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“Quality of Life”
We
concentrate on growing the
“quality of
life” for employees,
clients
& vendors. We
never want
to
increase our
revenues or grow
the
business
faster than our quality
of
life. We go
to great lengths to
provide a working environment of
comfort and fairness to our team
members which
is largely unequaled
by other employers.
We do not
concentrate on profitability,
we believe
that if people enjoy what they
do,
profitability will become the result
rather
than the focus.
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Chuck Bainey won
the Minnesota Construction Association's 1st award for PROJECT MANAGER
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Chuck
Bainey
President & Sr. Project Manager, LEED AP
Chuck has worked for
The Bainey Group for over 15 years and is a Green Advantage®
Certified Practitioner. As a senior project manager, he loves to be
challenged by clients needing a quick quote for a project or to fast-track
a project. Chuck also has a passion for helping other project managers
with complex projects and situations, and strives to improve quality of
life for all employees. Chuck’s project portfolio is diverse having
completed hundreds of tenant improvement projects and several new office
and industrial buildings. Chuck’s knowledge of how a Property
Manager-Broker-Tenant relationship works makes him a value tool in helping
to get a deal done. At home, Chuck enjoys all of his time with his wife
Meredith, and children Elsa and Evan.
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Robert Dunleavy
Project Manager,
LEED AP
Robert acquired his
Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management at Minnesota State
University, Mankato. He has been with The Bainey Group, Inc. for 8
years, has over 16 years of construction experience and he is a Green Advantage®
Certified Practitioner. Robert has completed, on schedule and under budget, over
430 diverse
projects for property managers, brokers, architects, building owners,
tenants, and tenant representatives. He is obsessed with continuous
improvement, conforming to all details and continuously finds was to
improve customer service. Robert holds an Eagle Scout Rank in Boy Scouts
of America and enjoys spending time with his wife Elizabeth and their dog Nikolaus. |
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Joey
Zimmerman
Project Manager
Joey acquired his
Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management at Minnesota State
University, Mankato. He has been with The Bainey Group, Inc. for over 5
years, he has over 12 years of construction experience and he is a Green
Advantage®
Certified Practitioner. Joey has an amazing will to succeed and he sets
high standards of himself to exceed customer’s expectations. Joey enjoys
spending time with his wife Molly and their two daughters,
Gabrielle & Danielle as well as hunting, weight training and helping out on their
family dairy farm in New Ulm, Minnesota where he grew up with his two
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Brian
Elliott
Project Manager
Brian
acquired his Bachelor
of Science Degree in Construction Management at Minnesota State
University, Mankato and has been involved in the construction industry for over eight years. Brian
has a keen eye for detail and enjoys problem solving with his clients. His
natural ability to listen well and process information before speaking
makes him a very effective communicator. Brian is technical savvy and it
shows in his ability to use different software tools effectively, as well
as his ability to communicate through our many different communication
mediums we use today.
Brian enjoys spending time with his wife Sara and their dog "Tater Tot", friends, family, and
anything that has to do with the outdoors. |
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Jeff
Heiskari
Project Manager
Jeff
joins
The Bainey Group, Inc. with over 14 years of construction working
experience. Jeff’s experience as a commercial construction project
manager began in 2005. Since then, Jeff has completed well over 125
commercial construction projects. Jeff studied Business and acquired his
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from St. Cloud State
University, then went on to expand his education through the completion
of several classes at Dunwoody Institute of Technology. Outside of work,
Jeff enjoys Travel with his wife Joni and Black Lab “Crash”, which
includes visiting his hometown of Grand Marais or any place outdoors
where he can camp, hunt, fish, and snowmobile.
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Steve
Oelfke
VP of
Field Operations & Sr. Superintendent
Steve is
a graduate of Wisconsin Stout University. He has been at The Bainey
Group for over 16 years, is one of the original employees and has over
36 years of construction experience. He is responsible for all field
operations, field employees and is also the Safety Manager. Steve works
closely with Clients, Project Managers, Field Supervisors, and
Carpenters. His vast knowledge of the construction industry, combined
with his extremely high moral and ethical values, makes him the perfect
“coach” for employees and vendors, and a watchdog for all of our clients
as well. Steve is married with two children, and resides in Corcoran,
Minnesota. He enjoys working with children in both Church and School
activities, as well as just being outdoors, gardening, & hunting.
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Brad Bainey, CEO
Brad Bainey has
over thirty-eight years of construction experience. During his
career, he has overseen or had direct involvement in projects
which total value exceeds one billion dollars. Many of these were
smaller projects valuing one million dollars or less.
He grew up as the oldest
son of a general contractor from Pennsylvania. After the sudden death of
his father, he quit his studies in architecture and began his career by
assisting, managing and eventually selling, the family construction
business. The rest is history........ |
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1970-1972 Charles E.
Bainey Jr. Construction Company – Golden Valley, MN
1973-1978 Lovering
Associates, Inc. – St Paul, MN
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Brad went
to work for Lovering Associates in St. Paul, MN as a project manager.
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He became
Senior Project and was largely responsible for negotiating construction
work for local developers.
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He was
involved in building: commercial buildings, banks, hospitals, parking
ramps and Section Eight senior housing projects.
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Many of
these projects were statewide to include: Bemidji, Virginia, Duluth, Park
Rapids and Farmington Minnesota.
