Electrical Construction
Resume:
DON L GIFFORD
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone 702-***-**** Fax 702-***-****
abp5wh@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Expert in construction, lighting, electrical design and construction
35 plus years experience in the construction industry
13 plus years experience in consulting and forensics
6 years experience in the swimming pool construction industry
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MBA, Ashford University 2010
Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young University - 1975
Minnesota School of Electricity, Certificate of Completion - 1979
Post-graduate studies in General Engineering at Warren National University - 1998 to 2008
LICENSING AND CERTIFICATES
Managing Member Qualified Individual, Gifford Consulting Group, LLC, State of Nevada / C2 Electrical
Contracting License #: 0071996
President, Kolob Industry Inc., State of California / C10 Electrical Contracting License #: 873063
Member, Gifford Consulting & Contracting LLC, State of Arizona / K11 Electrical License #: ROC182945
Owner and Qualified Employee, Green Valley Electric, State of Nevada 1987-1993 / License #: 0025940
General Engineering A-10 Contracting License, State of Nevada 1989-1995 / License #: 0029373
Vice President, Kolob Industries Inc., State of Nevada 2003-2009 / C2 Electrical Contracting License #: 0036028
Master Electrician, Clark County, Nevada 1987-present / ICC License #: ***-**-****
Master Electrician, State of Minnesota 1979-2002 / License #: AM01250
Certificates of Completion, 25 hours of EduCode training, sponsored by ICC and IAEI, in February 2007
Certificates of Completion, 24 hours of EduCode training, sponsored by ICC and IAEI, in February 2010
Certificate of Completion, 11 hours of IESNA training in March 2007
Certificate of Completion, 8 hours of IAEI training in April 2007
Certificate of Completion, NICET 11004, 51003 relative to Fire Sprinkler Systems in November 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gifford Consulting Group, LLC - Consulting Firm, Nevada
President & C.E.O. 2000 Present
Gifford Consulting & Contracting, LLC - Contracting & Consulting Firm, Arizona
President & C.E.O. 2003 Present
Gifford Consulting & Contracting, LLC - Contracting & Consulting Firm, California
President & C.E.O. 2006 Present
Green Valley Electric - Electrical Contracting Firm, Las Vegas, NV
Chief Design Consultant 1993 June 2010
Don L Gifford Consulting - Electrical & Business Consulting Firm, Henderson, NV
C.E.O. 1993 2000
Green Valley Electric - Electrical Contracting Firm, Henderson, NV
Owner/Operator 1987 1993
Green Valley Pools - Commercial & Residential Swimming Pool Construction Company, Henderson, NV
C.E.O. 1989 1995
Gifford Electric, Inc. - Electrical Contracting Firm, Las Vegas, NV
Project Manager & Designer 1984 1987
Paradise Electric, Inc. - Electrical Contracting Firm, Las Vegas, NV
Vice President & General Manager 1981 1984
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DON L GIFFORD
4045 East Post Road
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone 702-***-**** Fax 702-***-****
abp5wh@r.postjobfree.com
Gifford Electric, Inc. - Electrical Contracting Firm, Friendship, WI
C.E.O. 1977 1981
Gifford Electric, Inc. - Electrical Contracting Firm, Las Vegas, NV
Journeyman Electrician, 1970 1977
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member National Fire Protection Association
Member International Code Council
Member Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
Member International Association of Electrical Inspectors
CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACTING, AND DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Electrical design & construction has been principally within the context of industrial, commercial, institutional, & public works:
Bonanza Materials Corp.: Redesigned & implemented changes in major portions of the electrical distribution
systems pertaining to mining operations.
Chemical Lime Co.: Engineered & installed power distribution, motor control, & lighting systems on Glass Flux
Plant including excavations, backfill, & paving.
Chemical Lime Apex: Multi-million dollar plant reengineering, renovation, & expansion, including engineering for
electrical distribution & control systems, excavations, grading, compaction, paving, & concrete.
Industrial Construction, Inc.: Engineered electrical systems pertaining to hot plant, including electrical construction;
supervised excavation, backfill, compaction, grading, forming, & concrete at Henderson, NV.
