When Stafford isn't at work, he enjoys a good game of golf, NASCAR and
traveling with his wife ... interior and exterior finish drawings and completed
traditional.
Under Construction
Hooked on Safety
Prefabrication, BIM, IPD, lean construction fully underway.
Small changes improve safety. PAGES 8-10
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Ins and Outs AN EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION OF KHS&S-WEST COAST
KHS&S Brings Las Vegas-Style Casino to New York City with Resorts World KHS&S was a winner all the way to the finish line on Resorts World Casino New York City pages 6 & 7
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KHS&S is using a Sokkia total station to improve the accuracy of layout in projects.
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ESOP News ESOP Association Recognizes KHS&S for Best ESOP Event in 2011 KHS&S was recently recognized for its commitment to ESOP by hosting an annual meeting that brought employee owners together in a creative way. The ESOP Association California/Western States Chapter awarded KHS&S with its 2011 Best ESOP Event award in October. The award is for an ESOP company that holds an event that demonstrates its commitment to employee ownership. KHS&S received the recognition for its 2011 employee meeting, Get on Board, which it hosted Aug. 18 at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California. As an invitation to the event, KHS&S sent all employee owners a “boarding pass.” More than 165 employees attended. The company also flew employees who lived outside the Anaheim area to the Southern California area so they could attend. The meeting was in an airplane hangar, creating the perfect atmosphere for the meeting’s theme.
During the event, special guest Colleen Barrett, president emeritus of Southwest Airlines, gave a presentation about the Southwest family and what being an ESOP company means to them. KHS&S principals also spoke about KHS&S’ future and asked ESOP members to “get on board as we navigate through this economic downturn.”
In the News Scenario VPD Featured in ENR California The benefits of using the integrated project delivery system developed by Scenario Virtual Product Delivery are outlined in a story on ENR California’s website. The story highlights how the software can bring design and construction teams together to improve overall efficiency. The software integrates data from multiple Architecture/Engineering/Construction software solutions, including Autodesk products, into a single BIM web-accessible dataset to reduce clashes and errors before construction begins. Representatives from two Scenario VPD clients praise the IPD system in the story. Paolo Hilario, Scenario’s director of product development, and Bruce Holleran, Scenario’s director of Marketing, were also interviewed. ENR California has more than 25,000 readers. The story will be published in the March issue of the print magazine.
KHS&S in Walls & Ceilings Magazine KHS&S was awarded in December with an Excellence in Construction award in the Metal Framing category from Walls & Ceilings Magazine for the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. A photo of the interior of the Cosmopolitan was featured on the cover.
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KHS&S was featured in Walls & Ceilings Magazine.
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You’ve Been Framed Rod Lee
Jim Stafford
Corporate Controller
Senior Vice President Field Operations
As an accountant, Rod Lee’s main work product typically remained on a piece of paper, represented by neat rows of numbers showing the inflow and outflow of dollars. But at KHS&S, where he is the West Coast’s new corporate controller, those numbers have taken on a new dimension. He joined KHS&S in December. “When your specialty is finance, you don’t have a lot of opportunities to make things or change the landscape Rod Lee, who has more than 20 years of the world,” Lee says. “You experience in accounting, joined KHS&S in either go into a Wall Street December. finance company or CPA firm. Your product is a piece of paper. “In construction, you can say you work for a company that built that bridge or building. That’s the result of my efforts, too. You can see a product at the end of the day.” Although the job responsibilities of this newly-formed position are still evolving, Lee has mainly focused on special projects, such as cost and revenue analyses for KHS&S projects. Lee earned his accounting and business degree from University of Southern California more than 21 years ago, and has been a certified public accountant for 17 years. He mainly focused on healthcare and manufacturing, and was CFO of a steel company before joining KHS&S. In his spare time, his life revolves around his two sons, ages 12 and 15. He also builds outdoor wood furniture and enjoys outdoor sports. We welcome Lee to KHS&S, where he’s working with project leaders to build new ways to make projects more profitable.
Jim Stafford, who helped open the Concord office in 1998, is realigning field operations for KHS&S.
The words on the framed pictures hanging in Jim Stafford’s office say it all: One says “Perseverance,” the other, “Success.” Both words define Stafford, who persevered in the construction industry and became a major success. As Stafford heads into his 42nd year in construction, he reflects on a day in 1970 when he set foot on his first construction job – The Bank of California in Van Nuys. “I started in the field by cleaning up on the job site,” Stafford says. “Back then, they
called me the gopher and clean-up kid.” His first job was intimidating, and a 90-minute drive each way. But he persevered and asked the job foreman if he could tackle other jobs. “That foreman took me under his wing and trained me,” Stafford says. Eventually, Stafford studied carpentry and opened a drywall business. In 1998, he and Mark Gill opened the KHS&S office in Concord. Now, as senior VP of field operations for KHS&S-West Coast, Stafford is helping the company overcome the slumping construction industry by realigning operations and making sure each field position is filled with the right person. When Stafford isn’t at work, he enjoys a good game of golf, NASCAR and traveling with his wife of 39 years, Annabel. He and Annabel have two adult children. In case you haven’t noticed, Stafford also enjoys a good joke. “I’m a practical joker,” he admits. “I play jokes on all my family, but you have to be careful.” His jokes, though, never got in the way of the two words that guided his career – perseverance and success.
