BUILT
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honesty and integrity above all
Summer/Fall 2019 Newsletter
On the Cover
Barnes Center at The Arch at Syracuse University Photo by Revette Studio
A Note from Jeremy Life is short; never is this more apparent than when a summer whisks by in the blink of an eye and we feel as though we worked it all away. That certainly is the case this past summer and I genuinely appreciate the time and commitment so many made to allow us to fulfill our obligations to our customers. Several projects had grueling schedules and we once again needed to step up to the plate to make the impossible, possible, as we always do. This is living up to our first Core Value, “Customer Satisfaction is the Core of our Success and Existence.” We certainly could not do that without the efforts of our team members.
Team Highlights PROMOTIONS
Conor Utter Assistant PM
Justin Hayward Assistant PM
Jonathan Harrison, Carpenter 2 Igor Caterenciuc, Carpenter 2 Andrew Henderson, Carpenter 2
Kyle Robinson Assistant PM
WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
Our safety results continue to speak for themselves and I commend everyone’s efforts and awareness. I have enjoyed reading the safety bucks nominations and am continually impressed with the actions of many of our team members. Safety Bucks can be redeemed any time and I encourage folks to cash in and enjoy their rewards for their wonderful safety ideas and for helping us continue to be a safer place to work. Thank you for your efforts and for being a member of our team. I appreciate your contributions to the success of the Companies and look forward to seeing everyone soon. Be Safe, Be Customer Focused.
Jeremy Thurston President
Superintendent
CONGRATS!
Dave & Mallory Galavotti 9.22.19
Project Estimator
HAPPENINGS
Jason Wheeler
Ben Blackwelder, Carpenter 3 Eric Metzger, Carpenter 3 James Stokes, Carpenter 2
Joanna Barton
I look forward to seeing everyone in the next few weeks at our annual company retreat to discuss some of the things that have happened and some of the things we can look forward to. We have some new benefits that I am excited to present and hope will be well received as we continue to find ways to give back to our team and strive to be the employer of choice in the construction industry. We are also rolling out some new technology that will allow better communication with the team in the field and put more information at your fingertips. It will involve some change and some training, but I think all for the better.
Zach Bates
Assistant Super
Golf Outing
Pump It Forward Friday
ABC Gold Level Contractor for Safety Turn-Around Jumpers
Benton Hall wins ABC & ENR Awards
cultural Advantage
with Tim Dunn Vice President of Pre-Construction
Culture is a competitive advantage. Organizations with great cultures tend to outperform their competitors. But it is also a personal advantage for us as individuals. Our work culture helps us to grow, to innovate and meet evolving business challenges. So, what makes a great culture…great? Great benefits, yup. Caring about safety, yes. A bonus program, it sure does. But what else? Many people spend the majority of their lives at work, and I truly believe that this time should be spent doing something they love (or at least like), with people they enjoy working with. On the surface, this may seem like a simple answer to the question, but it is incredibly difficult to execute, as evidenced by the discouraging statistic that over 68 percent of employees are disengaged at work. We are fortunate that we are not a statistic! Many, many people have developed our company culture over a long period of time. It is important to remember that right now, we are these people contributing and forming the culture for the future. Providing feedback and opportunities for growth is a large part of our company culture; let’s all help each other grow by doing the same for each other.
Interior insights with kevin parkhurst vice president
Lemoyne had a very busy and productive summer with plenty of overtime for everyone. I would like to thank everyone who put in the extra hours. Lemoyne is successful because of our employees and the willingness to do what it takes to meet tough job deadlines. Even when the deadlines seem almost impossible, our team’s dedication and hard work always brings us to the finish line. Again, thank you. We have completed or are in the process of completing several projects which include two projects at AXA Towers for CBD, Train Hard Fitness for RF Esposito, Utica College Dorms for BBL, Tailwater Lodge direct for the owner, several projects at the State Tower and Thruway Building for Pioneer, Lemoyne College Rec Center for Diamond and Theil, Rathbun Lofts, 10 Brown Rd., Hamilton Hospital and several other projects for Hayner Hoyt.
Addis Building
Rodger Parkhurst (PM) and Kody Parkhurst (S)
Some work that is ongoing or getting ready to start are the SRC Expansion for Benderson, SRC main campus for Diamond Theil, more projects at the State Tower and Thruway building, Lockheed Martin, Crouse Hospital, Key Bank Downtown, Oswego Medical, Century Club, Anaran and Cayuga Medical. We are bidding more work all the time. Tim, Pete and Rodger are keeping us busy by consistently winning bids. Century Club
Rodger Parkhurst (PM) and Forrest Todd (S)
Have a safe fall and winter—at work and at home.
