JBU-CM Department
 
INTERVIEWING
COMPANIES

(Fall, 2009)


Texas AGC Interview Day

Letter explaining details Flyer

CM 2431 Internship A progress spreadsheet

Student Resumes, 2009/2010

Interview Packet Preparation for an on-site interivew Employer Hot-Button Issues

 

Summer Full-time     Company Contact Person
Yes Yes   King Enterprise Group
1060 West Kansas St
McPherson, KS  67460
620-241-3095
www.kingentgroup.com
Andy Gamble  (JBU alumni)

agamble@kingentgroup.com

Yes Yes  

HardHatJobs Inc
1200 Executive Drive East  
Suite 127A
Richardson , TX   75081

972/808-9200

www.HardHatJobs.com

Bill Stynetski 

bill@HardHatJobs.com

Yes Yes  

Nabholz Construction
3301 North Second Street
Rogers, Arkansas  72757                     479-636-5380

www.nabholz.com

Brian Palmer, Project Manager  (JBU alumni)
Brian_Palmer@NABHOLZ.COM

Yes Yes  

http://www.cogun.com/

Daryl L. Conklin

Director of Construction Services
Cogun, Inc.

330-549-5321  office

330-720-5728  cell

Yes Yes  

Flintco, Inc.  Springdale, AR
184 E. Fantinel Blvd.
Springdale, AR 72762
479-750-4565 (phone)
479-750-4690 (fax)

www.flintco.com

Brent Farmer

BFarmer@flintco.com

Yes Yes   QuesTec Constructors, Inc
Large mechanical contractor, 
  Columbia, Missouri

 

Scott Boyd

qcisboyd@socket.net

 

Yes Yes   Lusardi Construction Company
1570 Linda Vista Drive
San Marcos, CA  92078
760-744-3133
7600-744-9064 fax
(download inquiry letter:
  cover letter, page 1, page 2)

www.lusardi.com

William Tirschfield, 
   Operations Manager

btirschfield@lusardi.com

Yes Yes   PB2 Architecture/Engineering
Rogers, Arkansas
  (looking for project managers)

http://www.pb2ae.com/profile/location_rogers.php

Mark Knoner,
Project Manager
  (JBU alumni)

mark.knoner@pb2ae.com

Yes Yes  

National Home Centers
Springdale, AR 

  (sales, estimating, print readin)

(479) 927-5729 – Direct line
(479) 927-5790 - Fax

Nye L. Carnahan
Contractor Division Manager

carnahan@nhci.com

No Yes   Company doing rebuilding along the gulf coast;
  steel framed houses
Jacob Tankersly  (JBU alumni)
479-366-2726 Cell

tankersj@hotmail.com

Yes Yes   WalMart Stores, Inc.

WalMart internship info

www.walmart.com/careers

Rebekah Rodriquez,
  Design Manager  (JBU alumni)

Rebekah.Rodriguez@wal-mart.com

Yes No   Cantera Concrete Company
1803 SW Regional Airport Blvd., Suite #1
Bentonville, AR  72712

www.canteraconcrete.com

Ray Coughran
office:  479-273-1532
cell:  479-426-0515

rcoughran@canteraconcrete.com

Yes No   Walkcon, Ltd.
  (commercial contractor in Ft. Worth, Tx area)
Kristi Forsythe,
HR Administrator
(817) 514 7944

kforsythe@walkcon.com

Yes No   McMahon Bros. Custom Homes, Inc.
PO Box 7300
Springdale, AR  72766

www.mcmahonbros.com

Stephanie Ensinger
Director, Corporate Development
479-521-2611

stephanie@mcmahonbros.com

No Yes   Employment Resource Group, Inc.
3500 E. Destination Drive
Appleton, WI  54915
920-996-9700  ext.112
Looking for PM's, superint., estimators in Tulsa
  and OK City area

www.ergmri.com

Rich Hedman, 
   Construction Recruiter
920-216-6504

rich@ergsearch.com

No Yes   Florida general contractor

looking for entry level construction managers

Chip Leister, 
   Construction Recruiter

chipleister@yahoo.com

No Yes   The Hughes Agency
- looking for a Project Manager for a GC in the Little Rock area; work includes commercial bidding, estimating, job buyouts and purchase orders, along with scheduling

www.hughesstaffingagency.com

Susan Fricke
Professional Services Manager
The Hughes Agency
office 501-791-3303

fax    501-791-0091

susan@hughesstaffingagency.com

Yes No   CDI Contractors, Inc.
PO Box 552
Johnson, AR  72741

www.cdicon.com

Matt Bodishbaugh, Vice President

mbodishbaugh@cdicon.com
479-695-1020

No Yes   Lindsey Contracting, LLC
JDL Development, LLC
479-531-9846

http://www.lindsey.com/

Ben Shankle, General Operations Manager

bshankle@lindsey.com
479-531-9846

Yes No  

Skanska USA Building Inc.
253 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Direct Phone: 617 574 1456
Direct Fax: 866 422 6068
Mobile: 617 293 5720

http://www.skanskausa.com/index.asp

 

