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HARDHATOSPREYUNF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT NEWSLETTER - 3RD EDITIONVOLUNTEERING WITH SEAMARK RANCHThe UNF Construction ManagementDepartment partnered with Chris Sheeand Mastercraft Builders Group tovolunteer at Seamark Ranch. SeamarkRanch is a nurturing Christian home forchildren that come from less fortunatebackgrounds. Chris Shee, chair of theAdvisory Board, and his companyMastercraft Builder Group built twonew homes on the Ranch. The UNFdepartment volunteered to frame, side,roof and paint two 8 feet by 8 feet wellhouses that will serve the new homes.UNF’s Construction Managementdepartment volunteered over the courseof six days to build the structures thathouse the pumps and water tanks for thenew homes. In total, 66 students, twoalumni, and three faculty members put ina total of 420 hours on the project. Theproject was headed by Dr. Hargis; Dr.Sorce and Dr. Malek also worked on theproject. Numerous clubs were involvedincluding Women in Construction(WIC), Associated Builders andContractors (ABC), National Associationof Home Builders (NAHB), and theSigma Lambda Chi Honor Society.The walls were prebuilt at UNF over athree-day period. They then transportedthe walls to Seamark Ranch, stoodthe walls up and attached them to thefoundation. After this, they installed therafters and roof decking. Finally, thestudents sided, shingled, and painted thebuildings. This was a great opportunityfor the students to experience somehands-on learning and for the UNFConstruction Management Departmentto give back to the community that itserves.02LETTERS FROM OUR CHAIRS03WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTIONCLUB04ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS05ASSOCIATED BUILDERSAND CONTRACTORS CLUB06CONSTRUCTIONEXTRAVANGAZA07STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ANDSTUDY ABROAD08ENTREPRENEUR ANDALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS10SCHOLARSHIP WINNERSAND HARD HAT BANQUETU N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TSPRING 2019PAG E 1
CLUB UPDATESLETTER FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR CHRIS SHEEI am humbled by the opportunity toserve as Chairman of the Advisory Board forthe Construction Management Departmentat the University of North Florida for the2018-2019 school year. It’s hard to believethat 19 years ago, I was about to head intomy last semester at UNF having no ideathat my path would lead me into a careerin homebuilding nor would I ever dream ofbeing involved in this capacity with the University. It’s been a great honor to serve asa member of the Advisory Board and evenmore so as Chairman.Six years ago I was asked to serve on theboard by a fellow homebuilder, Glenn Layton, and one of our trade partners, DavidHacker. I knew nothing about the role;however, I knew if these two guys whom Ihave utmost respect for had their hearts init, then so should I. I quickly accepted theopportunity with the main goal of helping students absorb many of the lessons Ilearned “growing up” in the industry andbeing a mentor to any student that genuinely wanted / needed one.My first year was spent trying to figureout the role of the Board. The second yearI became Chair of the Student CompetitionCommittee. In helping prepare the studentsfor the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) competition, their passion tolearn about our business and industry wasvery intriguing. I realized that I could helpthese students start their careers with a morewell-rounded foundation of knowledge thatI wasn’t privy to in hopes that they wouldbe better business women and men for theircompanies. Having worked with every teamover the past 5 years, I know that all of thosestudents have a “leg up” compared to mostof their classmates because of the hard workthey put into the competitions. It’s a badgeof honor I will always be able to wear knowing that I was able to make a small difference in their education. I’m so thankful forGlenn and David reaching out to me andgetting me involved with such a great groupof students and industry leaders.The advisory board serves many differentroles from industry integration, curriculumreview, outcome assessments, and leadingand/or supporting the student competitions. We are also always looking for guestlecturers for various topics depending onthe curriculum for the semester. If you haveany interest in serving on the Board, being aguest lecturer, bringing students to a jobsite,or any other piece of Time, Treasure, or Talent you’re able to offer, please let us know byemailing Marc Kaiser at marc.kaiser@unf.edu. It’s very rewarding to get involved andI