He has partnered with corporate leaders across a wide spectrum and developed enterprise-level solutions, optimized business processes, and achieved operational objectives while increasing profitability and shareholder value. Being chosen to lead high profile efforts in environments where deadlines are a priority has characterized his success to date.

To further illustrate the depth that Conrad possesses through his education, training, and experiences, he was previously an Adjunct Professor for Air University, developing and facilitating a 160-hour executive level curriculum, utilized to develop critical thinking and enterprise-level perspective in Senior Leaders throughout the Air Force.

As you can see, Conrad Dawes is a tried-and-true leader with 23 years of leadership experience at the highest levels of the Department of Defense. His experiences run the gamut from leading acquisition teams responsible for defining and building requirements for satellite infrastructure, to managing dynamic portfolios consisting of several programs, projects, and enduring operations.

EDUCATION

Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), Associate of Applied Science, Space OperationsBachelor of Science in Operation Management, DeVry University, Westminster, COProfessional Management Certificate, Community College of the Air Force, ALNext Jump Leadership Academy, Boston, MAMaster of Science in Organizational Leadership, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, COLeadership Montgomery Fellowship, Montgomery, ALNational and International Security Leadership Seminar, Washington, DCLeading Strategically, Center of Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, COOperational Manager/Superintendent Seminar, Montgomery, AL

• He is responsible for collaborating directly with customers to understand their needs and subsequently managing teams and projects to drive appropriate staffing levels, utilization and realizing expected results. He has worked with or led design engineers, project managers, project engineers, administrative staff, and contractors to establish budgets, design, schedule, implement scopes of work, inspect and commission with the facility team. 

  He has coordinated and directed project activities to meet client needs at the Denver International Airport (DEN) during the original construction and more recently at DEN, leading a team of engineers and designers to investigate, assess and assemble a substantial energy reduction project currently being implemented. He has participated in hundreds of projects highlighted by the startup of an automotive manufacturing facility; construction or renovation of Qwest Data Centers, educational facilities, sports facilities like Coors Field, healthcare facilities and the development of an energy savings project on the Auraria Higher Education Campus. He led the Property Management team at Qwest to provide maintenance and facility services in 1700 facilities exceeding ten million square feet throughout Colorado and New Mexico. 

  Paul is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado, earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Colorado School of Mines and a Master of Business Administration from Regis University. Outside of work he enjoys golfing, hunting, gardening, cooking, and spending quality time with the family.

• Managed several major projects at Denver International Airport (DEN) through planning, business studies, design procurement, construction and close out. Some of the major projects are: Modular 4 West Parking Structure; Terminal Roadway Improvement and Level 5 Canopy, Concourse-A East commuter facility expansion project. Pike’s Peak surface Lot Expansion, Specialty Electronic Systems tuning and close out, AGTS addition of third and forth set of train entry/exit doors. Runway 36L-16R Quality Assurance Management. Planning and design management of the Mod 4 East parking structure. Design management team for the Hotel infrastructure specifically all the foundation system, retaining walls and roadway.
• Soil Management and geotechnical research studies.
• Several Task Order Projects to achieve Full Certificate of Occupancy on the Terminal Complex and the Concourses at DEN.
• Senior Contract Administrator for the original Concourse B building at DEN 1992-1993
• Management of team to close-out DIA contracts, commission specialty electronic systems and claims resolution.
• Managing additions to and expansion of facilities; managing the quality assurance program for the international runway project, managing project controls for the toll plaza relocation; managing the terminal roadway and canopy project; managing design procurement and construction of several airport parking facilities.
• Performing geotechnical studies to survey soil and document various soil types at DEN and wrote recommendations for DEN soil management; reviewing numerous project geotechnical reports and consulted with the geotechnical engineers on dealing with expansive soils at DEN.
• Updated and authored the Technical Specs to meet the new CSI format (16-49) standards and comply with DEN’s procedures and the project size, methodology and PM’s approach and fulfill the City and County of Denver / FAA regulatory requirements, General Conditions and the evolving airport operations and administrative departments including Airport Security, Airfield Safety, Environmental, Survey, Planning, Project Control, Unifier group, BIM, Asset management groups as well as Quality Assurance. Modified the general requirements to fit various project sizes and delivery methods.
• Worked on the initial phases of Stapleton Development District, planning, earth work and civil Infrastructure design criteria, geotechnical studies, material testing, and roadway design standards.
• Worked in Civil Technology’s main office managing operations, technical supervision and training and development of staff and technical support for proposals and staffing.

Education:Master of Science – Civil Engineering, Geotechnical and Solid Mechanics. Colorado State UniversityMaster of Science – Construction Management, Colorado State University.Bachelor of Science – Civil Engineering, University of Baghdad.