David Holland

Executive Summary Skill Sets

• 34+ Years of Construction Experience with last 18 Years as Executive
• Diverse Background in several Key Market Sectors (see below)
• Delivery and Execution of 26+ Projects at value of $3.2 Billion ($5.7 Billion in 2024 Dollars)
• Extensive Experience in Preconstruction on many large complex projects
• Experience in many Contract Delivery Methods
• Strong Client, Architect, and Subcontractor Relationships (see References)
• Management of Profit-Loss on several $100M+ projects since 2005
• Staffing and Resource Management (consisting of up to 75 Staff on simultaneous projects)
• Design-Build Experience from cradle to grave on multiple projects
• Operations Manager covering $350+ Million of Annual Revenue
• Consulting, CM and Owner Representation experience 
• Director of Construction for Hospitality Developer 
• National Market-Segment Leader in Hospitality Market , completing four (4) major hotel resorts.
• Involvement in Industry Organizations and Community Outreach

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Developed strong and diverse experience in several market sectors, leading teams on successful, high-profile, and award-winning projects. Experience includes direct management and oversight of 26+ completed projects, leadership of up to 5 simultaneous projects, and responsibility for 75 professional staff (at peak). Combined value of $3.2 Billion ($5.7 Billion in 2024 $) in these market sectors:

Penta Building Group

Construction Executive

Oct 2023 - Sep 2024 | Las Vegas, NV

Sr. Construction Executive relocating to Las Vegas region responsible for construction operations and preconstruction in Las Vegas region with primary responsibility to manage preconstruction and start-up for the $1.4 Billion Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Mirage Conversion) located on the Las Vegas Strip. Leadership of total professional staff of 35 during ramp-up. 

Suffolk Construction

Vice President Operations

Jul 2022 - Aug 2023 | San Diego Region

VP Operations for San Diego Regional office. Responsible for all construction operations, preconstruction, business development, resource planning, and operational excellence for the region. Total annual volume of $250 Million in local office. Projects include most commercial market sectors including high-rise multi-family, podium/wood frame multi-family, affordable housing, and hospitality. Leadership of total professional staff of 45. 

Investel Development LLC 

Sr. Director of Construction

Oct 2021 - Jul 2022 | Los Angeles and Orange County

Sr. Director of Construction for SCG America (Owner/Developer). Head of Construction for all new projects for SCG America (Subsidiary of Shanghai Construction Group). Primary role is leading the preconstruction team on The Aurela, a $490 Million Dual-Brand hotel resort towers including a full city block development in Garden Grove, CA.  Project includes Two 18-Story towers for 334-Room Le Meridien and 342-Room Kimpton, 4-Star hotels with large retail and restaurant entertainment district, full meeting and conference space, amenities, site improvements, and combined 1,306 Car parking structure on a 10-acre site.

Kajima Real Estate Development 

Sr. Construction Executive

Oct 2017 - Sep 2021 | Los Angeles and Orange County

Construction Executive in Southern California for KCS West (Subsidiary of Kajima USA). Primary responsibility to lead the project team for the $305 Million Westin Anaheim Resort development in Anaheim, CA completed in November 2020. Project included a multi-phased 9-Story, 618 Key Hotel with 4-Diamond (5-Star) rating, with all amenities and retail and restaurants built on 8-acre site next to Disneyland and Anaheim Convention Center. Also included Katella Street widening and 1,106 Car 6-Story remote parking structure (Design/Build). 

Holland Consulting                             

General Consulting and Owner Rep Services | California

BNBuilders | Jul 2021 - Sep 2021. Construction Executive - Project set-up, planning and creation of GMP for $180M Large Corporate Tech Client in existing repurposed mall located in West Los Angeles, CA.

KCS West Construction | Aug-2017 - Oct-2017. Construction Executive - Consulting services including review of projects in Southern California including $300 Million 4-Diamond 618 Key Resort Hotel project in Anaheim, CA.

Berkeley Research Group | Nov 2016 - Sep 2017. Construction Manager - Downtown Plaza Mixed-Use Tower $175 Million. Consulting services for 15-Story mixed-use development including review of claims, change orders, and schedule delay impacts. 