Rathbun Lofts in Utica
Steve Gordon (PM), Bud Maiura (S), Mike Sgarlata (S), Tom Kiselica (S), Jason Smith (S)
Masonry Mention Summer was very busy at Doyner. We completed several more small Spectrum projects in Upstate New York, as well as work at Van Duyn, DCI in Oswego, a series of projects for O’Reilly Auto Parts, and numerous other projects. Ultra Dairy, Rathbun Lofts, RVS, Nottingham Bistro and G&C Foods are either complete or nearing completion. Everybody at Doyner came together to complete a lot of work in a short time. Autumn will be a busy season this year for Doyner as well, with projects such as St. Joseph’s Hospital Parking Garage, Oswego BHS, CubeSmart, and numerous other projects all scheduled to begin shortly. We are continuing to work on additional Spectrum projects and expect more in the near future. Several projects are expected to proceed into the spring 2020 months..
Ultra Dairy Expansion
Doyner celebrated a milestone recently. We are currently at 434 days without a lost time injury! Great job to the whole Doyner crew, and keep up the good work. Your efforts are making a huge difference in our productivity and safety.
Kevin Agostini Project Manager/Estimator
Jim Cziesler General Field Superintendent
Rathbun Lofts in Utica
Project Spotlight
Colgate Residence halls
Oswego Health Behavioral Health
Rathbun Lofts
Linden Housing
Syracuse University ICE Box
Ultra Dairy Expansion
Project Team Bob Mastro (PM), Kenny Crossway (PS), Jeff Shank (PS), Matt Herron (APM), Zach Bates (PE), Jeff Uryniak (E)
Project Team Adam Legg (PM), Jim Lostracco (PS), Jon Livesay (PE), Lou Poletto (E)
Project Team Adam Legg (PM), Tim Moran (PS), Nick Kier (PE), Jack Barni (E), Jim Cziesler (D), Doug Hammond (D), Chris Burke (D)
Project Team Bob Mastro (PM), Bill Nelson (PS), Jake Bratek (PE)
Central New York is
BOOMING
You don’t have to crane your neck to see that we’ve been taking over the Syracuse skyline this season. With three sizable cranes servicing two of our projects, we’re building to new heights!
Dome Roof Replacement (left)
Walt the Crane and Son of Walt, Syracuse University’s newest attractions, are on site and steel placement is well under way. Project Team Vinnie Mowers (PM), Jason Wheeler (PS), Shawn Bryant (PS), Justin Hayward (APM), Josh Ringen (PE), Jeff Uryniak (E)
St. Joe’s Parking Garage (right)
Replacing the existing physicians’ office building parking garage, the finished structure will be 4.5 stories tall and provide almost 400 parking spaces. Project Team Sam Doss (PM),Ken Crossway (PS), Kyle Robinson (APM), Alex McGill (PE), Jeff Wrobleski (E), Jeff Malay (D), Dan Jamerson (D)
Project Team Maggie Werts (PM), Stacy Sheppard (PS), Myungjoo Park (PE), Jeff Uryniak (E), Steve Gordon (LI-PM), Bud Maiura (LI-S), Mike Sgarlata (LI-S), Tom Kiselica (LI-S), Jason Smith (LI-S), Chris Burke (D)
Project Team Jim Polakiewicz (PM), Tim Brzuszkiewicz (PS), Aaron Devereaux (APM), Doug Hammond (D), Jeff Malay (D)
Barnes Center at The Arch
Project Team Sam Doss (PM), Andy Stoffle (PS), Shawn Bryant (PS), Adam Wood (PS), Mike Speach (PE), Kody Parkhurst (LI), Mike Whalen (LI)
S A F E T Y Don’t Fall for it with Stu Cavuto Director of Safety
NO ONE goes to work thinking, “Today’s a good day to get injured.” Yet we all know injuries happen. That is why we work so hard to eliminate hazards and reduce injury potential. The good news is that we are being successful. Our company wide efforts are paying off and I am happy to say that our injury rate continues to drop. This year, we made fall protection our priority. To keep workers safe, every job begins with a hazard analysis. Before any work is performed, project managers, superintendents and the safety team develop a plan to ensure site safety. With Mark Foley and Jim Swinnerton leading the charge, our site visit emphasis on eliminating fall hazards is very successful. Among the tactics is the increased use of guarding and barriers where “walkoff” hazards exist. Exceeding OSHA’s guidelines, we worked to identify and eliminate areas where a worker could fall. By working with our teams and subs to increase vigilance, we were able to identify and eliminate fall hazards even when guarding was not required. We’ve also begun an in-house training program to demonstrate new tools and techniques. Partnering with vendors we were able to provide additional training focused on working at heights that included live demonstrations of personal fall arrest systems. We even developed a Hayner Hoyt spec for ordering fall protection equipment that meets all requirements AND is comfortable to wear. Finally, this year we instituted a zero tolerance fall protection policy. THHC employees and subcontractors alike are told upfront, failing to use fall protection as required will result in immediate suspension and removal from the site—a harsh yet effective tool to tell everyone we mean business. Our efforts have paid off. I am happy to report the goal of this initiative is being met. We have experienced ZERO injuries from falls this year. Going forward we will continue our vigilance. The bigger goal is to ensure all of you go home every day. As our slogan contest winner, Justin Hayward, said so well, “Our work takes us many places, safety brings us home.”
