Construction management

    On other pages can be seen pictures of work I personally did as in these pages:

Custom Carpentry , Cabinetry Wood carving , Yacht work.

    Additionally on the page:  General construction, are pictures of many jobs I managed as a Contractor, Sub Contractor, Superintendent, and working Superintendent and craftsman.

    I began running jobs as a foreman in 1978 when I was asked by my employer to run the roofing crew, I was 19 years old. Some months and much hard work later while working for the same employer I was promoted to the general superintendent and then later the project manager over all construction and renovations including the heavy equipment and other divisions. This lasted 3-1/2 years and was a great training ground for me.

    For years I worked in construction both as a craftsman and as above running jobs and sometimes both at the same time.

    I have supervised projects from small as in many $4,000 - $17,000 chimney re-builds and lager as in a complete 3 story house remodel/renovation costing over 2 million. I have run as many as 200 crew at a time though usually smaller.

    I have run several different crews on cruise ships during renovation of several different parts of the ships both in dry-dock and under way with passengers aboard. The longest of these started in Fort Lauderdale Fla. - New York - Bermuda - all through the Caribbean - through the Panama Canal - several ports in Mexico and on to San Diego Ca. Then back through the Canal and all through the Caribbean again ending in Aruba. This job lasted 51 days. During which I ran 3 separate crews: Complete new restaurant construction, Passenger quarters renovations, Spa renovations.

    I have run both residential and commercial jobs such as Framing of 2 Pizza Huts, a Taco Bell. Building a complete Yum Yum doughnut store. Installing many whole floors of new condominium doors including all the doors, hallway, entry, passageway etc..

    A Golf resort renovation including many guest accommodation rooms, several offices, main reception building, spa and several out buildings.

    I supervised the building of the 1st anechoic: Neither having nor producing echoes: an anechoic chamber, movie studio made. This was a large project. Hollywood generally shoots movies in an open studio and edits the sound later whereas this studio had the capability of shooting audio and visio simultaneously and not requiring the editing of sound after the shoot. The main studio was 164 feet long by 85 feet wide with annex' almost surrounding it.

    I supervised the building of a special effects studio underground.

    I supervised the construction of a celebrities (I can't say) 3 story beach house. I ran a small crew doing custom carpentry on Tom Cruises house and did doors and windows for Cher on her house.