know you’ll find the same. SWOOP!CHRIS SHEEUNF CMAB CHAIRWOMEN IN CONSTRUCTIONWomen In Construction (WIC) has been very active inthe 2019 spring semester. The club had a bowling night onFebruary 12 at Bowl America. The students were able tonetwork with professionals and other students. On February26, they hosted Samantha Leonard as their guest speaker.Ms. Leonard is an assistant project manager at Haskell,and she came to speak about the construction projectdelivery methods and the typical construction projects thatHaskell delivered. On March 2, WIC had the opportunityto partner with the ABC club to participate in BuildersCare Day community service project. They went to a localJacksonville home and helped the owner of the home paintthe interior walls and work on other construction in thehome. WIC also had the opportunity to do two site visitswith Summit Contracting Group on March 8 and April12. Advisory board member, Tacy McGinty, was able toshow the students the stages of their current neighborhooddevelopment project. On April 5, they took a free trip to aJumbo Shrimp baseball game to network with professionalsand other students. On April 6, along with the other studentclubs, they volunteered at Seamark Ranch to build structuresto houses the pumps and water tanks. WIC had a very activesemester, and the department is excited to see what the clubhas planned for the fall semester.Bowling NightBuilders Care DaySummit Site VisitMESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR DR. MAG MALEKTheConstructionManagementDepartment at the University of NorthFlorida is dedicated to lighting the firesof education for every student in ourdepartment. We invite you to explore ourwebsite to learn about the extraordinarywork that is being done by individualsand corporate partners to improve theachievement and performance of thestudents, whether it is at school or theirworkplace, to best serve the constructionindustry.Our department has grown exponentiallyover the years. Today’s students enjoyexperiential learning opportunities andclose interactions with faculty and industryleaders, through internship opportunities inthe industry and hands-on activities.Ourconstructionmanagementgraduates at the bachelor’s, and soon at themaster’s degree levels, have the umber onein-state employment rates in the entire StateUniversity System of Florida. We have 100percent placement with an average firstsalary of 60k for newly B.S. graduates in ourfield.We take great pride in our students, andare particularly honored by their annualaccomplishments in various competitions.The UNF CM department supports itsstudents through professional developmentand student clubs that compete on aregional and national level, and also throughstudy abroad opportunities that range fromcountries around the five continents to localendeavors in Jacksonville. These multifaceted experiences enable our studentsto better shape their future and enhanceour ability to serve our local constructionindustry.We look forward to helping our studentsachieve their academic and career goals!Once again, welcome and thank youfor your interest in the ConstructionManagement Department of the Universityof North Florida.MAG MALEKPROFESSOR AND CHAIRU N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TCOMMERCIAL SERVICESDESIGN-BUILDCOMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTIONHOME GENERATORSCOMMERCIAL GENERATORSRESIDENTIAL SERVICESPARKING LOT LIGHTINGHOME AUTOMATIONLOW VOLTAGE SOLUTIONSSPRING 2019PAG E 2U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TSPRING 2019PAG E 3
ADVISORY BOARDMEMBERSCLUB UPDATESUniversity of North Florida’s ABC Student Chapter, affiliated with Associated Builders and Contractors’ Florida First Coast Chapter,earned national honors during the annual Construction Management Competition at the ABC Convention 2019 in Long Beach, California,on March 24-28th. Dr. Hargis went with a five-person team (Luke Collignon, Asher Forsyth, Emma Svantesson, Justin Terrell, and TeddyRobinson), one of 21 assigned to complete the same construction management project over two days. The Ospreys continue to punch abovetheir weight and placed second overall in Quality Control, making this the second year in a row that the that the team has placed nationally.