A Varied Background

摘要

Kris Hay didn't set out to be director of fleet for Brubacher Excavating, Bowmansville, Penn.; when he signed on as a dozer operator, it was with the goal of being a project manager. The operator position was actually a step back for him, as he'd been a manager outside the construction industry. But Hay had a plan to learn his new industry-by immersion. "I did not come from a construction background, so I needed to work my way up and learn as I went," Hay says. "My background was in agricultural mechanics, so I've always had a love for equipment and mechanical things." He spent two years as an operator, then moved up to supervisor, and then pursued his goal of project management as an estimator/project manager. Hay took knowledge from each position. When the director of fleet position opened up, he interviewed and won the job. Just eight years in, at age 37.