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KHS&S Brings Las Vegas-Style Casino to New York City The Las Vegas office provided design assistance on all interior and exterior finish drawings and completed traditional construction and themed elements throughout the existing four-story structure that was gutted and abated before new construction began. KHS&S formed a joint venture with Donaldson Interiors, New York, to complete the project. Donaldson’s scope included interior framing, drywall, taping and millwork fixtures. “KHS&S craftsmen worked on every inch of every floor,” Martin says. The casino includes gaming areas, restaurants, a convention center, lounges, porte-cochère, a parking garage, administrative offices and an exterior enclosure. “In horse racing, a photo finish makes a race exciting,” he says. “This project was like that – even though our start was delayed, we finished the first phase by a nose.” KHS&S completed the first phase of the project Oct. 28, and the second phase by mid-December, two months ahead of schedule. “By finishing earlier than scheduled, the owners could open the additional casino, which in turn increases their revenue,” says Joe Gunter, senior project manager. The casino collected gaming revenues of $89.9 million through Dec. 31, after being open less than three months. KHS&S craftsmen worked two shifts, seven days a week for about five months to help the casino open early, Gunter says.
KHS&S Plays Key Design-Assist Role In its design-assist role, KHS&S had a major influence on the project’s interior design drawings and finishes. “We helped complete the architectural and interior design drawings, especially the finishes,” Gunter says. “We completed nearly all the call-outs, which specify the finish and color. In all, we purchased more than 100 different types of wall coverings from all over the world.” The project team met weekly with the project architects, JCJ The center bar at Resorts World Casino New York City gives casino patrons a cool place to rest with its Architects, to discuss the finishes and finalize the specifications unique architectural touches. KHS&S completed the framing, drywall, ceilings, columns, wood soffits and a for paint colors and wall coverings. The project features back-lit fabric ceiling panel in the bar. Craftsmen also completed a one-of-a-kind custom wall system. numerous Las Vegas-style high-end finishes, metal and glass decorative handrails and high-end ceiling tiles. KHS&S also completed a significant amount of value engineering to KHS&S was a winner all the way to the finish line on reduce the project’s overall cost. “We value engineered everything from Resorts World Casino New York City, a casino with all the Venetian plaster and handmade murals to the millwork and exterior finishing system,” Martin says. glitter and glam of a Las Vegas casino. The casino is also called a racino because it’s integrated with the Aqueduct, a 118-year-old racetrack in Jamaica, N.Y. It’s the first casino ever built in New York City and project owner Genting Malaysia’s first project in the United States. “This was a major project on a fast-paced schedule that required a great deal of coordination and oversight,” says Shawn Martin, regional vice president, Las Vegas.
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Architectural & Themed Features Add Wow to Project KHS&S’ skills as accomplished craftsmen show on several striking architectural features, including a fiber-optic sky in the main entrance and a bubble wall in the first-floor center bar. “We completed a mural of constellations on the ceiling that shows what the sky looked like on Oct. 28, the day the first floor casino opened,” Martin says. “Our craftsmen designed, installed and painted the mural, then installed fiber optics to light the stars.”
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KHS&S craftsmen faced a far greater challenge when completing a one-ofa-kind custom wall system at the highly themed center bar. The original plans called for a backlit radius wall made of wood and acrylic. “We discovered that you can’t bend wood in all those directions, so we made the wood portion of the panels out of a medium density fiberboard, and covered it with a wall covering from Japan that looks like wood,” Gunter says. Craftsmen then installed round pieces of acrylic to curved panels, earning the feature the name “bubble wall.” As part of the custom-designed wall system, KHS&S designed and installed a fiber-optic lighting system that lights the round acrylic bubbles from the back.
Quality Control Becomes Priority Because KHS&S subcontracted portions of the work in a market where it’s never completed a project, team leaders put stringent quality control measures in place. “We brought foremen and superintendents from our KHS&S offices to supervise the work to make sure the quality met our high standards,” Gunter says. “Right before the casino opened, we brought in a team of faux finishers and artists from our Las Vegas Art Department to go over the finishes before we turned the project over. “We wanted to make sure everything was perfect,” Gunter says. “Everyone did a great job, and they’re to be commended for their work,” Martin says. “Our project team overcame every challenge they encountered, and with meticulous planning, finished the job early. They also did a fantastic job overseeing craftsmen and making sure everything met the high quality of work our clients are used to seeing from KHS&S.”
