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Paula Nonu

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Math & Computing
Email: Paula.Nonu@byuh.edu

HGB 267

(808) 675-3076

Biography

Dr. Paula Folau Nonu is one of two new professors hired to teach in the construction and facilities management minor. Dr. Nonu was born and raised in Tonga. He graduated from Tonga High School in 1999 and moved to Hawaii as an undergraduate student at BYU–Hawaii in 2000. He served a full-time mission in San Antonio, Texas, from 2001-2002. Dr. Nonu returned to BYU–Hawaii, where he met and married his wife. He then transferred to the University of Hawaii, where he completed his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary study-focus in construction management and design. Dr. Nonu then continued his education and earned a doctorate in architecture from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa's School of Architecture.

Dr. Nonu has worked in the construction industry for 20 years and is well acquainted with residential, commercial, state, and federal construction projects. He's been married to his wife for 17 years and they are the parents of five children. He is eager to share his knowledge and experience with students at BYU–Hawaii regarding the new position.

Education

  • Bachelor Degree, Construction Management and Design, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2012
  • Doctorate Degree, Architecture, University of Hawaii at Manoa SOA, 2016

Professional Licenses, Certifications, and/or Technical Training

  • USACE Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM) (2018)
  • 40 Hour EM 385-1-1 (2001)
  • OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety And Health (2017)
  • First Aid-CPR (2022)
  • NFPS 70E-Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (2020)
  • Personal Protective Equipment – Construction Safety (2020)
  • Environmental Compliance Assessment, Training, and Tracking System – ECATTS (2018)
  • Respirable Crystilline Silica Safety Awareness (2018)
  • Concrete and Masonry Construction (C) – Construction Safety (2020)
  • Confined Spaces – Construction Safety (2018)
  • Excavation in Construction – Construction Safety (2020)
  • Cranes and Rigging (C) – Construction Safety (2020)
  • Fall Protection – Competent Person (2021)
  • Fire Safety (C) – Construction Safety (2020)
  • Occupational Noise Exposure – Construction Safety (2020)
  • Scaffold Safety in Construction – Construction Safety (2020)
  • Hazardous Materials – General Safety (2020)
  • Hazardous of Asbestos in the Workplace (2020)
  • Welding and Cutting – General Safety (2020)
  • Asbestos Awareness

Software Expert

  • Expert in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Project, Bluebeam, Auto CAD, Revit, Form Z, Sketch-Up, and a working knowledge of P6

Experience Highlights

With Dr. Nonu schooling/training combine with experience in construction can really help the students to understand how to complete exceptional construction projects on time, under budget, and in a safe work environment. Currently teaching CFM Classes and assisting Dr. Brian Stone in running the CFM program.

Personal Achievement/Voluntary Work

  • Served as Full Time Missionary for 2years in Texas, San Antonio Mission
  • Involve with the Boy Scouts 2012 – 2018
  • Certified Pickleball Coach 2022- Present
  • Coaching North Shore Rugby 2007 – 2020

Work History Prior to Teach

QCM/Superintendent/SSHO/PE/, 07/2020 – 07 2023

Dawson Federal/D7/DE

  • Prepares and reviews complaint (quality) trends. Reports serious or repeated failures or unreliability in quality of products. Recommends corrective actions or plans/programs for overall defect reductions in products.
  • Inspect all work and rework, using International Conference of Building Officials certified QC Specialists as applicable, to ensure its compliance with contract requirements. Maintain a rework log.
  • Ensuring that manufacturing processes comply with standards and compliant with specifications
  • Participate in the Post Award Kick-off, Partnering, Preconstruction, Design
  • Development, and Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meetings.
  • Implement the “Three Phase of Control” plan for each DFOW and notify the Contracting
  • Submit respective checklists to the Contracting Officer the next business day.
  • Participates in the review of all design, manufacturing, purchasing, and test
  • Documentation to assure conformance to quality control standards.
  • Makes recommendations regarding facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and systems to carry out quality control function.
  • Immediately stop any segment of work, which does not comply with the contract and plans and specifications and direct the removal and replacement of any defective work.
  • Remove any individual from the site who fails to perform their work in a skillful, safe and workmanlike manner or whose work does not comply with the contract plans and specifications.
  • Prepare and submit daily QC reports Performs other quality control functions as necessary or as requested.

