Michael Byers
Golden Valley,Arizona
Summary
Highly skilled, self-motivated professional with over 22 years of experience in construction and project management. Strong record of achieving on-time project completion while meeting quality requirements. Oversees construction projects to ensure high levels of quality and structural integrity, resulting in streamlined operations, increased safety, efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Maintains uncompromising focus on high-quality standards and continuous improvement of profits. Excellent communication, listening, and negotiating skills, with the ability to establish and maintain rapport with all levels of personnel, contractors, vendors, insurance companies, installation teams, engineers, subcontractors, tradesmen, inspectors, management, and clients. Proven background in project leadership, time management, organizational management, team building, planning, organizing, and strategic problem-solving. These skills consistently lead to client satisfaction and significant contributions to bottom-line results.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Class A CDL Driver
Alaska West Express
10.2023 - Current
- Endorsements include doubles, triples, tankers, and HAZMAT
- Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
- Kept in close contact with dispatch team to make quick route adjustments and add new stops.
- Accountable for the secure and efficient delivery of various goods, ranging from groceries, freight, and mail to substantial loads of drilling tools and equipment, construction equipment, and hazardous chemicals
- Kept accurate records of cargo delivery times and vehicle maintenance to provide documentation to dispatch for billing and inventory purposes.
- Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
Equipment Services Technician
ALASKA WEST EXPRESS
08.2023 - 10.2023
- Proficient in operating various equipment including excavators, wheeled loaders, backhoes, telehandler, skid steers, Taylor lifts, and dock forklifts
- Construct Containment Areas: built containment areas to EPA standards for tank farms (frac tanks and holding tanks) as well as full-scale mock-up tank farms with valve manifolds
- Customized Valve Manifolds: Tailored large pipe diameter valve manifolds according to customer specifications
- Completed preventive maintenance routines, documentation and procedures
- Assisted in mentoring junior technicians by providing guidance and directions.
- Collaborated with Management: Collaborated with management to devise innovative solutions to customer challenges
PRESIDENT / OWNER
OVER THE TOP ROOFING INC.
05.2012 - 08.2023
- Bottom-line start-up, organization, staffing, and construction management responsibilities encompassing all aspects of operations, to include, but not limited to: successfully increasing year-over-year sales surpassing $1 million in annual revenues in 2021; strategically building business relationships with local suppliers as well as with competing roofing contractors in the area; and accountable for ensuring accuracy of proposals for job costing and tracking process purposes as well as maintaining and managing multiple teams of 3 to 5; all of which resulting in highly profitable, efficient, streamlined, and smooth flowing construction operations
- Maintain relationships between clients, insurance companies, and product suppliers; successfully negotiated special material pricing with multiple suppliers to effectively remain highly cost competitive
- Perform effective time management and oversight of office staff administering payroll, business calls, scheduling, and warranties while continuing to work with the production team
- Schedule and attend weekly meetings both live or via video chat with the production team, clients, manufacturers, and suppliers
- Drive heavy community relations, involvement, and outreach providing a free roof to a family in need each year
- Recognized as 'Best of the Best' local business for multiple years - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022
JOB FOREMAN / LEAD INSTALLER / INSTALLER / LABORER
THOMAS ROOFING
06.2007 - 11.2011
- Responsibilities encompassed: managing teams of 5-10 professionals ensuring workload was properly distributed to meet deadlines; interacting with homeowners and material suppliers while demonstrating continuous reliable and high-quality installations; recognized for a keen ability to complete projects both safely and timely
- Accountable for vast safety protocols comprehension and compliance
- Promoted to Job Foreman and Lead Installer as a result of job performance excellence, industry knowledge, and a proven track record
INSTALLER / LABORER
V.T ENTERPRISES
10.2005 - 06.2007
- Responsible for ensuring all materials needed for projects were available on-site and demonstrated competent technical conversations to both team members and clientele base
- Successfully utilized outside industry connections to leverage the company to a position of working exclusively with 1 large investor
Education
Associate of Science - Networking
University of Phoenix-Online Campus
Phoenix, AZ01.2012
High School Graduate -
Whitefish High School
Whitefish, MontanaSkills
- Operations Management
- OSHA 30 certified
- Project Coordination
- Strategic Planning
- Project Pricing
- CRM Software
- Schematic reading
- Blueprint interpretation
- Machine operation
- Strategic planning
- Time management
Professional Development
- Licensed Montana Real Estate Agent - Realtor, 03/16, 07/22
- Construction Management-Supervisory Skills / Construction
- Waterproofing & Roofing, Specialty Coatings & Sealers
- Project Management
- Safety Training
Certification
- NSTC Unescorted - 08/22/2023
- TWIC - Exp 05/03/2029
- OSHA Certified
- Silica Safety, Lion Technology - 11/19/2024
- Hearing Conservation, Grainger - 09/17/2023
- Fall Prevention and Protection, Grainger - 09/17/2023
- Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness, Grainger - 11/23/2024
- Injury prevention for CMV Drivers, JJ Keller - 11/23/2024
- Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness Level, Grainger - 11-23-2024
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention, Grainger - 11-23-2024
- Hazard Identification and Assessment, 11/23/2024
Timeline
Class A CDL Driver
Alaska West Express
10.2023 - Current
Equipment Services Technician
ALASKA WEST EXPRESS
08.2023 - 10.2023
PRESIDENT / OWNER
OVER THE TOP ROOFING INC.
05.2012 - 08.2023
JOB FOREMAN / LEAD INSTALLER / INSTALLER / LABORER
THOMAS ROOFING
06.2007 - 11.2011
INSTALLER / LABORER
V.T ENTERPRISES
10.2005 - 06.2007
Associate of Science - Networking
University of Phoenix-Online Campus
High School Graduate -
Whitefish High School
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