Project Team Shawn Martin, regional vice president Joe Gunter, senior project manager Dave Austin, project manager Tyler Hubbs, project engineer Delmont “Monty” Newman, project engineer Kevin Wirsch, senior art director Jaime Mudd, junior art director Chris Wilson, manager, construction design Heather Gould, project administrator Dan Lasecki, job captain Dan Boucher, project superintendent Brian Harris, exterior project superintendent Craig Childress, exterior carpenter foreman David “Tex” Watson, exterior carpenter foreman
PROJECT FACTS Project: Resorts World Casino New York City. Location: Jamaica, NY. Construction dates for KHS&S: Feb. 2011 to Dec. 16, 2011. Project opened: Oct. 28, 2011. Owner: Resorts World Casino New York City/Genting Malaysia Bhd. General Contractor: Tutor-Perini Building Company. Architect: JCJ Architecture. KHS&S Scope of Work: Construction design assistance of all interior and exterior architectural finish drawings. Interior painting, wall coverings, Venetian plaster, murals, millwork and running trim, thematic elements and fiber-optic lighting. Exterior framing, sheathing and insulated finishing system (Dryvit-Outsulation Plus MD System).
KHS&S completed framing, sheathing and an insulated finishing system on the exteriors of Resorts World. The racino integrates with the Aqueduct, a 118-year-old racetrack in Jamaica, New York.
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Under Construction Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Tower II Orange, CA - Complete July 2013 General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies. Architect: FKP Architects. KHS&S Scope of Work: Interior framing, drywall, lead shielding, lath, plaster and spray-applied fireproofing; exterior framing and sheathing. Size: 425,000 square feet. Project Description: The eight-story inpatient building consolidates diagnostic and treatment functions and increases the number of beds from 306 to 384. The tower will also incorporate environmental health principles and sustainable building guidelines. Construction Highlights: KHS&S is using a full designassist and 3D modeling approach for all overhead, structural and in-wall clash detection and coordination. Credit: FKP Architects
San Diego Central Library
San Diego, CA – Complete in the Summer of 2013 General Contractor: Turner Construction. Architect: Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA and Tucker Sadler Architects. KHS&S Scope of Work: Interior insulation, fireproofing, plaster, drywall and toilet and bath accessories. Size: 497,652 square feet. Project Description: The New Central Library is a ninestory building that includes bay view terraces, roof gardens and a public reading room. Special features include a 400seat flexible special events room on the eighth floor, a stateof-the-art auditorium and a reading room under the lattice dome. Construction Highlights: KHS&S is completing complex framing details and finished cement board throughout this high profile city project while managing multiple subcontractors.
Credit: Turner Construction
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Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH - Complete March 2013 General Contractor: Messer-Pendleton. Architect: Friedmutter Group. KHS&S Scope of Work: Exterior framing, sheathing, lath and plaster, interior core and shell framing and drywall, insulation and expansion joints. Size: 370,000 square feet. Project Description: The urban casino will feature three outward facing restaurants to engage pedestrians and support existing cultural, nightlife and sports attractions. Construction Highlights: KHS&S worked on the exterior of the project during a chilly Cincinnati winter. The exterior includes a limestone plaster finish with 17 roof elevation changes and a new GE waterproofing system. KHS&S is also completing the interior core and shell. Credit: Friedmutter Group
Kenmore Junior High School
Kenmore, WA – Complete September 2012 General Contractor: Korsmo Construction. Architect: NAC Architecture. KHS&S Scope of Work: Interior metal framing, drywall and exterior sheathing. Size: Building 1: 24,832 square feet, Building 2: 31,690 square feet. Project Description: The modernization of the campus includes the removal of five buildings, which will be replaced by two buildings. The construction is being completed in phases on a functioning school campus. Construction Highlights: This is a fast-paced project where demolition and new construction are being completed on an active school campus in a crowded residential neighborhood. Credit: Kenmore Junior High
Cal Poly Center for Science and Mathematics
San Luis Obispo, CA – Complete in the Fall of 2013
Credit: Cal Poly State University
General Contractor: Gilbane. Architect: ZGF Architects. KHS&S Scope of Work: Specialties: interior building insulation, firestopping and acoustical ceilings. Traditional: interior framing and drywall, doors, frames and hardware and fireproofing. Size: 197,000 square feet. Project Description: When complete, the six-level center will be Cal Poly’s largest building. Construction Highlights: KHS&S is performing specialty services and traditional construction services on the $132-million center. The KHS&S Specialties Group is installing five different types of building insulation. PAGE 9
Under Construction Continued Children’s Hospital Colorado, East Tower Addition Aurora, CO - Complete in Late 2012 General Contractor: GH Phipps / McCarthy Joint Venture. Architects: ZGF Architects / H+L Architects. KHS&S Scope of Work: Exterior framing and sheathing. Interior framing, drywall and acoustical ceilings. Size: 355,000 square feet. Project Description: The facility will have the capacity to provide an additional 200 beds and will be home to cancer care, heart and rehabilitation medicine and an advanced maternal/fetal medicine center. Construction Highlights: The Children’s Hospital is the first major project for KHS&S’ Denver office. Because of the hospital’s stringent requirements for on-site access badges, KHS&S ran extensive background checks on every person it hired. In the end, KHS&S screened more than 400 applicants for its 90-man crew.
