Don Easter Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Working on Setting up a Regional Area in Oregon and California for Purcell Painting and Coatings. This is going to be fun!

Portland, Oregon Area

Consultant – lending my leadership experience and out of the box thinking to owners, engineers, project managers and others; helping them to navigate tough project situations, to advance in poorly represented markets, to streamline operations, to process through pivotal organizational changes, and other logistical and technical planning.

Greater Seattle Area

Initially, I was brought on to standardize and develop the estimation procedures for Scott Coatings through the use of Hard Dollar software and Bluebeam software. I acted as the “chief estimator” for a while establishing these protocols and procedures. I was successful in marrying Bluebeam and Hard Dollar allowing the takeoff in Bluebeam to populate the.

Wilsonville, OR

Responsible for developing the coatings department within a large dry wall company. I was able to build the coatings department from 2.9 million per year to 15 million per year by strategic business planning, establishing solid protocols, finding the right employees, mentoring foreman, general foreman, estimators and project managers in both commercial and.

My responsibilities included reviewing all the work procedures, safety procedures, and protocols of the Coatings Department for the sole purpose of taking over for the current retiring Superintendent. While I was there I oversaw the SWCAA reporting, prepared the DOE Hazardous Waste Reduction Report, updated and revised OIW’s respirator protection program.

Tukwila, WA

Project Manager – My responsibilities included pioneering new markets which included technical proposals, bid proposals, budgets estimates, and negotiated contracts for the emerging air barrier industry, below grade waterproofing, pipelines, bridges, storage tanks, dam equipment including spillway gates, scroll cases, penstocks, etc. I was responsible for.

Greater Seattle Area

Estimator – My primary responsibility was estimating, preparing proposals, and budget estimates for large architectural painting projects. The secondary responsibility was to initiate, and train all the estimators and project managers at Long Painting Company in the use of Hard Dollar estimating software. This included customization and standardization of.

North Bend, WA

Owner – As an owner I was responsible for all aspects of business from marketing through project completion. Applied Solutions specialized in highly logistical short duration projects, most of which were in Alaska. These projects included: Technical seamless floor applications, industrial steel coatings systems, and concrete restoration coatings systems.

Greater Seattle Area

Project Manager – As a PM I was responsible for development of technical proposals, bid proposals, budgets estimates, and negotiated contracts for pipelines, bridges, pulp and paper mills, storage tanks, dam equipment including spillway gates, scroll cases, penstocks, etc. Annually responsible for 2-3 million in sales and was required to profitably manage.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Consulted for PCL Civil Constructors - I designed and engineered a method of abrasive blasting and coating of a 21-foot diameter, 8500-foot long siphon with grades nearly 50%. This entailed the design and implementation of automated equipment to mechanically abrasive blast and paint. My responsibilities also required design and implementation of the.

Bakersfield, California Area

Foreman and Central Division Manager – Started as a foreman and moved on to Manage the central California Division. Estimated and prepared blasting and coating bids for pipelines, oil refineries, tanks, co-generation plants, food facilities, etc. Additionally my responsibilities included directing more than 20 men in their various projects including.

Bakersfield, California Area

Estimator, Foreman – I was responsible for estimating abrasive blasting and coating for pipelines and tanks. Designed and implemented a computer estimating and analysis systems for the Coatings Division.

Bakersfield, California Area

Operations Manager—I started as a pot tender and acquired experience as a blaster, painter and then foreman. Promoted to operations manager, responsible for all areas of blasting and coating (industrial, heavy industrial, commercial & architectural). I Supervised blasting and coating of pipelines, tanks and structural steel utilizing various abrasive media.