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Letter from the CEO I want to start off by thanking you for your hard work and dedication to CAMP over the last few months. I am extremely proud and honored to be part of this team. Everything you have done, and continue to do, has set us up for a record first quarter, and a record year.
We must stay as focused, diligent, and disciplined for the rest of the year as we have begun, because as the saying goes, “it’s not how you start, but rather how you finish.”
We continue to strategically develop our team. We have brought in some external talent, but we have also promoted a number of people from within - something I am very proud of. We have an upgraded National Account Manager team made up of Cam Bruckman, Jared Adams, Jim Martensen and Chris Townsend, led by David Hodge. We are extremely excited by these internal promotions and the energy these individuals will bring to our clients and the Three-Phase Growth Plan laid out at the State of Camp earlier this year. We are also continuing to hire new Local Account Managers to create stronger connections at the local property level. Together we are setting up our Sales Team for continued growth and success to all our lines of business. Additionally, we have promoted some great Operations team members and hired some extraordinary talent outside the company to fill seats as GMs in locations that needed new leadership. These roles are critical to the financial success of our organization, and I ask that we all step up and ensure they are brought up to speed so their locations can gain traction and be successful quickly. A few large clients have recently told me they’ve seen a big improvement in CAMP’s operational capabilities. We have proven ourselves in the outstanding work done by those involved in this winter’s freeze. And we have also generally improved being on time with bids and projects as well as improved how we communicate with our clients. That’s a recipe for success! I will wrap up by sharing how I feel CAMP is positioned for remarkable success. To continue growing Camp, we must continuously evolve as an organization. Some of the exciting changes coming over the next three months include leveraging data to make better decisions, process improvements to operate efficiently, ensuring our clients are more aware of the breadth of our capabilities and selling and producing more mitigation and service work. Sometimes change can be uncomfortable, but with everyone at this great company driving forward together we will be unstoppable.
Thank you once again for all that you do and keep living the values!
Chris Yates
President & CEO
IN 2023 CAMP PROUDLY CELEBRATES OUR 45TH ANNIVERSARY. From a small residential roofing company to a leading nationwide provider of a wide variety multi-family and commercial construction services, we can all be proud of where we started, how we got here... and where we are going! MAKE CAMP THE BEST. TEAMWORK IS EVERYTHING. BE PROFESSIONAL. 1
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In February, CAMP team members from across the country gathered with vendors, and partners at the Royal Sonesta in Houston for a celebration of the accomplishments of the previous year, a look at our path forward, and a little bit of magic.
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State of Camp
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CAMP AWARDS Super of the Year David Bruner - West John Tilson - East
PM of the Year Lucas Cope - West Kavin Munguia - East
GM of the Year Nate Schneider
Estimator of the Year Alan Menigoz - West Bill Fairchild - East
Services of the Year Brian Gaines - West David Villarreal - East
Go Getter Award Monte Burtz - West Ross Thomas - East Gary Patrick - Services Sara Pettit - Admin Limarys Padilla - Accounting
Corporate Team Award Wes Schweke
Rookie of the Year Eddie Alvarado
Core Values Award Sidney Gibson - Estimating Lee Thompson - Ops Lalo Zarate - Services Jared Adams - Sales Amber Hassell - Admin
EMPLOYEE REFERRAL BONUS PROGRAM BONUS AMOUNT BASED ON POSITION:
10,000 - ESTIMATORS - PROJECT MANAGERS - GENERAL MANAGERS/MANAGEMENT
PAYMENT TIMELINE BASED ON NEW HIRES’ COMPLETION OF SERVICE:
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months
- SALES/ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
5,000
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- SERVICE MANAGER
months
- SERVICE SUPERINTENDENTS - CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENTS
3,000
9
months
AFTER 3 MONTHS 1/3 OF BONUS IS ISSUED TO THE REFERRING EMPLOYEE AFTER 6 MONTHS 1/3 OF BONUS IS ISSUED TO THE REFERRING EMPLOYEE AFTER 3 MONTHS 1/3 OF BONUS IS ISSUED TO THE REFERRING EMPLOYEE
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SAME RULES APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY
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SEE PREVIOUS PROGRAM FOR DETAILS
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Let Good Nutrition Fuel Your Future March is National Nutrition Month, and what better way to celebrate than by trying out some new good nutrition habits? And if you find one you like, see if you can make it stick! Here are a few things to try:
SPICE THINGS UP: Try some new herbs or spices in the meals you normally eat to bring out new and different flavors. Try a fruit or vegetable you’ve never eaten each week this month.
