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Biography |
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Gary Wilkes is the founder and CEO of
Gary Wilkes, Inc. (GWI) a Construction
Management and Design/Build construction
firm with over 17 years of business in
Southwest Florida.
Under Gary’s leadership, GWI has built
over 25 churches and more than 250
projects for companies like Goodyear,
Saturn, Eckerd and SouthTrust Bank.
Gary graduated in the top five of his
class with a Bachelor of Science in
Construction Management and an
Associates of Arts in Building
Construction. He is also a graduate of
three pricing and design schools for
metal building construction.
The News-Press and Gulfshore Business
magazine have featured GWI, and Gary
remains on the media’s list of expert
sources for church and commercial
construction. Recently, Jack Miller,
president of Group Communications Inc.,
asked Gary to serve as a nationwide
mentor to the owners of church
construction companies across the United
States. Gary has also been a guest on
the radio show, Talking Construction.
Gary is a member and elder of Covenant
Community Ministries where he worships
with his wife and four children. In
addition, Gary is a team leader for Men
& Women of Action, a group that
specializes in the construction of
facilities for missionaries, orphanages
and new churches around the world.
Gary has a passion to help people make
the right decisions for their
construction needs. He lives by the
motto, “Your building built on time, on
budget—guaranteed.”
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Resume
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Objective |
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The
continued development of Gary Wilkes,
Inc. and its reputation as a dependable
General Contracting, Construction
Management, Design/Build firm based on
professionalism, market competitiveness,
and quality control. |
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Professional Experience |
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Nov. 1987 to Present |
Gary
Wilkes, Inc. ($15 Million Annual Volume)
Fort Myers, FL
Founder, Financier,
President and License Holder for Gary
Wilkes, Inc. Established and
developed a contracting and construction
management firm specializing in all
types of commercial projects,
Construction Management and Design/Build
projects. The firm has completed in
excess of 250 projects, canvassing the
local five-county area and other areas,
such as Ocala, Orlando, and Daytona
Beach. Acquired and managed a strong
bonded company which now has some of the
best bond rates available.
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Sept. 1986 to Dec. 1987 |
Quinn
Construction Of Florida
(Annual Volume +$30 million)
Project
Manager for Breckenridge Condominium.
Duties included obtaining development
orders and building permits, bidding
negotiating subcontracts, direct
supervision of all trades for Phase
1(166 units), along with 35 acres of
site work Additional areas of
responsibilities included Owner's
representative for Architect, Engineers
and Utility companies. Phase I
construction value $5.2 million. |
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May 1984 to Sept. 1986 |
Hutchings-Wilt, Inc.
Started as
Project Manager with company and
responsible for estimate preparation,
contract writing, administration and
management of individual projects from
start to completion. June, 1985-
Promoted to Project Operations Manager.
Responsible for the direction and
control of Project Management
Department. Directly responsible for six
Project Managers and two Contract
Administrators. Project territory
consisted of South Florida. Department
scope included estimating, contract
preparation and control, computerized
scheduling and Owner communications.
Maintained quality personnel through
local hiring and recruiting of building
construction students at the University
of Florida. |
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Education |
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1980 |
Florida International University
Miami, FL
Bachelor of Science, Construction
Management (GPA 3.62 / 4.0) |
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1978 |
Polk
Community College
Winter Haven, FL
Associate of Arts, Building Construction
(GPA 3.0 / 4.0) |
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1972 |
Bartow Senior High School
High
School Diploma |
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Church Activities |
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Elder
of CCM (Covenant Community Ministries) |
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Chair Financial Action Team
Responsible for church finances. Primary
focus on repayment of note for our
86,000 SF facility. |
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Member and Team Leader of "Men & Women
of Action"
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function of the group is world missions.
We travel the world building facilities
for missionaries and new churches for
the Church of God. Our local church
presently supports a Christian Orphanage
in Bolivia. |
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Military |
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1972 to 1975 |
US
NAVY
Honorable Discharge as Petty Officer 3rd
Class
Vietnam Veteran October 1972 to March
1973
Completed 3 WESTPAC's (Western Pacific 7
Month Deployments)
Approximately 400 days of sea duty |
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Licenses & Certificates |
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1986 |
Private Pilot's License |
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1987 |
General Contractor's License |
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Graduate of 3 Metal Building
Company Pricing and Design Schools;
Varco Pruden, Armco, and Gulf States. |
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Clubs & Associations |
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Founding Officer and Director of
local Christian Chamber of Commerce |
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Active member of the:
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Lee Building Industry
Association
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National Home Builders
Association
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Collier Building Industry
Association
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Florida Home Builders
Association
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Greater Fort Myers Chamber
of Commerce
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Bonita Springs Chamber of
Commerce
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Lee County Building Industry
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Collier County Building
Industry
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Construction Specification
Institute
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Fort Myers Property Owner's
Association
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Awards & Honors |
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Graduated top 5 of class,
Florida International University. Major,
Construction Management Leadership and
Service Award from School of Technology,
Florida International University. Phi
Kappa Phi, National Honorary Society. |
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Family |
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Married over 22 years to Nadine, who is
a Vice President and Certified Financial
Planner with Paine Webber. She has been
in the stock brokerage business for over
17 years. We have 4 boys; Alex, Kevin,
Sean, and Grayson. All children have
attended Evangelical Christian School. |
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Hobbies |
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Working with wood, any form of racing,
antique tools, and Ford Mustang
restorations. |