Dan Dudek,Senior Estimator  (JBU alumni)

dan.dudek@skanskausa.com

Looking for estimating positions

 

 

Maybe Yes  
Compton Construction Corporation
1802 North Washington
Wichita, KS 67201
Ph: 316-262-8885
F:   316-262-0080

www.comptonconstruction.com

Todd Hinshaw, Project Manager (JBU alumni)

thinshaw@comptonconstruction.com

 

No Yes   GBE Inc. (Gary Brandon Enterprises)
4285 N. Shiloh Suite 302
Fayetteville, AR 72703
PO Box 21
Springdale , AR 72765
479-751-7254
479-751-7624 FAX

Hotel construction in Montana (2), Idaho (3), Texas (2) and Nevada (1).

David Swain
dswain@garybrandon.com



 

No Yes   Professional Buildings, LLC

Building commercial at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

Sam Grubbs
573-216-0993
shubbs@probuildllc.com

 

No Yes   J2 Engineering Inc.
  (based in St. Louis; does military base construction)

(referred by Eric Greenhaw, JBU Advancement
   egreenhaw@jbu.edu )

Colonel (Ret.) Ernie Huse (JBU alumni)Program Manager
J2 Engineering Inc.
703-587-5236 cell

ehuse@j2-eng.com
 
Yes Yes   Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ)

www.dpz.com

 

Morgan Hooker
479-601-3085
leave message at 479-521-0040

 

No Yes   Abby Carpet
Fayetteville, Arkansas
479-631-2500
needs commercial flooring estimator
Ravi Kumar, Owner
(Chris Beckman contact: 479-899-3943)
Yes Yes   Shaw Construction
Colorado area

www.shawconstruction.net

Jeremy Reading  (JBU alumni)
SHAW CONSTRUCTION
Preconstruction Department
Phone: 970-242-9236, Ext. 258
Fax: 970-241-5618

jeremyreading@shawconstruction.net

No Yes   Allied Dominion Group, LLC,
Flower Mound (Dallas)

Contact: Jim Harvey

 

Contact:  Mike Myers  (JBU alumni) mmyers@sunamerica.com
VP Construction Services
SunAmerica Affordable Housing
           Partners, Inc.
3400 Waterview Parkway, Suite 220
Richardson, Texas 75080
972-238-7645 Ext 18
972-437-1871 Fax
214-215-8786 Cell
No Yes   Leffler & Heaney, Inc.
Renaissance Place
3601 Texas Drive
New Orleans, LA 70114
504.367.2904      504.367.2906 fax

multi-family renovations of affordable housing, ie. high rises and garden apartments. We have an immediate opening in New Orleans, La.

Tiffany Pumphrey

lefflerheaney@bellsouth.net

Please have interested applicants e-mail resumes to or fax to (504) 367-2906.

Yes Yes   Janacek Construction/Home Improvement
PO Box 173
Rogers, AR  72757
office: 479-621-0565,  fax: 479-621-8822
www.janacekconstruction.com
Tim Janacek, Owner
cell: 479-644-0569
Yes No Dee Brown Masonry, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
www.deebrown.com

We are currently working on numerous high-rise and mid-rise projects as well as the new Cowboy’s stadium; COO JBU alumni

David Rohlfs  (JBU alumni)
V.P. Estimating & Marketing
Dee Brown Inc.

davidrohlfs@deebrown.com

(214) 321-6443

     

PSA- Rebuilding Together is a growing national non-profit organization with over 220 affiliates in the United States. Our mission is to preserve affordable housing by bringing volunteers and communities together to rehabilitate the homes of low-income homeowners. (www.rebuildingtogether.org)

Rebuilding Together’s Capacity Corps has 44 positions available to work in grassroots Rebuilding Together affiliates.  Rebuilding Together – San Angelo has 3 opportunities. (www.rtsanangelo.org)CapacityCorps members will work 40 hours per week for 11 months. In return for their service, they receive around $1045 per month as a living stipend to cover basic living expenses (before taxes).  Other benefits can include: an education award of $4,725.00 (before taxes) upon completion of service to pay off student loans or apply towards more schooling), health insurance, childcare benefits, and a support network of other CapacityCorps members.  AmeriCorp members must be 18 or older. 