GET EVERYONE INVOLVED: Ask the people you share meals with to help with meal planning this month, and let them suggest some new recipes. Have everyone help with food preparation — even young kids can learn some cooking basics! If your own skills could use some polishing, check out some tutorials online.
GIVE SUSTAINABILITY A SPIN: Find out what food recovery efforts exist in your community. Try increasing the number of meatless meals you eat — beans, peas, lentils and quinoa are all good sources of plant-based protein that work in a variety of cuisines. If you’re looking for more ways to take care of yourself, check out the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Health Blog for loads of information on the importance of healthy sleep and how to get more of it.
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RODEO HOUSTON CAMP employees, customers, vendors, friends, and family were once again whooping it up in the CAMP suite at Rodeo Houston 2023. From Brooks & Dunn to Bun B, broncs and bulls, mutton bustin’, calf scramble and even a celebrity sighting… we had a blast!
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Here’s more shenanigans from Rodeo Houston 2023 - can’t wait to see y’all next year!
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CAMP in the Community CAMP team members across the country having fun and making a difference!
Top The CAMP Dallas Crew representing at the AAGD tradeshow. Middle Team CAMP had a blast at the annual HAA volleyball tournament. Bottom Supporting the Grateful Americans Golf Tournament at TPC Sugarloaf in Atlanta.
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Oh BABY! Help us welcome these cute little ones to the CAMP family! Clockwise from top right:
Noah Hindt - 1.5.23 Garrett & Amanda Hindt Sally Alexander – 1.10.23 Britt & Anna Alexander Gustavo Baeza - 3.13.23 Lupe & Andrea Baeza
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CONGRATULATIONS! WORK ANNIVERSARIES 15 Years
10 Years
5 Years
Jared Adams Sales Executive, Dallas
Shannon McNamee Director of Regulatory Compliance & Licensing, Corporate
Cody Hodge VP of Restoration, Corporate
1 Year Robert Spencer, CIO & CAO, Corporate
Wesley Schweke, Director of IT, Corporate
Matthew Christensen, Superintendent, Portland
Tyler Stevens, Estimator, Northern California
Steven McClung, Project Manager, Denver
Meghan Reid, Risk Analyst, Corporate
Alejandro Molina, Superintendent, Tampa
Landon Cook-Mackey, Project Manager, Austin
Brad Ritter, Superintendent, Denver
LeDaune Warren, Project Accountant, Corporate
Eddie Alvarado, Project Manager, Charlotte
James Gage, Superintendent, Salt Lake City
Larry Scallon, Superintendent, Southern California
Teresa Morales, Accounts Payable Spec., Corporate
Kevin Kokenis, Superintendent, Northern California
PROMOTIONS
Cody Hodge, VP of Restoration
Saul Dominquez, Services Superintendent
Ross Thomas, National Field Trainer
Steve Henry, Director of Estimating
Gene Borden, National Estimating Trainer
Jesse Hartman, Estimator
Steve Henry, Director of Estimating
Ross Hudson, Superintendent
David Hodge, VP of Sales
Steve Moulton, Restorations Superintendent
Lalo Zarate, Regional Service Manager - East
Tallor Reilly, AR Specialist
Brian Gaines, Regional Service Manager - West
Brian McCarty, Commercial Estimator
Sammy Paredes, Service Manager
Ron Mager, Services Manager
Rebekah Kennedy, Recruiting Manager
Meghan Reid, Risk Analyst
Tameka Silmon, Salesforce Administrator
Dillon Evert, Procurement Manager
Gary Patrick, Sales Executive
Chris Townsend, National Account Manager
And BIG TIME Congratulations to Monte Burtz and his CAMP NorCal Team for securing a major Interior Repositioning Contract with Greystar - the largest in 14
the history of this company!
Happy 1st Quarter Birthdays! January
February
March
2nd
Jared Adams
1st
David Long
1st
Justin Norman
3rd
Angel Delgado
1st
Rebecca Vass
5th
Steven Grogan
5th
Joshawa Kelley
2nd
Elizabeth Chavez
5th
Ross Hudson
9th
Matthew Bush
2nd
Jeremy Johnson
6th
Steven Henry
10th
Amber Hassell
4th
Jessany Hirsch
7th
Scott Barrett
10th
Gustavo Moreno
7th
Jeff Blevins
8th
Zachary Welch
15th
Timothy McLain
8th
Lalo Zarate
11th
Shay Hidalgo
15th
Benjamin Vu
9th
Brian McCarty
13th
William Fairchild
16th
James Miles
9th
Chris Townsend
18th
David Hodge
18th
Robert White
12th
James Ruwaldt
25th
Joshua Bist
18th
Miguel Jimenez
12th
Janie Alvarado
26th
Curtis Ball
19th
Mario Dimaio
13th
Chad Cates
27th
Brian Hornsby
20th
Alejandro Molina
13th
Andrew McDuffie
29th
Jason Lamb
21st
Jamir Zanders
13th
Ross Thomas
31st
David Pratt
23rd
Michael LaMont
16th
Michael Pennington
24th
Britt Alexander
20th David Arnold
29th
Claudia Maradiaga
20th Shaun Slaven
30th
Lucas Cope
25th
Fernando Pico
30th
Bradley Garrett
27th
Donte Millage
30th
Cody Hodge
28th Chuck Howery
So, what’d y’all wish for?
