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Commercial Drywall, Inc.

Commercial Craftsman

Volume 1, No. 7

May 1980

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CDI’s complete interior capabilities over the years have allowed us to meet a variety of client needs. However, at no time have they been more graphically illustrated than during the recent tenant construction at Northwind Plaza. In fact, Northwind Plaza may become a classic case history for CDI. Under the general contracting of Miner-Dederick, the job originally called for conventional drywall system throughout. The building’s owners, however, decided just prior to the tenant work, to go with a demountable wall system in order to benefit from its depreciation and cash flow advantages. At this point, CDI was asked to make an evaluation and determine the cost for such a change. Budgeting and estimating shifted from our sales group to Commercial Interiors Systems which handles our demountable systems. In late February, the decision for the demountables was made. This meant that more than 10,000 sheets of rock, already stocked in the building, had to be removed to be replaced with prefabricated, vinyl, and fabric-covered wall panels. Actual construction began during the first week in March on two floors—1 and 5. In just over two weeks, the leased space was virtually complete, faster than could have been done with fixed wall Systems, and just in time for the real bombshell. Floors 6 and 7 had to be readied for tenant move-in by April 5—two weeks away. Activity for CDI picked up feverishly. Selection of wall coverings had to be made by the tenants. And, ' they wanted a curved staircase connecting the two floors. Coordination between the office and the field became critical. Carlos

Ramsey heading up the Interiors Group was on one end, while job supervisor Ken Hyatt held the other. The 26,000 square feet of lease space calling for dozens of offices, seven different wall coverings, a curved stairwell, approximately 90 doors, their hardware and door frames, mill work, and trim items had to be completed in two short weeks. At the jobsite, Ken increased his crew from 14 to 32 carpenters. The prefabricated wall panels were coming in and installed with top and bottom track put in place by CDI carpenters. The panels were already wrapped with their particular coverings except in the case of one fabric whose shipment to CDI had been delayed. On walls using this fabric, bare panels would be installed and application of the covering would come later. Besides the tight schedule, the difficult stairway had to be handled. Another subcontractor, using jackhammers, had created the opening for the stairs, and it was dropped in place. Now it was up to CDI to frame it, hang it, and apply the fabric and trim. In this time frame, a plasterer had to come in and plaster top of the hand rail. By the end of the final week, CDI crafts were working overtime. Some stayed until midnight on Thursday the 3rd. And, these long hours continued through Saturday the 5th—the movein date. Tenant occupancy came as expected. After their arrival, some work had to be completed—bare panels were covered and trim put up—but the vast majority of the work had been finished, and right on schedule. Despite the rigid deadline, there was no sacrifice of quality. All areas of work were done with CDI

The curved stairway between floors 6 and 7 at Northwind Plaza was a late inclusion in the project, and was framed hung, finished, and covered by CDI craftsmen.

craftsmanship. And every worker on the job should feel proud of their accomplishment at Northwind. In just over a month’s time, they had taken leased space in four floors to completion. In the process, they did everything from take-offs and estimating to ordering material, fabrication, and installation. Some of the key figures in the job included Ken and carpenters Juan Aguilar and Jesse Gunn. The carpenters on the intricate stairway were Ronnie Tolbert and Dean Crawford. The painters under Ben Boatright and Don Harrison did a superb job of applying the coverings to the bare walls and the stairway, while Greenway Plaza’s cabinet shop (See CDI, page 10)

r Versatility—the key ft® our fufyre By Dick Phillips From time to time in this column, I share with you some of the business philosphies that make CDI a very unique company. One of the more unique aspects of our company as I observe it, on a national as well as a local level, is our versatility. There are many customers in Houston that have need for drywall, painting, acoustical ceilings, movable partitions and other products and services that we offer. But almost without exception, their needs and their timing for these needs are all different. So if we are going to market our products and services to all of them, we must have the ability to also be different. We must be able to meet the needs of a major project downtown by being a large subcontractor capable of providing the job with large numbers of personnel that can move at high rates of speed and still do quality work. On the other hand, to the small to medium size contractor, we must be able to produce at a good pace, but with the added ability of changing directions—stopping and starting,