Intracorp Companies | Jun 2016 - Apr 2017. Owner Representative - The Marc (in San Marcos) $70 Million, 4-Story Wood-Frame multi-family apartment campus (with 6 buildings and 2 phase project delivery). Completion in September 2017

Webcor Builders | May-2017 - Jul 2017. Strategic Consultant - UCSD Nuevo West Student Housing $142 Million, Consulting on RFP Proposal providing operations analysis, schedule reviews, site logistics plans, and budget estimate reviews. 

KPRS Construction | Jun-2016 - Nov 2016. Executive Consultant - Provide variety of Lessons Learned, Source Documents, and Training materials as well as collaborate on Project opportunities 

Balfour Beatty Construction

Director of Operations

Oct 2014 - May 2016 | Northern California (16 Mos), San Diego (3 Mos)

Construction Operations for all projects in Northern California Region inclusive of 65 professional Staff and annual revenue of $180 Million. Relocation to this region for 18 months to help launch projects, establish operational excellence, executive leadership on large multi-family developments, and preconstruction. Total professional staff of 57. Specific tasks included:

• Implementation and training of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Contributing best practices and developing content for the Operations Playbook
• Staffing of projects, evaluations, and career planning (developed Staff Tracker Matrix)
• Preconstruction management and project set-up on new projects
• Project risk assessments (Deep Dives) monthly for 6 active projects
• Risk Management for Transbay Block 9 Project, 36-Story High Rise $175 Million

Project Experience

• Project Executive - The Higby, 101-Unit, Type V, Wood Frame 5-Story Apartment, $35M
  
• Preconstruction - Silvery Towers, Twin 20-Story Multi-Family Apartments, $275M
• Preconstruction - 500 Folsom, 42-story High-Rise Multi-Family, $260M
• Project Operations - Pursuit of $1.2 Billion University of California Merced Campus Expansion (JV)
  

Turner Construction Company

Summary and Introduction

Jul 1990 - Jul 2014 | San Diego (10 Years), Orange County (10 Years), Los Angeles (3 Years), Phoenix (1 Year)

Started career with Turner Construction (Intern) in 1989 in Cincinnati, OH. Relocated to Southern California in 1990. Worked at Turner for 24 Years in Southwest region (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and Phoenix). Served in leadership capacities including Deputy Operations Manager, Project Executive, Sr. Project Manager, and Preconstruction Manager. Extensive experience in project set-up, contracts, operations, design-build, preconstruction, quality control, and scheduling.

Construction Executive | Deputy Operations Manager 2009-2014

From 2009-2014 served as Construction Executive handling simultaneous projects, responsible for team leadership and control, serving as main point of contact. Managed $250 Million in Annual Volume for regional offices. Functioned as Business Development lead responsible for preparing technical RFP proposals, narratives, staffing and project set-up. Leader of regional training program. Lead instructor on several National Training Initiatives and critical core construction topics.

From 2009-2011 functioned as Deputy Operations Manager managing most construction projects in the region, and risk management, preconstruction, staffing, evaluations, training program, and project assignments for 105 professional staff in San Diego. Handled roll-out of several company corporate initiatives including Insurance, Logistics Procurement, and Facilities Management.

Executive leadership responsible for management for many projects including:

• San Diego New Central Library, 9-Story 504,000 SF for City of San Diego, $153M Data
• Bachelor Enlisted Quarters BEQ Package 4 & 7, Military Housing, $238M Data
• Connections Housing and Path Ventures, Affordable Housing and Clinic, $21M
• City College Arts and Humanities and Business Technology Buildings, $68M
• University of San Diego Baseball Park Reconstruction and Expansion, $15M
• Celadon at 9th and Broadway Apartments, 254-Unit, 21-Story Housing, $50M

Project Executive 2005-2009

Served as Project Executive in creation of new Business Unit operation in San Diego market. Relocated to San Diego for development of new business, office set-up, talent acquisition, and operations leader. Helped to secure 3 large private-sector projects in Southwest Region valued at over $500M in revenue including Terrenea Resort, Grand Del Mar Resort, and Hard Rock Hotel. Received Executive Level Key Staff Award 2007. Leader of key projects in San Diego including:

• Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, 420-Room 12-Story 420,000 SF Condotel, $101M Data
• IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporate Headquarters in San Diego, $102M
• Fahrenheit Condominiums, 85-Unit 5-Story for Citymark Development, $28M
  
• UCSD North Campus Housing, 1025-Bed, 8 Building Campus for UCSD, $105M Data
• Ten Fifty B Street Apartments, 229-Unit 24-Story Affordable Housing, $64M

Operations Project Manager 2002-2005

Served as Operations Project Manager for the Turner Corporation responsible for risk management and operational support for 20+ Business Units across the United States. Traveled to 75 projects in 34 cities over a 3+ year assignment.

• Market Segment leader in Hospitality and Multi-Family projects
• Project Risk Assessments for active projects throughout nation
• Conducting 65 Training Classes on variety of construction topics
• Updating project manuals, national database, templates & source documents
• Constructability reviews and budget estimate reviews of new projects
• Collected Best Practices and Lessons Learned from many projects
  
• Authored numerous Operations Excellence documents and checklists
• Assisting project teams to “Launch” new projects
  
• Member of many steering committees (including "Condo-Commandos")

Project Manager 1996-2002

Served as Project Manager in various capacities and was responsible for day to day project management including preconstruction,  engineering and design/architect coordination on large complex projects. Managed between 5 to 15 staff. Functioned as client representative for Walt Disney Imagineering on two key projects in Anaheim, CA (listed below). Involved in several company task force groups, part of the business development team, ran co-op intern program, and training program.

• Anaheim Stadium Renovation of 1 Million SF for Disney (Angels) in 1998, $105M Data
• Disney Grand Californian Hotel, 750-Room, 6-Story Resort in 2001, $183M Data

Project Engineer and Superintendent 1990-1996

Served in various roles as front-line Project Engineer, Project Superintendent, Cost and Scheduling Engineer and Estimating Engineer on 6+ construction projects. During this time handled various front-line duties and responsibilities including schedules, shop drawings, change orders, subcontracts, estimating, budgets, monthly reports, procurement, scopes of work, constructability, and design coordination. Received total of 4 Staff Awards (noted below).

• See Completed Projects List for Specific Job Information
• Received 3 Construction Key Staff Awards from 1991-1996
• Received 1 Safety Management Award in 1992

Other Preconstruction Projects

In addition to projects awarded and completed from 2004-2024, also led Preconstruction efforts for the following significant projects/business opportunities:

• Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV - Preconstruction. $1.4 Billion 
• 1350 Front Street (DGS) for TMO in Downtown San Diego. $624M
• Park Summit, 22-Story Multi-Family Apartment tower in San Diego $134M
• Azuriik Affordable Housing Project in National City for MAAC $128M
• The Aurela, Twin 18-Story Hotel Development in Garden Grove $490M
• Lane Field Hotel Development in San Diego $180M
• Manchester Pacific Gateway and Navy Building $250M
• Chula Vista Bayfront Development for Pacifica $150M
• Blue Sky San Diego Apartment Development $160M
• 500 Folsom Apartment 42-Story in San Francisco in 2016 $180M
• Terrenea Hotel Resort in Palos Verdes for Lowe Enterprises , $200M
• Del Mar Grand Resort and Golf Clubhouse in San Diego $160M
• India and Beech High Rise Luxury Condominiums, $62M
• Columbia Tower | Hyatt Hotel Development, $72M
• Legoland Hotel expansion in San Diego, $32M
• La Jolla Commons Office Building $88M
• Ballpark Village Mixed-Use Development for JMI and Greystar $220M

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV (2023-Present)

Preconstruction and Executive Leadership for construction of the $1.4 Billion, 48-Story Hard Rock Guitar Hotel located at the former site of The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip. Scope includes the demolition and site preparation for new hotel development, 48-Story, 612-Room Guitar Shaped Hotel with luxury suites, spa, restaurants, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Cafe, and other popular destination attractions, new site development improvements including resort pools, retail, public space, and Hard Rock theme and branded amenities. Scope also includes coordination with existing Mirage Hotel renovations under the new Hard Rock Brand. 

