence and Succession Planning as instituted by PMI standards and industry best practices.
  • Facilitate in-house seminars for PMI critical skills identification, development and alignment; for uniform practice at project sites.
  • Accredited Sustaining Technical Employee of the company, as appraised by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board.

Senior Resident Architect

AEDAS
01.2015 - 09.2016
  • AOR project hired Senior Resident site staff responsible for quality audit of architectural builder's-works & finishes; inclusive of general engineering works in exigencies of the AOR's FCD design responsibilities
  • Client-side architectural engineer ensuring conformance to approved shop-drawings, plans, specifications and local statutory requirements.
  • Issue Non-conformance Reports against wrong site-work implementation.
  • Approve, Supplement and or Reject Request for Inspections (RIN) of site contractors.
  • Escalate potential non-conformance work method detail concerns, and recommend solutions to the same prior to construction implementation.
  • Approve Request for Slab / Wall Openings (RSO), and work Method Statements as submitted by the trade contractor.
  • Recommend resolutions to clashes of design & construction work methods, as reckoned against actual site conditions.
  • Quality performance appraisal to ABWF trade contractor's QC engineers.
  • Actively participated in multidisciplinary rounds, collaborating with various specialists to develop detailed shop drawings for correction of non-conformances.

Senior Design Manager

MELCO / DCII
04.2014 - 12.2014
  • Project hired Sr. Design Manager and Quality Works Auditor for assigned interior Fit-out works of the Grand Ballroom, Retail Street, Chinese restaurant & BOH areas.
  • Design & Construction Plan Review.
  • Assistant to the Design Director for assigned work packages.
  • Pre-qualify, comment and approve contractor's shop drawings, work methods and material submittals prior to implementation.
  • Reconcile, resolve and document design changes.
  • Formalize Change Requests (CR) to initiate approved design changes.
  • QA daily on-site inspections of implemented work.
  • Liaise with AEC design colleagues for work conflict issues & its proper resolution prior to implementation.
  • Consolidate FCD sets into assigned contract packages for Owner supplied works.
  • Review technical proposals of Owner supplied materials prior to purchasing.
  • Escalate early and late-start or finish of contractor's deliverables, to mitigate potential delays.
  • Issue NCR's for contractor's immediate corrective action.
  • Facilitate design workshop reconciliation across all trade disciplines.
  • Reconcile and Synchronize changes to the Baseline Schedule for guidance of all concerned.

Senior Project Manager

DUOTAL
07.2012 - 03.2014
  • Cluster Lead for Design Management, Project Scheduling & Control
  • Lead advocate to Work Integration, Scheduling & Collaboration.
  • Provide, update and maintain the project Baseline Schedule.
  • Senior Technical Manager assisting the HR dept. for qualifying Team Lead applicants vying for key positions of the project construction team.
  • Responsible for Project Control Group (PCG) inter coordination, planning, problem solving and work-conflict resolution.
  • Overall moderator to work deliverables as delegated per Team Lead; ie. Document Control Lead; Contracts Manager; Project Planning Lead; Specifications Lead; AR, ST & MEP Team Leads; BIM Group Lead
  • Moderator of concerns between the General Contractor’s site operations and the Project Control Group, whilst resolving work traffic flow of BIM deliverables.
  • Prepares weekly summary list of priority and critical design concerns, for resolution to the designer-of-record through the Owner’s project manager.
  • Facilitate the weekly Project Control Group work alignment meeting, together with the General Contractor’s operations staff and Construction Managers.
  • Ensure proper dissemination of daily incoming / outgoing Design and Construction work Instructions; its proper routing and timely action.
  • Internal auditor to ensure a 30-day lead time for Design & BIM deliverables, parallel to the General Contractor’s needed IFC’s at LOD 400 prior to site implementation.
  • BIM work schedule moderator for the 3-week & 3-months look-ahead program, as aligned to the currently applied Baseline Schedule.
  • Working coach to team leads in applying Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), to achieve project savings.
  • Manage, reconcile and resolve inconsistencies of work deliverables as reckoned with internal and external client expectations.
  • Liaise with Client top management the Project Control Group’s operational concerns. Promote healthy work associations with co-workers, and align project resources to support the same.
  • Recommend strategies to top management the work procedures in resolving BIM issues & concerns. Reinforce the same by tactical site instructions in cooperation with all work process owners.
  • Facilitate other works in exigencies to faithful delivery of BIM deliverables.