hurrying up and slowing down . In other words, we must have the capabilities of a very good small subcontractor. A whole other set of criteria lies in the area of remodel. Not only must a remodel contractor produce a higher quality of work, he generally must produce it while working over carpet or around desks. It simply takes a different type of organization to successfully do remodel, small jobs and large projects. So how do we accomplish being all things? Simply stated, we have divided ourselves into at least three or four companies—all within the same identity—CDI. We have different sales people handling the major projects, the smaller projects, and still different people for the remodel. We have different supervision for each of these three types of work. And, we have different work forces that build, paint or finish the different types of work. Breaking this down further, we have still a different team to sell, engineer and install our movable or demountable partitions. Their

problems and demands by the client \ are different from any of the above ^ Regardless of the size of the project, its complexity, or the products required, CDI is a team of specialists who can meet those needs. In Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, there is a growing demand for the single interior contractor like CDI that, regardless of the project size or complexity, cannot only handle his specialties, but coordinate the schedules and performance of other crafts such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, millwork flooring, glass and glazing. What i am saying is that our company has grown during its 17 years to be able to respond to almost any client needs with a high level of professionalism and specialization. To the big projects, we are a Super Sub. To the small project, we have the people and the talent to think in pace with him. To the remodel job, we have people with special talents both in sales and administration and the field that can meet his needs, equally true, if you want a system wall such as we offer in Vaughan Wall. Never in the history of construction in Houston has so much talent and determined energy been brought under one company name. But we have done it and we are only 17 years old and still learning and growing.

Commercial Craftsman Editor: Larry Williams The Commercial Craftsman is

Members of the Greenway Condominiums I and II help themselves to the budget beaters barbeque lunch recently held there. Condominium II won the contest for the two jobs by beating its budget by the largest amount over a two-week period.

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Heights Nome 6fmish®s9 in good shape :

Finishers Donald Muzny and Richard Sesock skim joints in the recently completed Heights House project

Tramse© remodelers honored with BBQ Transco remodelers have been named April’s remodeling crew of ie month. The Transco group at last ount consisted of some 17 carpenters, laborers, finishers, and painters headed up by supervisor Richard Perales. In the last several weeks, Transco has been the scene of increased CDI activity. Work involves several buildings in the Galleria area, but recently most of the activity has come from the Transco Tower itself. Other buildings in the area housing CDI work include the City Services Building, Post Oak Tower, Kaneb, and Post Oak Bank. At the time of the barbeque honoring the Transco group, movable and demountable Vaughan wall system installations were on the upswing and represented some 90 percent of the work going on. Leading the various trades in their remodeling duties are carpenter foreman Ruben Rios, labor foreman Freddie Sams, and finishing foreman Joe Woodruff. Richard Campbell, who joined CDI in early ttApril, serves as timekeeper for the "ransco job, while Lincoln Mitchell handles the sales and estimating functions. (See Transco, page 10)

In many instances, the responsibility of "selling" our finished product is left to our tape and float crews because CDI is not handling the painting portion of the job. When this occurs, their importance in helping to produce a quality job cannot be overlooked. Such was the case for the Heights House where CDI operations ended with the finishing process. And, as expected, the 10-story project of Harvey Construction "finished" in fine shape, exemplifying the quality work done by CDI’s tape and float crews. Heading up the finishing operation was foreman Herbert Hawkins. His crew spent approximately 10 weeks on the project, a pace of completing one floor per week for the crew which averaged about eight finishers. According to Herbert, the Heights House was one of the smoothest running jobs he has been on. "Our carpenters did good work on the hanging and that makes things easier on us," says Herbert. "But, when we're the last CDI crew on the job, our work has to be good regardless of the shape we get it in." Herbert prefers to follow good work, like was the case at the Heights House, because it goes easier on his budget. "If we have to

cover rough work, we do it, it just costs more in time and materials." About the only thing Herbert can term difficult about the job was the number of sticks of metal used. Some 23 were required in each unit of the project which has 17 units on a typical floor. Some of the finishers who deserve recognition for their work on the Heights House include the Roberts family, an Ames tool crew consisting of Dad, Joe, and sons, Alan, Bryan, and Edward. Additionally, Donald and Kenneth Muzny, Magin DeLeon, Richard Sesock, and Jerry Roark were among those who remained on the project for most of its 10-week duration. The Heights House is a project for the elderly located at Heights Boulevard and 20th Street and has been a center of CDI activity since last October when CDI carpenters under Nick Nunez began work. CDI finishing operations began in February. The Craftsman extends its appreciation for the fine work from all those associated with the job, including CDI’s Alan Jezek and Mike Holland who handled the sales and estimating for the project and Teresa Meshay who did the budgeting work for the Heights House.

