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Kirk Sawyer

Prescott,AZ

Summary

As a seasoned General contractor and Business Owner of The Sawyer Builders LLC, having 42 years working in the trades, Leveraging expertise in craftsmanship skills, down to earth leadership, with a desire to impart to others what's been gained, will bring quality completions to projects and within budget. Having a hands-on approach in training and working with people will also help produce high quality results and help foster strong relationships in and outside the work place.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience

Work History

General Contractor/ Lic. Residential & Commercial

Self-employeed/ The Sawyer Builders LLC
04.1987 - Current
  • Create and oversaw project costs to fit clients budget.
  • Designing, planning and bidding of building projects.
  • Material costing, material purchasing, Over-saw material quality control, end replacement of sub- quality materials and workmanship, and of needed repairs.
  • Time completion estimates, and weekly payroll from 2 to 7 employees.
  • Hired and oversaw subcontractors to meet project needs.
  • Trained, taught,and motivated employees in construction skills for highest quality of work and safety. Working with each employee's individual strengths to improve areas of weakness.
  • Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully project completions.
  • Hands on with recruiting, hiring and training of employees.
  • Regularly inter-acted and consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal ideas and solutions to ensure end product is what the clients hoped for.
  • Interacted with customers to negotiated price and service and build connections and nurture relationships.

Contractor / Owner

The Sawyer Builders
04.1987 - Current
  • * June 2024 Completed a 2100 square foot, 3 bed 2 bath, two story, real log cabin. Including custom walk in showers, full kitchen, custom stairs with balcony, and 100Ft.q.ft. wrap around deck.
  • * June 2024 Poured a driveway with custom approach slope aprons and resolving water drainage issues.
  • * January 2024 Built a two car, 16Ft.sq. ft. Barndominium with second story living space.
  • * September 2023 A total historical house renovation to include the excavation and rebuilding of the foundation, adding a 900 sq.ft deck, adding a new exterior entrance, extending master bed, enlarging and remodeling entire kitchen, and extend roof over deck, and a complete bathroom remodel with custom tile work.
  • * August 2022 A two story 2300 sq.ft. total house remodel to include: building a new foundation under the existing house and resolving flooding issues with french drains at the base of the new footers, remove and rebuilt a collapsed 2nd story roof and chimney, two new decks, 2 kitchen remodels, fire place installations, extensive drywall repairs, new floors through out, and a new roof.
  • * March 2022 Built a 1300 sq.ft., 24 ft high deck, with 2 covered patio ares, requiring extensive engineering for wind sheer on all the pier foundations, hold downs, concrete pylons, and girder beams, complying with all building codes for a 'riparian wild life zone'
  • * May 2021 A living room- dining room extension to include bearing walls removed , and trusses to be re-engineered to carry the new & longer open spans, being built in place above the rooms.
  • * December 2021 Master bath complete remodel to include all new plumbing up grade with fixtures and custom tile through out. Designing and engineering stairs to join the downstairs to the loft; having to cut through the main structural support beams of the house and shore them up with a steel I beam. All custom trim on stairs and loft.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Commercial Aviation

Cochise College
Douglas, AZ
06.1982

Associate of Arts - Commercial Illustration

Utah State University
Logan
08.1979

Skills

    * Blue Print reading

    * Estimating

    * Excavating and equipment operator

    * Concrete: footers, stem walls, flat work finisher

    * Masonry: bricks, concrete blocks, stone

    * Framing: all aspects

    * Drywall: hang, tape, texture, patching

    * Trim Carpenter and custom work

    * Simple wiring: kitchen remodels& ad-ons, switches, lights, etc

    * Whole house plumbing and septic system installs

    * Painting

    * Stucco finishing

    * Roofing and roof repairs

Timeline

General Contractor/ Lic. Residential & Commercial

Self-employeed/ The Sawyer Builders LLC
04.1987 - Current

Contractor / Owner

The Sawyer Builders
04.1987 - Current

Associate of Applied Science - Commercial Aviation

Cochise College

Associate of Arts - Commercial Illustration

Utah State University
Kirk Sawyer