QCM/Alternate Contractor Quality Control Manager/Project Engineer/, 07/2018 – 07/2020 Hawaii Pacific Joint Venture / Aulii Construction/

  • Participate in the Post Award Kick-off, Partnering, Preconstruction, Design
  • Partnering with the Government
  • Development, and Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meetings.
  • Implement the “Three Phase of Control” plan for each DFOW and notify the Contracting
  • Submit respective checklists to the Contracting Officer the next business day.
  • Participates in the review of all design, manufacturing, purchasing, and test
  • Documentation to assure conformance to quality control standards.
  • Makes recommendations regarding facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and systems to carry out quality control function.
  • Immediately stop any segment of work, which does not comply with the contract and plans and specifications and direct the removal and replacement of any defective work.
  • Remove any individual from the site who fails to perform their work in a skillful, safe and workmanlike manner or whose work does not comply with the contract plans and specifications.
  • Prepare and submit daily QC reports Performs other quality control functions as necessary or as requested.

Project Engineer, 01/2017 to 07/2018

Pauls Electrical Contracting

  • Managed project operation to ensure it is on time and under budget
  • Set up contracts and manage subcontractors
  • Ensured all work complied with plans and specifications
  • Processed budget cost and manage and distribute the fund
  • Billing
  • Generated and submittal reviewed
  • Processed Change order and Cost proposal
  • Drafted RFI's
  • Scheduling
  • Material procurement, tracking and delivery
  • Reviewed AHA and Safety inspection
  • Managed production, approval and archiving of all closeout documents.

Project Manager, 03/2014 to 12/2016

Polynesian Cultural Center

  • Managed the operation of different construction and renovation in the center and reported to the VP.
  • Determining, negotiating, and agreeing on in-house quality procedures, standards and specifications
  • Developed, monitored, and managed work order priority program.
  • Work closely with the Architect, Engineer, Surveyor, Inspectors and Subcontractors and parties and involve in the project.
  • Taking care of project estimate and the bidding process
  • Prepared the contract including scheduling, tracking the operation, punch lists and completion
  • Determined the project schedule, which included the sequence of all construction activities.
  • Avoided construction delays by efficiently following through with all site inspections in a timely manner
  • Performed regular job site observations to provide direction for all Sub contractor personnel.
  • Work under directly under the VP and assisted him the FM operation of the Center.

Project/Field Engineer, 1/2007 to 12/ 2013

Hawaii Tradewind Masonry

  • Managed the operation
  • Assisted the General Foreman in the field
  • Interpreted the plans and specs
  • Setting customer service standards
  • Material Takeoffs and estimate
  • Grading, project layout and survey
  • Documentations, daily reports and filing job progression
  • Implemented systems to improve process efficiency and reduce the project duration.
  • Follow through from beginning to the completion of the project

Projects

Dawson Federal:

Replace Elevator 20, Bldg 2 $2,000,000.00
Cleaning of Tank S2 and Demolition/Replacement of 24” RCP with 24” HDPE $3,800,000.00
Demo Various Building, MCBH $2,000,000.00
Building 230 Fort Shafter $1,300,000.00
Kamakau Hale $400,000.00
Helemano Military Pool Renovation $6,500,000.00

Hawaii Pacific Joint Venture/ Aulii Construction:

Repair UH Building 1493 $2,700,000.00
Repainting Building 1101H, 1102H, 1103H, 1109H, 1060H $4,000,000.00
Building 1623 Replace Elevators $5,000,000.00
Building 1770 Exterior Repair $2,700,000.00
Building 696 Valve Chamber Repair $1,700,000.00

Paul'sElectricalContracting:

Waianae Waste Water Renovation $3,000,000.00
Waianae Middle School Margue Sign $53,000.00
Renovation of Waipahu Tower $856,000.00
Likelike / SALT Ala Moana Blvd $1,200,000.00

Polynesian Cultural Center:

Polynesian Cultural Center Market Place $30,000,000.00
NFL Hall of Fame Building $400,000.00
Renovation of the Tongan Village $3,000,000.00
Ukulele Gallery $90,000.00

Hawaii Tradewind Masonry :

Hawaiikai Residential Projects $2,400,000.00
PCC Renovation $90,000.00
Kaneohe Home Improvements $200,000.00

CV Last Revised 6/11/2024