“UNF’s Construction Management program is competing and winning in national competitions among the best CM programs atuniversities across the US,” explained ABC Chapter President Karin Tucker Hoffman. “They are showing the rest of the country whatthe industry has known for years here in northeast Florida: UNF has a top-notch program that is attracting and educating really talentedstudents.”The project for this year’s competition focused on the District Edgewood High School Event Center and Sports Complex, a new14,202-square-foot, single-story event center building in West Covina, California. The project’s site improvements included the demolitionof an existing 25x25 meter pool, decksand buildings, and the installation of acompetition pool and aquatics facilities.The team would like to extend theirspecial thanks to Dave Campbell atBalfour Beatty, Mark Van Landinghamand his team at Haskell, and John Bowlesat Stellar for their support and feedbackduring the competition.ALEX ACREEPROJECT MANAGERMATTHEWS DESIGN GROUP, INC.LAUREN ATWELLVICE PRESIDENTPETTICOAT-SCHMITT CIVIL CONTRACTORSSTEWART GREENOWNER’S REPRESENTATIONCBREALEX HEPLERDIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTIONTHE VESTCOR COMPANYTACY MCGINTYDIVISIONAL MANAGERSUMMIT CONTRACTING GROUPSTEVEN MERTENSENIOR VICE PRESIDENTTOLL BROTHERS INC.LON NEUMANDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSAJAX BUILDING CORPORATIONKEVIN POWELLDIRECTOR OF PRECONSTRUCTIONLIVE OAK CONTRACTINGJAMES PYLEPRESIDENT & CEOLANDSOUTH CONSTRUCTIONCHRIS SHEECMAB CHAIR & MANAGING MEMBERMASTERCRAFT BUILDER GROUPEVENDER SPRADLINSENIOR VICE PRESIDENTBATSON-COOK COMPANYGORDON STEADMANVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTDANISMARSHALL STOWERSPROJECT MANAGERMILLER ELECTRIC COMPANYDAVE CAMPBELLSENIOR PROJECT MANAGERBALFOUR BEATTYMATT TREADWELLPROJECT MANAGERBARTON MALLOWABC PLACED 2ND IN QUALITY CONTROLCHRIS COBBMANAGING PARTNERCOBB & GONZALEZ, P.A.DAVID YENCARELLICHIEF OPERATING OFFICERAMERICAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTINGTIM CONLANCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERAULD & WHITEFrom left to right:Tony Rader, Teddy Robinson, Dr.Craig Hargis, Luke Collignon,Emma Svantesson, JustinTerrell, Asher Forsyth, TommyMacCabe, Hans EricksonW E PR O U D LY S U PP O R TT H E U N F CO N S T R U C T I O NM A N AG E M EN T D EPA R T M EN TMARK VAN LANDINGHAMDIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTIONHASKELLCRAFTSMANSHIPCHOICECUSTOMER SERVICECOMMUNITYU N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TSPRING 2019PAG E 4U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TSPRING 2019PAG E 5
CONSTRUCTION EXTRAVANGAZAOUTSTANDING STUDENT SPOTLIGHTDAVID BALDWINFEBURARY 26TH MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEThe Construction Managementprogram had their first ConstructionExtravanganza. The Extravanaganzakicked off with the men’s basketballgame sponsored by Whiting Turner.The construction managementprogram gave away 500 hardhatsat this event. The Ospreys men’sbasketball team beat the StetsonHatters by 10 points thanks to theprotection from the constructionhats and Whiting Turner.HELPING BUILD ASUSTAINABLE WORLDFEBURARY 27TH EMPLOYER SHOWCASEThe Spring 2019 Computing,Engineering&ConstructionEmployer Showcase was anotherrecord-breaking event. In attendancewere 558 students and alumni, upfrom 471 last spring. Employerparticipation rose to 135 registeredcompared to 122 last spring. TheCollege’s Career DevelopmentCenter hosted the event withsupport from faculty, studentsand our outstanding student clubsand organizations. Specifically, theFEBURARY 27THcollege’s National Society of BlackEngineers (NSBE), Women InConstruction (WIC), and otherSTEM-focused student clubs cameout to support as volunteers. TheUniversity of North Florida wouldlike to thank all of the employersthat attended this event and supportour students continuously year afteryear. The next event will be held onThursday, October 3. To register justcontact Scott Curry at Scott.Curry@unf.edu.STUDY ABROAD904-354-8281www.argos-us.comITALYCan you spot the osprey?ALUMNI SOCIALDr. James Sorce and students from theConstruction Management programtook a trip to Italy for spring break.The trip started off in Rome wherethey visited the Colliseum and theRoman Forum. They then went toNaples and visited historical castles.Next stop was Pompeii where theyvisited the Ruins of Pompeii. Theythen went to Florence and saw St.Mary’s Cathedral (the dome). Nextstop was Pisa, and the picture on theright shows them posted in front ofthe Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tripended in Venice. This trip countedas an elective, and the students wereable to study structures and buildingtechniques of buildings in Italy withhistorical significance.Immediately after the showcase, theAlumni Social was hosted at Firebirdsin Town Center. The event wassponsored by Batson Cook. This wasa great opportunity for graduatingseniors to network with alumni andfor past graduates to catch up witheach other. The Alumni Social wasa huge success with over 60 alumnicoming