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January — April 2015 S a f e t y E x c e l l e n c e i n t h e L a n d o f E n c h a n t m e n t S i n c e 1 9 8 2

Sports Madness — T o m N o v a k

We are just finishing March

Madness for college basketball

which is very popular these days. It

seems everyone has an interest in

filling out multiple brackets in

some betting pool. If you are in the

minority and not interested, I bet

you were bored in the last month

listening to a family member,

friend, or co-worker talk about

their bracket or a game. Sports are

supposed to be entertainment and

a nice stress reliever from work

and life. Is it really? Seems like we

as fans become really passionate

about our favorite team and feel

stress when our teams do not

perform up to expectations. Is

adding more stress to our life really

entertainment?

If the stress of really caring for

your favorite team is overshad-

owed by the entertainment you

receive, your passion is to be

commended. Rooting for college

teams where athletes are given

free schooling or pro teams where

athletes are paid, it is understanda-

ble that there are expectations and

pressure for teams to perform on

the field. It is also understandable

to hear “consumers” of the team

or sport complain when things do

not go their way. But what about

youth sports? If we carry the same

passion and stress to youth sports

that we have for our college or pro

teams we are doing a disservice to

our kids. Why do we as a society

drive kids so hard at 5, 8, 10 years

old? I have seen tremendous

kids do

not mature into their adult bodies

until they are 16-19 years old.

Additionally, there is no money in

sports until age 17 or 18 when kids

have a chance to get college paid

The point is if your child is average

at a sport but loves it and is 8 years

old, they have 9-10 years to grow

their passion, to improve their

skills and to physically grow into

the athlete they need to be to earn

a scholarship. (continued on page 2)

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Cover Story Continued 2

Community Involvement 3

Completed Projects 4-8

Repeat / Ongoing Projects 9-10

Repeat / New Projects 11

Birthdays & Anniversaries 12

Balloon Fiesta at the Klinger Yard

with Shirley Anderson

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I know a lot of our employ-

ees are coaches or have kids in

sports. Why do we want our kids

to be in sports? First of all, it

shouldn’t just be sports. I always

demanded my kids participate in

sports, music, or a school club. I

wanted them to have something

fun to do outside the normal

school day. The following should

be the reason our kids participate

in sports;

1. They choose what they want

vs. “required” classes they

must take at school.

2. It keeps them active and

physically healthy.

3. They get to know kids with

like interest a lot better and

develop friendships.

4. They meet a diverse group of

kids with like interest which

5. They learn how to be a part

of a team.

6. They learn discipline.

7. Continued participation is

usually dependent on

maintaining good grades in

school.

8. Teaches them how to make

goals and develop a plan to

achieve them.

9. Shows how practice

(perceived as more fun than

homework) can make one

better.

10.They have fun.

A youth soccer coach once

told all us parents who tended to

give a little too much instruction

from the sidelines, “Practice is my

time to teach skills and strategy.

The game is your child’s time to

see if they can replicate on the

field what they learned in

practice. Your time as parents is in

your backyard or the park to play

with your child to help them

practice their skills.” I tried to take

that philosophy to heart as a

parent and as a coach. If you are

involved in youth sports, keep in

mind the great athletes can be

separated from the good athletes

by talent but over time I say the

separation is mostly by one’s

passion or drive for the game.

Your passion for the things you

love is great. Give your child a

chance to find their passion. If

they find it on their own, they will

be more successful than trying to

live your passion.

Thanks to all of our

employees that currently

volunteer with youths in sports.

Thank-you for your time to help

kids find their passion and be

entertained. As parents,

encourage your kids to participate

in sports or other worthy after

school activities. Let your child

experiment and find their passion.

Play with them in the backyard,

help them be better and help

them learn to love the game.

Then trust the coaches and the

child to do the rest at practice

and on game day. Remember,

sports are entertainment. Be

patient and don’t have overly

aggressive expectations of your

child’s team like you do with your

favorite college or pro team. Your

kid has time. If after 10-15 years

of sports your child graduates

from high school and is not an All

State athlete it shouldn’t matter.

Go back to the middle of the

article and see the 10 reasons for

a child to be in sports. Be proud of

the life skills and friendships your

child now enjoys. There is a lot

more on the list that will help

your child succeed in life than a

first place trophy. If they got a

trophy along the way, even

better.