In addition to the many benefits of AmeriCorp service, we pay for our CapacityCorps members to attend trainings and orientation. Application process begins Monday, May 19, 2008.  Interviews will be held May through July 2008.  Positions begin September 8, 2008.   Please call Jessica Lowe, Director of National Service Programs, at 1-800-4-REHAB-9 to obtain an electronic application. More information on AmeriCorp is available at www.AmeriCorps.gov

Elizabeth Gaynor Little,

Executive Director,
Rebuilding Together - San Angelo, Inc.
National Affiliate Council Representative,
Region 7
138 W Concho San Angelo, TX 76903

T 325-657-8429  F 325-657-0079 1-866-731-7872

rebuildingtogether_sanangelo@yahoo.com

www.rtsanangelo.org

Yes Yes  

Allegis Group, Inc.: (Arkansas and Texas)
Aerotek has partnered with a national civil construction firm in need of skilled, hard working individuals with experience in concrete application and testing. This position will be responsible for running proctor tests and soil density testing in addition to concrete used in road and bridge construction. Applicant must have a clean driving record as some travel will be required. Equipment and vehicle will be provided, but applicant must have knowledge and ability to operate all tools efficiently and safely.

Lance Restum
lrestum@aerotek.com
Or call
501-708-0233 Direct line
501-708-0250 Main line
501-708-0280 Fax line

Yes Yes   Centurion Industries, Inc.
www.centurionind.com

Industrial construction, midwest

Barry Bender
Director, People Dept.

Centurion Industries, Inc.
1107 North Taylor Rd.
Garrett, IN.  46738

Ph: (888) 832-4466, Ext. 233
Cell: (260) 450-3307

Email: bbender@centurionind.com

Yes Yes

Hunt Construction Group

4099 McEwen, Suite 400

DallasTX    75244

Telephone:         972-788-1000

Fax:                      972-788-1302
www.huntconstructiongroup.com

Poss. Poss.   Ideal Homes
1320 North Porter
Norman, OK  73071
405-573-5615
www.ideal-homes.com
Kent Dahl, Material Estimator (JBU alumni)
405-520-0132 (cell)
kdahl@ideal-homes.com
No Poss.   KBR

We employ over 60,000 personnel overseas.  We are in need of Electrical Engineers and to a lesser degree those with a Construction Engineering degree.  If you have any personnel you would recommend, I would like to see their resume.  Our entry pay overseas is $165K with benefits.  This could be a great opportunity for those graduating from college and want some immediate experience in the field.

Rich Diddams, Deputy Principal Program Manager for Central Asia and the Middle East  (JBU alumni)
Deputy LCIII
KBR, Inc.
F-1 ID# 43382
APO AE 09344
Tel: 281-669-5599 (HQ)
      281-669-5196 (B-1)

      713-445-7331 (B-3)

Richard.Diddams@kbr.com

Yes Yes   The Sherwood Companies
www.sherwoodkansas.com

Roger E. McClellan
General Counsel - Director of Human Resources

The Sherwood Companies

P.O. Box 9163

3219 West May

Wichita, KS 67277

RogerM@sherwoodkansas.com

(w) (316) 943-0211

(f)  (316) 943-3772

Yes Yes   Adoflson and Peterson, Inc
(1 billion $/yr +/- company, nationwide)
www.a-p.com
Beth Archer, Campus recruiter
Kara Dillon, HR Director
Yes Yes  

RQ Construction (www.rqconstruction.com)

Location: Carlsbad CA (Northern San Diego, about 35 minutes North of Downtown)

Alumni: Jon Hustedt – Project Engineer

Contact: Either Jon Hustedt at hustedtj@jbu.edu or info@rqconstruction.com

Yes Yes  

Willis Construction (www.pre-cast.org)

             Location: San Juan Bautista CA (1 hour south of San Jose or 1 ½ hours south of San Francisco) letter with more info

Alumni: Tyler LaBelle was past intern.

            Contact: Tyler LaBelle at labellet@jbu.edu. 
Yes Yes   MW Builders of Texas, Inc.

www.mwbuilderstx.com.    position would specifically be for assisting me the Project Manager and to help with and learn about RFI's, Submittals, how to write and process POs, CO, and Subcontracts, along with how to process and check Pay applications and general construction accounting, plus help with quality control and safety inspections

Mike Marti
MW Builders of Texas, Inc.

mmarti@mmccorps.com
Site Location: 674 S. Royal Oak Parkway, Fayetteville, AR 72701
P: 479-966-4741
F: 479-966-4743

Yes Yes  

Tercon Construction LLC

13020 N Highway 71, STE 105

Bentonville, AR 72712
commercial construction; estimating, bidding

Ann Terrill

President

479-464-7775 O

479-464-7781 F

479-877-9998 C
ann.terrill@terconllc.com

Yes Yes   TL Services, Inc.
4733 Kibler Road
Van Buren,  AR  72956
479-474-7222 (o)

general contracting government work (VA hospitals)
Terry Looper, President / CEO
4733 Kibler Road
Van Buren,  AR  72956
479-927-0777 (c)
479-474-7222 (o)
479-471-7964 (fax)
terry.looper@tlservices.com
During
Semester
No  