McCarran International Airport, Grand Rent A Car (Avis): Provided design & prepared specifications for
excavation, grading, backfill, & asphalt paving of approximately 12 acres of parking lot; provided design &
contracted with Avis to install electrical lighting system in conformance with Department of Aviation Standards.
City of Henderson, NV: Partnered Green Valley Electric with Digital Equipment & Square D to computerize major
portions of City of Henderson water system.
City of Henderson, NV: Secured a public works electrical contract with City of Henderson to carry out a renovation
& upgrade of a major component of the municipality s water system.
Pacific Engineering: Engineered 250 total horsepower water feature system.
Savage Industries: Engineered & constructed electrical aspects of transload & storage systems under the jurisdiction
of Union Pacific Railroad. Provided design & specifications for excavations, backfill, asphalt & concrete at
approximately 15% of total acreage occupied by Savage Industries.
Seven Hills: Engineered gate entry including power distribution, lighting, & landscape lighting.
Silver State Disposal & Apex Aggregate: Designed a medium voltage power distribution system.
Tate, Snyder Architects: Engineered & constructed electrical system for office building s tenant improvements.
Thatcher Chemical Co: Engineered & constructed all electrical & underground systems for a Chemical Plant &
Delivery System.
WMK/CSR: Engineered & constructed electrical portions of pit expansion & renovation including excavations,
backfill, compaction, & oversight of prep & paving.
Chemical Lime Apex: Conducted a plant-wide study for evaluating the existing electrical system for loads & future
plan expansions, & assisted in formulating a business plan.
Gatzke Farms: Provided electrical design & supervised construction of buildings, conveyor systems, ramps, & silos,
including excavations, underground conduit, portions of grading, soils preparation, paving, curbing, silo foundations,
& building footings at Coloma, Wisconsin.
In concert with Paul Icano, AIA, conceived, engineered, drafted, & supervised electrical construction of three auto
dealerships including service laterals, switchgear, distribution, branch circuitry, lighting, & systems control.
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE
Electrical construction and/or modification of more than 40 single family and multi-plex units in NV, more than 150
single family and multi-plex units in WI, and more than 7 single family and multi-plex units in UT
Remodeled, renovated, and/or refurbished more than 35 multi-family dwellings NV, WI, and UT
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DON L GIFFORD
4045 East Post Road
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone 702-***-**** Fax 702-***-****
abp5wh@r.postjobfree.com
Analyze plans, specs, develop scope and budget for the construction of Crossroads and Crossroads II Condominiums
Developments NV
Designed electrical systems for more than 3 dwelling units UT
EXPERT WITNESS, FORENSICS, AND ARBITRATOR EXPERIENCE
Testified as an expert in District Court Clark County, NV in the following cases:
o Addison, Inc. v. Clark County School District
o American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. KB Home Nevada Inc.
o Colorado Bay Club v. Durable Homes
o Eilat Facher v. W. B. Reflections
o Integrity Electric, Inc. v. Garry Hart, et al.
o Norma Rosen v. N-M Ventures LLC
o Pacific Legends Green Valley HOA v. Pacific Properties
o Paterniti v. Hernandez (Abrams)
Testified as an expert in the following Binding Arbitrations:
o Addison, Inc. v. Clark County School District
o Biniek v. Grand Rent-A-Car
o Cactus Productions v. MGM Grand
o CSAA (California State Automobile Association) v. Broan
o Medina v. Brookstone
o Rita Kemp v. A F Construction Co.
o Salazar v. Sears Roebuck & Sun West A/C
o Summit Electric v. GVE
o City of North Las Vegas adv. Cobalt Contractors
Deposed as an expert on more than 100 occasions.
March May 2001: Appointed as Arbitrator in an American Arbitration Association case known as Edison Electric
vs. Camco Pacific Construction.
October 2002 Arbitrated a case involving the Owner, the Design Engineer, and the General Contractor relative to a
water works project for Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) in Clark County, Nevada.
