Kirk M. Kashmerick


Superintendent / Project Manager


Project Planning/Scheduling * Design/Build * Remodeling/Renovation

Talented and technically skilled Superintendent and Project Manager with over 12 years of successful experience. Proven track record of forging strong relations and teamwork through solid communication skills with clients and sub-contractors that result in quality projects built to high levels of customer satisfaction. Strong management ability to control costs, plan and schedule a project, and commit to quality and productivity levels to meet customer needs, project requirements, and timelines.


Core Competencies

On-Site Management - Full-Cycle Construction - Quality Control
Construction Trade Skills - Client Relations & Service - Change Orders
Sub-Contractor Scheduling - Project Planning & Budgeting - OSHA Compliance


Professional Experience

Wilshire Homes - Austin, TX 12/2005 - 10/2008
Builder / Project Manager

Superintendent ; Build on Your Lot Estates and Condominium Homes

Primarily responsible for all field operations, scheduling and on-site supervision. Share responsibility for developing the project budget, actively participate in the preconstruction phase, ensure that the project is built on time, within budget, and according to company policies and procedures. Manage and mentor assistant superintendents and other field personnel. Review and update progress reports, schedules and requirements for completion on a daily basis. Determine project development requirements and costs, review Architectural and Structural plans, contract, purchase orders, and finish-out options for accuracy. Advise on appropriate changes in methods, materials, schedules and procedures. Ensure that project site is secure and maintain a safe and respectful working environment at all times by implementing programs for safety and quality control. Manage and document employee and subcontractor nonperformance or problems through mentoring, training, termination, back charges or other appropriate action. Review and approve all bills for materials and subcontractor requisitions. Confirm that extra charges from suppliers or subcontractors are reasonable and that work is correctly executed. Facilitate weekly project progress meetings and coordinate upcoming weeks work to be accomplished. Keep owners, unit managers and architects informed of progress throughout the life of the project. Ensure that the project closeout process is finalized to settle all financial obligations, demobilize all resources and transition the project to the client. Built effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, field personnel and suppliers.
Key Achievements:
Quickly promoted to the Build on Your Lot division to help re-organize and create a profitable program. Managing and coordinating several simultaneous projects ranging in varying degrees of complexity. Achieved and maintained an over 95% customer satisfaction rating and high net profits on projects valued from 700K to 37M



K & K Design - Austin, TX 11/2004 - 12/2006
General Manager / Project Coordinator

Direct start-up residential remodeling/design and build company.

Develop strong working relationships with clients and sub-contractors to generate successful projects and to lay the ground work for a referral-based business. Handle all aspects of project from determining client needs, designing project, estimating cost, creating and presenting the contract, project coordination with
suppliers, building superintendents and manufacturers, to structuring payment schedules and collecting. Supervise crews on each project. Create documents - including letterhead, contracts, invoices, change orders, mechanical drawings and presentations. Managed financials and records.
Key Achievements:
Built profitable referral-based business with steady profit and referral base growth. Projects ranging from 2.5K to 115K

Fox Service Company - Austin, TX 6/2001 - 11/2004
Project Sales Manager / Superintendent

Served as Project Sales Manager and Superintendent for large residential and commercial service company with 500 employees.

Coordinated and managed 3 to 5 projects at a time. Handled project requirements from designing and estimating, to contract preparation, presenting and selling the proposal, to scheduling different trades, to meeting with Division Managers for each project as well as working closely with field technicians, building superintendents, manufacturers, and suppliers and their sales staff.
Key Achievements:
Drove project revenues to over 60% gross profit annually. Maintained highly structured and organized load of 80 to 85 projects per year (running 3 - 5 simultaneously) with projects ranging from $5K to $300K. Helped to generate a first-time ever profit for the division by writing clear contracts and managing projects to be highly profitable, and by creating marketing ideas to increase division volume.

Kustom Maintenance & Karpentry - Bellingham, WA 2/1995 - 4/2001
General Manager / Project Coordinator

Started residential general contractor business from scratch

Managed all aspects of business and projects. Preformed a variety of administrative, project coordination and construction tasks, with projects including new home construction, additions, custom decks, total renovations of Victorian homes, and water damage repairs.
Key Achievements:
Built a highly reliable and successful business by finding and creating the best crew of sub-contractors in the area and deftly handling client relations. Averaged annual ravenous of $400K
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Previous Professional Experience

Built highly successful, fast-track 8-year career in personal and business insurance sales. Progressed from #1 sales representative to become Senior Representative and then Area Manager.

Education and Credentials

Business courses * Bellingham Vo-Tech - Bellingham, WA, 1989 -2000
Communications / Accounting * Phoenix Community College - Phoenix, AZ 1980-81, GPA: 3.5
Communication / Science * Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ, 1977-79, GPA: 3.5