EP 65: Bo Jones, Tru-Built Construction
Concrete Garb
Today, the Concrete Garb brings you Bo Jones with Tru-Built Construction. Bo is the President of Tru-built Construction who focuses on design and build solutions for commercial & residential projects such as renovations, custom homes, additions and remodeling. In addition to his full time job, Bo has been working on a project that will help increase your company's visibility to the next generation workforce...more importantly increasing the visibility of job seekers to different career paths. This project is called Tradegamz. The vision of tradegamz is to have a...
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Concrete Garb EP64: Bob Irwin aka Big Dog
Concrete Garb
Today we have a repeat guest, Mr. Bob Irwin. Bob was a guest on the Garb back in March of 2015 in episode #3. Bobs passion for the concrete flatwork industry is second to none and that's the reason to have him on the garb for another round. Now retired, Bob spent 39 years at Stephens and Smith, ending his career as the Flatwork department Vice President. Bob and I met in 2006 and soon learned Bob was very passionate about the concrete industry. Bob was President of the American Concrete Institute Nebraska Chapter in 2009 and in 2015. He has been a huge...
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Concrete Garb EP 63: Emmeline Watson, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Concrete Garb
As many of you know, this week is Women in Construction Week. "Women in Construction Week, celebrates and promotes the role of women in the construction industry. This year's theme, 'Many Paths, One Mission', celebrates the different pathways women have taken towards strengthening the success of women in the construction industry." Concrete Garb is doing its part by bringing you Emmeline Watson. Emmeline is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Nebraska within the Durham School of Engineering and Construction. Professor Watson started her career path in the...
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Concrete Garb Highlights 2022
Concrete Garb
For the first time ever, the Garb brings you some of our highlights of 2022. Happy New Year!
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Episode 61: Sarah Bryan, Women's Association of Concrete Professionals
Concrete Garb
Today, the garb brings you Sarah Bryan, Executive Vice President of Slurry Monster. Slurry Monster is the only dedicated, end-to-end slurry management company in the world, who can help you implement safe, efficient, and compliant methods of waste treatment. In addition, Sarah is also the founder & President of the newly formed, Women's Association of Concrete Professionals. Founded in 2022 by women in the concrete construction trades, the Women's Association of Concrete Professionals (WACP) was formed to be a place for women specific to the concrete industry to find resources to...
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Episode 60: Glenn White, The Gentle Giant
Concrete Garb
Glenn White has recently become in charge of Customer Relations at ready mix concrete company here in Lincoln Nebraska. Prior to his current role, Glenn was a Ready Mix Truck Driver for 40 years and has seen the city of Lincoln develop and grow largely in part from the materials he has delivered over the past 4 decades. If you have been placing concrete in Lincoln Nebraska for any amount of time, I'm sure you have a soft spot for Mr. white. Ladies and Gentleman, allow the Garb to introduce, Mr. Glenn White, the gentle giant! YOUTUBE:
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Episode 59: Josh Jones, The Career Academy
Concrete Garb
Today, the garb brings you Joshua Jones. Josh is the director of The Career Academy (TCA) here in Lincoln NE since 2020. Before being TCA's director, Josh spent 3 years as TCA's coordinator. Prior to joining TCA, Jones was assistant principal at Elliott Elementary School and a special education teacher at Lincoln Southeast High School. Before joining LPS, he held numerous leadership positions with Aurora Public Schools in Colorado. The Career Academy is a joint venture between Lincoln Public Schools and Southeast Community College. The goal of TCA is to provide...
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Episode 58: Greg Mulder, ICPA/IRMCA
Concrete Garb
Today, the garb brings you Greg Mulder. Greg is the Executive Director of the Iowa Concrete Paving Association and the Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association. Greg came to the ICPA/IRMCA in January of 2017 from the Iowa Department of Transportation, where he held many positions over the past 20 years and most recently the Director of Construction and Materials for IDOT. Greg holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University and is a registered professional engineer in Iowa. He has specialized in construction administration, construction process improvements,...
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Episode 57: Bev Garnant, American Society of Concrete Contractors
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Today, the garb brings you Bev Garnant with the American Society of Concrete Contractors. Bev is the current Executive Director for ASCC and will be retiring next month and the Garb thought it would be critical to get her story recorded. A graduate of Cornell College, Bev started her career at Widmar/Garnant & Associates in 1976, which was primarily operating in the Public Relations and Publicity sector. In 2003, she made her final career move to ASCC as their Executive Director. The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to...
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Episode 56: Andrew Schellpeper, Murray Custom Homes
Concrete Garb
Today, the Garb brings you Andrew Schellpeper with Murray Custom Homes. Andrew is a project manager for Murray Custom Homes and his job is to keep projects moving along efficiently. Keeping in direct contact with subcontractors regarding scheduling and payment. After the building process, Andrew works with the homeowners to ensure warranty items are addressed in a timely fashion. I was first introduced to Andrew 5 years ago through the Home Builders Association of Lincoln, otherwise known as HBAL. We have both been active members of HBAL and their committees such as Careers...
info_outlineWell, It's Construction Safety Week Garb fans! Today, the garb is going to keep this theme of safety by sitting down with our two Omaha Safety Coordinators, Mr. Steve Clasen and Mr. Mark Bruhnzel to finish off this week.
Steve Clasen is a Military Veteran with 28+ years of experience in the United States Army. Steve possesses a comprehensive background in personnel and operations management derived from conducting domestic and global operations in the United States, Germany, Somalia, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. He also possesses extensive knowledge in coaching, logistics and performance metrics. Steve also is the recipient of multiple awards for outstanding performance and professionalism.
Mark Bruhnzel has a construction background with 32 years of Masonry experience in and around Minnesota running jobs and managing crews. Mark has exceptional communication skills with proven results in communicating with diverse types of people of all backgrounds and educations levels. Before joining Stephens and Smith, Mark worked at the Mayo Clinic Campus as their Mason Foreman, overseeing maintenance, repair and remodeling of 28+ buildings.
Ladies and Gentlemen allow me to introduce Mr. Steve Clasen aka Safety Steve and Mr. Mark Bruhnzel aka ModRate Mark. Let's do this!