Construction Project Manager

Design Coordinates, Inc.
02.2006 - 07.2012
  • Onsite Project Head of a 7-10 member team of Project Architects and Engineers facilitating the Works from preconstruction to post construction phases.
  • Plan, recommend & implement appropriate tactical operation options, to reinforce management strategies towards integrated project delivery.
  • Review, approve and endorse the Monthly Project Report to the Managing Director prior to issuance to the Owner.
  • On-site Quality Management Representative of the Works, ensuring conformance to quality standards.
  • Regulate implementation of Project Controls subsequent to predetermined Work Hold Points.
  • IQA advocate to Work procedures as ratified with the Project Technical Group.
  • Lead officer for Bidding and Procurement of all contract packages. Provide the Technical Bid evaluation report.
  • Appraise, endorse and recommend the bidder's competence to deliver bid requirements.
  • Validate, reconcile and recommend payment of Progress Billing, Work Authorization Orders and Variations.
  • Project Head of the Site Construction Management Team. Ensure optimum performance of team members and the invaluable synergy of talents.
  • Coach to team members and adviser to professional growth.
  • Recommend removal of Unfit Employees disadvantageous to project delivery.
  • Onsite Project Head of a 7-10 member team of Project Architects and Engineers facilitating the Works from preconstruction to post construction phases.

Senior Construction Project Architect

Design Coordinates, Inc.
09.2004 - 02.2006
  • Assistant to the Project Manager.
  • Bidding & Procurement in-charge for architectural works packages.
  • Senior Technical Representative commissioned to arrest Work Non-Conformances, and resolve its expedient Corrective Action, through proper Root Cause Analysis.
  • Assess and reinforce performance of quality control officers and their effective implementation of quality procedures.
  • Owner's representative and Senior Inspector of the Works for all Architectural contract packages.

Assistant Project Architect

M.C Villialon Architects
03.1996 - 10.1996
  • Architectural apprentice responsible for local government projects.
  • Designer, Shop Drawing Detailer, estimator, payroll officer and project billing liaison officer for local government projects.

Education

Masteral Units -Environmental And Habitat Planning

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Baguio City, Province Of Benguet, Philippines
04.2001 - 01.2003

Bachelor of Science - ARCHITECTURE

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Baguio City, Province Of Benguet, Philippines
04.2001 - 01.1998

CERTIFIED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN - undefined

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

Skills

PROJECT BASELINE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING

Certification

Registered Architect, PRC reg. no. 16415, 02/2001

Training

  • Autodesk REVIT 2017 (AR & MEP), 10/2017
  • Project Management Excellence Training (PMEX), 11/2011
  • OSHAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Scheme, 03/2011
  • Construction Occupational Safety and Health Training Course, 10/2010
  • ISO 14001:2004 + Cor 1:2009 Environmental Management Systems, 11/2010
  • ISO 9001:2008 Awareness Quality Management System, 04/2010
  • How to Avoid Disputes in Construction, 11/2009
  • ISO 9001:2000 Internal Audit Training, 01/2008
  • Human Relations Seminar for Construction Project Managers, 05/2008
  • Internal Quality Audit, 03/2005
  • Root Cause Analysis, 02/2005
  • Team Building Seminar, 04/2005
  • Quality Procedures and Work Instructions, 11/2004
  • ISO 9000:2000 Awareness, 11/2004
  • Auto CAD R.13 - 2000 series, 09/1998

Software

MS Office

MS Project

ACONEX

SCENARIO

SKETCHUP

CAD

REVIT

Timeline

Technical & Operations Director for Hospitality and F&B projects

JCV & Associates
03.2024 - 03.2025

Senior Design Manager

Sureste Properties Inc.
09.2021 - 02.2024

Architect Consultant for Interior Restoration

Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
03.2021 - 09.2021

Senior Project Architect for Design and Coordination

PH Resorts
12.2017 - 03.2020

Vice President for Quality Management

Vision Properties Development Corp.
03.2017 - 12.2017

Senior Resident Architect

AEDAS
01.2015 - 09.2016

Senior Design Manager

MELCO / DCII
04.2014 - 12.2014

Senior Project Manager

DUOTAL
07.2012 - 03.2014

Construction Project Manager

Design Coordinates, Inc.
02.2006 - 07.2012

Senior Construction Project Architect

Design Coordinates, Inc.
09.2004 - 02.2006

Masteral Units -Environmental And Habitat Planning

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
04.2001 - 01.2003

Bachelor of Science - ARCHITECTURE

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
04.2001 - 01.1998

Assistant Project Architect

M.C Villialon Architects
03.1996 - 10.1996

CERTIFIED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN - undefined

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

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