1978-1984 Klodt
Construction Corporation – Minneapolis, MN
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Brad was
offered and accepted a position to manage and be senior project manager
for Klodt Construction Corporation a subsidiary of Minnesota based
developer, Klodt Companies.
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During
this time he was personally responsible for design and construction of
three office towers totaling 750,000 square feet, numerous restaurants,
apartment buildings and retail projects.
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He also
was responsible for coordinating the design and construction of three
hotels including coordinating FF&E and design with hotel management. These
hotels were located in: Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, Minnesota and in
Houston, Texas.
1984-1994 Welsh
Construction Corporation – Eden Prairie, MN
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In 1984,
Brad was offered and accepted a position as Vice President of Welsh
Construction. He was solely responsible for the management of this
subsidiary of Welsh Companies.
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He became
President and Chief Operating Officer in 1986.
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Brad was
a part of the development team at Welsh Companies and was a partner in
many development projects.
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He
founded and was 50 percent owner of a company currently named FaciliTech
Services. This is a holding company and some of the services they
provided were: security, maintenance, concrete jacking, architectural
design, electrical HVAC and plumbing. This company had offices in Eden
Prairie, Minnesota and Chicago, Illinois. In only six years, this company
grew from a small startup company to a company employing over 100
employees.
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In 1990
Brad was asked to research “Total Quality Management” and “Continuous
Improvement” of which he did. He then took on the task of establishing a
comprehensive program to permeate all divisions of the company with TQM
and CI. He created teams, coached and empowered the people eventually
applying for the Minnesota Quality Award and Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award.
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When Brad
started with Welsh Companies there was approximately 28 employees, when he
left there were approximately 300 nationwide.
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In 1994,
Brad resigned as President of Welsh Construction; however, he remained as
a business consultant through most of 1995.
1994 –2009 The Bainey
Group, Inc. – Plymouth, MN
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In August
of 1994 he started The Bainey Group, Inc., now a medium sized construction
company that began with one and has employed up to 40 people.
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For three
consecutive years (1999, 2000, and 2001) the company was recognized as one
of the “50 Fastest Growing Companies” in Minnesota and in 1999 was ranked
4th.
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The
Bainey Group, Inc. has constructed three projects that received NAIOP’s
“Award of Excellence” award.
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In 2006,
The Bainey Group, Inc. constructed the Lake Smetana Business Center, a
LEED Gold certified project. This project was the first project ever to
achieve a LEED Innovation Credit for exceeding the required percentage of
Green Advantage Certified Practitioners on a LEED project.
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Brad
sought to create a business made up of associates who strive to provide
clients with high quality performance and customer service. Brad does not
view financial profit as the only way to view a business’s success.
Instead, he views success in terms of high levels of client and associate
satisfaction. Associates who have a sense of pride and happiness in their
career are more likely to provide high levels of customer service and
performance, creating client satisfaction. Satisfied clients lead to
referrals and repeat business, which help to grow The Bainey Group, Inc.
both financially and by reputation. In this way, he pledged to treat his
associates & clients with utmost levels of respect.
Affiliations:
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Brad is a Certified Green
Advantage Green Practitioner.
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He is a
long standing member of NAIOP (National Association of Office and
Industrial Properties)
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He is a
long standing member of ABC (Associated Building Contractors, Inc.)
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He is a
member of USGBC (United States Green Building Council - Mississippi
Headwaters Chapter)
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Previously, Brad sat on two separate Boards of Directors with Hammer
Residences, an organization that provides homes for the developmentally
disabled.
Company and Staff
Affiliations:
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Two staff
members have achieved LEED AP designation.
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Nine
staff members are Green Advantage Certified Practitioners.
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USGBC (United States
Building Green Council - Mississippi Headwaters Chapter)
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NAIOP
(National Association of Industrial & Office Properties)
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ABC
(Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc)
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MCA
(Minnesota Construction Association)
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MNCAR
(Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors)
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Monticello Chamber of Commerce
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Wright
County Economic Partnership
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MNCREW
(Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women)
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MSCA
(Minnesota Shopping Center Association)
Personal:
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Brad has
three children ages 30 to 37 and nine grandchildren.
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He enjoys
spending as much time as he can with his family.
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He enjoys
almost any and all types of outdoor activity.
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Brad is a
licensed amateur radio enthusiast, a certified weather spotter and enjoys
studying meteorology.
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He
appreciates most music and has been seen picking a banjo.
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OUR MISSION
"Relationship Driven"
To build our company on our
reputation with trust, honor, confidence, quality and dependability.
To provide the highest quality and
performance along with our total attention to customer
service, that is unequalled in the industry. To produce the
most economical functional
project possible...built as if it
were our own.
To grow and strengthen our
relationships so that most of our business is from repeat and
referral companies and continue to expand our client base
while carefully maintaining our existing customers.
To carefully select our team of
fellow workers, vendors and clients while treating each other
with fairness, honesty and respect as well as to assist each
other in our growth; individually, corporately, spiritually
and economically.
Strive to maintain a positive
"Quality of Life" and provide a working environment of
unequaled comfort and contentment because we believe that if
people enjoy what they do they will work hard to provide the
best possible service and generating reasonable profits will
become a result rather than a focus. |
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"Built As If It Were Our
Own...®"
The Bainey Group,
Inc.
14700 28th Avenue North
Suite 30
Plymouth, MN
55447
Main: 763-557-6911
Fax: 763-557-7204
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 1994. The Bainey Group, Inc
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