Chief MEP Cost Manager Ron Deckman - Incredible Diverse background

Gareth our host caught up with Ron Deckman the Chief MEP Cost Manager with 36 North out of Durham, North Carolina.
To give you a flavor of Ron:
- Credentials he has earned in his career: General Journeyman Electrician, PA; Certified Bus Welder; Certified TIG Welder, Aerospace Certifications - many are expired but he once held them
- Titles he has had in his 42 years in construction-related services: Chief MEP Cost Manager/Preconstruction Senior Cost Manager; MEP Estimator; Project Manager; Structural Test Lab Manager; Construction Trades worker
Training includes: Hydraulic power systems; Strain gauge technology; Medium and high-voltage power distribution; Business management (many whiles at Boeing)
- Ron has a passion for Mentorship – he was an Electrical Instructor, ABC Apprenticeship Program for 5 years, and also once served as a teaching assistant - history and classical Greek - at Biola University for 2 years.
- FUN FACT: He is a keen scuba diver

Discussed on the podcast:
- How a background in Aerospace helped Ron become an MEP Cost Manager
- The Importance of Mentorship
- Environmental trends affecting construction
- Supply Chain issues in MEP
- Preconstruction DATA
- The Price :-( of everything

Feel free to connect with Ron via the link below:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-deckman-86270780/

Enjoy and stay tuned for more episodes.