Temecula Hotel Development, Inc.

David Simons owns a small Architecture, Engineering and Planning firm based in Southern California. As the Principle Licensed Architect and Licensed Civil Engineer with 20 years of experience, I guided the policy and operations for projects ranging from $5 million retail facilities to $30 million hospitality facilities. David currently holds a Top Secret Security Clearance. As an Engineering Officer in the US Air Force Reserve, David has experience managing more than $300 million in construction. David was most recently the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) OIC over southwest Afghanistan. He was responsible for supporting CJENG with large scale construction projects in Helmand and Nimroz provinces totaling more than $1.3 billion in net worth. During previous deployments David was the Air Force, Master Planner supporting the US Army in the western part of Northern Afghanistan. He worked closely with the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) in Afghanistan to coordinate Title 22 and Title 10 dollar projects to include helping with the Ring Road in Faryab Province. He was responsible for a team of 10 Officers and Enlisted members that managed all planning, programing, design, construction, and project management for all Title 10 projects in North West and parts of West Afghanistan. On the civilian side his recent projects include large-scale hotels such as Marriott, Holiday Inn, and Hyatt products. As an Architect, Engineer and General Contractor Project Manager, David's experience is in structural, transportation, site development and drainage engineering, as well as most facets of the architecture design process. My background provides proven ability to create well-designed and functional facilities from the ground up. David is devoted to a team atmosphere, fostering pride and respect in the team’s work. Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills facilitate the portrayal of ideas both to the worker in the field and corporate managers in the office. He effectively focuses his high energy to provide strong leadership and produce effective results in: 

 

Current Top Secret Security

Clearance Roadway and Bridge Design 

Building Structural Design

Architectural Design

Seismic Analysis

Drainage Design

LEED Design

Project Management

Marketing Skills and Capability

Problem Identification and Resolution

Land Use Surveying

Shop Drawing Review

Site Layout

Visual Analysis, RISA, MathCAD, Excel, Revit Structural

Microstation, GEOpak, AutoCAD, Civil3d, Revit

Value Engineering (VE) Studies

Title II Services

QA/QC

BCS3, CPOF

WAWF, COR

Structural Systems

Work Experience

Michael Woods is the Project Manager for Advanced Management and Investments, LLC. Since 2011, Michael has been responsible for designing, scheduling and manage all construction, renovations and maintenance of projects for AMI. Some of his projects include:

 

Phoenix, AZ Holiday Inn and Tandori Times Restaurant

Tempe, AZ Days Inn and Suites

Kingman, AZ Days Inn West

Kingman, AZ Hampton Inn and Suites

Kingman, AZ Knights Inn

Kingman, AZ Springhill Suites by Marriott 

Hesperia, CA Holiday Inn Express

Hesperia, CA Courtyard by Marriott

Hesperia, CA Springhill Suites by Marriott

Temecula, CA Springhill Suites by Marriott

Temecula, CA Holiday Inn Express

Temecula, CA Fairfield and Suites by Marriott

Michael has nearly 25 years of experience working in the industry.

 

November 2010 – May 2011 Dakis Contracting LLC

Superintendent - schedule and manage completion of:

Oro Valley, AZ Holiday Inn Express to a Fairfield and Suites by Marriott

 

June 2010 – November 2010 Advanced Management and Investments 

LLC

Superintendent - schedule and manage completion of:

Flagstaff Travel Lodge to a Days Inn and Suites

 

June 2008 – April 2010 Premier Inc.

Superintendent- schedule and manage completion of several hotels including: 

Kingman, AZ Springhill Suites by Marriott

Tucson, AZ Town Place & Suites by Marriott

Phoenix, AZ HomeWood Suites

Temecula, CA Springhill Suites by Marriott

Vacaville, CA Hampton Inn and Suites 

Surprise, AZ Residence Inn by Marriott

 

October 2004 – June 2008 Woods Custom Finish, LLC

Owner – Residential and Commercial General Contractor

Job duties: Constructed over 250 residential homes in 3 subdivisions, Custom Homes, Commercial Buildings, Tenant Improvements and Condominiums. Oversee all subcontractors and daily operations involving all site inspections with county and city inspectors and utility companies. Duties also included obtaining permits, bids and preparing all contracts. 

 

January 2004 – December 2004 RAN Construction, LLC

Foreman – Masonry – Constructed block walls and retaining walls 

 

May 2004 – September 2004 CDM, Inc.

Finish Carpenter – installation of all interior doors, baseboards, closet shelves/rods and all hardware.

 

April 1997 – May 2004 Sun West Enterprises, Inc.

Field Supervisor 6 years – Oversee all jobs to completion. Job scheduling, supervise crews of 15-20 employees, time keeping, daily journal of all daily operations, complete inspections, inventory of job site materials for invoicing, complete permits and plot plans and job forecasting. 

Field Tech 1 year – Installation of 1100 homes over 7 years of employment travel in several counties and cities throughout Arizona and California.

Duties consisting of set up and installation of home, grade check, roofing, interior and exterior trim work. All utilities, sewer, water, gas, propane and electrical. Power poles, underground electrical connections, main connections, pedestals and junction boxes. Installation of block, backfill wood, vinyl masonite siding, hardboard siding skirting, tie downs, drive ins, auger type. Installation of awnings and covered patios (wood and metal) and wood decks.

Experienced backhoe and reachlift operator.

 

1996 – 1997 Housing America

Framing of 11 homes ranging from 1300 – 1800 sq. ft., finish carpentry, flooring, interior and exterior painting

 

1996 – 1997 Plumbing By Miller JCP Plumbing

Apprentice Plumber

 

1994 – 1996 Summit Windows

Machine operator and product laborer of vinyl, aluminum windows and patio doors.