out to the event. Overall,the Construction Extravaganza was agreat success and the program thankseveryone who particpated in andsupported the event.U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N THello! My name is David Baldwin and I am asenior studying Building Construction. I have aprevious degree in psychology and am an ASE certifiedmaster auto technician, which carried me through therecession. In 2016 I knew it was time to make a moveand enrolled in Summer 2017. Going back to schoolis a challenge but I have no regrets as this program haschanged my life. We are very fortunate to be enteringthis industry at such an exciting time of growth!During my time at UNF, I have been involved withthe ABC Club and Sigma Lambda Chi honor societyand had the opportunity to intern at The HaskellCompany. Upon graduation, I will work full time andcontinue learning everything I can about constructionand project management. I’m particularly interestedin sustainable building practices, as well as improvingefficiency in the field using technology.SPRING 2019PAG E 6U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TSPRING 2019PAG E 7
OSPREY ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT CAMERON SHOUPPECameron Shouppe was born and raised in the greaterJacksonville area. He graduated from the University ofNorth Florida with a bachelor’s degree in constructionmanagement. He began his career as a superintendent ata local major Jacksonville contracting company. In twoyears, he worked his way to vice president of ResidentialConstruction. It was through this experience that he methis current partner, Sean Shapiro. The young entrepreneurswere in business together flipping houses in the greaterJacksonville area when they recognized a gap in the localconstruction and remodeling market.Shouppe launched Reliant Roofing in 2015 with hispartner, Sean, with one crew and little more than bighopes to create and maintain a “side” income. The modestidea paid off — handsomely. Now with 60 employees,the majority of whom are homegrown and fully trained,Reliant is rolling. Thus far, 2018 has been the company’smost successful year yet, with more than 1,000 completedroof replacements that generated more than 12 millionin revenue. That was good enough to crack the RoofingContractor’s 2018 Top 150 Roofing Contractors List forthe first time. The year-over-year growth of 59% from2016 to now was an unexpected surprise, but helpedput the company potential into perspective for CameronShouppe.Shouppe’s number one goal is to provide ReliantRoofing customers with the utmost service andprofessionalism, from the first consultation all the wayto the finished product. He strives daily to make ReliantRoofing the gold standard in the industry. Throughhis hard work and that of his partner Shapiro, ReliantRoofing was voted one of the best places to work in 2017and 2018 by the Jacksonville Business Journal. Reliantwas also voted one of the top 100 best places to work inFlorida by the Florida Trends Magazine.YOUNG ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT KAYLA ROSSKayla (Burtner) Ross is an alumna from the Universityof North Florida. She graduated in December 2016with Magna Cum Laude honors from the ConstructionManagement program. During her time at UNF, sheenjoyed attending club meetings for the NAHB, ABC,and ASHE Chapters. Kayla was very honored to havereceived the Elkins, Terracon and ASHE scholarships tosupport her education with UNF.To further pursue her knowledge of the industry,she started an internship with Superior Constructionin their Jacksonville division in Fall 2014. She workedon Phase II of the SR 9B project with the surveyingteam which helped build her understanding of fieldoperations. Later in 2015, she worked in Superior’sestimating department.A few months before graduation, she accepted a fulltime job as a Field Engineer with Superior.Kayla is currently working to close out the SR 223Trucking Bypass in Starke, Florida this summer.Afterward, she will be moving to a 180 million dollarproject in Green Cove Springs, Florida.U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TSPRING 2019PAG E 8RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTIONThere is one industry that willalways be needed: construction. Recentdata shows that as of 2019, 10.6 millionpeople work in construction, withresidential construction growing fasterthan any other sector. This workforceaccounts for 7% of the U.S. labor force,a steady increase since 2011.The National Association ofHome Builders (NAHB) is a nationalorganization that strives to protectthe American Dream of housingopportunities for all, while workingto achieve professional success