7
Dec
Kicking Ball and Taking Names: The American Heart Association’s Charity Kickball Tournament 2021
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The Pro-Craft’s office staff assembled a kickball team to participate in the annual American Heart Association charity kickball tournament this past October. While we were not fortunate enough to bring home the trophy this year, we did win best dressed. Plus, departments that don’t usually interact were able to enjoy some team bonding while supporting a great charity and cause. Spectators even showed up to encourage our team! We were grateful to be a part of this successful event and can’t wait to do it all again next year!
7
Dec
Smooth Sailing for the Department Managers’ Annual Fishing Trip for 2021
For this year’s annual overnight trip, every department manager enjoyed sailing on the Tribute out of Seaforth Landing in San Diego through the night into Mexican waters. We kicked off the trip with tailgating, gifting swag to attendees, spending the beautiful day fishing! COO Chris McFayden caught the first fish of the trip while the rest were able to catch their fair share in small schools of fish that swam by. It also didn’t hurt that we got to eat complimentary breakfast, lunch, and dinner either.
At one point in our travels, we were intercepted by a pod of dolphins, riding the waves off the boat’s bow and showing off their acrobatic skills–and we may or may not have good-naturedly shoving each other out of the way for the best photo positions and catching a glimpse of a large Mako shark too. Our adventure peaked at our final stop: a kelp patty that produced 25-36lb Yellowtail! As the day came to a close, the 24 attendees caught 60 fish! Afterward, we were surprised with a luxurious steak dinner and cheesecake for dessert. On the sail ride home, we revisited our memories, photos, and appreciated the ocean views and California sunset. It was a perfect end to a perfect day!
5
Aug
CASH Recap
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In June of 2021, the Pro-Craft Team had the pleasure of attending the annual CASH Conference, formally known as the Coalition for Adequate School Housing. We consider each year’s conference to be a huge opportunity to support our community and network with others in our industry.
During this year’s conference we had the honor of sponsoring a golf tournament, which ended up being a huge hit among everyone in attendance (and our team of course). We networked and made meaningful connections with industry professionals, as well as numerous potential clients who aim to grow and improve the schools of their community. Our entire team had an incredible overall experience, and we are already looking forward to the next conference.
Perhaps the most memorable moment of the conference this year was Nick’s well deserved award. The entire Pro-Craft family extends a major congratulations to Nick McFayden, who received a diploma for CASH School Facilities Leadership Academy. As always, it was a pleasure to be involved with this year’s CASH conference, network with amazing individuals, and play some golf!
1
Jul
Chris
From the moment we met him, we knew Chris Dakin was a stand-up guy. During his first days as a Foreman, he successfully took over two difficult projects–restructuring Beverly Hills High School and helping Alex Ellison improve West Hollywood Park–thereby proving that he would always navigate his new role at Pro-Craft with pride and efficiency. As a team player who always goes above and beyond, Chris comes to work every day excited to work hard and learn new things.
Congratulations Chris!
1
Jul
Derek
Join me in giving Derek Alonso a huge congratulations and an even bigger welcome, as he joins our team as a dispatcher. Derek is a self-starter. He is assertive, a hard worker, and an extremely motivated team player. He comes to us with a history of expertise in Transportation, Logistics management, and Human Resources. This makes him an incredibly effective communicator with co-workers and managers. Derek constantly goes out of his way to help others in any way he can. He is very outgoing and enjoys all sports as well as the great outdoors. In his personal life, two of his favorite things are French bulldogs and Harley Davidson bikes. We are grateful to have such an experienced addition to our team with such a bright personality.
Congratulations Derek!
20
Apr
Leah
Join me in welcoming Leah Timme as the newest member of our team.
Leah joins Pro-Craft Construction as a financial Controller. She will work directly with our CFO and accounting team. Leah brings 11 impressive years of experience in the Construction Industry and accounting knowledge to boot, Leah worked her way up from a receptionist to a financial controller and excels at incorporating new methods of measuring financial progress and integrating ideas to increase productivity and profitability. She has a strong understanding of the market we work in, as well as the processes required to be successful in each position. Leah’s cooperative mentality exemplifies our Pro-Craft mission, which is why we believe she will be an invaluable addition to our team. She is motivated by the belief that we should never stop growing and improving. She describes the Construction Industry as particularly rewarding and finds it very gratifying to be a part of something built from the ground up, even with all its complexities and curveballs.
Leah received her Bachelor’s Degree and Accounting Certificate from UC Riverside and is one course away from completing an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration.
On a personal note, Leah is very grounded, has a good sense of humor, enjoys being outdoors as much as possible, and is an LA Galaxy and Lakers fan. She also thinks our company name ‘Pro-Craft’ would be the perfect name for a brewery — just in case we’re ever looking to jump into another business venture.
We are confident that the addition of Leah to our team will only allow us to grow in productivity and profitability while adding to our already strong foundation. We look forward to experiencing Leah’s team-first mindset and implementing her ideas.
16
Mar
Alyssa
We wanted to recognize another amazing employee during last week’s #WomenInConstructionWeek! Please help me congratulate Alyssa!
While she may have only started with Pro-Craft about 3 months ago Alyssa has amazed all of us with the amount of work she can complete. The detail and effort she puts into everything she does is top-notch quality. Alyssa consistently surpasses our expectations and excels at following the Pro-Craft standard operating procedures being a valuable asset to this team.
We are all grateful to know that Alyssa is someone we can count on to get the job done the first time and on time. We have no doubt that we will see her moving her way up the ladder soon. Thank you Alyssa for everything you do!
16
Mar
Leslie
In honor of #WomenInConstructionWeek, we want to spotlight Leslie!
Since day one Leslie has shown great ability to learn and apply experience to her position. Her past experiences have allowed her to quickly learn and integrate into the Pro-Craft way and have led to a quick and painless training process. Leslie has met and exceeded many of our expectations as we were in need of emergency personnel in a department that Leslie had little training in, but quickly helped the team get through the event seamlessly.
We are so proud to have Leslie on our team and are looking forward to continuing working with her.
10
Feb
Tim
Help me in congratulating Tim Yost, as he is this month’s employee spotlight! Without Tim’s patience and quick responses to any and all issues that may arise within Pro-Craft, many would be lost. I think I speak for everyone when I say, without Tim, many wouldn’t be able to do their jobs at the level of efficiency we strive for. We are very lucky to have you Tim and proud to call you a Pro-Craft employee!