PA Advantage V1 I1

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PROJECT

Project. Our Passion.

IN TH1S lSSUE:

Why John Taylor

started Project

Advocates

Project Advocates-

What's in a name?

Prefabrication requ ires

collaboration and a

Project Advocate

Zimmerman brings

wealth of experience

to Project Advocates

Herzog continues

career as a Project

Advocate

Project Advocates

Core Ideologies

After spending the last 20 years establ ishing

and growing the Nebraska regional office for

a nationally ranked general contracting firm,

John Taylor has started his own construction

management firm. Mr. Taylor has been asked

a lo t of questions about this endeavor and we

will attempt to answer them for you in this

question and answer format.

Q: With all of your previous success

building a construction business why are

you starting a new venture?

A: I left a great company with a lo t of

great people. For me it really was a case

of the company being "too successful". We

grew from a 3 to 4 person operation to over

200 people when I left. With the company's

growth, my role in the company shifted and I

had a very limited role in servicing customers.

My passion is working closely with customers

and helping them make good decisions for

every construction dollar spent.

Why the Name?

Q: How will

your new firm

allow you to get

back to your

passion?

A: I intend to

work with the

best people I

can attract and

stay personallyinvolved with

our customers.

I am thrilled

to have Rob

Zimmerman and Matt Herzog joining me

as they share my passion for the customer.

Rather than managing people, I am managing

projects again. By staying customer focused

we will be helping our customers achieve

thei r goals, which in turn will allow us to

achieve ours.

(Continued on Page 3)

John Tay/or

Project Advocates

President

What j a P r ( l t e c . L A I D t n C J ~ 7 . J 1 . . -__Rather than a name that recognizes the

contributions of the principals of the firm

John Taylor elected to name his firm to

better describe thei r approach of servicing

customers.

proj-ectNoun \ proj-ekt, -ikt\

d: an undertaking, esp. one involving

considerable money, personnel, and

equipment.

ad·vo·catenoun \ 'ad-va-kat, - ,kat\

d: one that defends or maintains a cause

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Each project has its own unique challenges

and opportunities.

Our vision is to provide a menu of

professional project management alternatives

for our customers based on the needs of theproject. We will customize our services and

partner with firms that can best meet the

project objectives on behalf of the customer.

The size of our firm and experience of our

principals allows us to collaborate with all

stakeholders to ensure the project objectives

relative to time, cost, quality, and risk are met.

Most would agree that every project deserves

an advocate.



These are exciting times for our industry.

For projects to be viable in this market,

our customers need results that maximize

value. These results can be obtained by

combining proven building practices with new

technology and processes to optimize cost,

quality, productivity and sustainability.

Tools and processes alone will not guarantee

project success. The foundation for achieving

a highly successful project is trust-based

teams and early collaboration.

We provide not only the tools and processes

to optimize value, but the people, agility and

creativity to adapt our services to the specific

needs of each customer's project.

- by Rob Zimmerman

I look forward to using my collaboration skills

in my new role as a project advocate. I have

worked on large complex projects across the

world and most recently on Omaha's Midtown

Crossing development.

Our ability to work successfully with owners,

designers and field staff has allowed projects

to be successful. And our understanding of

constructability issues allows us to serve as

respected leaders.

We are able to predict and manage project

issues in a cost-effective manner by using

lean planning tools. Our belief in the saying,

"bad news doesn't get better with time,"

ensures that issues are dealt with timely

and effectively.

- by Matt Herzog

Zimmerman Bio lnformatjon

Family-

Married 9 years, wife Katie, 3 child ren,

Rocco 5, Xavier 3, Eli 8 months

Education and Accreditations-

Purdue University-

BS Construction Engr and Mgmt,

MS Civil Engineering

LEED Accredited Professional

Industry Experience

17 years-Project Engineer/ Estimator/

Manager/Precon Mgr/ Executi ve

Community-

Boy Scouts Mid Am erica CouncilBoard Member

St. Vincent de Paul Parishion er

and Volunteer

Herzog Bio lnformation

Family-

Married 3 years, wife Dani, 1 child,

Addison 2

Education and Accreditations

Drexel University-

BS Commerce and Engineering 2002


Industry Experience

10 years-Cost Engineer/Engineering

Planner/Project Controls Supervisor!

