jeff-grant-commercial-property-inspector-chester-county-paJEFF GRANT

EDUCATION

  • Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
    • Master of Business Administration, June 1995
  • Cornell University, Ithaca New York
    • Master of Science, Civil & Environmental Engineering, June 1976
    • Bachelor of Science, Civil & Environmental Engineering, June 1975
  • Continuing Education:
    • Lead Based Paint Inspector Certification – Allegheny University Health Systems
    • Groundwater Pollution & Hydrology – Princeton Groundwater Assoc.
    • Underground Fiberglass Tanks – Owens Corning Corporation
    • Steel Tanks – RE Wright Associates, Inc.
    • Pennsylvania Environmental Law Compliance – Mattioni, Mattioni, Mattioni, Ltd.
    • Hazardous Material & Hazardous Waste Management – Vitale & Hopcroft, Inc.
    • Environmental Evaluations for Real Estate Transactions – Diagnostic Engineering, Inc.
    • Environmental Due Diligence – Gage & Tucker, P.C.

EXPERIENCE

  • 2001 – present – Pickett Properties, LLC – Facilities Management Multifamily Apartments
  • 1997 – present – GAC Associates, Inc. – Commercial and Environmental Property Inspection
  • 1989 – 1997 – Con-Tech Services, Inc. – Commercial and Environmental Property Inspection
  • 1976 – 1989 – G&H Steel Service, Inc. – Nuclear and fossil fuel power plant construction

Facilities Management:

Responsible for day to day operation and maintenance of 72 apartment units and scattered site housing distributed over 9 locations in Delaware and Philadelphia Counties

Commercial Property Inspection:

  • Environmental Risk Assessments:
    • Perform Phase I & II environmental assessments and risk analysis for lending institutions, owners and developers. Coordinate quality assurance program relating to outside laboratory analysis, field investigation, and site documentation.
  • Construction Monitoring:
    • Field inspection of quantity, schedule, and manpower of construction projects.
    • Review to client results in overall health of the project providing third party input.
  • Conceptual Estimating
    • Review project plans & specifications for pricing, scheduling, code compliance and construct-ability.

Engineering

  • Environmental
    • Supervision of engineering staff, design compliance, conformance to industrial health / safety standards
  • Construction/Structural
    • General construction operations including insurance, equipment, labor relations, and OSHA requirements.
    • Established field cost control and production tracking systems.
  • Nuclear Construction
    • Responsible for engineering and production planning required with material installation on WPPSS units 3 & 5.
    • Qualified QC level 2 inspector.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • President of Apartment Owners Association of Delaware County (AOA)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) – E50 committee

(Environmental )

  • Board of Trustees – Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia
  • Facilities Advisory Committee – Haverford School District

PUBLICATIONS

Seminar: Leader of seminar entitled “Environmental Hazards in Real Estate Transactions,” Mortgage Bankers Association of NJ/PA

Articles: Changes in Land Use Strategies – Commercial Realty Review – Jan 1996

The Future for Commercial Real Estate from the Environmental

Point of View – Commercial Realty Review – Jan 1997

Phase I Assessments The Changing Master – Commercial Realty Review – Jan 1997

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

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