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Joe Shaw's Bio
Joe is currently the owner of Shaw Building Corporation, SBC and a
partner with
Virginia Contracting and Management (VCAM). He
began in the field of construction
with tools and a tool belt in
hand, building single family homes for five plus years. He
then
moved on to the commercial construction industry. With a new gained
experience
in the construction industry, he was sought after by
the Army Core of Engineers to
provide quality control as a
Construction Quality Control Officer (CQC). While
serving as a
CQC, he was assigned to supervise a 10 million plus dollar super
structure
project as the CQC liaison between the general
contractors and the government
officials. He identified and
implemented high standard project execution to exceed
industry
standards resulting in a quality product for the government on this
very unique
project.
After the government project, Joe was
offered an estimating/supervisor position with National Housing
Corporation Company, who was just getting started into the
multi-family, multi-state housing industry. He
traveled to
Seattle, Washington to learn a unique computerized purchase order
system. This new system was
used on all new projects to pay
sub-contractors and purchase all materials. His duties included city
approval,
design buildings to fit the sites, budgeting,
estimating, hiring sub-contractors, purchasing all materials,
purchasing rail cars of lumber, and issuing all purchase orders.
The company grew to building 2,500 units per year. Because Joe
executed such good work, he was promoted to
Regional VP. His
duties included travel with the intent of establishing city approvals,
permitting, setting-up the
facilities, hiring personnel and
hiring local sub-contractors for these new projects. One example was
the
building of 216 units consisting of 18 buildings in
Tennessee. This project afforded Joe the opportunity to learn
a
multitude of new skills including development of mass rock with a
blasting program in place and the
utilization of D-10 bulldozers
equipped with rippers attached.
When Joe completed the National
Housing Corporation project, he was highly recommended due to
his
expertise in the field of general contracting and was hired
as a General Contractor to build 160 unit three story
senior
living facility for Larrymore Organization. Joe had a good working
relationship with the city officials to
obtain final approval
and develop the site as approved by the city. He hired the personnel
and sub-contractors
that needed to complete this project which
was completed under budget and on time. His contract was only to
develop the site and build Phase 1, but because of Joe’s excellent
track record, he was asked to build Phase 2.
After building
another 160 units in Phase 2, Joe acquired a North Carolina Class A
License and developed a 100
plus acre site in North Carolina. He
hired a site contractor to install the infrastructure and roads needed
for an
85 single-family home site. With his diligent hard work,
he pulled all the permits, built a community
clubhouse,
installed golf cart trails, had a 200 foot-long pier installed and
nature trails through the wet-lands
which required special
permits. When the North Carolina project was completed, Joe purchased
a few lots to
build his first home, and was able to sell it
before completion.
With all of the knowledge and skills he had,
it was only logical to go into business. In 2002 he started his
own
business. He built over 50 homes in North Carolina from 2002
to 2008 to include the largest home in Camden
County, before the
housing market crashed. This led him to expand his horizons and obtain
his Virginia Class A
Commercial/Residential License.
After
the housing market crashed, he restructured his business to include
residential remodeling and commercial
bidding projects.
Acquiring several remodeling projects and bidding on private and city
projects, he was
Joseph A. Shaw awarded a 1.1 million dollar
two-story new office building project. He helped his client obtain
city approval
and site development. Through bidding, he was also
awarded several city projects that required remodeling
recreational
centers and a $600,000 remodel of a Virginia Beach
city Fire Station. This project involved stripping the brick
from the building and applying new closed cell spray foam
insulation.
Of the 17 plus years, all these projects were
completed without the need of borrowing from any financial
institution. To date, Joe still continues to build custom homes for
clients, taking on remodeling work and
bidding on commercial
projects. During these unprecedented times due to COVID019, he
designed/built a 1.5
million dollar custom home and as a result,
he has made his client’s forever dream home become a reality. He
completed this while adhering to the COVID-19 state mandated
recommendations for the safety of all parties
involved.
Although Shaw Building Corporation, SBC continues to be a solid
business, Joe continues to look for new
opportunities in the
construction industry. He maintains relationships with like-minded
individuals and has
started a new company, Virginia Contracting
and Management (VCAM), as his next endeavor to explore larger
projects that includes government contracting to utilize his
government contracting skills.
Outside of work, Joe is a
dedicated husband and father. He loves what he does and looks forward
to doing it for
many more years to come.