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Month in Review IN CASE YO U M I SSE D I T Please join me in welcoming our APM, Superintendent, and Summer Interns to the team! Isabell Shoptaw (right) is joining us as an Assistant Project Manager reporting to David Piraino. Isabell just graduated from Virginia Tech in May with a degree in Real Estate and Smart & Sustainable Cities. She interned at Century 21 and The Genau Group Realty during college and decided that she would love to work in the Commercial Real Estate Industry. Fun Fact: Isabell lives in a historic home in Old Town Alexandria that has an arc in the basement where the underground railroad went through. Matthew Powell is a Superintendent joining us from HBW. Matt is OSHA 30 certified and has twenty years of experience specializing in commercial interiors with a focus on SCIF, Healthcare and Federal projects. Fun Fact: Matt is a Master Gardener and loves to fly fish. Erica Chen is an upcoming Senior at Virginia Tech. She is majoring in Finance and Real Estate (RELF program). Erica will be interning on our Pinnacle project with Frank Gordy. She will be mentored by Abbey Zacharias this summer. Fun Facts: Erica’s favorite classes this year were Real Estate Finance and Corporate Finance. This summer she is looking forward to learning different skills and networking. Griffin Boag is an upcoming Senior at James Madison University. He is majoring in Intelligence Analysis and minoring in General Business. Griffin will begin his internship on Peraton Reston with Linwood Kirby. He will also intern on our Visitation project with Bobby Holmes and Chris Roche. He will be mentored by an APM on each team this summer – Will Colclough & Quinn Cox. Fun Facts: Griffin enjoys playing sports with his siblings. He has 2 younger brothers and a younger sister. KMN Mechanical KMN sponsored a happy hour at Patsy’s for Bognet. Thank you to those who attended. If you were able to attend or you work with anyone from KMN, please send them a quick thank you!
Customer Appreciation Tracey Gardiner and Rosalie Gibbons visited SShape Architects and FORM Architects to drop off some icecream to thank them for their business opportunities. If you have any clients that you would like to do something nice for, let Tracey and Rosalie know and we can plan something with your help!
Job Wins
E NGI N EER W IN-W IN S O L UTIO N S - J OB WINS Chevy Chase Trust Bethesda, MD | $3,542,890.00 4300 Wilson Spec/ECG/Maritz Arlington, VA | $1,907,292.00 Celebree Amazon Arlington, VA | $1,200,000.00
Thales Phoenix Arlington, VA | $1,163,251.00 Alion Expansion Tysons, VA | $415,779.00 United Bank Landover Hills Hyattsville, MD | $414,758.00 2001 K St. – 4th Floor Demo Washington, DC | $65,250.00
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O PERATE AS O NE TE AM Internship Spotlight Tracey Gardiner and Rosalie Gibbons visited superintendent Frank Gordy and summer intern Erica Chen on the Pinnacle Financial site (right). Erica is learning valuable skills working alongside Frank and getting to know the ins and outs of a commercial construction project.
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HSBC Devin Morrow (below), on-site at HSBC in front of his well laid out signage.
Metron (Above) Bognet business is booming in Reston! Abbey Zacharias was at The Mason Companies and looked out the window to see superintendent, James Pumphrey with our client and subs prepping to crane steel, a drycooler and pump package to the roof.
Puzzle Me This! (Above) Will Colclough, Drew Pearson, and James Lovett take a stab at the office puzzle.
CUSTO ME R FE E D B AC K - B U I L D L O N G- T ER M R E L AT I ON SH I PS NCPC - Carlo Stalteri, John Veselick, Will Colclough & Devin Morrow
“THANK YOU for all your great work and dedication in managing the NCPC’s construction project. The space is beautiful! Our staff is very excited to get in there and enjoy it. We are very pleased with the outcome. I will certainly pass along to John and Josh Kline our gratitude and our satisfaction with your leadership skills and project management ability. The fact that you were selected to immediately manage another project is a testament to the quality of your work. You should feel proud! Wishing you all the best on your next project!”
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Debra L. Dickson Director, Office of Administration National Capital Planning Commission
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Congrats Grads! ZAC H ARY WE MYSS H ernd o n H i g h Sc h ool
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JDRF Real Estate Games!
Volleyball team goes the Extra Mile! Shout-out to Alex Narrow, Tim French, Will Colclough, Patrick Nguyen, Erica Chen, Summer Williams, Abbey Zacharias and Isabell Shoptaw. The team got 2nd place overall in the Volleyball tournament! A Day of Fun! Our team was thrilled to be back at AU for a little friendly competition at the JDRF Games. This year our real estate community was able to raise over $600,000 to help find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. Thank you to all who participated, you are sincerely appreciated!!!
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Donate your Old American Flags! – James Lovett, who is a Firefighter in Fairfax County is collecting them for his firehouse. Please bring in your old flags throughout the month of July
If you are personally involved in anything to do with giving back, we would love to hear about it! Send Rosalie a quick email with a sentence or two description and photo if you have one. ONGOING - Ronald McDonald House Soda Tab Collection We have started collecting pull tabs in the office! These can come from ANY can — soda, beer, cat food, colored aluminum too! These tabs are recycled and 100% of the money we earn is used to offset the cost of the families are stay at Ronald McDonald house.
Looking Forward FUN CO MMITT E E / E V E N T S FUN Committee Meetings The FUN Committee meets every 3 weeks on Monday afternoons to plan events and company-wide initiatives. Everyone is welcome to join. Reach out to Aimee if you would like to attend! Now Hiring! If you know anyone who is qualified that would be a great fit for our Bognet culture please encourage them to apply for the open PM, Superintendent, and Estimator positions. Mindful Mondays & Wellbeing Wednesdays Aimee sent information for July - September. You must register on your own. Aimee sent links! Mindful Mondays • July 11th – Visualization Guided Summer Bliss Meditation • August 8th – Guided Meditation for Positive Energy, Relaxation, and Peace • September 12th – Fall Renewal - Finding More Margin in Your Day Well-being Wednesdays • July 6th – Family Health • August 3rd – Summer Safety • September 14th – Flu Awareness
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Book Club Book Club is discussing NEVER SAW ME COMING. July 12th. It was a thrilling and captivating book based in Washington, DC. Worth the read! We will decide our next book. Email Jeanie if you would like to join book club. 7/4 July 4th, Independence Day! The office will be closed on Monday the 4th. 7/6 UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 July 6-31 7/7 World Chocolate Day 7/14 World Emoji Day 7/18 National Icecream Day 7/21 Get to Know your Customers Day 7/30 International Day of Friendship
EMPL OY EE M I L ES TO N ES July Birthdays 7/2 Quinn Cox 7/6 Carlo Stalteri 7/7 Steve Hernandez 7/13 Drew Pearson 7/22 Brian Shaver
7/23 Brandon Murphy & Mike Williams 7/24 Michael Williams 7/27 Tony Jagen
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Field Spotlights
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1640 KING STREET 4-6 ALEXANDRIA, VA
BOGNET TEAM:
Carlo Stalteri
John Veselick
Abbey Zacharias
Pat Wightman
PROJECT TEAM: FORM Architects
SCOUTING SHOTS! These photos are taken to scope out which angles FAST FACTS: 28,000 SF, Multiple Floors, Specialty lighting are best for professional photos. FIELD SPOT LI G H T S
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