• Client: Hard Rock International | Architect: Klai Juba Wald Architecture

1350 Front Street Development (DGS) in San Diego, CA (2022-2023)

Preconstruction for $624 Million, Twin 30-Story Multi-Family Residential towers on adjacent sites in Downtown San Diego including affordable housing component totaling 620,000 SF including preconstruction management, estimating, design studies, site logistics planning, and MWBE program set-up. Project Director

• Client: The Michaels Organization (TMO) | Architect: Carrier-Johnson

Site C Hotel Resort - The Aurela, Garden Grove, CA (2021-2023)

Director of Construction and Owner Representative (in Preconstruction) for $490 Million, Twin 18-Story 4-Diamond Dual-Brand hotel resort project including (1) 335 Room Le Meridian Hotel and (1) 342 Room Kimpton Hotel totaling 830,000 SF including meeting rooms, ballrooms, (7) core/shell spaces for retail and restaurants, rooftop pool and bar, full complement of amenity and support spaces, (14 acre Development), with attached 9-story 1,308 Car parking structure. | Director of Construction

• Client: Investel Development (SCG America) | Architect: WATG Architects | Contractor: AECOM/Hunt

The Westin Anaheim Resort, Anaheim, CA (2018-2021)

Operations/Project Executive responsibilities for ground-up $305 Million, 9-story 4-Diamond hotel resort project near Disneyland including 618 hotel rooms totaling 680,000 SF including amenity spaces, restaurants, site development, with attached 6-story 1,106 Car parking structure. Project was built through COVID-19 issues in 2020. Kajima Real Estate Development (KCS West) General Contractor. | Construction Executive (14 Staff)

• Client: Wincome Group | Architect: HED Architects

Downtown Plaza Mixed Use Project, Sacramento, CA (2017)

Consulting services for new $170 Million, 15-story mixed-use development containing 85 condominium units and 157 hotel rooms (Kimpton Hotel), total of 316,000 SF. Focus on change order management and schedule | Berkeley Research Group. | Owner Representative

• Client: JMA Investment Group | Architect: House & Robertson

The MARC in San Marcos, San Marcos, CA (2016)

Consulting services for new $70 Million 3-story wood-frame 6 building apartment campus containing 416 residential units and lofts, total of 300,000 SF. Functioning as Owner Representative for Intracorp Companies. | Owner Representative

• Client: Intracorp Companies | Architect: MVE Architects

The Higby - Ashy Arts Apartments, Berkeley CA (2015)

Construction services for new $35 Million 5-story apartment building containing 100 residential units in mixture of studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms, total of 112,000 SF. Took over project at month 10 of 16 month schedule) functioning as PX to deliver the project to the client, recover delays, and settle open change orders. | Project Executive (6 Staff)

• Client: Gerding-Edlen | Architect: MBH Architects

500 Folsom - Transbay Block 9, San Francisco CA (2015)

Preconstruction services for new $240 Million 42-story high-rise apartment tower containing 545 residential units in mixture of studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms, amenity spaces, totaling 738,000 SF including a 7-Level underground parking structure (deepest excavation in history of San Francisco). Managed Preconstruction for 7 months | Preconstruction Executive (4 Staff)

• Client: Essex Property Trust | Architect: SOM Architects

9th & Broadway - Celadon Apartments, San Diego CA (2013-2015)

Construction services for ground-up $50 Million, 17-story high rise Apartment tower containing 252 residential units in mixture of studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms, total of 261,000 SF classified as Affordable Housing, included amenity spaces, and 3-level below grade parking garage. 22-Month Schedule. Take-over from another General Contractor. | Construction Executive (9 Staff)

• Client: Bridge Housing | Architect: MVEI Architects

University of San Diego Ballpark, San Diego CA (2012-2013)

