MICHAEL J. MILLER
W**** County Road Z • Eau Claire, WI 54701 • Home: 715-***-**** • Cell: 715-***-**** • *************@*****.***
Construction Professional
Dependable construction professional with over $750 million of industrial, senior living, office, hotel,
assisted living, warehouse, land development, educational, retail, municipal, civic and many other types
of specialty construction. Career history of working as a general contractor, owner, developer and
subcontractor in hard bid, negotiated and design/build scenarios in an open shop and union work
environment. Additional experience in tenant finish, building renovations, ground up construction,
masonry and concrete construction, pre engineered and conventional steel and wood framed buildings .
Effective project completion with 99% of all projects completed on schedule and budget while
maintaining the highest of quality control standards. Ability to develop and motivate effective
construction teams while developing employee trust, loyalty and teamwork.
Professionally skilled in areas of:
Construction Management • Design/Build • Construction Operations
Project Management • Estimating • Project Supervision • Project Budgeting
Pre-Construction • Project Scheduling • Quality Control
Team Leadership • Vendor/Material Management • OSHA Safety Training & Compliance
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Whitehorse Construction Management, LLC, Eau Claire, Wisconsin______________2009-2010
Construction Management and Transportation Services Company
Owner, President
Started a construction management and transportation company after the closing of my former
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employer, Goldridge Construction
Based on past client relationships, negotiated several construction projects in the Eau Claire
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area while waiting for the construction industry wide employment market to turn around
Attended truck driver training program at the local Chippewa Valley Technical College and
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obtained my Class A Commercial Drivers License
Obtained Federal DOT permits, licenses, Drug and Alcohol Testing Program and random drug
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pool for employees, Wisconsin New Entrant participant, Fuel Tax and all other permits required for
operating a legal transportation business in the United States
Executed a transportation agreement with Menards Inc for the transportation of their building
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materials to their distribution centers throughout the Midwest
Goldridge Group/Goldridge Construction, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 2007-2009
Development/Construction/Property Management Company
Construction Manager
Overall management and complete responsibility of a medium sized construction
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management company with 24 employees across the Midwest on a daily basis including field
superintendents, construction administration, project managers, senior project managers, design
and estimating staff
Bottom line profit/loss/annual budget responsibility for construction group
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Performed project budgeting, design, estimating, scheduling, project management,
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overall construction process including project closeout and warranty period
Responsible for writing/developing company construction operations, policies and
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procedures and implementing company wide for all construction personnel, included new client
master agreement, subcontracts, change orders, pay application, rfi’s, rfp’s, etc.
Delegated responsibilities for manpower, equipment, office staff, design services and
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estimating for the company
Developed and implemented a complete Division 1 16 computer estimating program
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for construction management company
Updated and enacted a new OSHA compliant zero tolerance safety program and
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guidelines for all company projects and subcontractors
Initiated and utilized Microsoft Project scheduling software for project schedules
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Participated in sales presentations and tradeshows for business development and
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company growth
Brickl Bros., Inc., Design/Builders, West Salem, Wisconsin 2002-2007
Design/Build Self-Performing Contractor
Construction Operations Manager
Responsible for the complete operation of the design/build construction group, up to
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100 men on a daily basis, including project superintendents, draftsmen, purchasing, concrete
crews, building crews, yard personnel, human resources, construction administration and the
shop mechanic
Reorganized the construction operations group and implemented new owner contracts,
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subcontracts, insurance requirements, change orders, job scheduling, purchase orders and cost
code system to allow the company to operate more efficiently and effectively
Authored, implemented and managed a new zero tolerance safety program in
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accordance with OSHA guidelines and procedures
Safety modifier was over 1.30 based on a construction accident before my employment
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and after writing the new safety program, the safety modification was back to 1.0 in three years
Managed all personnel issues; hiring’s, terminations, discipline of all company
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personnel in the construction group
Employee turnover was almost 100% on a yearly basis and by implementing new
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employee guidelines with a new employee evaluation process of 60 120 180 day reviews, we were
able to reduce turnover to half of the previous rate and increase not only the quality of our
workforce but our construction quality as well
Wrote an Excel program to schedule manpower, equipment and materials on a daily
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basis with an eight month outlook to maintain crew efficiencies and project profitability.
Previously, the schedule was done manually, sometimes several times a day
Organized, performed and scheduled employee training, safety field training; OSHA 10
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hour class, scaffolding, forklift certification and other training as required
Managed between 200 300 construction projects a year
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Participating member of the Associated Builders and Contractors Association
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Wisconsin
OM Construction, Inc., Green Bay, Wisconsin 1996-2002
Self-Performing General Contractor
Operations Manager/Project Manager
• Establishing and implemented all operational policies and procedures for the company
• Delegated responsibilities for manpower, equipment, office staff and estimating for the
company
Brought computer awareness and development experience to company allowing for
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future growth of 200%, from $6 million to up to $18 million
Developed computer estimating program for concrete, carpentry, masonry and general
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construction that eventually developed into a complete construction estimating program that could
be used on any of their projects, all sixteen divisions
Project management of projects on a day to day basis, from personnel to materials,
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contracts, purchase orders, scheduling, and change orders, etc.
Company Safety Director, developed safety program and guidelines thereby
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maintaining a highly respected and one of the lowest safety modifiers in the State of Wisconsin for
general contractors at .68
Managed up to 60 carpenters and 40 masons on a daily basis on up to 5 projects at a
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time
Member of the Wisconsin Associated General Contractors Association (AGC)
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Served on the AGC Collective Bargaining Committee for labor contracts
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Lauth Property Group, (Formally Eaton & Lauth) Indianapolis, Indiana 1994-1996
Development/Construction/Property Management Company
Conceptual Estimator/Design/Build Project Manager
• Responsible for all design build projects for the company from conceptual estimates, architectural
design, owner/subcontractor buyouts, job schedules, to hand off to the assigned project manager
• Managed for all exterior building construction for the company from pre construction to project
completion and closeout
• Developed complete Division 16 conceptual estimating program that was used in development pro
formas, pre construction discussion with owners through project signing. Project estimates were done
for ice rinks, pre engineered buildings, conventional steel buildings, high bay warehouses, site
infrastructures, office buildings and site developments
• Estimated about $68 million of projects a year with over an 80%+ hit ratio
• Member of the Indiana Association of Builders and Contractors
EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
B.S. in Building Construction and Contracting
(Construction Management/Civil Engineering)
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Truck Driver Training Program December 2009
Graduate with Honors
Class A CDL License