Regional Medical Center of San Jose, New Tower San Jose, CA - Complete in Early 2014
Credit: Turner Construction
Credit: Regional Medical Center of San Jose Credit: Turner Construction
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General Contractor: Skanska. Architect: Perkins + Will. KHS&S Scope of Work: Interior framing and drywall, thermal insulation, EIFS, fireproofing, radiation protection and specialty doors; exterior Portland cement plastering. Size: 160,000 square feet. Project Description: The center is undergoing a $300-million expansion, which includes the new tower, two-story wing, expanded and renovated emergency room and new Breast Care Center. When it’s complete, it will serve as the medical center’s replacement hospital and will have 81 private beds. Construction Highlights: KHS&S is using BIM to coordinate interior framing and the MEP trades on the medical center. KHS&S is also using five subcontractors for the installation of exterior metal panels, building expansion joints, sheet metal flashings, coiling doors, fireproofing/firestopping, metal column covers, lead shielding, exterior louvers and exterior framing and plaster.
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Craftsmen saved time on a condensed schedule by transforming traditional framing to a prefabricated exterior on the Anderson Lucchetti Women’s & Children’s Center.
KHS&S Innovations Speed Sacramento Hospital Project KHS&S craftsmen are introducing innovations, from prefabrication to BIM, to save time and increase efficiency on a state-of-the-art hospital project in Sacramento, California. Prefabrication sped up construction, Building Information Modeling (BIM) was used during preconstruction to spot challenges before construction began and early involvement nearly eliminated the need for RFIs and change orders. The Concord office is completing the 242-bed Anderson Lucchetti Women’s and Children’s Center, an eight-story, 395,241-square-foot hospital for birthing and children’s services. The center will eventually be connected to an existing hospital. Derek Stevens, operations vice president, Concord, and his team joined the preconstruction team in 2009 and began construction later that year.
Prefabrication Condenses Schedule In the first of many innovations, KHS&S transformed a traditional framing project into a prefabricated exterior project to save time on a condensed schedule. KHS&S was tapped to complete the design-build of the exterior. In addition to saving time, prefabricating the exterior panels inside the hospital helped KHS&S overcome another major hurdle. The center is being constructed in crowded downtown Sacramento, leaving craftsmen without ground space to build and stage the facility’s exterior panels. KHS&S craftsmen prefabricated the metal frame panels on the floors inside the building. Using a mini-crane, they flew the completed panels from the leading edge of each floor to put them in place. “This process was an innovative way for us to meet an accelerated schedule while still being productive and efficient,” Stevens says. “We took a 12-month schedule for the exterior and made the building watertight in four months.” KHS&S is also accelerating the production schedule on the interiors by prefabricating the hospital’s 200+ bathrooms. In turn, they’re condensing a 15-month interior schedule into six to eight months. “With multiple bathrooms that are exactly the same, they are perfect for prefabrication,” Stevens says. Craftsmen are prefabricating the framing for the bathrooms on each floor of the hospital, then putting them in place. PAGE 11
In Our Sites Continued BIM, IPD Aid Construction
PROJECT FACTS
The project’s success is also being driven with Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), which involves the core trades through all phases of preconstruction, construction and closeout. KHS&S made an immediate contribution to the team by refining the project’s model with Building Information Modeling (BIM). “IPD brings everyone into the mix so they feel like they’re part of one team, instead of every trade worrying about themselves,” Stevens said. “Electricians, plumbers, the tile installer … everyone is involved in the decision-making process to make sure every trade succeeds.”
Project: Anderson Lucchetti Women’s & Children’s Center. Location: Sacramento, CA. Construction dates: For KHS&S, preconstruction started in early 2009; construction started in late 2009; projected completion date, summer 2013. The entire project is scheduled for completion in late 2013. Owner: Sutter Medical Division. General Contractor: Boldt Co. Architect: EwingCole. KHS&S Scope of Work: Exterior and interior framing; exterior sheathing and waterproofing; and interior drywall, taping, acoustical ceilings, edge of slab firestopping, mechanical firestopping penetrations and insulation.
Project Team
Prefabricating the hospital’s exterior metal panels improved productivity and efficiency.
