Les Lenchner
Palm Harbor,Florida
Summary
Plumber, Pipefitter, Welder, Estimator, Project Management, (Previous) Business Owner to: $10,000,000.00 revenue per year through 2007. More recently a Real Estate Broker in Michigan until moving to Palm Harbor in 2017. Currently part time estimating and project management for a local contractor.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
President and Founder
L A Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
01.1986 - 01.2011
- $35,000,000.00 HVAC Service Work for the City of Detroit spanning an 8 year period
- Teamed as the managing entity with a minority contract holder
- I performed all aspects of the contract
- 4.5 M HP CB Boiler Installation Project, removing a portion of Wayne State University from district steam supply
- 4.75 M Lake Orion Middle School, complete mechanical “ground up” project
- 1.7M Redford Community Schools, School Renovation
- 2.5M L’Anse Cruise Schools, Renovation
- Secured $10,000,000.00 bonding line
- Purchase shop, and develop fabrication facility to support the field work
- Own substantial tools and equipment for plumbing and pipefitting trade
- Never borrowed money to operate while having over 2,000,000.00 A/R
- Performed “least cost routing” of all company operations
- Managed up to 55 employees plus sub-contractors
- Hands on all aspects of mechanical, electrical, and general construction
- Proficient in Word, Excel, Foundation & GEAC Advantage, (both are construction accounting software), Quickbooks, Dreamweaver, some Quick Pen, and many others
- Type near 60 WPM accurately
VP Construction Division
The Equitable Group
01.1989 - 01.1992
- Company Overview: family owned and operated strip center management company
- Ground up construction of 1,000,0000 Square Foot, Strip Center
- Various building additions to 60,000.00 square foot
- Many tenant build out’s for National and local tenants
- Removal of masonry bearing walls with new steel specialist
- Construction contracts, office management and procedures, contract negotiations, and real estate brokerage
- Family owned and operated strip center management company
Plumber / Pipefitter / Certified Welder
L A Plumbing & Heating
01.1976 - 01.1985
- Start up self employment as a Master Plumber
- Began with residential home remodel
- Progressed to new construction and multi-family
- Learned to weld and gained experience on small gas pipe jobs
- Progressed to subcontracting from larger mechanical contractors
- Progressed into boiler (repair and Install) and pipefitting trade
- Moved up to full service mechanical contractor
Education
Some Community College -
Farmington, MIHigh School Graduate -
Berkley, MI01.1971
Skills
- Leadership team building
- Organizational leadership
- Operational excellence
- Integrity and ethics
References
- Mr. Terry Roberts, Industrial Process Piping, retired, (810)-560-5861, The last three years I worked with IPP growing this company by estimating and securing several million dollar mechanical jobs.
- Mr. George Dobrowitsky, Lifelong friend, former business partner in the 70’s, former employee and current Chief Mechanical Estimator for Progressive Mechanical, Inc., (313) 418-5219
- Steven Alpert, Former employee, former estimator for the Limbach Company, and currently estimating for Walbridge Aldinger., (248) 996-0724
Hobbies and Interests
Worked my way up as a professional photographer, mostly nature with some portraiture, wedding, and studied product photography as well.
Licenses
- Master Plumber (and Contractor)
- Certified Backflow Preventer Tester
- Unlimited Mechanical License
- Boiler Installer 4B License 300,000#ph
- Boiler Repair IV – Unlimited (field erection)
- Boiler Re-Tubing
- Licensed Real Estate Salesman
- ASME Quality Control Manager
- “R” Stamp, National Board
- ASME “PP” “S” “U” Stamp Accreditation
- Certified, SMAW, GTAW, GMAW
Certification
City of Detroit Contractor and I know how they cheat their constituants!
ASME Accreditation
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel accreditation
ASME and AWS Certified Welder
Master Plumber
Licensed boiler installer
License boiler repairer
Unlimited mechanical contractor, AC/Duck/Fire Suppression/Piping.
Timeline
VP Construction Division
The Equitable Group
01.1989 - 01.1992
President and Founder
L A Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
01.1986 - 01.2011
Plumber / Pipefitter / Certified Welder
L A Plumbing & Heating
01.1976 - 01.1985
High School Graduate -
City of Detroit Contractor and I know how they cheat their constituants!
ASME Accreditation
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel accreditation
ASME and AWS Certified Welder
Master Plumber
Licensed boiler installer
License boiler repairer
Unlimited mechanical contractor, AC/Duck/Fire Suppression/Piping.
Some Community College -
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