Project Manual · Volume 1 of 1 · Curriculum Vitae

Rocky Balboa

Construction Specification Writer, CSI CDT · Phoenix, AZ

Spec No.	CV-124
Issue Date	2026-07-18
Contact	r.balboa@example.com
Phone	(555) 014-7728
Web	balboa-specs.example.com

ApprovedFor Construction · J.D.

Division 01: General Requirements · Summary

Section 01 10 00 · Summary of Work

1.01.A

I write and coordinate construction specifications, and I have produced project manuals for 60+ commercial and civic projects over 11 years. My current manual set averages 38 divisions-format sections per project, and my submittal review turnaround runs under 4 business days. I hold the CSI CDT and I keep a personal library of 214 master sections that I actually maintain. Contractors have told me my Part 3 articles read like instructions rather than warnings, which I take as the point.

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Division 09: Experience

Section 09 01 00 · Employment History · Full Record

Part 1 · General

1.02.A

Work of this Division includes all specification writing, master editing, and construction-phase document support performed by the named individual from 2015 to date. Verify all dates against the schedule in Article 3.01.

Part 2 · Products

2.01.A

Senior Specification Writer

Caliche Ridge Architects · Phoenix, AZ · 2020–Present

1.Produce complete project manuals for 8-10 projects per year, ranging $4M to $180M in construction value, in MasterFormat 2020 numbering.
2.Rebuilt the firm's office master from 156 stale sections to 214 current ones; cut average addendum count from 5.1 to 2.3 per bid.
3.Review roughly 700 submittals a year across active projects; hold rejection-for-resubmittal rate at 18%, down from 31% when I started.

2.02.A

Specification Writer

Sonoran Gate Design Group · Tempe, AZ · 2017–2020

1.Wrote Divisions 03 through 14 for 22 K-12 and municipal projects; zero spec-related change orders on 14 of them.
2.Built a substitution-request log template later adopted firm-wide across 3 offices and about 40 staff.

2.03.A

Architectural Technician / Junior Spec Writer

Mesa Verde Building Studio · Mesa, AZ · 2015–2017

1.Edited outline specs for 15 tenant-improvement projects and kept the product data binder current for 6 project architects.
2.Caught a fire-rating conflict between Sections 08 11 13 and 09 21 16 on a 4-story office fit-out before bid day.

Part 3 · Execution

3.01.A

Coordinate each manual against the drawing set at 50%, 90%, and 100% CD milestones. No section is issued without a keynote cross-check.

3.02.A

Field verification: attend OAC meetings during CA phase; log and answer specification RFIs within 3 working days, measured at 2.4 days average in 2025.

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Division 04: Qualifications

Section 04 20 00 · Education, Certification, and Reference Standards

Part 1 · General

1.03.A

Education

1.B.S. Construction Management, Desert Plains State University, 2015. Minor in Technical Writing.

1.04.A

Certifications

1.CSI Construction Documents Technologist (CDT), 2018.
2.CSI Certified Construction Specifier (CCS), 2022.

Part 2 · Products

Article	Acceptable Skills and Tools
2.04.A · Formats	MasterFormat 2020, SectionFormat/PageFormat, UniFormat outline specs, performance and proprietary specifying methods.
2.05.A · Software	Deltek Specpoint, MasterSpec editing, Bluebeam Revu, Revit keynote coordination, Newforma document control.
2.06.A · Standards	Working familiarity with ASTM, ANSI, NFPA 80/101, and IBC 2024 references as cited in architectural sections.

Part 3 · Execution

3.03.A

Install qualifications listed above only in combination with the experience of Division 09. Partial reliance on Article 2.05.A without project context is not acceptable.

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