What is the biggest misconception about the industry?
The biggest misconception is the thought that its always best to go direct with your vendors for construction site services.
What is your biggest current challenge at work?
Our biggest challenge at work is getting a GC to understand the value of saving time by using us to consolidate all of their construction site services under one PoC. We frequently hear from GCs that they would rather go direct and save 10% on their construction site services even though it only represents 1% of the over all job budget. How much money would they save on the job site as a whole if they could outsource all of their toilets, dumpsters, storage containers, equipment and fencing management to one POC across all their job sites?
What keeps you up at night?
I worry about what the outlook for construction in 2024. I think it will be better than 2023 but there are a lot of unknowns out there for the year.
What project is your company most proud of?
We once helped the Army with toilets and hand wash stations along their evacuation route. We were able to pull from multiple vendors to provide this service in a cost efficient manner.
How does your ABC membership help your company?
We really appreciate the connections we've been able to build.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a doctor when I was a kid because that is what my dad was.
What do you look forward to each day?
I look forward to driving improvements in my organization.
What are you like to work for?
I like to think I'm very direct, respectful, logical and efficient with people's time. As a company saving people time is our value proposition and I practice that internally every day.
What do you do for fun?
Outside of work and driving my kids around I play hockey, run, and mountain bike.
What business/career advice do you wish you had when you began?
Always have your own perspective and don't be afraid to share that perspective.