ECONOMIC IMPACT AND FISCAL ANALYSIS
Office of the Attorney General (The State of Nevada v. William Gilbert)
Rodarti & Associates (Camco Pacific adv. Edison)
Peel Brimley/ Patton Shea & Kiraly P.C. (Chemical Lime adv. Byrd Electric)
Travelers Insurance/Benchmark Consulting Company (SNWA vs. Travelers)
Dion-Kindem & Crockett (Herda vs. Millen)
Lewis & Roca (ICW v. Skidmore - Horizon Electric)
Addison Management Group (Precision Electric)
SURETY CASE EXPERIENCE
Provided consulting services and case analyses in behalf of Sureties and their Principals relative to the following:
Custom Electric adv. City of Weiser (Water Treatment Plant Improvements)
Horizon Electric adv. Skidmore Contracting Corporation - Insurance Company of the West (Woodbury Middle
School)
JR Jacks v. Shasta Electric LP - Travelers Insurance Company (SNWA Ozone project)
Linthicum Constructors Inc v. Ridge Electric Inc (Hampton Inn)
Louis Allis Large Motor Corporation adv. Platte River Power Authority - Gulf Insurance Company
Martin Electric adv. Haydon Building Corp. - The St. Paul Companies
Plateau Electrical Constructors, Inc adv. W.E. O'Neil, et al. - Travelers Insurance Company (Maricopa County)
PW Construction v. Horizon Electric - Insurance Company of the West (Betsy Rhodes)
Southwest Engineering Inc. adv. City of Fullerton
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DON L GIFFORD
4045 East Post Road
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone 702-***-**** Fax 702-***-****
abp5wh@r.postjobfree.com
Stone v. Ace Electric & Plumbing - Gulf Insurance Company (Walmart Nogales)
United Electric adv. State of California - Insurance Company of the West
Vita Electric adv. Carnegie Street Schools / Cozy Hills - Western Surety
CONSULTING AND QUALITY CONTROL EXPERIENCE
Assembled a team of the legal, architectural, structural, mechanical & plumbing, electrical, corrosion, civil and geo-
technical disciplines to perform quality control training of the design teams, construction teams, and developer s
teams of a mixed-use condominium project in Henderson, NV.
Provided training to City of Henderson Building Department, North Las Vegas Building Department, developers,
and contractors relative to electrical construction and litigation in Southern Nevada.
Documented construction and provided guidance to developers and contractors.
Business and management consulting to various industries to increase efficiency and profitability.
FACILITATOR AND MEDIATOR EXPERIENCE
Retained as Facilitator for SNWA Partnering Meeting relative to a massive water project at Lake Mead Intake
Tower.
Served as Mediator on behalf SNWA and Lake Mead Constructors: River Mountain water works project 2003.
Served as Project Neutral on behalf of SNWA and their Primes for three NV Public Works projects.
SAFETY MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Authored safety programs for the following companies:
Gifford Consulting Group - Consulting Firm
Green Valley Pools, Inc. - Pool Contracting/Design
Green Valley Electric - Electrical Contracting & Engineering Firm
HONORS, AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2001 - Present Appointed Member to NRCC, a Congressional Committee
2004 Businessman of the Year Award by NRCC Business Advisory Counsel
2001 - 2006 Member of the National Tax Reform Committee
November 2001 Appointed Member to Congressional Business Advisory Counsel
March 26, 2001 Listed among the top 2000 Wall Street Businessmen of the Year in USA Today
STRENGTHS AND SKILLS
Extensive construction contracting and electrical design experience
Extensive experience in construction and business consulting
Broad experience in management and leadership
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communicative skills
Excellent lifetime safety record
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
United States Army, Trained in Target Acquisitions/Mathematics, Honorably Discharged, E-6, 1977
Eagle Scout Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout Leader 1982 Present
PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS
1967 Present: Pianist, keyboardist, singer, and trumpeter in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis,
Chicago, Salt Lake City, and other cities, including performances with various celebrities.
1975 Present: Studio keyboardist, composer, arranger, and vocalist.
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