James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  Peabody  Hotel  Expansion  &  Renovation  Project  Value:  $252M  Client:  Peabody  Hotel  Group  Architect:  SCA  Design  Group  

Location:  Orlando,  FL  Company:  Balfour  Beatty  Construction    Role:  Project  Engineer  Intern  Summer  of  2008,  2009,  and  2010  

 

   

   Project  consisted  of  a  new  34-­‐store  hotel  tower  and  a  separate  600,000  SF  convention  space  located  in  a  densely  populated,  high  traffic  area.    Hotel  tower  utilized  post-­‐tensioned  slabs  and  made  use  of  extremely  high-­‐level  finishes.      Responsibilities  included  researching  and  drafting  RFIs,  document  control,  reviewing  submittals,  recording  meeting  minutes,  and  overseeing  execution  of  punch  work.      

James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  FedEx  Ground  Expansion  Project  Value:  $825,000  Client:  42  Real  Estate  Architect:  MCA  Architecture  

Location:  Asheville,  NC  Company:  Zirkelbach  Construction  Role:  Project  Engineer    January  2012  –  July  2012  

 

   Firm  was  contracted  to  perform  an  8,000  SF  expansion  on  an  existing  FedEx  distribution  facility.  Building  consisted  of  CMU  and  pre-­‐engineered  metal  building  structure.  Scope  of  work  included  the  addition  of  new  dock  doors  &  equipment,  and  1,000  SF  of  office  space.      Responsibilities  included  writing  scopes  of  work  for  subcontract  agreements,  managing  all  RFIs  and  submittals,  coordinating  with  project  superintendent,  reviewing  subcontractor  billing,  and  weekly  correspondence  with  owner  on  project  progress.        

James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  Hendrick  Honda    Project  Value:  $4.9M  Client:  JL  Hendrick  Management  Corporation  Architect:  Redline  Design  Group  

Location:  Easley,  SC  Company:  Zirkelbach  Construction  Role:  Project  Engineer/Assistant  Project  Manager  August  2012-­‐  December  2013    

 

   

   38,500  SF  automotive  dealership  including  sales,  service,  and  office/admin  areas.  Structure  consisted  of  CMU  walls  and  structural  steel  framing.  Exterior  of  structure  made  extensive  use  of  ACM  paneling,  EIFS,  and  storefront.  Construction  of  new  facility  was  performed  within  feet  of  existing  dealership,  necessitating  regular  coordination  with  client’s  personnel  to  ensure  dealership  operations  were  uninterrupted.        

James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  Sunshine  Chevrolet  Project  Value:  $1.95M  Client:  Don  Elliott  Architect:  Westall  Architects  

Location:  Arden,  NC  Company:  Zirkelbach  Construction  Role:  Assistant  Project  Manager  April  2013  –  January  2014  

 

   

   32,000  SF  automotive  dealership  including  sales,  service,  and  office/admin  areas.      Structure  consisted  of  pre-­‐engineered  structural  steel  frame  and  insulated  metal  panels.  Notable  features  include  an  automated  carwash,  in-­‐ground  vehicle  lifts,  and  full  LED  interior  and  site  lighting.  Project  required  significant  coordination  with  third  party  equipment  vendors  and  local  code  officials.      

James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  FedEx  Ground  Parking  Lot  Expansion  Project  Value:  $350,000  Client:  Baseline  Development  

Location:  Fort  Mill,  SC  Company:  Zirkelbach  Construction  Role:  Assistant  Project  Manager  October  2013  –  November  2013  

 Added  50  parking  spaces  for  delivery  trailers  at  an  operational  FedEx  distribution  facility.  Scope  included  grading,  underground  utility  and  light  pole  relocation,  and  paving.  Due  to  client  requirements,  total  project  duration  was  limited  seven  weeks.    Responsibilities  included  writing  scopes  of  work  for  subcontract  agreements,  managing  all  RFIs  and  submittals,  coordinating  field  activities  with  project  superintendent,  reviewing  subcontractor  billing,  weekly  correspondence  with  owner  on  project  progress,  and  preparing  monthly  owner  payment  application.    

   

James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  BMW  Building  58  Addition    Project  Value:  $2.13M  Location:  Greer,  SC  Client:  BMW  Manufacturing  Co.    

Architect:  Doshi  Associates  Company:  THS  Constructors  Role:  Assistant  Project  Manager  May  2014  –  January  2015  

 6,600  SF  expansion  to  an  existing  research  and  analysis  facility.  Notable  elements  included  a  drive-­‐in  climate  chamber  designed  to  expose  vehicles  to  a  range  of  environmental  conditions.  In  addition,  the  project  required  a  specially  designed  seismic  mass  to  isolate  the  chamber  from  the  rest  of  the  structure.  This  seismic  mass  necessitated  extremely  high  fabrication  tolerances.      Because  the  facility  is  used  for  R&D  activities,  the  building  was  outfitted  with  an  array  of  sensors  and  controls  that  tied  into  the  client’s  campus-­‐wide  building  management  system.      

 

James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  RENK  Expansion  Project  Value:  $1.94M  Location:  Duncan,  SC  Client:  RENK  Corporation  

Architect:  MCA  Architecture  Company:  THS  Constructors  Role:  Assistant  Project  Manager  May  2014  -­‐  November  2014  

 

       

     13,300  SF  warehouse  expansion  and  2,500  SF  interior  renovation  of  manufacturing  facility.  Expansion  consisted  of  pre-­‐engineered  metal  building  with  mezzanine  level.  Renovation  involved  selective  demolition  of  existing  office  space,  roof  replacement,  installation  of  new  RTU,  and  new  walls,  finishes,  and  MEP  fixtures.  Scope  also  included  a  10T  remote  controlled  bridge  crane  and  five  (5)  2T  bridge  cranes  in  warehouse  area.      

James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  BMW  Energy  Center  1  Expansion    Project  Value:  $2.89M  Location:  Greer,  SC  Client:  BMW  Manufacturing  Co.    

Architect:  Albert  Kahn  Associates  Company:  THS  Constructors  Role:  Assistant  Project  Manager  July  2014  –  January  2015  

 Firm  was  contracted  to  replace  an  existing  boiler  and  add  an  air  compressor,  chiller,  four  (4)  rooftop  cooling  towers,  several  pumps,  and  all  associated  piping,  valves,  and  controls  to  an  existing  energy  generation  facility.  As  operation  of  this  facility  was  critical  to  the  client's  production  activities,  a  great  deal  of  effort  was  committed  to  coordinating  with  the  client's  personnel,  the  design  team,  and  subcontractors  to  ensure  no  production  time  was  lost  due  to  construction.  Long  lead-­‐time  on  most  components  necessitated  detailed  planning  for  installation  and  shutdown  sequencing.        

   

James McAden Project Experience

 Project  Name:  Clemson  Core  Campus  Project  Value:  TBD  Location:  Clemson,  SC  Client:  Clemson  University  Architect:  Stevens  &  Wilkinson  

Company:  Whiting-­‐Turner/THS  Constructors  Role:  Quality  Control  Coordinator  February  2015  –  TBD