SHERMAN HOMES CONSTRUCTION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Construction Management
When the design is complete, the project is funded, and the permits are pulled, Ben Brown gets our homes built. A master carpenter and cabinet maker, Ben spent a decade building and remodeling homes, before joining our firm.
Today, he is responsible for the field management of each of our construction sites, including coordinating deliveries, subcontractor scheduling, and quality control. He is also in charge of ensuring compliance with all on-site safety, health, and environmental standards. Before construction begins, Ben collaborates with Mike Sherman on pre-construction planning, estimating, resource allocation and completion timelines.
While building homes together, Ben and Mike realized that, to maintain their exacting standards, they could not subcontract their finish work. So, in addition to subcontractors, Ben manages our in-house team of skilled carpenters and laborers. They install the windows, doors, and cabinetry, do the finish carpentry and complete other details that demand the highest quality workmanship.
A former captain of a downhill ski racing team and master technician on the U2 spy plane, Ben motivates his workers to perform at their best-building quickly, efficiently, and beautifully. You can see their skill and attention to detail in every home we build.
A natural leader, Ben is the Head Coach for the Colfax Junior Falcons Football team. In his free time, he enjoys camping and dirt bike riding with his wife and their three children.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Construction Management
After studying accounting in college, Kylee Sherman worked as a bookkeeper where she received advanced training in accounting for construction management. She joined Sherman Homes Construction as our Chief Financial Officer in 2012. As a co-owner, she works closely with Mike Sherman to set financial goals and strategies-and to adjust course when the economy changes. Her key responsibilities are to optimize the company's liquidity, financial controls, and profitability.
Kylee oversees all aspects of our company's finances including maintaining the books and records, financial reporting, and tax and regulatory compliance. In addition, she is in charge of payables and receivables as well as assessing business risk and maintaining appropriate insurance coverage. Kylee's outstanding organizational skills and diligence are key factors in our company's success. Never satisfied with the status quo, she works tirelessly with our accounting team to continually upgrade our technologies and streamline our financial systems. Kylee's processes ensures accurate and timely accounting for every one of our construction projects. One of Kylee's most important tasks is making sure our subcontractors and suppliers are accurately and promptly paid. Happy workers and suppliers are essential assets for a high-performance home builder. A mother of three active teenagers, Kylee is a busy soccer mom. On holidays, she enjoys exploring and camping in the High Sierras with her family.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Member of Our Team
Nestor Gutierrez keeps our business organized, our technology running smoothly, and our information systems up to date. A star athlete and Honor Role student at California State University, Sacramento, Nestor graduated with a B.S. in Construction Management and a minor in Business Administration.
Growing up in the family contracting business, Nestor set his career goals on construction management at an early age. While in college, he worked as a construction management intern for two large engineering firms. After graduating, he initially accepted a position with a large engineering firm, but soon decided to join Sherman Homes Construction to pursue his dream of building custom homes.
Nestor runs our day-to-day business operations and manages our construction logistics, scheduling, change orders, and purchasing. He works closely with Mike Sherman to stay on top of the changes and problem-solving that are a normal part of construction management. He is also the key contact person for our clients as they select their finish materials and finalize their appliances and amenities.
As the youngest member of our team, Nestor is our most technology savvy employee. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in innovative construction management techniques, specialized software, and best practices.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Business Development
- VP, Business Development
Today, Steve is helping our firm evolve from a good company into a great company. For 25 years, he ran a management consultant firm that specialized in the professional services industry. His clients ranged from international companies to small businesses and self-employed professionals.
Steve is an innovative thinker, constantly seeking new and better ways to serve clients. He is an expert in strategic planning, streamlining processes, client satisfaction, and marketing communications. An author, he has written two, five-star books and several hundred articles on building better businesses that support a higher quality of life.
Since Steve was our home-building client, he has become our clients' advocate, helping us understand our clients' concerns and challenges and helping our clients understand our processes. With his insights, we are working to reduce our client's stress and make their home building process as fast, easy, and fun, as possible.
A planner at heart, he founded and leads a FIREWISE community in his neighborhood. When he's not working, Steve enjoys traveling and dinner parties with his wife and actively pursues his life-long passions: photography and writing. His next book will be novel.