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Robert W. Rettig
Curriculum Vitae

30262 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite B-505
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Phone: 949-481-1854 | Fax: 949-495-2695

1999 (July-Present) Bob Rettig Construction and Consulting; Laguna Niguel, CA  Owner—Provides construction consulting services to the insurance and legal professions.

1993-1999                Har-Bro, Inc.                Signal Hill, CA

Professional Services Division Manager

¨      Established the groundwork and expanded the scope of services for the Consul- ting Services offered by the company.

¨      Managed the activities of a team of project managers/estimators which provided  the following services:

             4Estimating for construction defect cost of repairs and

                  other litigation support.

             4Management of Construction/Reconstruction Projects

             4 Mediation, Arbitration

             4Insurance appraisals

1991-1993         SAE Continental Heller                 Long Beach, CA

Special Projects Division Manager. 

¨      He had full Profit/Loss responsibility for projects up to $5 million in value, while supervising and coordinating business development, production, estimating and profitability of the general contracting operations.

¨      His responsibilities required that he work with architects, engineers, developers, owners, subcontractors, unions and municipalities.

1984-1991       Al Shankle Construction Company          Anaheim, CA

Vice President

¨      Mr. Rettig served at an executive level with a variety of cross-functional industrial, commercial, and general contracting assignments.  Primary emphasis was on estimating, project management, and business development.

¨      During his tenure, he directly managed the building of approximately $70 million in work which encompassed a wide variety of new construction, tenant improvements and remodeling projects in the commercial, industrial and public works marketplace.

1978-1984      Simpson Strong-Tie           Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Branch Manager—Panelized Roof/Framing Division

¨      Mr. Rettig had full profit and loss accountability with primary responsibility for:

                4 Estimating and construction

                4 Engineering

                4 Sales/Marketing

                4 Purchasing/Inventory control

                4 Maintenance and Safety

¨      He managed a salaried staff of 20 and a field force of 75.

VITAE OF PRIOR WORK HISTORY

1973-1977        Merck, Sharp & Dohme              West Point, PA

¨      Sales Representative

1967-1971       United States Army 

¨      Captain, Adjutant General Corps.

1967            United States Military Academy         West Point, NY

¨      Bachelor of Arts—Liberal Studies; Civil Engineering

1977           Youngstown State University           Youngstown, OH

¨      Master of Business Administration

  University of California, Irvine           Irvine, CA

¨      Specialized Marketing Practices

UCLA Extension

¨      Instruction In the 1994 Uniform Building Code (UBO) -- 16 hours

 International Conference Of Building Officials

¨      Wood framing - Construction and Inspection Applications of the Uniform Building Code--16 hours

¨      Shotcrete Application and Inspection—8 hours

Insurance Institute Of America (Insurance Educational Assn.)

Introduction to Property and Liability Insurance --24 hours

¨      Arbitration Mediation and Conciliation Center (AMCC)

¨      Institute for Conflict Management (ICM)

¨    Better Business Bureau

California General Contractor (Active) –License No. 748100