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A/E/C Firms Add New Personnel
Big-D hires manager for Lindon office; CRSA names new principals; R&O adds two to staff.
Big-D Construction of Salt Lake City named Gifford Briggs project development manager of the firm’s Lindon office. Briggs will oversee all marketing and project proposals, management of project preconstruction, and will be heavily involved in all other aspects of business development.
Briggs, who holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management with a minor in business management from Brigham Young University, has worked in many different areas of the construction industry over the past 10 years – five of which have been at Big-D. He has acquired work experience in the commercial construction industry as a project engineer, estimator, marketing manager, senior project manager and project development manager.
His responsibilities have varied from financing and design-build pre-construction activities to developing and implementing multiple-company policy system manuals for operations, business development, and estimating. Before hiring with Big-D Construction, he worked for a mechanical subcontractor as an estimator where he learned to design, estimate, and manage the installation of multiple types of mechanical systems.
Shannon Bond, business development manager for Psomas’ Salt Lake City office, earned the designation of Certified Professional Services Marketer. She is among a growing number of professionals to be certified by the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), which advocates for, educates, and connects leaders in the design and building industry.
Certified Professional Services Marketers (CPSMs) are recognized as having the experience and knowledge to generate profitable business in the architectural, engineering, and construction marketplace. To achieve this designation, certification candidates must meet educational and experience requirements, pass a rigorous written examination, and pledge to abide by the CPSM Code of Ethics. The process validates the individual’s mastery of and ability to apply critical business development knowledge in an industry that values certification.
Boise-based CSHQA announced that Jorge A. Pierson, senior architect, and Jason R. Martin, project manager, have recently joined the CSHQA team and will staff the firm’s Phoenix office. They have over 30 years combined experience in the industry, and will provide local representation, design concepts, agency reviews, entitlements, construction documents, and construction administration on projects in the surrounding area.
Pierson has been a major influence to the design, construction, and development industry in the Phoenix area since 1983. He has completed various projects in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, from corporate prototypes, to one of a kind retail centers. He is a licensed architect in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas. He earned his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Arizona, 1982.
Martin received his Associates of Applied Science in Computer-Aided Drafting from ITT Technical Institute. He initially joined CSHQA in 1995, and concentrated primarily on grocery store (new and remodel), pharmacy, and fuel center projects. Recently, as owner and managing partner of his own firm, he successfully completed 50-70 residential and commercial projects annually.
CSHQA also announced that Michele Otazua was selected as one of this year’s Women’s and Children’s Alliance, Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) award honorees.
Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) is a national recognition program for professional women, sponsored in Boise by the Women’s and Children’s Alliance (WCA). Honorees are selected on the basis of nominations for their commitment to their companies and communities. The funds received during the event enable the WCA to provide programs for women and their children victimized by domestic and sexual abuse.
Two new partners have been named at Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates, a Salt Lake City-based architecture and planning firm. Kathy Wheadon and Fran Pruyn were named firm principals, and will participate in leadership, policy and financial decision-making. Wheadon is the firm's chief programmer and one of CRSA principal designers. Pruyn directs the marketing, client relations and business development for CRSA.
Mike McGinnis has joined Ogden-based R&O Construction as a senior project manager. His experience includes high end office, residential, retail and hotel development projects. He has been a senior project manager and vice president of development and construction prior to joining R&O.
McGinnis will be working out of R&O Construction’s Las Vegas, Nevada regional office. R&O has been located in Las Vegas for over 10 years.
R&O has also hired Rob VanPutten as a superintendent to work on its Phoenix projects. VanPutten is skilled in managing warehouse and other retail projects. He also brings a background as an on site quality assurance manager.
Tyler Hollon has recently been named director of construction for services and small projects for Wadman Corporation, an Ogden-based general contractor.
Hollon has been with Wadman for five years as a project manager for their Service Division specializing in special projects. As director, he will focus on the training and management of the Service Division’s personnel as well as development and implementation of new construction management processes. In addition, he will be responsible for budget, revenue and forecasting for the division. Previously, Hollon served as project manager for Sears responsible for merchandising and fixturing.
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