Derek Stevens, operations vice president, Concord Nate Hillestad, senior project manager Jason Overton, project engineer Joe Rogers, project superintendent Rick Bradsher and Johnny Legnard, exterior foremen Marco Sifuentes, drywall quality assurance/quality control foreman Jody McInnis, interior foreman Jim Favour, junior CAD draftsperson Kale Wisnia, manager, preconstruction/design JR Gunter, director of prefabrication
Preconstruction Meetings Eliminate RFIs Because KHS&S is a member of the preconstruction team, it essentially eliminated the need for Requests for Information during construction. There are also no change orders, except for owner-driven change orders. This new process controls costs and helps the job move more quickly, Stevens said. “By coordinating with the architect, engineer and designer during preconstruction, we eliminated the need for RFIs,” Stevens said. “In this situation, KHS&S brings up questions prior to construction, and we work out the solution with the architect prior to construction. “So, when we get ready to build the wall, there are no hold ups. There’s no conflict or additional costs involved because we solved the issues up front,” Stevens says. As the job continues through 2012 and until it opens in 2013, KHS&S will continue to be a valuable member of the hospital project team with its skilled craftsmen and time-saving innovations. “The project is going very well, and our team is to be commended for their great ideas and coordination,” Stevens says. “Plus, our craftsmen in the field continue to impress the owner and general contractor with the quality of their work.”
KHS&S craftsmen flew the completed metal frame panels from the leading edge of each floor to put them in place.
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Hooked on Safety Small Safety Measures Have Big Payoffs following programs: • Glove program. Craftsmen wear gloves, and sometimes Kevlar sleeves, when handling sharp materials, such as metal trim and metal studs, to reduce lacerations. The company’s costs associated with hand and arm lacerations during 2010 was nearly $24,500. In 2011, when the Glove Program was implemented, the cost was reduced to $5,800. “We’re shooting for zero lacerations this year,” Parker says. “More importantly, if we can reduce injuries, it will be less pain and suffering for employees and their families,” he says. • New hazard analysis process. Risk Management improved upon its highly successful Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) with a more Safety remained a top priority at a major California theme park, where Danny Duenas, foreman, Anaheim, talks to craftsmen on the job. in-depth analysis and gave it a new name, Activity Hazard
A company-wide effort to reduce injuries in the field has paid off significantly and is helping KHS&S reach its goal of zero accidents. “We implemented a few small measures that have paid off tremendously,” says Bob Parker, regional safety director, Las Vegas. “It just shows you how the small things can make a huge difference.” During the past year, KHS&S initiated the
Analysis. The AHA now includes hazard ratings for specific tasks. KHS&S adopted the process from the Army Corp of Engineers after working on military projects under the corp’s direction. • Stretch and flex. Employees participate in stretch and flex exercises each morning at several job sites to reduce injuries. “We plan to make this a requirement at all sites by the end of the year to eliminate soft tissue injuries,” Parker says. “We’ve already seen a pretty good reduction in strain-related injuries and pulled muscles on the jobs where we do these exercises.” Parker praised the way employees have embraced the new safety efforts. “We would not be as successful as we are without the efforts and dedication of our management, Risk Management Department and the efforts of our field supervisors and employees,” he says.
Preplanning Improves Safety at Challenging Sites Two jobs with major challenges became safer places to work after employees initiated pre-task plans to ensure the safety of everyone on the jobs. “They came up with solutions to the problems and implemented the task plans without incident,” says Bob Parker, regional safety director, Las Vegas. “They did an outstanding job with safety. We had no serious lost-time injuries on either site.” The projects were the Smith Center for the Performing Arts and City Hall, both in Las Vegas. At the Smith Center, craftsmen installed a complex suspended cast ceiling that rises nearly 100 feet. Because some areas of the ceiling weren’t accessible from the scaffold, craftsmen reached those areas with extension ladders. They then used retractable lifelines for fall protection while framing. Craftsmen also installed numerous cast GFRG panels and completed the finish and paint on the stepped ceiling. Careful planning before the job began increased safety “We’ve worked on numerous theaters, so we had good safety information to refer to,” Parker says. at the Las Vegas City Hall, where journeyman carpenters At Las Vegas City Hall, craftsmen completed a serpentine wall that presented a different set of safety installed a Durarock backing for the stone wall to be hung. challenges. Unlike typical flat, horizontal walls, the wall stepped in and out at various levels. “We used scissor lifts to reach areas of the wall for framing, but once we started installing the drywall and finishes, it got tougher, because our craftsmen had no way to tie off,” Parker says. Craftsmen installed horizontal lifelines across the structure’s beams, then tied off to the lifelines to complete the drywall and finishes. “Our craftsmen did a great job on both projects,” Parker says. “People don’t always know the amount of effort it takes to complete a job and do it safely. “All they notice is how great the job looks when it’s done.” PAGE 13
Nailed Down The following is a small sample of projects KHS&S announced or started in 2011 and 2012: Bakersfield Federal Courthouse Bakersfield, CA
Palomar College Planetarium San Marcos, CA
Calvary Chapel Pacific Palisades Pacific Palisades, CA
Providence St. Peter Hospital Olympia, WA
Children’s Hospital Colorado, East Tower Addition Aurora, CO
Resorts World Casino New York City Jamaica, NY
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Denver, CO Fashion Valley Mall Renovation Water Feature San Diego, CA Fort Carson WIT Barracks Fort Carson, CO Grand Hyatt Union Square San Francisco, CA Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Kenmore Junior High Modernization Kenmore, WA Long Beach Courthouse Building Long Beach, CA MultiCare Covington Clinic Covington, WA
SDSU Aztec Center Student Union San Diego, CA Smith Center Parking Garage Las Vegas, NV Stanford Hospital & Clinics Palo Alto, CA
Ronan Frias, who married Steffani Sept. 24 at Walnut Grove at Tierra Rejada Ranch in Moorpark, California.