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Welcome to the Team!
CAMP continues to grow by leaps and bounds - say Hi! to these recent new hires!
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Michael LaMont Superintendent Portland
Antoinette Chambers Acct. Receivable Spec. Corporate
Tyler King Superintendent Nashville
Greg Goodwin Project Manager Houston
John Laythe Superintendent Seattle
Mario Dimaio General Manager Washington DC
Brandon Rush Superintendent Austin
Donte Millage Superintendent Phoenix
Josh Bist Superintendent N. California
Michael Singh Superintendent Houston
Ryan Waters Superintendent Washington DC
Joaquin Morris Business Intel. Engineer Corporate
Clayton Spencer Service Desk Tech. Corporate
Chuck Wild Asst. Superintendent Salt Lake City
Stewart White Superintendent Austin
Melina Ocampo Munoz Superintendent N. California
Celestine Khuong Acct. Payable Spec. Corporate
Daryn Winter Superintendent Salt Lake City
Thomas Franklin General Manager Atlanta
David Greenstein Services Superintendent Dallas
James Doran Project Manager N. California
Mike Walker Project Manager Dallas
Jeremy Johnson Sales Executive Charlotte
Cole Kachmar Lead Foreman N. California
Dillon Evert Procurement Manager Denver
Cody Seibert Project Manager San Antonio
Don Martinez Sales Executive Washington DC
Diana Napper Risk Analyst Corporate
Aden Hernandez Accountant Houston
Jack Blythe Sales Executive Houston
Shakiya Platts Project Administrator Atlanta
Sean O’Rourke General Manager New York
Chantell Jones Acct. Payable Spec. Corporate
Ben Vu Project Manager Raleigh
Matt Bush Estimator Corporate
Joe Torres Svc. Superintendent Austin
Sean Mull Superintendent Atlanta
Henry Youn Superintendent Seattle
Brian Lozano Svc. Superintendent San Antonio
Jason Lamb General Manager Charlotte
Stella Odumodu Project Accountant Corporate
Britt Alexander VP of Operations Corporate
Rebecca Vass Office Administrator Dallas
Bill Hadley General Manager Tampa
Ryan Phillips Superintendent Charlotte
Tim Modlin Svc. Superintendent Raleigh
Darron Barkhauer Estimator Houston
Ryan Atkinson Superintendent Nashville
Austin Griffin Superintendent Tampa
David Garris Superintendent Houston
Gustavo Parra Superintendent Houston
Dave Rose Data Engineer Corporate
Nick Ball Asst. Superintendent Salt Lake City
Jonathan Herrera Project Manager Austin
Rosalinda Berglette Estimator Phoenix
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT AT CAMP CONSTRUCTION
BENEFITS INCLUDE: FOR THE EMPLOYEE AND UP TO 2 DEPENDENT CHILDREN AMOUNT REIMBURSED DEPENDS ON THE GRADE THE STUDENT RECEIVED FOR THE SEMESTER GOOD FOR BOTH TUITION AND BOOK EXPENSES UP TO $4000 PER SEMESTER-PER STUDENT WITH A MAX OF $24,000 PER STUDENT TO RECEIVE THE REQUEST FOR TUITION REIMBURSEMENT FORM, EMAIL US AT:
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Get to know...