F I R S T Security Awareness Training with Vadim Potorac Network administrator
In 2018 a police officer opened what she thought was a digital fax attached to an email about an investigation she was working on. Earlier this year, an employee at Syracuse School District opened what seemed to be a legitimate email attachment. In both cases, the employees were victims of a type of phishing attack known as ransomware, which encrypted the victims’ computer files and sent them a digital ransom note, demanding money to decrypt them. Both institutions were able to resolve the issue without paying any ransom, but not before dealing with a costly cleanup. Other businesses weren’t so lucky! Despite investments in intrusion detection software and cyber security tools, breaches and extortions continue to plague companies around the US. Experts say that human error is perhaps the biggest weakness in any information security system. Our company acknowledges these facts and has invested in security awareness programs to empower you to detect things that look remotely suspicious and minimize the risk posed by human error. In the last few months, I spent a lot of time teaching employees what to look for in a suspicious email, how to work with two-factor authentication and how to create strong passwords. In the month of September we launched our first security awareness training and we received very positive feedback from our employees. Unlike security training, which focuses on teaching employees and testing their knowledge on a set of rules, awareness training focuses on changing human behavior and making security part of the workplace culture. The idea is to expand the number of training sessions. Each lesson will last 10 to 15 minutes and will cover a specific security issue. In addition to explaining about phishing, authentication and passwords, the training will also teach employees about physical security, data loss prevention, what’s acceptable to send over the network and even how to keep data secure while traveling. We hope to make the process more interactive and enjoyable. While training does consume time, we hope that it not only raises awareness, but also keeps the security culture alive for years to come. Let’s be safe and avoid being in the percentage of affected businesses.
New Additions Olivia Grace Tom Kiselica & Taylor Carr
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625 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, NY 13204
Arabella May Mike Whalen (granddaughter)
b Claire Madelyn Jason & Kristen Wheeler
c Christopher Igor Caterenciuc & Marianna Gurmeza
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company anniversaries Carson Roy Adam Froelick & Melissa Bush
E Joanna Maria Jacek & Kat Bartczak
June Conor Utter (3), Doug Hammond (17), Brian Kiddle (9), Timothy Stock (5), Traci Rio (16), Jon Livesay (4), Zach Bates (2), Jacek Bartczak (4), Dan Lostumbo (1), JT Malone (3), Tim Moran (3), Nick Lalone (5), Craig Agostini (1), Eric Metzger (6) July Jerry Marlow (11), Kevin Parkhurst (21), David Galavotti (8), Bob Young (2), Joseph Sgarlata (21), Mike Whalen (21), Kyle Robinson (2), Myungjoo Park (2), Steven Scofield (4), Mary Ann Carney (14), Nick Kier (1), Greg Frigon (4), Forrest Todd (11), Rodger Parkhurst (21) August Maureen Barry (31), Steve Whaley (2), Kevin Agostini (1), Vinnie Mowers (21), John Murabito (22), Jason Wheeler (2), Bob Labarre (46), Steve Benedict (39), Keith Garrison (2), Marshall Simmonds (2), Tim Stock (5), Jim Lostracco (4)
September Charles E. Monnell (11), James Smith (16), Mike George (12), Marshall Livingston (23), Ben Winstead (12), Justin Hayward (2), Katie Weaver (2), Shawn Bryant (2), Eric Taber (13), Tyler Horton (4), Bob Maiura (16), Pete Scheftic (7), Mark Burkey (21)
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October Laurie Warner (20), Cory Hilts (3), Ken Crossway (31), Garrett Hunter (1), Kris Hatch (11), Dalton Sheppard (2) Nolan Thomas Maggie Werts & Nate Hopkins
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