Chad Kitchen Email & Phone Number

Utah/Idaho

Beginning my career with Contech in 2007 as a Bridge Consultant, I quickly learned the art of technical sales. My focus to provide quality service to my customers and maintain a high level of integrity has served as my foundation. Add to that a continually growing understanding of civil engineering solutions and my effectiveness steadily improves.During my tenure at Contech I have moved into different positions to meet the needs of the company. My role as Bridge Consultant shifted into a Sales Engineer, then shifted once again into a general Project Consultant with responsibility for developing specifications for all Contech product lines. With the ever-changing economy, I was asked to take on the challenge of building our presence in the mining industry. For almost 2 years I worked as a Mining Manager for Contech, meeting with mining engineers to identify and create opportunities in the world of mining. Most recently, I returned to the bridge group and now hold a position of Regional Bridge Consultant. In each of these roles, I have worked diligently to establish relationships with clients and customers. I want to be someone they can trust and not just a salesman asking for an order. A key to this is finding common ground and "seeing" things from different perspectives. At the core of this is treating them how I would want to be treated.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Short stint as a Sales Engineer within Contech.

Cedar Hills, Utah

Cedar Hills Golf Club was a brand new course, not yet opened in the Spring of 2003. Over the course of the summer, I hired and supervised crews that finished construction of the golf course and prepared it for opening. This was not a typical maintenance role. Challenges surfaced at every possible opportunity (or at the most inopportune time as the case often was)! I was responsible to build an efficient irrigation program, design and construct a landscape around the clubhouse, and help construct a maintenance shop, all while operating with a very tight budget. But I enjoyed every minute of it!Eventually my energies settled into a more routine role of training crews to operate equipment, overseeing the grounds care efforts, and essentially creating a high quality product for the local golfing community. Probably the most difficult task was maintaining the high standard we built for ourselves under a small budget. That meant finding creative ways to use our funds efficiently. We fabricated our own tee box markers, doubled up on daily tasks that overlapped, and bought used equipment from other golf courses. Thank goodness for a good mechanic!Overall it was a challenging, rewarding experience!

Lehi, Utah

Landing at Thanksgiving Point Golf Course shortly after graduating college, I quickly elevated to the position of Superintendent. My primary responsibility was supervising a 30-person crew and meeting with the Golf Professional and Director of Operations to coordinate daily and future tasks. I appreciated the support personnel at Thanksgiving Point, a state of the art maintenance facility, and a top notch golf course ranked as one of the best public courses in Utah.Other duties included managing the fertilization and chemical applications, programming and repair of the irrigation system, maintenance of equipment, and landscape improvement projects. Although not without its share of challenges (poor soils, dry afternoon winds, and sizable acreage), the golf course was a challenging yet rewarding place to work. At this early stage of my career, I really learned how to create and appreciate the value of teamwork.