CFP Construction

Aaron Muhonen is the General Manager for CFP. Aaron’s responsibilities include executive management, strategic business planning, finance, personnel resource management, and overall business leadership. Aaron has benefited from a rich heritage in the construction industry with his family being involved in construction since the late 1950’s. The old-fashioned values of hard work, integrity and quality -- that have become a hallmark of CFP -- were instilled in Aaron as a young man.

The business philosophy which Aaron has centered CFP is one built on creating lasting value for customers. He first started working as a general laborer and worked his way up to becoming a superintendent before starting his own business. “Having started at the ground floor has enabled me to gain a solid understanding of every phrase of the building process. Over the years I’ve learned that good communication and having a well devised plan are critical to the success of any project. It really boils down to this: do you have a reactive or proactive mindset? You can either constantly react to problems or you can be proactive and make a plan to overcome those obstacles…either way you have to deal with challenges.”

When asked about his outlook regarding the future of CFP Aaron stated, “Our goal is to establish value through hard work, honesty and meeting our customer’s deadlines. Our customer’s schedule is very important to us.”

He and his three children live in Ridgefield, WA. He enjoys spending time with his family and attending sporting events. Aaron said one of his favorite parts about being a parent is, “watching kids discover things for their first time…like fishing.”

Jared Salmi is the Lead Estimator and Project Manager for CFP. He started working for CFP in 2010 after serving in the Navy for six years. During his time in the Navy, Jared developed two important skills that have proven to be invaluable in his current role at CFP: a high-level of organization and an attention to detail.

His primary responsibilities at CFP include: looking for new bid opportunities, preparing and following up on bids, negotiating prices and following up on change orders. A hallmark of Jared’s leadership ability is his commitment to “follow-through” and “detail” in the midst of managing a high-level of transactions.

When asked what he enjoys most about his role, Jared says, “My favorite part about my work is designing systems and processes that help keep us on track and ensure things don’t fall through the cracks.” Jared says he also enjoy working with such a tight-knit team. “Everyone here is pretty close and we’re always trying to help each other out. It feels more like a family than a business,” says Jared.

“Ever since Jared joined our team he has helped us become more systematic and organized,” says Aaron Muhonen, General Manager for CFP. “He was able to take what he learned in the Navy – that “systems mindset” – and apply it to our company which has helped us become a better company.”

Jared lives in Battle Ground, WA and enjoys playing disc golf, cooking and reading comics. He’s also very involved at his church and loves Jesus.