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Factors to Keep in Mind When Choosing an Industrial Flooring Solution
Know these concerns to keep in mind when choosing an industrial flooring solution for your facility and you’ll keep everyone and everything safe.
5 Design Considerations for Food Processing Plants
Food processing plant design consultants have very unique design considerations. Learn the top considerations for designing food processing plants.
7 Factors to Consider When Selecting Industrial Flooring Solution
If you are wondering whether to choose chemical-resistant, anti-skid, or polyurethane, consider some of these key elements.
5 Steps Used in Project Management
Take a look at this brief overview of five steps used in project management services and you’ll learn how in-depth this job really is.
How Professional Project Management Can Help Your Business
Project management is just one of the many tasks that you have to tackle as a business owner. Discover how outsourcing those responsibilities can help.
Everything You Need to Know Before Buying Industrial Flooring
Before you hire for industrial flooring, discover some of the most important factors that you need to take into consideration.
Powerful Tips and Tools for Project Management Success
Let’s take a look at some of the most powerful tips for project management success we have learned that translate well in any industry or country.
What To Expect When You Work With A Project Management Consultant
If you’re considering partnering with a project management consultant, know what to expect from their services and expertise.
Perfect Your Project: 5 Critical Signs You Need Professional Project Management Services
If you’ve never considered project management services before, now is the time. Know these five signs that it’s time to bring a project manager on board.
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Carlos Cavallone has 23 years of experience in the construction industry, primarily in the food and beverage and pharmaceutical arena. He has worked on fast-tracked, high-visibility projects in research and development and manufacturing facilities with a special emphasis on projects that required culmination amidst full client operations. Carlos has taken many of these endeavors from scope development through to completion. Proving his ability to efficiently succeed through value-engineering and a reliable network of vendors, when awarded an in-line blow molding facility expansion that was $1.5 million over budget and eight weeks behind schedule, Carlos not only shaved four weeks from the timeline but brought in the project under budget. His philosophy is to understand his clients’ operations and needs. In this way, he can work as an extension of their team to achieve their goals—be it budgetary, speed-to-market, uninterrupted operation, etc. Safety is his first consideration on any project. Carlos received his M.S. Construction Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ and B.S./ B.A. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Pamela began her professional career in the broadcast industry while attending Tarleton State University. After graduating with a B.S. in Speech Communication in 1997, she worked at several radio stations in management roles focusing on continuity, music and production as well as serving as an on-air talent continuously for more than ten years. In 2010, Pamela accepted a position as the Assistant Marketing and Development Director for the Eisemann Center in Richardson, TX. Helping to promote, market and develop the City of Richardson’s performing arts center, she succeeded in implementing and managing all social media marketing as well as creating and directing a first-ever student art exhibit, further strengthening her marketing and organizational talents.
Jason Krueger is the Director of Ranch and Real Estate Development for The Project Group Consulting, LLC. Jason has been managing and developing ranches for greater than 14 years, and has extensive sales management experience in the construction industry dating back to the late 90s. He is also a Wildlife Biologist/Ecologist with a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from Texas A&M University in College Station.
Dustin began attaining his construction experience in 2008 when he worked for Brazos Valley Contracting and Knife River Corp in Waco, Texas. With estimating, surveying and project management experience already under his belt, he graduated from Texas A&M University in 2012 with a degree in Construction Science. Ready to embrace new challenges, Dustin was hired as a project engineer for International Paper and worked in multiple locations including Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. His work included project management, project development, cost management, budgeting and procurement on capital projects worth more than $10 million. In August of 2017, Dustin began working for The Project Group Consulting and is now providing project management services to Coca-Cola on various capital projects in Waco, TX. He and his wife Siérra, recently had their first child (Harper) in November 2017 and in his spare time Dustin enjoys hunting, skiing, boating and traveling with his family.
Bryant began his career at Crepaco warehouse in parts distribution and pump assembly. Then he progressed to field installation for process and ammonia systems where he oversaw welding and fitting both sanitary tubing and ammonia piping systems.He then moved to San Antonio, spent a year as a contract fabricator with H-E-B Foods working for Sanitary Welding Services. At the end of his contract he returned to the DFW area with Alloy Equipment doing installation, crew management, and scheduling. There he remained through the buyout by Statco Fabrication and Engineering, which resulted in his 25 combined years with them moving into engineering and sales departments.
Mark Perry spent his early years in the Permian Basin oilfields of West Texas and southeast New Mexico working for 31 years in various positions. During a span from 2000 through 2010 he was an operations manager for a major well servicing company overseeing multiple construction and well servicing projects. In 2010 he joined the corporate learning and development department and used his expertise to develop training for multiple lines of business to include operations and safety expectations.
Bryan graduated from the University of Houston in 2007 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Economics and a minor in History. For more than two decades, he was a successful and sought-after bar manager in the Houston area. Thanks to being in the right place at the right time, Bryan was offered an opportunity with The Project Group Consulting to apply his food and beverage management skills on a much larger, industrial scale. Since 2011 he has proven that his business acumen, integrity and cohesive style of management, leads to successful project completions and satisfied customers. He is attending classes to complete the Project Management Professional exam later this year. When not traveling for work, Bryan and his wife stay busy in Rusk, TX raising their family of five children ranging from 7 months to 17 years, three dogs, one cat and Mocha, the goat.
Todd Ivy, born and raised in Central Texas, graduated from Texas A&M University in 2005 where he studied industrial distribution. In 2009, he took his experience and entrepreneurial spirit, and started a company selling and installing industrial resinous floors. With a primary focus on beverage and chemical processing industries, he was able to establish many valuable relationships. As his business grew and his network deepened, Todd merged his flooring business and project management experience with the mission of The Project Group Consulting (TPGC). Today, Todd serves as the Director of Resinous Flooring, as well as holds a support role within the construction division of TPGC. Todd, and his wife, Erin, have two sons, Graham and Griffin. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching youth sports and spending time outdoors at the family ranch.
Chris has more than 25 years’ experience in the food and beverage industry and most recently worked for Coca-Cola Refreshments. For twelve years, Chris held various roles including Director of Technical Manufacturing and sponsor of the National Productivity Team where he was responsible for the productivity improvement programs and initiatives across 78 production plants. He has also held positions of Region Operational Excellence Manager, Operations Manager, Process Improvement Team lead and Manufacturing Supervisor.
With more than 25 years in the food and beverage industry and extensive experience as a project manager, Tony has planned and led multi-million dollar projects relating to system upgrades, equipment installation, water quality, validations and process improvements. Some of his areas of expertise include project planning, quality assurance, process analysis, manufacturing systems, process design and problem resolution.
Tim is an electrical and control systems engineer with more than ten years of experience in a wide variety of industries. Project experience includes working with clients in the water/wastewater fields, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food and beverage industries. Prior to his engineering work, Tim was a licensed water treatment plant operator in Texas. Tim’s strengths are process engineering, control system design, conveyor system design, and project management. He received his B. S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. In his spare time, Tim enjoys working on cars, golfing, and billiards.
Michael has thirty-five years of diversified experience in project management and engineering, equipment and systems design, and manufacturing and production. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.