Transco remodelers had things set up in style tor their barbeque lunch honoring them as remodelers of the month. The Transco crew has been a busy bunch lately with activity in several Galleria area buildings.

Mamed outstanding supervisor EMPLOYEE NEWS

Dari/II Hammons irises to top worn II! Allen ;

CDI’s honors tor April’s outstanding supervisor have gone to Daryl Hammons who heads up work on the III Allen Center project in downtown Houston. Daryl, who has been with CDI for the past six years, Work continues at a steady pace ran his first job just over two years for CDI projects in Austin. The IBM ago—the six-story North Belt atrium Building 045 presently stands at building. approximately 65 percent complete, Following that project, Daryl made while the demountable wall systems a sizable jump to the 50-story III used in its offices are about a third Allen, which he started in May 1979. finished. Since then, he has more than filled Jerry Wilhelm is heading up the the bill as an able supervisor. In fact, demountables installation while Gene III Allen, among other distinctions, Doughtery and Roy Schafer serve has been the most successful project as foremen under supervisor David in winning Budget Beaters contest. Kovar on the remainder of the twoWith a total of nine wins since last story project. July, III Allen recently dominated the Elsewhere, the E.O. Thompson contest with five straight wins over a Building has reached the 80 percent 10-week period, and is currently the complete mark with tenant fit-up work just starting in various locations only major project to win the evening banquet. within the building. Two things have helped make According to Austin’s vice Daryl the top-notch supervisor he has president and general manager, become. First has been his ability to Larry Hanvey, start-up of the newest plan the job out in advance. “You IBM project is expected in the next just can’t walk out onto the job in the few days. This job will involve a mornings and line things out from 235,000 square foot, three-story there. You have to plan things out or circuit packaging facility on the IBM complex with CDI handling all drywall you’ll find yourself in a lot of trouble,’’ claims Daryl. and acoustical ceiling work. A second item which has enabled In the Austin office, Nick Sukup Daryl to run a successful job is his has been promoted to estimator ability to build relationships with his trainee and project manager. Nick men, the general contractor, and the previously headed up the warehouse other subcontractors on the job. operations there. Replacing him in Daryl’s close relationship with his the warehouse is Antonio R. men is evident in their respect for Dominguez, who prior to the new him and extends from his supervisory assignment was a laborer for CDI. philosophy. “I feel like I can get more accomplished when they like A short Conors® in me and respect me, rather than through threats. I always try to level human relations with them on what we need to get done and leave it to them to do it,” The six most important words: says Daryl. “I admit I made a mistake." By not “watchdogging’’ his men, The five most important words: Daryl believes that they will be more “You did a good job.” productive because they take more The four most important words: interest and assume more “What is your opinion?” responsibility in their work. The three most important words: The respect between Daryl and his “I love you.” men is a mutual feeling. Daryl says, The two most important words: “If I had another building to go to "Thank you.” tomorrow, I’d want to take the men I The one most important word: have with me now. They have all “We” worked hard here, and I feel very the LEAST important word: “I”. good about them."

W@rk steady for CDI-Aystim

Supervisor Daryl Hammons stands atop the 50-story III Allen, the project he has engineered for CDI since May 1979.

Daryl has had able assistance in running III Allen as he is quick to point out. “I haven’t done it all by myself. Dennis Alford and Bruce McKinley are two of the best foremen I have worked around. Pete Rideau, the labor foreman, has done a great job, and Buster Baimbridge is one of the finest finishers I have seen.” While not on the job, Daryl is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying boating, skiing, hunting and fishing. He and his wife of three years, Sue, have a year-old son, Drew. Daryl and Sue recently celebrated their third anniversary on April 16 and are celebrating their first year in their new home in Pasadena this month. The Craftsman congratulates Daryl on his award and his rise as an outstanding CDI supervisor.

A special note... CDI’s newest sheetrocker, Jonathan Leslie Marek was born ^ April 12. His parents are none other than director of construction Bruce Marek and his wife, Jan. Congratulations!