for itsmembers who build communities,create jobs and strengthen oureconomy. Each year, NAHB’s membersconstruct almost 80% of the newhomes built in the U.S.NortheastFloridaBuildersAssociation (NEFBA) is the regionalversion of NAHB. NEFBA is Florida’slargest builders association. Theirprimary goal is to improve the qualityof life for the citizens of NortheastFlorida. They focus on governmentrepresentation, meeting industryneeds, and community outreach.The UNF Construction ManagementDepartment is fortunate to havesome NEFBA members serve on theConstruction Management AdvisoryBoard. NEFBA members also providesite visits and guest lecturers for variouscourses and work with the UNF NAHBStudent Chapter.Both NAHB and the localNEFBA chapter help provide UNFConstruction Management studentswith a head start into learning aboutopportunities and careers in theresidential construction industry. Tolearn more about either organization,you can visit www.nahb.org or https://secure.nefba.com department has many opportunitiessuch as the Associated Buildersand Contractors (ABC) club andWomen in Construction (WIC) clubthat do regular site visits to bothresidential and commercial locations.In addition, the students are exposedto both commercial and residentialpractices throughout the constructionmanagement curriculum.U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TSPRING 2019PAG E 9
Building More Than Ideas. Building Careers.SCHOLARSHIP WINNERSBRADLEY CAPLEAMERICAN ELECTRICALCONTRACTINGSCHOLARSHIPDAVID BALDWINMILLER ELECTRICSCHOLARSHIPAs specialists in Multifamilyand Senior Livingconstruction, we are alwayslooking for talented, drivenconstruction professionalsto join our team.ANTHONY CONNORJB COXWELL SCHOLARSHIPEMILY KNOXMARIETTA SANDSCHOLARSHIPSKYLAR CRAFTSBOLD HOMES SCHOLARSHIPFall 2018 Scholarship Winners:American Society of Highway Engineers(ASHE) Scholarship - Juliette LaukASHE Bob Burleson Scholarship: Meredith SmithConstruction Management Advisory Board (CMAB)Scholarship - Richard Lein and Kaelin QueenElkins Scholarship - Kayla LakatosHaskell Scholarship - David BaldwinHoresh Tiwari Scholarship - Jorge CantuLandsouth Scholarship Fall - Ryan Donnelly and Kayla LakatosLandsouth Scholarship Fall & Spring Kenneth Taylor and Anthony ConnorStellar Scholarship - Emma Svantesson and Thomas Collins*Fall Scholarship winner pictures can be found in the Fall 2018 editionHARD HAT BANQUET 2019We frequently hire for the following positions:This year’s Hard Hat Banquet washeld on Thursday, April 18th at Topgolf.The Hard Hat Banquet is an annual eventheld to highlight the graduating seniors’achievements throughout their academiccareers.During the event the classvaledictorian, salutatorian, and studentselected superlatives such as “Most likely tobuy a truck with their first paycheck” and“Most likely to switch from commercial toresidential” were recognized. The event issponsored by industry partners who hosteach table to allow industry representatives,graduating seniors, and professors theopportunity to mingle and celebrate theaccomplishments.The keynote speaker was Aaron Bowman,the Senior Vice President of BusinessDevelopment for the JAXUSA Partnership.He spoke about leadership and the growingamount of local job opportunities inconstruction. The event was emceed by thedepartment Chair, Dr. Mag Malek, with theinterim Dean of the College of Computing,Engineering, and Construction, Dr. ChipKlostermeyer introducing the guest speaker.Advisory Board Chair and MastercraftBuilders Group CEO, Chris Shee,recognized Richard Lein as the recipient ofthe Construction Management AdvisoryBoard scholarship for the 2018-19 schoolyear. Tim Conlan, Chief Operating Officerof Auld & White, announced the studentsuperlatives.The department would like to thankthe industry sponsors for their continuoussupport of the program. The Platinumsponsor was Summit Contracting. The Goldsponsors were Landsouth Construction,Danis, Miller Electric Company, andAmerican Electrical Contracting, Inc.The Silver sponsors were Ajax BuildingCorporation, Auld & White Constructors,and Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors,Inc. The Hard Hat sponsors were MastercraftBuilder Group and Construction Specialtiesof North Florida.U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H F LO R I DA CO N ST R U C T I O N M A N AG E M E N TSPRING 2019PAG E 1 0Project SuperintendentAssistant SuperintendentProject EstimatorProject ManagerProject AdministratorInterested in any of the listed positions or seeking information aboutour Internship Program? Reach out and submit a resume to:hr@landsouth.comwww.landsouth.com 904.273.6004
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