Kirkwood Building Group LLC
10551 Big Bend Blvd
Kirkwood, MO 63122
(314) 220-2840
rsmith@kbgstl.com

Time Frame: June 2000 to Current

Business Type:
A construction management firm specializing in providing general contracting and construction management services for Private Owners, Municipalities, Fire Districts, and School District clients. The company also provides s claims and litigation support services for law firms and clients in the design and construction industry.

Present Position: President

General Duties:

Kirkwood Building Group LLC is a company established by Dick to furnish general contracting and professional services to the design, construction, and legal industries. As the founder of the firm, Dick has been and is currently responsible for managing the following activities:               

• Construction Management Services
• Residential General Contracting Services
• Commercial General Contracting Services
• Expert Witness Testimony
• Municipal Contract Administration Services
• Contractor Dispute Resolution Services
• Litigation Support Services

Landmark Contract Management, Inc.
16020 Swingley Ridge Road
Suite 200
Chesterfield, MO  63017

Time Frame:June 1990 through June 2000

Business Type:
Management consulting firm specializing in providing contract and program management services.  Landmark Contract Management provides construction administration, claims management, and training programs for public and private clients involved in the construction process.  Landmark specializes in school program management services, claims management and dispute resolution services.

Position: Principal and Program Manager

General Duties:
Dick was the Program Manager for the City of Maryland Heights five (5) year Capital Improvements Program since 1997.

As Program Manager, Dick was responsible for managing the City Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The CIP includes managing major facility and infrastructure construction projects with a staff of 5 project managers.

It also included managing multiple architectural and engineering design firms, who in 1997,98,99 and 2000 have designed the following facilities:

• Major Parks and Recreation Projects
• Multiple Road Improvement Projects
• Multiple Storm water Improvement Projects

Dick’s duties also included representing clients who require construction litigation support services.  The firm’s business is limited to construction, and they specialize in problem avoidance and dispute resolution.

Dick has worked with various contractors, owners and attorneys who require claims management and litigation support services.

• Expert Witness Testimony
• Claims Preparation
• Claims Defense Efforts
• Claims Presentations
• Construction/Design Program Management Services

Dick was a member of the Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association and has participated in the arbitration process as an arbitrator.

Koger Properties, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Time Frame: Sept 1984 through April 1990

Business Type:
Koger Properties is a publicly owned corporation and is traded on The New York Stock Exchange.  They are a national developer of suburban office parks who design, construct, and lease high-quality office buildings.

Position: Director of Construction Management

General Duties:
Dick was manager of the Koger Atlanta Regional Construction Office.  He managed 6-10 project managers and superintendents who, as a team, were responsible for the design and construction of high quality 3-5 story office buildings for corporate inventory and leasing purposes.

Fruin Colnon Corporation
St. Louis, MO

Time Frame: June 1970 through August 1984

Business Type:
Commercial and Industrial General Construction Company ranked in the top 50 General Contractors as published by ENR.  Fruin Colnon Corporation, a national general contractor working in all areas of construction, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fru-Con Corporation with an annual volume exceeding $500 million.

Position:
Group Vice President, Building and Industrial Division

General Duties:
Dick had profit and loss responsibility for the Building and Industrial Division that had an annual volume in excess of $100,000,000.  He also had responsibility for the Southern Division that had a backlog of approximately $14,000,000.

Fruin Colnon Corporation/Baldwin Associates
Clinton, IL

Time Frame: 1970 through 1978

Business Type:
Fruin Colnon was a joint venture partner responsible for $500,000,000 of civil/structural work associated with the construction of the Clinton Nuclear Power Station in Clinton, Illinois for Illinois Power Company.

Position: Project Engineer and Senior Civil Engineer

General Duties:
Dick was responsible for all field engineering and construction procedures related to supporting the construction of this 950 megawatt Boiling Water Reactor.  In this four-year assignment, Dick was responsible for 150-200 engineers, technicians and draftsmen while the civil/structural portion of this nuclear power station was under construction.

Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Time Frame: 1967 through 1970

Business Type: Engineering School

Position: Civil Engineering Student

General Duties:
Dick returned to Washington University to earn his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.  He received his BSCE in three years while working summers to gain additional experience.

Fruin Colnon Corporation
Clinton, IL

Time Frame: 1959 through 1967

Business Type: General Contractor

Position: Project and Field Engineer

General Duties:
While working for Fruin Colnon, Dick worked on projects for large clients such as Illinois Power Company, Monsanto, Dundee Cement Company, Equitable Life Insurance Company, and Civic Center Redevelopment Corporation.