Assistant Project Manager

Community-

Vice Presiden t for the Country Club

Community Counci l

Rob Zimmerman

Project Advocates

Principal

MottHerzog Field Advocate



Taylor Bio lnfonnationfrom page 1)

Family-

Married 22 years, wife Denise, 3~ ~ J f l T Starts_ C-'--'LM"------J""--------i__TA - - - - - - - i children, Meredith 18, Clayton 17 ,

What specific CM services can you

We are currently engaged by our

to provide:

Conceptual, detailed, and peer review

estimates

Value engineering and analysis

Preconstruction and Construction

scheduling

Constructability and detailing review

Contractor Management and

Coordination

Bid solicitation and scope analysis

Contract administration and risk

management

is to work with and help

to ensuring the

are achieved.

Magazine recently published an article

which Multi Trade prefabrication reduced

in Dayton, Ohio (Racking up

for prefab 9/8/2010)

article states that the two keys to

success of the strategy was the use of

information modeling and the

from all team members.

is

why projects cannot be built more

. Yet. too many times the owners,

and tradesmen have

and objectives.

We want to provide a complete menu of

project management services that our

customers can choose from to help them

meet their project objectives.

Q. Given the economy and current

challenges in the industry why risk starting

a new venture now?

A Especially during tough economic

times is it important that every construction

dollar is spent wisely. Our firm is set up to

maximize every customer investment

Q: What size projects can your firm

handle?

A. Our staff has experience managing

projects ranging from $200K to $200M. We

can provide preconstruction and other CM

services on almost any size project

Collaborative teams have :

• Trust

• Transparency

Congruent objectives

• Creativity in solving problems

These attributes do not occur naturally

without planning. For example, what is the

incentive for an engineer compensated

based on Ofo of construction cost to spend

add ed time engineering and analyzing

systems that drive cost from the project?

Or fo r the tradesman compensated with an

hourly wage to suggest ideas that reduce

man-hours for themselves and co-workers?

Jackson 14.

Education and Accreditations-

UNO - as Construction Engineering

1984, 2005 Alumni of the year


Industry Experience

28 years - Project Estimator/

Superintendent/Engineer/Manager,

Construction Operations Manager/

Executive

Community-

Cat holic Youth Organization Board

St. Philip Neri Board-Volunt eer and

Building Committee

Mount Michael Baseball Board and

Building CommitteeAmerican Parkinson's Disease Boa rd

and Volunteer

Creighton College of Business

Advisory Board

Urban League of Nebraska, Past

To eliminate waste and take advantage

of new trends in the industry, a Project

Advocate wil l seek the best solution for the

project and not fo r any single stakeholder.

Whether it is prefabrication, value

engineering, or building information

modeling that is required to add value, it

is imperative to the process to access the

collective knowledge of all stakeholders.

Project Advocates is committed to being the

catalyst that ensures collaboration on all of

the projects in which we are privileged to

participate.

CEt A Industries: Project took advantage

of Prefabricated Mechanical Penthouse.

Board Member



PurposeProject Advocates exists to ensure our Customer's project objectives are achieved.

Core Values and Be1iefsProject Advocates business fundamentals are governed by these inviolable values and beliefs:

• lNTEGR1TY. TRANSPARENCY.We conduct all business with the highest standards of honesty and fairness; we can be trusted to provide

accurate information allowing good team decision making. We consistently deliver on our promises.

• ENJOYMENT. PERSONAL GROWTH.We believe work should be fun and intrinsically satisfying; we seek to attract and work with professionals who

enjoy their work and are passionate about improvement in process and product.

• RELA110NSH1PS. RESPECT. ACCOUNTAB1L1TY.We believe that it is a privilege to be on a team and its members are to be respected and valued with all being

accountable for the project's success.

• STEWARDSH1P. GENEROS1TY.We believe in giving back to the community, families, and professionals that have allowed us to succeed in

achieving our purpose and our mission.

Contact us to set up an appointment. Allow us to be anAdvocate fo r your next project.

An lnvitation _

Project Advocates seeks to partner with like minded

customer focused firms that understand the power of

collaboration . Through the intelligent use of technology and

working in a trust filled environment we believe waste can

be driven from the processes used to design and construct

projects. We invite you to discuss with us in more detail our

approach to delivering Project Management Excellence.

Project Advocates13424 N. 73rd Plaza

Omaha , Nebraska 68122

• John Tay10r

Phone: 402.312.9882

E-mail: [email protected]

• Rob Zimmennan

Phone: 402.578.7235

E-mail : [email protected]

• Matt Herzog

Phone: 402.578.7216

E-mail : [email protected]

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