SP survey results show CDS Operation 3P, CDl’s program to decrease labor cost by to percent shifts into a formulative state as reports from the March survey indicate areas of attention fonhe Company. The survey, which was designed to measure and identify worker attitudes and needs, was conducted by the University of Houston s Department of Industrial Psycho'ogy. That department has recently issued a series of reports which summarize their findings. These findings will be used to heb management assess the needs and areas of concern as indicated by employees through the survey. In addition, it will show employee attitudes toward a number of items including pay, job satisfaction, chance for improvement, and other important items. Preliminary data reveals several interesting bits of information about employee attitudes toward a variety of these subjects. For example, according to the survey, overall worker satisfaction with the job is high (83.4 percent). In conjunction A with this, 80 percent felt that they ^could trust CDI and 66 percent felt that CDI would not take advantage of them.

Offiee eSianges There have been a few changes around the CDI offices in the past several days with new people coming aboard in varying positions. Glenn Marek joins CDI as assistant personnel manager to Hoagy Cannon. In this position, Glenn will assist in personnel matters as well as work in the areas of safety and workmen’s compensation. Changes in the time department n-voices on the phoney mean . ^ those calling in theirtimeSmith is now heading up the department with Donna Barker on leave to have her baby. Additionally. Cherry! Newton and Susan Purvis have joined the time V department to help with the many functions of that office. with CDI, part Sarah Urban is now time, to perform much needed secretarial duties.

strong, weak points

CDI employees gathered at the SPJST Lodge recently to take part in a survey for the Company's Operation 3P. Administering the survey were several members of the University of Houston Industrial Psychology Department under the direction of Dr. R. J. Bullock. The survey was designed to determine various employee attitudes toward their jobs, their work, pay. and incentives.

In relation to job attributes, employees rank the opportunity for skill development, accomplishing something worthwhile, and pay, in order as the most important. Least important about their jobs were fringe benefits, treatment by co workers, and chances for promotion. In areas of satisfaction, employees were most satisfied with job security and treatment and least satisfied with pay and promotion. More than 50 percent of the employees were happy with the amount of their pay, while a third were not. And, a fourth felt it was too low for their skills and efforts and in relation to coworker’s pay. In one critical area, employees felt that supervisors do not criticize poor work sufficiently, while 55 percent felt that they were rewarded for good performance. Attitudes about supervisor’s technical expertise were high with about three-fourths of the employees agreeing that supervisors know the technical aspect of their jobs. The same number agreed that supervisors help workers with jobrplated problems. In relation to Operation 3P, only 22 nercent said that they understood Operation 3P fully, while 95 percent said that they supported 3P The above represents only a fraction of the information gained

from the 3P survey. More specific information will be obtained in the coming months so that Operation 3P can begin to take a more definite shape. In summary, this preliminary data for Commercial is very strong. People seem, in general, to be satisfied with their jobs, the organization, with their pay, and the overall level of management competence. There are a number of problems which have been identified by the survey. Some of these include the lack of connections between productivity and pay, the lack of feedback to employees from management, problems in communicating personnel policies to the employees, as well as others identified in the survey. The University of Houston has been working with CDI in setting up task force procedures to go back to the field employees to determine specific ways to better meet the needs of CDI employees. It is felt that when the majority of these needs are met, then worker satisfaction and motivation will increase along with productivity. In this way, 3P will be able to meet its goals of reducing costs by 10 percent and in the process benefit the employees and the Company as a whole.

Winners warf in BiQ contests Barbeque lunches in the budget beater contests have been circulating fairly freely among jobs over the last five weeks. In fact, no two jobs won the contest more than once during this time, although there were two repeat winners from earlier in the year—Randy Morgan and Mark McKinney winning for the fourth time, while Three Allen Center won for the fifth consecutive time. CDI's second evening dinner for budget beater winners was held March 28 for Randy and his wife, Helen, and Mark and his wife, Lea. The group, along with several representatives from CDI management, attended the dinner at the Traildust Restaurant on the North Freeway. Delicious steaks with all the trimmings was the bill of fare. Winning for the fifth time since the first of the year was the Three Allen crew under supervisor Daryl Hammons, who incidently was selected as supervisor for the month of April. The win earned the job a catered BBQ lunch and a step towards their second evening banquet. The Perkin-Elmer lease for Hines Industrial in the Point West Development followed Three Allen as recipient of a barbeque lunch. The crew of approximately four carpenters and several finishers were led by carpenter foreman Dewayne Kinney and finishing foreman Billy Wright.

