I am from Monroe City, Missouri, and I went to school for Construction Management at University of Central Missouri. I am PSP certified and now work as a scheduler at McCownGordon Construction in Kansas City. You may not know that Kansas City has the best BBQ in the country!

Caleb says the thing he loves most about his job is that “construction allows you to physically see the progress of work that you have been putting in place.” He adds, “ Watching the buildings progress is just so satisfying.”

Commenting on his future goals and aspirations for his career, Caleb says, “My future goals are to just continue to learn about the industry I love and see where my career takes me.” He continues, “Sure, I have some long-term goals planned out, but you never know where life is going to take you, so I just try to be sure to enjoy the day-to-day and make it a goal to learn something new every day.”

He says, “The most memorable moment of my career was attending a ribbon cutting for a high school new build project I was on. Seeing the faculty and students’ reactions and excitement for their new space just brought everything full circle and made all the challenges of the project seem easier to bear.”

Caleb explains that he joined AACE International because “The network, reputation, and creditability that it holds to assist in furthering my career.”

Caleb believes he made a career choice that was his right career path. Asked what advice he would give to someone who wants to enter the field, he says, “Construction can be a very demanding profession, but if you are able to find a good work/life balance, then it can be an extremely enjoyable and rewarding profession. Also, there are plenty of acronyms to remember!”

Something you may not know about Caleb is that he has two top bucket list items that he tries to take steps forward on yearly. He says, “They are to visit all 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums and to visit all 50 states.” Giving a progress update, he says, “Currently I have been to 20 MLB stadiums, but there are three I must go back to because they have built new stadiums since my visit. Also, I still have 30 states on my list to visit.”