MICHAEL J. MILLER

W**** County Road Z • Eau Claire, WI 54701 • Home: 715-***-**** • Cell: 715-***-**** • abh1kh@r.postjobfree.com

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

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