Tahoe Forest Hospital Cancer Center Truckee, CA UCSF Mission Bay San Francisco, CA USC School of Cinematic Arts Los Angeles, CA Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Beverly Hills, CA Westfield Galleria at Roseville Rebuild Roseville, CA
Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Palo Alto, California.
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Congratulations to:
John Ritz, who married Kristin Jan. 15 at Silverstone Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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In Position KHS&S would like to welcome the following employees to our team:
Jonathan Baker Sales Manager Scenario VPD
Niles Caldwell Senior Estimator KHS&S Specialties Las Vegas
Stan Green Project Engineer Anaheim
Jason Jedlowski Project Manager KHS&S Specialties Concord
Jesse Ocon Virtual Design & Construction Lead Scenario VPD
Rhonda Boland Area Administrative Assistant Concord
Dominique Fisher Payroll Clerk Anaheim
JR Gunter Director Prefabrication
James Kim Software Engineer Scenario VPD
Jason Overton Project Engineer Concord
Barry Boretzky Staff Software Engineer Scenario VPD
Mark Fisk Project Manager KHS&S Specialties Concord
Nick Hartline Junior Estimator Anaheim
Rod Lee Corporate Controller Anaheim
Philippe Raoust Technical Design Coordinator Concord
Erin Boyle Site Administrative Assistant Torrance Hospital Project Anaheim
Braden Getting Project Engineer Anaheim
Tyler Hubbs Project Engineer Las Vegas
Rick Lopez Senior Estimator San Diego
Robert Shimetz Manager Prefabrication Design Concord
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In Position Continued Congratulations to:
Boon Sramala CAD Draftsperson Concord
Craig Wilcox Systems Administrator Anaheim
Eric Boer, Scenario VPD, who was promoted to Senior Software Engineer.
Jason Giddy, Las Vegas, who was promoted to Technical Design Coordinator.
Jeremy Stewart Senior Estimator KHS&S Specialties Las Vegas
Stephen Wirsch Site Administrative Assistant Buena Vista Job Site
Bill Campbell, Scenario VPD, who was promoted to Senior Software Engineer.
Jimmy Hagen, Concord, who was promoted to Project Manager.
Lee Stuchell Site Administrative Assistant Cal Poly Job Site
Ilona Wise Project Administrator KHS&S Specialties Concord
Timothy Collins, Concord, who was promoted to Technical Design Coordinator.
Paul Villanueva Senior CAD Draftsperson Concord
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Jeremy Evans, Concord, who was promoted to Senior CAD Draftsperson.
Jenny Hamrick, Specialties, Anaheim, who was promoted to Project Administrator.
Chris Hannah, Anaheim, who was promoted to Project Manager.
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On the Move:
Welcome Back to:
Paolo Hilario, Scenario VPD, Anaheim, who was promoted to Director of Product Development.
Ramiro Torres, Anaheim, who was promoted to senior CAD Draftsperson.
Jake Mateus, Project Manager, relocated to Colorado.
John Ritz, Marketing/ Business Development, relocated to Las Vegas.
Donna Calabrese Site Administrative Assistant Concord
Matt James, Seattle, who was promoted to Estimator.
Russell Treadway, Scenario VPD, Anaheim, who was promoted to Senior Software Quality Assurance Test Engineer.
Sharon Novak, Senior Estimator, relocated to Specialties in Concord.
Shelly Wang relocated to Construction Design, Concord, as a CAD Draftsperson.
Rodney Kline Senior Project Manager Anaheim
Gerry Rey relocated to Construction Design, Anaheim, as a Senior CAD Draftsperson.
Diana Wong relocated to Construction Design, Anaheim, as a CAD Draftsperson.
Monty Newman Project Engineer, who also relocated from Las Vegas to Concord.
Ray Smith, Concord, who was promoted to Project Manager.
Robert Yahn, Scenario VPD, Anaheim, who was promoted to Senior Software Quality Assurance Test Engineer.
Nyda Thompson, Reno, who was promoted to Collections Administrator.
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Hats Off
Building Babies Anaheim Camille Lozada Alvarado, daughter of Priscilla Lozada and Mondo Alvarado, was born Jan. 5. She weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. Priscilla is a project administrator, Anaheim.
