VanWormer Promoted to VP, General Manager at The Austin Company

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Austin Company recently promoted Steven VanWormer to vice president and general manager of The Austin Company’s Michigan Operations. VanWormer’s career with The Austin Company began in 1989, working as a construction laborer while attending Western Michigan University. In 1990, VanWormer took an assignment as unit superintendent with the construction and maintenance team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During this assignment, which ran through 1994, he supervised a multitude of projects and maintenance work at one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturing campuses. In 1995, he was assigned as an owner’s representative to oversee a program to replace insulation throughout … Read more

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A Chat with Don DeNardo, Executive VP and Director of Field Operations for Lendlease

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Change, challenges and the ideal construction project by Chris Maday Schmidt A construction industry veteran with 44 years of experience, Don DeNardo has worked with Lendlease since 1989, most recently as executive vice president, director of field operations. Prior to this, he worked as a superintendent for over four decades in New York City. Join Construction Superintendent as DeNardo shares his insights from working as a superintendent, to overseeing field operations. (Q) What is the biggest change you’ve encountered in the past four decades as far as workforce—e.g., job preparedness, education/training, etc.? The biggest change I have encountered in my … Read more

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Greg Hellem Joins Forté Specialty Contractors as Superintendent

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Greg Hellem has recently joined Forté Specialty Contractors as superintendent. Based in the company’s Las Vegas, Nevada headquarters, Hellem will be responsible for providing leadership to the onsite staff to supervise the quality of work and to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. Hellem’s first project with Forté will be working on Wynn’s newest nightclub, Intrigue. In this role, Hellem will also be responsible for assisting the project manager and the scheduling manager in developing and refining the project schedule, as well as the planning and review of the construction program, including quality … Read more

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Dan Predl Joins O-A-K Kalamazoo Team

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Owens-Ames-Kimball Co. adds Dan Predl as project superintendent for its Kalamazoo, Michigan office. This is a newly added position in response to the company’s continued growth in the region. As project superintendent, Predl is responsible for leadership and direction onsite. His duties include subcontractor management, schedule control, quality assurance and safety management. Predl has six years of construction management experience and holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Construction Management from Central Michigan University.

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A Chat with Chris Butler, General Superintendent at C.W. Driver

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A servant leader: letting go of the reins By Chris Schmidt As general superintendent at C.W. Driver, Butler provides company-wide leadership and management oversight of field operations for the greater Los Angeles, California region. Butler has been in the construction industry for the past 33 years, the last 14 of which have been at C.W. Driver. He brings a high level of experience constructing complex projects with a detailed eye toward safety, planning and logistical scheduling. Join Construction Superintendent as Butler shares his journey through the ranks, his advice to foster good subcontractor relationships and the one thing he’d change … Read more

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