By Chris Schmidt In this issue, Construction Superintendent visits with Bob Tierney, general superintendent at Tocci Building Companies in Woburn, Mass., where he was promoted in 2001 after seven years of exemplary performance as a superintendent. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and holds the Massachusetts Construction Supervisors License and is OSHA 30 certified. Tierney possesses a calm demeanor and ability to quickly assess and resolve problems. In his opinion, the single most important quality he would tell an aspiring superintendent he or she must possess to get the job done right is … Read more

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Sundt Construction, Inc. recently hired Cameron Haag as the newest field superintendent within the contractor’s San Diego, Calif. office. Haag will immediately join the CCA San Diego Correctional Facility project team in Otay Mesa. As a field superintendent, Haag will be responsible for managing the day-to-day construction activities, as well as planning, selecting and hiring the manpower required for the efficient execution of work. Prior to joining Sundt, Haag worked as the assistant superintendent on the $117-million Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center project. Haag holds a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management with a … Read more

Working hard, playing hard and giving back By Chris Schmidt In this issue, Construction Superintendent goes behind the scenes with Jon McLaughlin, senior superintendent at Swinerton Builders on the Hawaiian Islands with more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry. He started out in residential construction framing houses. He then moved into commercial construction and worked as a carpenter/laborer. Once he joined the United Brotherhood of Carpenters as an apprentice, he began working on larger-scale jobs. At the beginning of his career, he was mentored by a superintendent who taught and lived quality and the importance of doing … Read more