To Ryan Louk, estimating, for going the extra mile in the Long Beach Courthouse project. He dedicated significant time above and beyond the call of duty by working extra hours and going through more than four bid revisions and two budget rounds. Ryan’s contributions played a significant role in KHS&S being awarded the project. Ryan also took on the role of project manager for the mock-up of another project in the Film Archive and Preservation Center. To the Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) BVS project team. Led by Chris Hannah, project manager, and Ron Faris, project superintendent, the team is defying all odds by accelerating an aggressive schedule to accommodate WDI. WDI recently changed the opening date of the major theme park’s entrance. The accelerated schedule required crews to work 6 to 10 hour shifts instead of 5 to 8 hour shifts while maintaining the well-known quality of WDI.
Haley Baker, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Baker, was born Dec. 28. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 18.5 inches long. Jonathan is sales manager for Scenario VPD, Anaheim.
Challenges in the project include more than 17 unique facades with distinctive designs, theme plaster and over $1 million in cast pieces. The project team extensively vetted prefabrication opportunities to help the schedule constraints and are prefabricating multiple elements, including the exterior and interior framing. In all, the project team is on track to complete the project on time. Thank you!
Concord
EmmaRay, daughter of Jennifer Candelaria, was born Jan. 11. She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. Jennifer is a receptionist, Anaheim.
To Tom Johnson, project manager, and his team for running three jobs at the same time. All three jobs are on schedule and on budget. The teams are working well together and continue to improve on production, while keeping the clients happy. Great job by all. The jobs include: - UCSF, with James Osborne, foreman. - Emery Station. - 1355 Market, with Curtis Waddle, foreman.
Construction Design
Alexander Castaneda, son of Rita and Gilbert Castaneda, was born Feb. 11, 2011. He weighed six pounds, 10 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Rita is a benefits administrator, Anaheim.
To Don Lasecki, job captain, Las Vegas, for always being willing to go the extra mile. He just returned from New York after working on Resorts World Casino New York City, but has also been to Singapore and Hong Kong for us in the name of duty. Don will grab the ball and run with it wherever we send him. To Jason Giddy, technical design coordinator, Las Vegas, for his detailed attention to our Walt Disney Imagineering project and for being willing to make the weekly drive, live in a hotel and be apart from his fiancé. To Jeremy Evans for picking up his life and family (including four children) from Las Vegas and moving to the San Francisco Bay area to seize an opportunity to work on the new Stanford Hospital. Thank you, too, for your continued contribution to the advancement of your construction design capabilities. To Monty Newman for making the most of the situation, whether it is in New York for the Resorts World Casino New York City project or returning home to Las Vegas, only to pick up his life and move to San Francisco to work on San Francisco General Hospital.
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Hats Off Continued To Ramiro Torres for working closely with the field to develop prefabrication plans that enabled the incredible speed of installation for the turnstiles at the WDI project. To Kale Wisnia for attaining his license to practice architecture. Since 2009, he has gone beyond the scope of his work to participate in the OSHPD Standard Detail Committee, which has led to his appointment as an official consulting member.
You played a key role in helping our office bring the S.E.A.L.S. Plaque home.
Safety
Corporate To Dominique Fisher for stepping up to the plate during payroll personnel transitions. You have been a tremendous help and proved your ability to learn and adjust quickly. You also show an eagerness to grow, ask great questions and pay attention to details. Keep up the good work. You’re a great addition to the Human Resources team. To the administrative staff for the extra effort required for covering multiple leaves of absence of fellow teammates. To ESOP area committee members for taking on the added responsibilities that come with being on this team, and for doing it well for the benefit of the rest of the employee owners. To Jenny Hamrick, Nyda Thompson, Nicole Huddleston and Jonathan Ciaccio for the leadership and added time constraint of training new team members. Thank you.
Field Operations To Greg Stedman, who recently moved back into field operations and started helping his supervisors with their field operations. He’s made an unbelievable difference. Everything is clicking, and the staff is working hard. It’s nice to see the change in such a short time. Greg and his entire crew are doing a great job.
Las Vegas To the entire Las Vegas team for actively seeking projects in other regions to help reach our revenue goals. Our efforts and vision paid off as we procured work in Canada at Edmonton International Airport, Resorts World Casino New York City, and most recently, in Ohio at Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati.
They made sacrifices to ensure each project’s success. It’s often said that a company’s greatest asset is its people, and we can attest to that statement. We would like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to all the employee owners who work out of town and give that little extra to make sure we not only survive, but thrive, during these tough economic times.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her husband, former Mayor Oscar Goodman (both in center), stopped by Las Vegas City Hall to congratulate craftsmen on a job well done. KHS&S recently completed the project. Mike Caldwell, project superintendent (second from right), was joined by members of general contractor Whiting-Turner’s project team.