The Greenspoint Office Park crew, above, won the Group I budget beaters contest during the most recent two week period.

Taking the next Group II barbeque was the Greenway Condominium II under the supervision of Glen Brabham. There, both Condominiums I and II enjoyed the lunch celebrating the fine layout work of Jim Bowser and Chris Morley who were chiefly responsible for helping win the contest. And finally, the Greenspoint Office Park project took the most recent Group I contest. The job, led by Tommy Williamson, is a three-story atrium building for Harvey Construction. A crew of 11 feasted on the free lunch for their efforts which included core and exterior work on the job which started in midMarch.

ample prseauftms still basft safegyards Recent innovations in the field of safety have included the use of biorhythms to forecast employee’s so-called critical days. Several major companies, including Union Carbide, Proctor & Gamble, and Bell Laboratories have experimented with biorhythms in their safety programs. In fact, a couple of years ago, the Safety Director of Baytown’s Exxon Chemical Plant began using a computer and biorhythm charts to monitor about 900 plant employees. While the idea is interesting, it is controversial and has produced no conclusive results. There are, however, several accepted basic safety rules when consistently applied that prove to be a definite aid in accident prevention. Some rules to follow are:

Members of the Perkin-Elmer job were treated with a barbeque lunch at Luther’s for their winning the contest.

° Take a moment to consider all hazards before starting. ° Apply common sense to every job. ° Use proper tools and equipment. ° Wear your hardhat and safety glasses. o Check all equipment before operating. o Lift with your legs, not your back ° Don't horseplay. • Report all injuries as soon as possible.

Putting credit where it’s dm Libby named ‘key person5

0 For the past two and a half years Libby Ciancia has had the task of collecting on unpaid accounts for CDI. With today’s high cost of money, past due accounts are becoming more and more common. So, one of the busiest persons these days at the CDI offices is Libby__ making her calls, writing letters, sending copies of invoices, doing whatever is necessary to collect the money. Since Libby’s work is so crucial in this time of high interest rates, her dedication and persistence in carrying out her duties has gained her honors as this month’s “key person." According to Libby, there are many reasons for past due accounts and most are cleared up relatively easily. Some result from improper invoicing, others from simple misunderstandings, and a substantial number result from slow or delayed funding from project owners to general contractors. ^ On busy days, Libby may make up ^[o 25 calls on past due accounts. In between these, she is busy keeping all the related paperwork in order. On the bright side, those whom Libby calls always receive her polite manner. She claims that she’s never

been rude in ra conversation, _ although she will admit to getting a little angry at times. Fortunately for everyone at CDI, the past due accounts represent only a small number of clients. In fact, with a little use of the phone, Libby manages to clear up over 95 percent of the unpaid invoices monthly. When the money does come in, Libby is responsible for dispersing it to the right job and entering it into the computer so that our records are accurate and clients are credited with payments. In addition to handling this gigantic workload for CDI-Flouston, she performs similar duties for our branch operations in Austin and San Antonio, although she is spared the job of calling on companies to collect. When Libby is away from her work, she enjoys spending time with her family which consists of husband Lou and children Micah, 8, and Sheri who is 6. The Ciancias are active in the Willowwood Civic Group where they enjoy playing volleyball and other sports with friends and neighbors. CDI is proud of having Libby with her dedication in such a crucial area as our credit department.

superintendent for all San Antonio operations.

"Bill collector”, Libby Ciancia remains cheerful as she handles her unenviable task of calling on past due accounts. With the present inflation and interest rates, collecting on these accounts has become extremely important.

SA aetowity @oi ypswooig Activity in San Antonio is on the upswing as the new Floliday Inn North and the San Antonio Savings Association Building gain momentum. In addition, the office has a new superintendent, Grady Atnip, who will head all field operations for CDI. Grady, who previously served as one of our top foremen in San Antonio, brings substantial experience to his new position. Grady has been with CDI for over a year and has proven himself as a knowledgeable and capable individual. Some of the activity which he will oversee include the Floliday Inn which is currently running approximately 15 men under job supervisor Delton Sturgis. Also starting to pick up is the SASA Building under foremen Tony Bauman and Carlos Gonzales. Work has been substantially completed on the Lytle State Bank, while Alameda Properties, a building renovation project in downtown, is being completed under foreman Billy Buck. The S.A. staff extends its appreciation to Mark Lehman in Austin for his time and assistance during the recent managerial changes in San Antonio.

