Dale O. Himes Consulting, LLC

Dale O. Himes
Senior Project Manager

Dale O. Himes Consulting, LLC
17815 NW Deercreek Ct.
Portland, OR 97229-3063
503-804-8911

www.dalehimesconsulting.com

Dale Himes is a Senior Project Manager in the A/E/P/C industry specializing in leading and managing professional teams of surveyors, right-of-way agents, land use and environmental planners, archeologists, engineers, architects, construction estimators and project coordinators. His goal is to design and build economic and creative solutions that adds value to the Owner and enhances the livability of the community in which we live.

Skills

• Leader and Manager of Project Teams and Client Interactions
• Strong Interpersonal skills and ability to effectively Communicate with all Stakeholders
• Demonstrated Ability to Solve Complex Problems
• Project Planning and Preliminary Designs
• Proposal preparation including Scoping, Pricing and Scheduling of Projects
• Contract Negotiations
• Strategic Planning and Business Development
• General Construction and Utility Background
• MS Office and background in AutoCAD and GIS

Educational and Professional Credentials

Education

• Master of Urban Planning, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
• B.S., Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Certifications

• Understanding and Managing Risk, 2001
• Limitation of Liability, 2001
• Project Management, 2000
• State of Oregon Tier-1 Emerging Small Business (#4704)

Registration and Professional Affiliations

• Project Management Institute (PMI), 2007
• American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), 2007
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), 1983-2007

Professional Experience

Dale O. Himes Consulting (DHC), LLC— 2006-present

Senior Project Manager, Village Baptist Church, Beaverton, OR. Currently directing pre-construction development activities including surveying, planning, environmental, landscape architecture, engineering and architecture for an $11.6M church expansion project located on a 14+ acre site. Construction phase is anticipated to start in Summer 2008. Phase 1 consists of an 800+ seat sanctuary, classrooms, support space and related site improvements. Next phases will include additional parking, more classrooms, community sports facility and a regional ministry center. Team members include Group Mackenzie and Perlo McCormack Pacific.

Parati Corporation, Director of Operations— 2004-2006

The Parati Corporation is a Northwest professional consulting firm offering services in planning, surveying, civil engineering, traffic and transportation, landscape architecture, water resources and public works. Overall responsibilities included managing overall operations of several offices and developing project management tools, mentoring project managers and tracking approximately 100 project scopes, schedules, budgets and deliverables.

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Project Director, Vancouver, WA— 2003-2004

Co-directed (with ODOT) technical work activities for the pre-EIS phase of the I-5 Columbia River Crossing project. Specific responsibilities included securing additional project funding, administration of contracts and tracking project performance for subcontractors working on EIS scoping issues, traffic and tolling analysis, conceptual engineering and environmental analysis, financial options, and federal and state statutory requirements.

David Evans and Associates (DEA), Portland, OR— 1985-2003

Vice President and Office Manager

• Responsibilities included restructuring the financial and business development strategy for three DEA office locations: Atlanta, Georgia; Tucson, Arizona; and Laguna Hills, California. As an Office Manager:
• Developed a business plan that establish goals and objectives for the office, and identified actions and resources needed to accomplish the plan and achieve profit targets;
• Developed strategic marketing and business plan for the office in the context of business line plans and company-wide strategic initiatives;
• Managed staffing and equipment levels to provide a cost-effective overhead structure and optimization of resources;
• Arranged for the facilities and equipment needed to meet overall office and project objectives;
• Prepared, managed and analyzed the office budget and profit/loss statements and reported successes and variances;
• Assured that project management processes, including risk management, contracting, invoicing, collection, and quality process systems were in place, functioned and were performed consistently;
• Led office marketing efforts, negotiated favorable contracts and maintained strong client relationships; and
• Communicated and shared company-wide information and reported information to the corporate executive committee.

Associate and Senior Associate

• Responsibilities included managing IT operations, internal AutoCAD training, directing GIS and managing Telecommunications OSP operations.
• Client Manager and Project Manager— Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Colorado & Mexico City
• Subdivision, Road and Stream Restoration Projects that included leading teams of planning, surveying, civil engineering and landscape architecture professionals. Included both private and public clients.
• Last Mile Fiber Optic Backbone Projects, Denver, CO. Team members included Micromedia Fiber Network (MFN) and Bechtel Corporation.
• Fiber Optic Backbone Construction Project, Portland, OR to Klamath Falls, OR. Responsibilities included developing a feasibility study, right-of-way, preliminary and final engineering design, environmental and cultural resource review and permitting and constructability analysis. Team members included Parsons Brinkerhoff, Kiewit Construction Company and Level(3) Communications.
• Fiber Optic Backbone Construction Project, Anderson, CA to Sacramento, CA. Responsibilities included developing a feasibility study, right-of-way, preliminary and final engineering design, environmental and cultural resource review and permitting and constructability analysis. Team members included Kiewit Construction Company and Level(3) Communications. This project was part of a 750-mile fiber optic build from Portland, Oregon to Sacramento, California. Total design and construction costs totaled $330M.
• Municipal Mapping Projects, City of Beaverton, City of Oregon City and City of Tigard. Responsibilities included developing CAD Base Maps with zoning, sewer, water, storm drainage and topographic overlays.
• GIS Base Map & Zoning for the Regional Land Information System, Metro, Portland, OR.
• National Fiber Optic Cable Facility GIS Prototype including parcel base map, conduit, vaults, marker posts as well as OTDR module for troubleshooting cable break locations, Kansas City, Kansas, AT&T.
• FEMA Floodplain Data Conversion Project, Portland, OR and Mexico City.

Regional Planning Council of Clark County, WA, Senior Planner— 1978-1985

Part of a regional planning team responsible for the development of Clark County's Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Planning effort included developing and analyzing the impact of proposed land use designations. Also, participated in open houses, neighborhood and community meetings and formal public hearings. Additional responsibilities included:

• Land use planner for the Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) bi-state transportation modeling effort;
• Land use planner for Clark County's Boundary Review Board and the cities of Battle Ground, Ridgefield, La Center, Yacolt and Camas; and
• Computer mapping specialist for the countywide parcel digitizing and geo-coding.

Other Interests

"Global Professionals in Action"— Since Hurricane Katrina, Dale Himes has participated in three reconstruction teams rebuilding houses in Moss Point, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana. For more information see the Global Professionals in Action information page.