Meet the Graduates

Oversight of Human Resources department for a national construction company. We are a top 400 ENR contractor, ranging in employment from 600-1200 employees in the areas of wind energy, bio renewables, power, oil , gas, and industrial construction.

I am a C6/7 quadriplegic. I broke my neck riding bucking horses in February 1999. I wake up every morning at 3:30 am and do my morning routine due to my injury. I get dressed in my flame retardant clothing and steel toe boots. By the way, I never wear out the soles on my boots! I leave my place at 6 to get to work by 7. I am working on the Coke Handling System for the new Coker Unit at the Conoco Phillips Refinery in Wood River, IL. My day to day duties consist of managing the project schedule, managing the Labor Cost and Productivity and managing the Material Requisition process. This is my 5th project for MC Industrial in various roles, at the Conoco Phillips Refinery.

Each day I track production and time for all job activities. I have been a part of 2 projects so far, an emergency levee repair job in Council Bluffs, IA and a road raise in Churchs Ferry, ND. I am currently in North Dakota. I also act as Truck Foreman where I coordinate the 30 or so trucks on any given day and deliver reports and interact with the DOT or Army Corps of Engineers on a daily basis.

As a Project Manager for a general contractor, I am responsible for the overall planning, implementing, and completion of a construction project. Tasks include: project planning / scheduling, project accounting / cost management, quality control, contract administration, safety, subcontractor management, material procurement, and resource management. I work closely with the Owner, architect, consultants, subcontractors, craft workers, and staff to ensure that a project is build per the plans & specs, within budget, on-time, and with no injuries.

Attending law school in pursuit of a career involving the practice of construction law.

Graham is a CM firm for the job that I am on now. I work onsite as the contact point between the owner, contractors, architect, and engineers; I also review submittals and do quality control inspections to ensure that the specified materials are being used and are being installed as per the plans.

As an estimator I am responsible for my companies success or failure on a project before we ever start. I receive bid documents from our clients, review the scope of work, develop a WBS, send out bid packages to subs/suppliers, and do a take-off of the project. Then I am responsible for assembling a proposal package for the client.