COMPANY NEWS

Ken Hyatt, left, receives the CDI belt buckle from director of construction Bruce Marek.

GDfl ssfts ft®©! policy CDI has announced a new policy governing the distribution and use of tools and equipment. Under the new policy, Angelo Mazzocchi has been given full authority over the day-today purchasing, distributing, relocating, and recalling of tools and equipment. This move has be instituted to curtail tool loss and abuse and to provide an adequate supply of equipment. Essentially, the new tool policy sets the following guidelines: 1. A two-day minimum notice of tool needs is required. 2. Tool transfers must be in the office by Monday morning. 3. Tool inventories must be accurate and complete. 4. All CDI employees are expected to exercise care in the use of Company tools and equipment. 5. CDI tools and equipment are for use on CDI jobsites only. 6. At completion on each phase of work, it is the supervisor’s responsibility to report all tools and equipment left on finished job sites. 7. Tool purchases by field employees must be approved by Angelo. 8. All tools must be returned to yard when not in use.

Km Hyatt joins elite trio with €DB belt buckle Ken Hyatt, Northwind Plaza supervisor, was recently presented with a CDI belt buckle, honoring his efforts during that project’s recent tenant construction. Receiving the belt buckle is noteworthy because, although a relatively new award, it is hoped that it will become one of CDI’s most prestigious in the years ahead. Currently, only two employees besides Ken wear the heavy bronze colored buckles. Earning the buckle is not based on any specific achievement. Rather, it serves to recognize unusual or extraordinary effort under difficult situations. Ken's efforts involved his coordination and leadership on the eight-story Northwind Plaza project when two floors of the building were completed in a period of two weeks in preparation for tenant move-in. Ken and his crew, plus a number of finishers and painters, worked extremely long and difficult hours to get the job ready. In one three-day period immediately prior to the completion, Ken put in more than 40

hours. Although other members of the crew worked similarly long hours, the responsibility, coordination, and problem solving in this short time frame fell squarely on Ken. Additionally, this time does not include his countless hours of preplanning necessary before the next day’s work. Ken now stands alongside Gilbert Shelton and Bobby Cocran as proud wearers of CDI belt buckles. Gilbert received his last fall for an extremely difficult exterior job on the Rosewood Professional Building. Bobby earned his early this year for his work on the demanding ceiling in the First International Bank lobby.

Such sacrifice not only means extra work, but takes these men away from their families. We hope that family life is close to normal for Ken, his wife Beverly, and their three children—twins Donna and Donald, and David. Gilbert, Bobby, and Ken each deserve recognition for the job that they do everyday, as well as their special efforts when called upon.

# Vie CDI belt buckle. The bronzed buckle with tri level raised lettering is one of CDI s most prestigious awards. Currently, it has gone to only three employees.

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Project of the month

0 With work completed on the two-

story Fugro Gulf atrium building in southwest Houston, one conclusion can be drawn from its success—teamwork pays off. Fugro Gulf was a team effort by CDI carpenters, laborers, finishers, and painters. Their willingness to work together and the cooperation among the trades enabled the job to be both a success and to be selected as project of the month. Heading up the carpenters was a joint effort by foremen Randy Robinson and Dewayne Kinney. Randy took charge of the exterior which included the use of a scissor lift on gyplap and heavy gauge exterior metal, while much of the

interior hanging was directed by Dewayne. "Everything just kind of fell into place," remarks Randy describing his phase of the job. “Everyone worked together and did his share so it went smoothly." "Art Gregory, the project superintendent for IBS, helped us out a lot too,” says Randy. “He was easy to work with and gave us help when we needed it.” Dewayne agrees that working together helped things along. “The job had everything a big job has—elevators, an atrium, stairwells —but we got together and got it all done.”

CDI Dalnters (l-r) Cecil Bevill, John McLain, and Humberto Galvan put the finishing laches ona Fugro Gulf stairwell. Fugro Gulf was a two-story atrium building TrHinesldustdal which utilized all CDI trades with its construction.