The CAMP IT Team - Keeping you connected, and protected! Wes Schweke, Director of IT An alumnus of University of Houston, Wes has 20 years of experience in Information Technology. He has worked in numerous Information Technology roles since 2003, from user support to director and everything in-between, and has a long history of application development, system implementation, data engineering and reporting. As Director of IT for CAMP, his objective is to oversee the daily operations of the of the IT Department and ensure a consistently high level of service. Away from work Wes enjoys gaming, cooking, building, family, and friends. Wes Can Assist You With: Determining Technology Needs | Business Process Evaluation Incident Escalation & Resolution | Budgeting & Cost Management Procedures & Policies
Joaquin Morris, BI Engineer Joaquin spent the past 12 years prior to joining Camp working for a diverse group of large & small companies in varying business sectors working with data in one way or another. He is currently building analytical solutions to provide better visibility to assist in easier decision making for Camp. He considers himself a lifelong learner and student. Away from the office and university he enjoys reading, singing, and making cocktails. Joaquin Can Assist You With: Data Visualization | Data Analysis | Reporting | Business Intelligence
Dave Rose, Data Engineer Dave is an IT professional with over 30 years of database experience. He has performed numerous roles in technology from developer, network engineer, application architect, and various consulting roles. His objective at Camp is to gather and transform data from disparate formats and sources then transform this information making it consumable for data warehousing and reporting. Dave enjoys riding his horses with his wife, teaching his grandsons to ride, and recently has ventured into growing spices. Dave Can Assist You With: Identifying Sources of Truth for Data Elements | Data Lineage Format Conversion | Building Reporting Objects
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Kennedy Gates, Business Application Administrator Kennedy has an engineering background and has worked in the Oil & Gas sector for 5 years prior to joining with Camp. He has extensive experience in P&Ls, forecasting, process implementation, writing business plans, inventory management, product definition, and technology feasibility. He is a graduate of the University of Houston and is currently pursuing his MBA at Rice University. At CAMP, his objective is to oversee daily operations in our ERP system and look for ways to improve to make us more efficient. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with my family and participating in sports activities. Kennedy Can Assist You With: Dynamics NAV | Adobe | DocuSign | Bus. Process Review
Clayton Spencer, Service Desk Technician Clayton began his IT career in December of 2021 as a Service Desk Technician and is rapidly expanding his knowledge of IT Infrastructure. As a Service Desk Tech, he is the front-line support for the company, providing the best service possible. His time outside of work will most likely be spent hanging with friends, messing with tech, modifying or fixing things, working out, and training with his firearms. Clayton Can Assist You With: General IT Questions and Assistance Helpdesk Hardware Software | Microsoft | Internet issues | Printers Phones | New Hires
Tylar Alfred, Cybersecurity Analyst Tylar comes from a computer repair and IT Infrastructure background. After making the switch into Cyber a few years ago she fell in love with the security space. With the world of cyber changing daily, Tylar enjoys attending trainings and educational opportunities surrounding Digital Safety as they keep her aware on how to keep Camp users and data safe. Outside of Camp you can find Tylar traveling or spending time with family. Tylar Can Assist You With: Virus or Malware Removable| Quarantined or Missing Emails Digital Safety Training | Breached Accounts and Devices
Tameka Silmon, Salesforce Administrator Tameka has worked at Camp for the past 3 years as the Sales Coordinator and is currently excited about fully transitioning into the Salesforce Administrator role. Tameka Can Assist You With: All things Salesforce
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Employee Appreciation Day! From Salt Lake to Houston, Seattle to Tampa, and everywhere in between, CAMP celebrated our employees with great food, games - and one epic axe throwing battle!
WHO'S READY FOR ANOTHER CHALLENGE? HOW TO PLAY Record your daily steps for 30 days and challenge yourself to look and feel healthier using the honor system.
DETAILS Event starts April 5th and closes May 5th.
STEP INTO
Use Step Into Spring in the Teams spreadsheet to register and compete.
SPRING! RAFFLE QUALIFIERS
EVERY DAY YOU SURPASS 5,000 STEPS, YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE ENTRY FOR DRAWING A $150 GIFT CARD TO A SPORTING GOODS STORE OF YOUR CHOICE.
UP TO 3 WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED!
Let’s get SOCIAL! These days (whether we like it or not) Social Media is a big part of how any company is perceived. And that perception is an important part of how others decide whether they want to do business with or work for CAMP. We want everyone to know that CAMP is strong, growing, a great place to work and do business with, and that we all still Have Fun, and Love CAMP! Our marketing team is doing a great job sharing positive messages and reminding everyone of our core capabilities and services, but we need everyone to participate. When employees and followers interact with our posts, their impressions grow exponentially. Please take a few minutes now and then to drop by our various Social Media channels to LIKE and SHARE our posts, and feel free to add you own positive messages about your experiences as part of the CAMP Team. If you’ve been to a trade show, golf tournament, clay shoot, luncheon or other event, or just had a great day at the office or on the job, feel free to share those experiences on our channels. You can find CAMP through these links on social media:
You can also go to our Google Business Profile to leave reviews about the company - and encourage customers and team members to do the same.