President Mountain Trowel Trades Inc.

Matthew B. Stopper

**** ***** ******* **. 970-***-****

Bellevue, NE 68005

***********@*******.***

www.linkedin.com/in/matthewstoppermanagement

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Construction management professional with 22+ years of operational leadership and project

management experience, with a class A builder’s license. Recent graduate with a Degree in

Business Management making a career shift into the corporate world, this is coupled with an

emphasis in Human Resource Management and Supply Chain Management. Experience includes

commercial restoration and waterproofing, stone masonry construction on multimillion dollar

custom homes, and commercial projects. Flexible to relocate and arrange schedule to meet

business needs.

NOTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Managed 2 year project to completion as the mason contractor for 15,000 sq ft $23M

estate of Archie Dunham, retired CEO, Exxon Mobile, in Silverthorne, CO.

• Served as the mason contractor for stone archways, driveways, fireplaces, patios, and

exterior aesthetics for the $15M home construction, featured in the article, “Sheer Bliss”

in the 2006 spring edition of LUX Homes Magazine due to the elaborate detail.

• Designed and managed installation of the stone fireplace, entryway, and exterior of an

exclusive log home estate on 80 acres overlooking Summit County featured in the 2002

edition of Log Homes, Builder Harris Construction.

• 2002 Summit County Parade of Homes Winner Apex Mountain Homes, My massive

stone fireplace design featured as center focal point of the interior.

• Recipient of O.S.H.A. job site safety award for the safe practice of working on roof top

chimneys in Frisco Colorado in 2002...

• Earned 5th place in the world in the North American Natural Bodybuilders Federation,

Natural Universe Competition, Masters Heavyweight Division, Denver CO 1995

PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Mountain Trowel Trades Inc. Breckenridge, CO 1/1990-Present

Owner, President and Operator

Management

• Operations management: oversaw masonry construction and managed sub-contractors,

for multimillion dollar exclusive custom homes.

• Coordinated work site for: employee time cards, schedules and pay, coordinated with

engineers, architects, builders, interior designers, painters etc. on jobsite scheduling, and

inspections.

• Hired all sub-contractors, managing a 25 person crew, and subcontractors, and operating

heavy equipment.

• Researched O.S.H.A. classes in Spanish pertinent to the job through (RMMI) Rocky

Mountain Masonry Institute, hand select a group of candidates for day training and

registered the candidates for, Scaffold safety, and job site safety classes.

Logistics

• Manage logistics on all job site materials to find the best quality, price, and availability of

special materials to remain competitive in today’s market.

• Responsible for trucking, handling, job site placement, storage, and installation of

materials.

• Procured materials including masonry fireplace parts, capstones, heart stones, custom

corbels, mantles, stone flooring products, and other masonry product suppliers

Sales and Marketing

• Research construction companies and builders in the rocky mountain region of Colorado

to increase sales.

• Visited field and office visits to obtain blueprints.

• Developed a printed version of job portfolio and reference list in order to increase

company marketing by providing a visual scope of work.

• Estimating capabilities include blueprint reading detail books, doing all take offs required

for the job bids, researching all cost of the bid, compiling job bid, finalizing bid

proposals, and submitting job bids.

Contract Negotiations

• Conducted negotiations with bankers, general contractors, and builders.

• Reviewed contracts, met with attorneys for review of contracts, finalized contract

negotiations and signed contracts.

DC Byers Company 1985-1988

Project Manager

• Managed the commercial restoration for a large 7 level parking structure at Wayne State

College.

• Secured structure and managed locations and placement of the hydro demolition unit.

• Superintendent/Foreman for 27 man crew, overseeing concrete placement company

laborers and finishers.

• Complied with noise and time constraints, job site safety in compliance with O.S.H.A.,

and operated heavy equipment.

• Completed project on time without late fines or noise fines.

• Managed logistics of compressors, fuel, equipment repairs, job site inventory, deliveries,

welders, engineers, inspections, and concrete delivery.

EDUCATION

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO May 2014

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration GPA: 3.55

Concentration: Management

Related Coursework: Managerial and Cost Accounting, Strategic Management

RELEVANT SKILLS

Technology Skills: SAP, Microsoft: Office, Word, Excel, Access, Integration and

PowerPoint

Language Skills: Intermediate Spanish, written and verbal language

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