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Zeshawn Ahmad 400 Cameron Station Blvd #412 ~ Alexandria, VA 22304 Cell: (410) 504-7946 [email protected] Mechanical Engineering Professional Consulting ~ Project Management ~ Mechanical/Civil Engineering Highly motivated quality-engineering professional with diverse experience in pro ject management, consulting engineering, problem solving, construction managemen t, building systems, facilities maintenance, and safety management. Proven leade rship capabilities coordinating and managing $15 million dollar projects. Demons trated ability to direct a team of technical professionals to meet or exceed pro ject goals. Skilled in staff supervision, cost control negotiations, and technic al evaluations. Effective interpersonal, communications, and conflict-management abilities. Currently pursuing an M.B.A. in Finance & Operations Management. Areas of Expertise * Engineering & Design * Project Management * Efficiency Improvement * Consulting Management * M.E.P. Systems * Purchasing Management * Vendor Interaction * Machine Design * Training & Development * Operations & Maintenance * Safety Management * Supervision HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Reduced operation costs by $1 million by competitively bidding engineering rel ated projects by using energy efficient standards and competitively contracting to several vendors through the RFP process * Consulted and directly managed over $15 million of engineering projects with g overnment contractors and private defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, B oeing, General Services Administration, and BAE Systems * Procured, contracted, and executed over 50 subcontractors using the RFP proces s, in excess of $3 million by determining revenue recognition, audit control, op erations management, performance analysis and budget forecast. * Customized and implemented a Speculative Suite program which help lease over 1 million square feet of vacant space; creating design documents and completing c onstruction builds out for ready move in spaces. * Simultaneously managed up to 40 projects at once. Completed on-time and under budget. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GEORGETOWN INVESTMENT GROUP, Rockville, Maryland 2010-Present Project Manager & Consulting Engineer * Manage maintenance-engineering day-to-day activities, including construction r enovations, personnel management, planning and budgeting, technical design, bids and working documents, project management, quality control and, implementation of Green Technology (L.E.E.D). * Assist IT professionals, operations, and production crew with project manageme nt, planning techniques, resource prioritization tools, and performance criteria . * Outsourced vendors, negotiated contracts, coordinated competitive bidding and monitored quality control. * Coordinate professionals to deliver integrated, high quality construction. * Received Outstanding Team Member award for outstanding and dedicated service.

Zeshawn Ahmad Page Two PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE VORNADO/CHARLES E. SMITH, Arlington, VA 2007-2010 Project Manager & Consultant * Consulted and managed over hundreds of Engineering Projects for GSA (General S ervices Administration), private defense contractors, law firms, and non-profit groups. * Negotiated contracts with leasing agents, architects, engineers, general contr actors, third party consulting firms, and property managers. * Served as liaison between the engineers, architects, and clients for large-sca le construction projects. JAMES G. DAVIS CONSTRUCTION, Washington, D.C. 2005-2007 Assistant Construction Manager * Negotiated, procured, and secured over 15 subcontractors to complete $50 milli on of structural, electrical, mechanical, and architectural construction work. * Direct oversight of all accounting, payroll, & banking activities. EMERSON POWER TRANSMISSION, Kopflex Engineering, Baltimore, MD 06/05-12/05 Industrial / Mill Co-Op Engineer * Aided engineering team to design power transmission couplings for industrial a nd milling applications. * Utilized AutoCAD software to create professional engineering drawings. * Coordinated and provided translation for a major company project; subsidiary i n China, resulting in a coupling order of over $100,000. * Created numerous designs for mechanical devices and components EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, College Park, Marylan d Currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration Program with an Emph asis on Finance & Operations Management, 2009-Present UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND JAMES S. CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, College Park, Maryl and Bachelor of Science, Dual Degree in Civil & Mechanical Engineering, 2005 TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Primavera, Pro-log Operating Systems: Windows, Mac Databases: Access, Citrix, Outlook/Office, Project, Adobe Suite (GoLive, Image Ready, Premier, Illustrator, Photoshop) Programming Languages: Matlab, Simulink, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer, Au todesk Inventor, Spice AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS Team Captain, Lead Designer, & Senior Project Manager Senior Mechanical Design Team Champion out of out the entire Mechanical Engineer ing Class of 500 students University of Maryland awarded $50,000 Grant, patent approve with United States Patent and Trademark Office

Designed a Multi-configurable Outdoor Putting Green prototype (1st in the world) Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Academic Achievement (OMSE)