May birthdays Jimmy Allbritton . . . James F. Anderson . . . Ken Apple . . . Glen Brabham . . . Dudley Chisholm . • • Robert Cocran . . . Michael Crain . . . Pedro Euliarte . . . Alan B. Field Henry Freeman . . . Justo Fuentes . . . John Garcia . . . Israel Garcia . . . Gary Gilliand . . . Maxie Gilmore . .. ^kMargarito Gonzales . . . Robert ^rHartman . .. Margaret Hopper... David Ibanez ... Edward King . .. Silvestre Lagunas ... Mike Longenbaugh... Richard Lopez...

Darwin Macat. . . Doyle Mason, Jr. Tommy Morrow . . . Michael Pennington . . . Gary Pett.. . Freddie Phillips ... Jay Richards . . . Isdro Sanchez .. . Freddie Sims . . . Samuel Sotelo ... Joseph Sykora, Jr. . . . Juan Trevino . . . James Underwood . . . Billy Vaughan .. . Charles Williams ... James Williams ... Jerry Featherston ... Angelo Mazzacchi.. . Mark Wilson Bobby Spencer

An average of four carpenters contributed on the project which had a three-month duration. Those heavily involved besides Randy and Dewayne were Carl Carsons and Leo Ryza. On the finishing end, Mike Woodruff led a crew of about six finishers to an excellent tape and float job. According to Mike, only 35 percent of the project was hung when his crew started, but through cooperation between them and the carpenters, both trades were able to maintain a full pace. Mike’s crew included Jack Pratt, Brian Titus, Aaron Cooks, and Humberto Vargas, each of whom contributed substantially to the finishing effort. Mike also complimented Art Gregory, the IBS superintendent, on his cooperation and helpfulness at the job site. In addition, the finishing foreman acknowledged the assistance of paint foreman Cecil Bevill. With his cooperation, unnecessary sanding in the corridors and two bathrooms was avoided because the finishers learned that the type of wall covering to be used did not require a fine finish. Finalizing the job for CDI was the paint group led by Cecil. Like the hanging and finishing, the painting was substantially a smooth process. “Working behind carpenters and finishers from the same company as yours really helps out," contends Cecil. “We helped them on some things and on others they helped US.

Assisting Cecil in the painting operation were Carol Cimrhanzl, Robert Orman, John Gearhart, John McLain, and Humberto Galvan. And, throughout the early part of the project, CDI laborers under Dennis Yanowski kept things on an even keel with prompt delivery and distribution of necessary materials. The Craftsman extends its appreciation to all of those who contributed to the success of Fugro Gulf. While it was not one of our larger projects, it serves to show everyone at CDI that teamwork pays off for every member of the “team.”

Attitude Counts!

Trapse© cmsowss iBQ (From page 3) CDI has enjoyed a good relationship with clients in our Transco operations. Two who have become close associates are Jay Repond, office design manager for Transco, and John Spoerlein, office planning coordinator. These two gentlemen have worked closely with CDI people in our remodeling efforts and have extended tremendous cooperation and help. Jay and John are ably assisted by Martha Terrill, also with Transco.

The Craftsman salutes all CDI individuals on the Transco job. They have pulled together an extremely smooth running remodeling program for the Galleria area.

fa<e@s Annabel Guitierrez . . . Delores Gibson . . . Mary Ann Wilson . . . George Kraber. . . Wm. D. Sadler, Jr. . . . Doyle Mason, Jr. . . . Richard B. Soliz . . . Richard Campbell. . . Susan Purvis ... Cherryl Newton ... Sarah Urban . . . Glenn Marek .. .

Life can be rough ...or it can be great. It all depends on whether ive approach it with the right attitude.

001 tsams yp (From page 1) under Luis Soliz and Bill Slayton did the fine mill work for the project. And key office people included Carlos who coordinated the job from the office and Chris Howard who headed up construction and fabric application to the panels in addition to the material orders. Special thanks go also to Jim Shell, project manager, and Bill Fairbanks, job superintendent, both with Miner-Dederick. Their help and cooperation played a major role in our success at the project. In addition, Howard Smith with Pinckard Bros., the building's owners, worked to get things rolling and keeping them going throughout the project.

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(l-r) CDI's finishing foreman Bruce Winn, Ken Hyatt, and Don Harrison pose in front of the curved stairway following its finishing and prior to its covering.

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