Preconstruction and Construction services for $15 Million baseball stadium project for USD Baseball program, a complete replacement of ballpark, grand entrance, ticketing, 1,600 seats, new playing field, sports lighting, and baseball clubhouse, built in 1 off-season (9-months) for 2013 season. | Construction Executive (5 Staff)

• Client: University of San Diego | Architect: Populous

Connections Housing - Affordable Housing and Clinic, San Diego CA (2012-2013)

Preconstruction and Construction services for $25 Million renovation of existing 12-Story historical building (1926) in downtown San Diego for Affirmed Housing, 95,000 SF of improvements, exterior façade renovations, community mall, health clinic (OSHPD-3), 180 bed interim housing and 75-residential units built over aggressive 12-month schedule. | Construction Executive (9 Staff)

• Client: Affirmed Housing | Architect: Bundy & Thompson Architects

City College - Arts & Humanities | Business Tech, San Diego CA (2011-2013)

Construction Management At-Risk using CM Multiple-Prime format $68 Million. Arts & Humanities Building 5-Stories. Business Technology Building 4-Stories, both including state-of-the-art classrooms, lecture halls, computer labs, 100-seat performing arts and technology lab in a total 192,000 SF. Overall schedule was 26-months. | Construction Executive (8 Staff)

• Client: San Diego Community College District | Architect: RNT Architects

San Diego New Central Library, San Diego CA (2010-2013) | Data

Preconstruction and Construction Management services (GMP Contract) for new $153 Million 9-Story, 504, 000 SF New Central Library for City of San Diego, including computer labs, charter school on 2 floors, conference spaces, Auditorium for 300 Seats, iconic steel dome, and 2-Level below grade parking garage built over 30-month schedule. | Construction Director (18 Staff)

• Client: City of San Diego | Architect: Tucker-Sadler | Rob Quigley

Bachelor Enlisted Quarters BEQ #4, San Diego CA (2009-2011) | Data

Design-Build $116 Million BEQ Military Housing Campus at Camp Pendleton located on 2 sites with 4-Story buildings totaling 353,000 SF with 650 Rooms for 1,300 Marines, community center buildings, exterior pavilions, amphitheaters, circuit training, putting green and skate-park built over 22-month schedule. | Project Director (32 Staff)

• Client: NAVFAC | Architect: MVEI Architects | Vasquez-Marshall

Bachelor Enlisted Quarters BEQ#7, San Diego CA (2009-2011) | Data

Design-Build $122 Million BEQ Military Housing Campus at Camp Pendleton located on 2 separate sites with 4-Story buildings totaling 387,000 SF with 750 Rooms for 1,500 Marines, community center buildings, exterior pavilions, amphitheaters, training center, and water treatment plant built over 23-month schedule. | Project Director (26 Staff)

• Client: NAVFAC | Architect: MVEI Architects | Vasquez-Marshall

Ten Fifty B Street - Apartments, San Diego CA (2009-2011)

Preconstruction and construction services for $65 Million 23-Story affordable housing apartment tower in downtown totaling 260,000 SF with 229-units with a blend of studio, one, two, and three-bedroom apartments with common spaces, exterior terraces, 1st floor retail, and 3-level below-grade parking structure built over a 22-month schedule. Tallest affordable housing building on the west coast as of 2014. | Project Executive (10 Staff)

• Client: Affirmed Housing | Architect: Martinez-Cutri Architects

UCSD Village at Torrey Pines Housing, San Diego CA (2008-2010) | Data

Design-Build $105 Million student housing project at the University of California, San Diego consisting of 1,026-bed, apartment style units in 8 buildings (one high-rise 14-Story) 305,000 SF including amenities spaces, courtyards creating a campus “village” setting over a 10 acre site built in 21-month phased occupancy schedule. | Project Executive (17 Staff) and 4 Architects

• Client: University of California San Diego | Architect: MVEI Institutional.
  

Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, San Diego CA (2005-2007) | Data

Preconstruction and Construction services for this $102 Million, 12-Story Condotel 420-room, 420,000 SF with full theming and amenities, 20 rock star suites including 2 restaurants, hard rock shop, retail spaces, 2 bar/club venues, main pool deck, and 2-Level below-grade parking garage all built over a 24-month schedule with $20M in change orders. | Project Executive (21 Staff)

• Client: Tarsadia Hotels | Architect: Carrier-Johnson | Graham-Downes
  

IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporate Headquarters, San Diego CA (2004-2005)

Construction services for this $100 Million 3-Story 5 Building Campus housing Corporate Offices and Research Laboratory spaces as well as support spaces, staff commissary, infrastructure, extensive site development on 10-acre parcel totaling 325,000 SF built over an aggressive 20-month schedule for Cisterra Partners (Developer). | Corporate Sr. Project Manager

• Client: IDEC Pharmaceuticals | Architect: HOK Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum
  

Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, Anaheim CA (1999-2001) | Data

Preconstruction and Construction services for this $183 Million 6-Story Themed Hotel for Disney with 750 rooms. Four-Star resort hotel on 12-acre parcel with 3 restaurants, convention center, 2 pools, 5 Story lobby atrium, in "Arts & Crafts" architecture, with parking garage podium built for Downtown Disney project. 632,000 SF built over aggressive 22-month schedule. | Sr. Project Manager (18 Staff)

• Client: Walt Disney Imagineering | Architect: Urban Design Group (Fentress)
  

Anaheim Stadium Renovation, Anaheim CA (1996-1998) | Data

Preconstruction and Construction services for largest stadium renovation completed of its time, $105 Million renovation, upgrade, expansion, and seismic retrofit of 1 Million SF to existing 70,000-seat stadium for MLB Anaheim Angels over 3-phase schedule in 18-months while maintaining baseball operations/games for 1997 season. | Assist Project Manager (8 Staff)

• Client: Walt Disney Imagineering and Angels | Architect: HOK Sport
  

Motorola Office/Lab Building #99, Phoenix AZ (1994-1995)

Design-Build services for $16 Million 2-Story, structural steel framed 150,000 SF office and light-laboratory research facility for Motorola with accelerated 9-month schedule and laboratory build-out, linked with pedestrian bridge. | Sr. Project Engineer

• Client: Motorola | Architect: DMJM Architects (AECOM)
  

Irvine Ranch Water District Headquarters, Irvine CA (1994)

Construction services for $26 Million, 3 building, 86,000 SF multi-building campus expansion of the existing Irvine Ranch Water District facility including extensive offsite and on-site infrastructure improvements, new shops, maintenance areas, laboratory testing, storage warehouse spaces, and offices. | Superintendent

• Client: Irvine Water District | Architect: Acorn Group and KTU&A Architects
  

El Mirador Medical Office Building, Palm Springs CA (1993-1994)

Construction services for new Medical Office Building valued at $24 Million for Desert Hospital consisting of a 4-story, 167,000 SF steel frame structure on entrance plaza over a 2-Level precast concrete parking garage structure of another 218,000 SF built over a 17-month schedule also Ambulatory Care Center tenant improvements. | Project Engineer

• Client: Desert Regional Medical Center | Architect: Miller-Technica
  

801 Office Tower, Los Angeles CA (1990-1992) | Data Sheet

Construction services for 28-Story, 479,000 SF core and shell Class A office tower valued at $52 Million located on congested downtown site in Los Angeles, CA. Included mixed use retail and lobby build-out, $3 Million Public Art Program, and 143,000 SF 3-level below-grade parking garage built over a 24 month schedule. | Superintendent

• Client: R&T Development | Architect: The Architects Collaborative (TAC)
  

Certifications

During construction career, completed the following industry and company sponsored training programs, certifications, and professional development classes enhancing my expertise:

Project Awards and Acknowledgements

Received the following industry project awards and acknowledgements for the various projects completed over the last several years from recognized agencies and authorities. 

Key Skills and Competencies

The following is a summary of my specific skill sets organized into 4 cycles of building a new project, new relationship, or new business  1) Business Acquisition, 2) Preconstruction, 3) Construction Execution, and 4) Turnover and Operation