Leadership

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ric-Man Construction Florida, Inc. 2015 – Present

Chief Operations Officer

Fru-Con Construction Corp (a division of Balfour Beatty), Virginia 2006 – 2015

Vice President & Member of BBi/Executive Board

Heavy industrial contractor specializing in the construction of waste/water projects throughout the U.S. responsible for all bidding and operational issues with complete profit/loss responsibility. He managed 80 project managers, engineers, superintendents and peak craft of 350. He was responsible for coordinating and facilitating with other division managers, vice presidents and the CEO, and the use of resources for pursuit of all business opportunities in the heavy civil/rail and wastewater arena throughout the country and Canada. Michael grew revenue from an average of $65M/year to $106M in 2013.

Ed Kraemer and Son, Wisconsin 2001 – 2006

Executive Vice President and COO

Heavy civil and marine contractor operating in 16 states. Complete profit/loss responsibility for construction division comprised of 190 engineers, managers, estimators and superintendents and peak craft of 1000. Design/build and conventional, hard dollar contracting in the heavy/highway, railroad and private industry. Grew company from $120M to $350M per year while increasing private work to 15% of revenue.

Cianbro Corporation, Maryland 1996 – 2001

Vice President & General Manager

Vice President and General Manager for heavy civil, marine and industrial contractor operating in 15 states from Maine to North Carolina. Michael was responsible for all operational and administrative functions for the Mid-Atlantic region, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. He had complete profit/loss responsibility and grew the region from $20M per year to $70M with staff of 68 salaried and 350 craft employees.

MCI Constructor, Virginia 1988 – 1996

Vice President

Arnold M. Diamond, New York 1984 -1988

Chief Estimator/Project Manager

EDUCATION

AAS Civil Engineering,
Nassau College, Garden City, NY
Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York – 1977-1981

CERTIFICATIONS

•  OSHA 10 Compliance Course
•  CPR/Medical First Aid
•  Confined Space Entry

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ric-Man Construction Florida, Inc. 2019 – Present

Sr. Project Manager

Estimates and management of Cured-In-Place Pipe Lining (CIPP) construction.

Muenchmeyer Associates, North Carolina 2019

Consultant/Training

Conduct NASSCO Certified ITCP-CIPP training; provide specialized training for the proper installation and evaluation of heat and light cured CIPP technologies to engineers and inspectors.

Michels Corporation, Connecticut 2017-2019

Senior Estimator; Pipe Services Division, East Coast

Responsible for identifying, evaluation, and estimating projects for the CIPP crews on the East Coast using traditional CIPP heat and UV cured lining, and spiral wound lining products and methods.

Heitkamp, Inc, Connecticut 2011-2017

Senior Project Manager, Pipe Services Division

Responsible for the implementation, development and management of the CIPP lining operations of the Pipe Services Division on the East Coast, including project acquisition, management and crew development. Responsible for the oversight and management of all PRD (Pipelining Rehabilitation Division) locations, which included Atlanta, GA, Gambrills, MD and Watertown, CT.

Insituform Technologies, Inc., Massachusetts 1994-2011

Field Engineer, Project Manager

Responsible for the management and operation of all aspects of CIPP projects assigned. Performed in the roles of Operations Manager, Field Engineer and Estimator; involving CIPP, Fold and Formed PVC, and Pull and Inflate CIPP pipe lining processes during the 17 years. Responsible for multiple crews, up to 30 employees. Projects managed on schedule and profitably.

Certifications

• NASSCO Board of Directors 2016-2019
• Certified NASSCO ITCP/CIPP Trainer
• Certified with the Coalition for Construction Safety, (CCS, Formally the MICCS’S)
• Nuclear Facility