Our efforts would be futile if not for those employees who are willing to work out of town and away from their families. We asked, and they answered, without hesitation, knowing they may miss holidays, sports events and award ceremonies. They went without seeing their wives, children, family and friends for weeks, and sometimes, even months.
To all field employees on the West Coast. They did some amazing work during the past year and have produced some of the finest projects KHS&S is known for delivering. Thank you for your hard work and your dedication to our clients, to KHS&S, and most of all, to our safe performance. To craftsmen and the project team at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas for doing a great job with pre-planning and work-task safety. They include Tim Schnaitmann, Jerry Peterson, Kevin Applequist, Juan Carlos Gutierrez, Aaron Allen, Ken Bloodworth, Jim Monahan, Kelly Rasmussen, Sean Erskine, Lloyd Yordy, Dave Marquis, Jake Mateus and Kevin Nanney. To craftsmen and the project team at the Las Vegas City Hall project for their safety enforcement and planning efforts. They include Mike Caldwell, Vince Deangelo, Javier Sanchez, Kevin Rasmussen, Jeff Anderson and Kevin Nanney.
San Diego To the entire team at the Palomar Pomerado Hospital for a great job on the plaster contract. Thank you especially to Todd Stedman, senior project manager; Delilah Gomez, project administrator; Charlie Triplett, general superintendent; Craig Couch, project superintendent; Casey McLean, plaster superintendent and Hector Caro, plaster foreman. You created a plan with one goal, and you hit a home run. Great job! To the entire team on the GSA Federal Courthouse for an outstanding job. Thank you especially to Todd Stedman, senior project manager; Delilah Gomez, project administrator; Charlie Triplett, general superintendent; Casey McLean, project superintendent; Anthony Zamarron, fireproofing superintendent; Bill Riley, project superintendent; Ron Steen, carpenter foreman; Victor Valle, fireproofing foreman; Hector Caro, plaster foreman; and Mike Kosut and Mike Mendoza, taping foremen. To the entire team at the San Diego Public Library. This is a high-profile job in the heart of downtown with general contractor, Turner Construction. Thank you for doing an outstanding job thus far, and we’re looking forward to a fantastic result at the end. Thank you to James Hellems, project manager; Charlie Triplett, project superintendent; Tito Ortega, carpenter foreman; Mike Mendoza, taping foreman; Casey McLean, plaster superintendent; Hector Caro, plaster foreman; David Lim, technical design coordinator; and Dan Mason, specialty foreman.
Seattle To the team at our Washington office for finishing 2011 strong by signing a handful of nice projects, including the Kenmore Junior High renovations, MultiCare Covington Clinic and Blessed Teresa.
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Off-Site KHS&S Cooks It Up for Camp Cartwheel Kids practically turned cartwheels when KHS&S employees from Las Vegas provided a meal for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation’s summer camp, Camp Cartwheel. The outdoor day camp is designed to help children with cancer or critical illnesses and their siblings overcome the physical, mental and emotional obstacles posed by childhood disease. The camp is free for children and their siblings. The foundation relies on donations from the community and businesses, such as KHS&S, to fund the camp.
Anaheim Adopts Family for the Holidays
“The camp was a positive environment filled with fun, games and various activities that let the children forget about hospitals, clinics and their disease,” says Myra Stanton, executive assistant, Las Vegas.
An Anaheim-area family had a brighter holiday season because of the generosity of employees. They collected food, clothing, gift cards and more than $1,000 for the family through the Adopt-A-Family program. The KHS&S adoptive family is made up of a grandmother, father, mother, and their six children, ranging in ages from 11 months to 16 years. The grandmother and father were working to support the family until they were laid off earlier this year. The mother cares for the children, including their 9-year-old daughter, who suffers from pulmonary hypertension and is missing a main artery. She is currently awaiting a lung transplant.
Employees cooked for children at summer camp for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation. From left: Shawn Martin, regional vice president, Las Vegas; Niles Caldwell, senior estimator, Specialties; and Victor DuBois, vice president, Specialties.
KHS&S Goes the Extra Mile for the Orange County Heart Walk
Over 10,000 people walked for heart health and raised more than $1.3 million at the Orange County Heart Walk.
Employees collected money and items worth nearly $50,000 for the 2011 Orange County Heart Walk in September. KHS&S more than tripled the amount it raised the previous year for the same event, and was one of the event’s top fundraisers. KHS&S’ efforts helped the American Heart Association raise more than $1.3 million from the walk. This success was made possible by the effort of employees from every West Coast office. Dave Suder, president/CEO, served as chairman of the event. Nearly 60 Anaheim employees and their families participated in the walk, and employees from other West Coast offices sponsored Anaheim employees. Thank you for your generosity!
KHS&S was a top fundraiser at the Orange County Heart Walk, raising nearly $50,000. Mike Bolen of McCarthy joined Dave Suder at the walk.
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