Compton Construction

What I Do:
I lead the overall operations of Compton Construction, putting our team in the right place to be successful. In my role, I focus on business development and making connections for construction opportunities. I enjoy numbers and assisting our finance and accounting team with budgets, forecasting, and reporting. In addition, I lead all promotion and marketing activities for Compton Construction.

My Spirit Animal: The Beaver (I collect wood and like the water)

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: Woodworking, Wooden Boat Restorations, Craigslist, AdWords 

Neighborhood: Granville

Organizations/Non Profits: Lyman Boat Owners Association

Favorite Tool: CNC/Shopbot

Lifetime Goal: Above all, be a husband and a father first. Then, retire to a Lake House and spend time tinkering in my wood shop on wooden boats.

What I Do: I focus mainly on business development, marketing and preconstruction services. Promoting an environment where all employees can succeed is my passion. My Spirit Animal: The Otter (hairy, skinny, crafty)

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: Killer Queen, CoGo, Art, Street art, Columbus Crew, Making New Friends, Colored pants & belts 

Neighborhood: Olde Town East

Organizations/Non Profits: The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, Columbus Idea Foundry, Wild Goose Creative

Favorite Tool: Paint Brush

Lifetime Goal: Be a good father.

What I Do:
I lead a construction team, which often includes Superintendents, field assistants, office staff, subcontractors, engineers, Architects and designers, and strive to maintain progress in select projects with planning, procurement, execution and collaboration with city officials and business owners.

My Spirit Animal: Golden Retriever (Calm, reliable, passionate and diplomatic)

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: Hanging out with family and friends, home renovation projects, wood working, hiking, travel.

Neighborhood: Dublin

Organizations/Non Profits: Dublin Men’s Fellowship

Favorite Tool: 18Volt Lithium Makita Impact Driver

Lifetime Goal: To lead a life that’s an example to my family.

What I Do:
Sales/Estimating

My Spirit Animal: Bison. Their ability to endure long winters is inspiring

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: Mountaineering, Hiking, Kayaking, Rock Climbing.

Neighborhood: Clintonville

Favorite Tool: Router

Lifetime Goal: To become a better person than I was the day before & to travel to all parts of the world.

What I Do:
I run construction operations on some of our larger projects. I coordinate the subcontractors, clarify issues in the plans, aid in estimating, and build and manage the schedules.

My Spirit Animal: Dog – If I’m picking, I’d say Black Lab. (I mean, who wouldn’t want a dog’s lifestyle?)

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: I like to build stuff, woodworking, cars or anything mechanical. I like to figure out how things work, and how they did it 100 years ago. I like to be outside, and wide open spaces.

Neighborhood: Thornville – Out in the country

Organizations/Non Profits: Bowling Green Twp. Zoning Board

Favorite Tool: Cordless Sawzall

Lifetime Goal: Cool projects and the time to work on them.

What I Do:
I lead the administrative team to keep our business operations efficient. I keep our processes streamlined and our information flowing smoothly. I don’t have all the answers, but I can get them for you.

My Spirit Animal: Tiger (patient in wait until they pounce)

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: Music, movies, learning to live off the grid

Neighborhood: Downtown

Organizations/Non Profits: Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus, KTC Buddhist Center

Favorite Tool: YouTube

Lifetime Goal: To keep working on compassion & mindfulness

What I Do:
I’m the bridge between client, architect, project manager, subcontractors, and the building department. My responsibilities range from communicating the schedule, quickly finding answers to all necessary questions, site safety, to performing unforeseen tasks to keep a project moving forward.

My Spirit Animal: Penguin (prefers cold weather, Loyal, and gives loved ones small trinkets)

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: Woodworking, golf, hockey, bluegrass music, my two kids.

Neighborhood: Worthington

Organizations/Non Profits: A Kid Again, Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio, Habitat for Humanity, Furniture Bank of Central Ohio

Favorite Tool: Whichever one I need at the time.

Lifetime Goal: Buy a rundown house to restore it to its former glory and raise my kids to be outstanding humans.

What I Do:
Assist the Superintendent and Project Manager at the job site. Provide supervision in the absence of the Superintendent. Minor trade work in various fields as needed.

My Spirit Animal: Raccoon (Resourceful, Adaptive, Problem Solver)

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: : Watching movies, Fishing, Outdoor time with my small family.

Neighborhood: Livingston Park

Organizations/Non Profits: Livingston Park Civic Association

Favorite Tool: Cordless Angle Grinder.

Lifetime Goal: To be the husband and father My family deserves, and to become a master skydiver.

What I Do:
Oversee projects in the field, coordinate and schedule subcontractors, maintain safety protocols and quality control and ensure completion of projects.

My Spirit Animal: Grizzly Bear – strong, solitary, fierce if provoked. Likes the woods, eating and sleeping.

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: Soccer, movies, cooking, home improvement/woodworking

Neighborhood: Columbus

Organizations/Non Profits: Pet Promise

Favorite Tool: Leatherman Multi-tool

Lifetime Goal: Work hard, do right by others, but make sure to enjoy myself along the way.

What I Do:
Run the jobsite. Organize and schedule sub-contractors to ensure that deadlines are met in a safe and professional manner to meet the construction industries regulations as well as the clients needs.

My Spirit Animal: Polar Bear (Powerful, Fierce, Playful)

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: Throwing darts and fishing.

Neighborhood: Hilliard

Favorite Tool: Miter Box

What I Do:
I provide on site leadership and direction with subcontractors to maintain quality control on the jobsite throughout the completion of projects and ensure safety of the jobsite. Communicate between subcontractors, superintendents, project managers, architects, engineers, and owners so that deadlines are met and there is clarification in all aspects of the jobsite. Perform trade work to complete the job on time and on budget.

My Spirit Animal: My spirit animal is the Raven due to my inquisitive nature, problem solving, adapting to situations/environments, and loyalty.

ABOUT ME:

Interests & Hobbies: : Spending time with my daughter, reading, riding my motorcycle, hunting and playing computer games.

Favorite Tool: Drill

Lifetime Goal: To raise and equip my daughter to fulfil her amazing potential.