CMC Construction Services
500 East Henri de Tonti
Springdale, AR 72762
Phone 479-306-4370

www.cmcconstructionservices.com

Chuck Stone, Sales
Phone 479-306-4370
Fax 479-306-4620
Mobile 479-445-4085
Toll Free 800-729-1150

Chuck.stone@cmc.com

Yes Yes   Crossland Construction Company, Inc.
1800 S.52nd Street
Rogers, AR  72758
479-464-7077 (phone)
479-464-7050 (fax)
Chris Schnurbusch, Division Manager
cschnurbusch@crosslandconstruction.com
Yes Yes   Turner Special Projects
2001 North Lamar, Suite 100
Dallas, TX  75202
214-721-8400 (phone)
214-721-8490 (fax)
Jerry Crawford, Operations Manager
jcrawford@tcco.com
Yes Yes   Riggs Companies
7537 West Mountain Road
Peoria, Arizona  85345
623-776-9449
www.riggscompanies.com

Mike Gelhar
HR/PR Admin
Riggs Companies
ph: 623-776-9449
fax: 623-344-2273
mikeg@riggscontracting.com

Yes no   Bleacher and grand-stand design/construction
Waco, Texas and Tampa, Florida
Richard L. Whiteman
Springdale, AR  72762
479-750-2024, 479-409-5534 (cell)
White1041@aol.com
No Yes   Foreign Service Construction Engineer
(http://careers.state.gov/specialist/opportunities/constructeng.html) for more information

Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is November 20, 2009.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and at least 20 years old to apply and at least 21 years of age to be appointed. By law, all career candidates must be appointed to the Foreign Service prior to the month in which they reach age 60.

We appreciate your interest in a career with the U.S. Department of State.

No Yes

Stevens
Do you know of any recent grads looking for work, or any graduating this semester?  We are looking for a solid assistant to help with RFI’s, QA/QC stuff, etc.  We need someone for at least until summer sometime (June/July 2010).
 

Jerry Gardner, Project Controls
Office: 724.873.1200
Cell: 412.862.7283

         
Summer Fulltime     Non-profit companies  
Yes Yes  

Construction Workers Christian Fellowship, better known around the world as "Hard Hats for Christ"

www.hardhatsforchrist.org

Dave Williamson, President  (JBU alumni)

(360) 423-5022

DaveW@hh4c.org

Yes Yes   Samaritan's Purse (Headquarters)
P.O. Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
Phone (828) 262-1980
Fax (828) 266-1053

Paid internships in Sudan- 3 month requirement

www.samaritanspurse.org

Chris Wulliman (Sudan projects) (JBU alumni)   spkauda@spafrica.org

Yes No   Interaction
Cuba 516, Col. Panamericana
Chihuahua, Mexico

www.interaction-mexico.com

Greg Tarrant, Director  (JBU alumni)

greg@interaction-mexico.com

 

Yes Yes   eMI
130 E. Kiowa, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO  80903

www.emiusa.org/intern.html

Danna Judish, PE
Director of the Intern Program

719-633-2078

Yes No   World Servants

http://www.worldservants.org/

 

looking for construction leaders here in the states to manage volunteer teams.

contact J.Caldwell for more details

Yes Yes   Wycliffe Associates
www.wycliffe.org
Ken Keisling
Director of Recruiting
Wycliffe Associates
ken_keisling@wycliffe.org
(843) 682-4752
Yes Yes   Tech Serve

PO Box 598 Greenbrier, AR. 72058
501- 679-2120
Fax  501- 679-2017

info@tech-serve.org

http://www.techserve.org/

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Jim Esson    850-473-0095
Wes Syverson  501-679-2120

construction@tech-serve.org

Yes No   HOPE FORCE INTERNATIONAL
 
Biloxi, Mississippi
Hurricane Katrina house rebuilding program
(letter explaining details)
Craig Snow snowc@hopeforce.org

 

Yes Yes   Next Step Ministries
740 W. WISCONSIN AVE, #226
MILWAUKEE, WI 53233        (608) 213-2650        
http://www.nextstepministries.com/
Nick Cocalus
Office: 608.213.2650
Toll Free: 866.534.2009
Yes Yes   Missionary TECH Team
www.TECHTeam.org
Richard L. Whiteman, Board of Trustees
500 Eastgate
Springdale, AR  72762
479-750-2024, 479-409-5534 (cell)
White1041@aol.com
         

 

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