Civil Consulting Engineering Services

Resume 

JAMES S. JONES

 

B.S. Civil Engineering

University of Akron

 

P.E. Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

 

 

Jones Warner Consultants, Inc. - Centerville, Ohio

 

Principal (1994-present)

 

Mr. Jones is responsible for the administration and marketing of this seven (7) person specialty engineer company along with daily design duties.  He is responsible for specifying the various pavement compositions such as PMAC slurry seals, SAMI, fabrics and other geotextile materials.

 

His duties involve managing and scheduling all projects on both a project and financial basis and performing the company's marketing activities including preparing all computer generated proposals.

 

In order to maintain project control he performs some of the field survey work and fills in on inspection services.

 

 

Tri-City Engineering - Dayton, Ohio

 

Director of Operations (1992-1994)

 

Mr. Jones served in the capacity of Director of Operations for an organization of fifty (50) people with two (2) offices.  He was responsible for the daily operations of the company:  Supervising the surveying and engineering departments, marketing and developing the overall business strategies.

 

He was hired to help rebuild an old line company that was faltering due to the lack of any type of ownership transition.  This had caused the company's clientele to diminish due to lack of service.

 

Also due to the absence of growth incentives,  the caliber of the staff proved to be substandard when compared to the other local firms and projects available.  After twelve (12) months, a new client base began emerging in addition to the infusion of new experienced personal.  Company standards were upgraded so all design work was computer generated instead of the original manual method.

 

 

Woolpert Consultants - Dayton, Ohio

 

Manager, Dayton Engineering (1990 to 1992)

 

Mr. Jones was hired in January of 1990 specifically to reorganize several randomly growing engineering departments (120 employees).  This departments staff accounted for twenty-five (25) percent of the company staff and billings.  The reorganization task was completed by re-evaluating and re-assigning numerous personnel within the Engineering Division,  i.e. centralized contract review, proposal review and purchasing.  Some of the major adjustments and accomplishments made are listed and are presently in effect.

  • Centralized the CADD Group for efficiency and cross-training.

  • Centralized the Surveying Department.

  • Implemented formalized project management training after realigning the staff.

  • Identified and pursued NPDES and other new markets which totaled over $200 million in new business the first year.

  • Expanded the present market into Northern Ohio, a new market for this company.

  • Selected to be a key member of several Corporate Strategic Planning groups and Project Management Committees.

  • Responsible for the acquisition of a fee for $1.5 million Relief Sewer Project from Montgomery County Sanitary Engineer.

  • Collected over $400,000. of bad debt that was previously written off.

 

John David Jones and Associates, Inc. - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

 

President (1979-1990)

 

Chief Operating Officer of Top 500 A/E Engineering News Record firm.  Responsible for all hiring practices, scheduling, project control, budget goals, some marketing, personnel and overseeing accounting budgets.  Participated in the development of all cost control and job control reports for Project Control in the Accounting Department. Actively involved in pricing for all proposals within the firm.  Has served as a City Engineer on behalf of the company for six years, which duties included attendance and participation at all City Council meetings.  Also worked as a Village Engineer for four years under contract.

 

Executive Vice President (1997-1979)

 

In charge of 120 man firm with 3 branch offices.  Responsible for hiring, office practices, design, scheduling. Dealt directly with the company financial and legal representatives and prepared the long and short range business plans.

 

Vice President in Charge of Engineering (1975-1976)

 

In charge of and participated in design of $80 million dollars worth of sanitary sewer projects along with $20 million dollars worth of wastewater treatment plants.  Also designed and supervised construction of underground utilities in a $10 million dollar open mall. Supervisor in charge of all other engineering projects.

 

Involved with convincing USEPA to accept Rotating Biological Media Discs as a viable method of wastewater treatment.  Participated in the design of the first such unit in the State of Ohio.

 

Chief Design Engineer (1970-1974)

 

In charge of and performed design of water lines, sanitary sewers, water studies, water towers, pump stations, small package wastewater treatment plants, storm sewer design and performed network analysis.

 

Also responsible for scheduling surveying crews and staff and performed all subdivision design.

 

 

Jones & Kinkoph - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

 

Survey Crew (1967-1970)

 

Technician Designer and Party Chief of field crews.  Performed drafting and ran small computers for checking and laying out subdivisions.

 

Survey Crew (1962-1967)

 

Worked part-time as Instrument man and Party Chief on survey crews.  Ran level and Theodolite.