Lastly, continue to root for

your favorite team, have fun

doing it and don’t let that bad loss

ruin your day. It is up to you to

find entertainment amongst the

madness.

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Happy Trails to You

Kurt Walters retired

November 26, 2014 as General

Superintendent after 25 years of

working with Klinger. Pictured

above at his retirement party is

Ray Smith, Fred Malcom (retired

PM), Tom Novak, Kurt Walters

arm-in-arm with his successor

Dave Benton next to Klinger’s first

president Don Kawal.

He received his GB-98 in 1978

and ran his own construction

company in the early 1980’s

Kurt is starting his new

retirement life with his new wife

on a pilgrimage in Spain this year.

Animal Humane Doggie Dash &

Dawdle – Shirley Anderson

On the tails of completing

all phases of the award winning

Animal Humane of NM campus

renovation, Klinger was

especially proud to help out at

the event.

For more than 10 years

Klinger’s team has continued to

grow with walkers, strollers and

dawdlers helping to raise money

for a great organization and

valued repeat customer.

Pictured above left to right:

Shirley Anderson, Paula Hayden

and her grandkids, Josh and

Ashley four-legged

partners are Callie and

Chomper. Not pictured, Monica

Banghart with daughter Sabrina

and dog Fiona. Alan and Jennifer

White with their kids Cora and

Cole and dog Isley.

CREW Giving – Shirley Anderson

At the CREW NM holiday

party, outgoing CREW President,

Shirley Anderson helped present

children’s books and multiple gift

cards to the Christina Kent Early

Childhood Center that serves the

children of economically diverse,

working families with quality

childcare, early education and

nutritional services in a safe and

nurturing environment.

Pictured below are: Amy

Cherne, CREW Treasurer, Shirley

Anderson, 2013 past President,

Sherry Read and Christina Kent

Board President Mary Anne

Giangola.

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El Castillo Assisted Living

– Mark Maestas

The El Castillo project has

been completed with the Cantina

being the last work area. The

owner has occupied all areas and

filled 90% of all new rooms. The

team will tell you that they are so

glad that they were able to get

everything completed and be able

to move on to other jobs.

The associated difficulties

with working at a occupied

nursing home and that facility

being in the historic area of

downtown Santa Fe created a

constant need for risk planning.

The team met some nice people

and made many friends in Santa

Fe . Thanks to everyone on the

crew for helping ensure this was a

successful project. Carson Tem-

pleton, Vicente Ramirez, Zach

Haynes and Nago Chaparro① were

the last people working on this

challenging and difficult job; and

to “chef” Angel Ramirez②.

Santa Fe Animal Training Center

– Paula Hayden

Construction of the new

Animal Training Center, located

on the existing SFASHS campus is

complete. The 6,000 square foot

clinic houses indoor and outdoor

kennels, training areas and

employee areas. This new behav-

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of the dogs normally eu-

thanized due to behavioral issues

to be trained and adopted. Art

Candelaria③ and his team, Jessie

McGuinness④, Mark Peña⑤,

Edgar Montañez⑥ and Steve

Vogel did a great job on this

project. Shirley Anderson (below).

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Los Alamos Nature Center

– Alan White

project (above) is now in the final

stages of completion. The goal for

this unique building is to attain a

LEED Silver certification which

should happen with the continued

efforts of the project team. Thanks

to Klinger employees Joe Aguirre,

Eli Gonzalez Jr. and Rodi Peña for

their dedicated commitment to

this out-of-town project.

Los Alamos Aquatic Center HVAC Upgrade

– Alan White

This intensely scheduled

removal and replacement of the

superintendent Robert Garber for

his dedication to this out of town

project. The pool (pictured right),

opened December 12, 2014 to

some very pleased Los Alamos

residents.

Longhorn Site Work Phase I – Joel Loes

lead the pad and utility develop-

ment project at Coronado Center

Earthmoving, we have com-

pleted the site demolition, over

excavation, site concrete and

placement of all public and private

utilities. Klinger’s electricians lead

by Byron Gore and Jeff Kardas also

completed power and communi-

cations work. We will return to the

site to finish asphalt paving in the

summer just before the restaurant

opens. Juan Hernandez is pictured

above pouring concrete.

Central Retail Shopping Center

– Mark Maestas

Klinger Constructors is

helping give the San Mateo and

Central intersection in Albuquer-

que a second chance at success.

This January, the new Trade

Winds Shopping Center (above)

invited retailers looking to serve

this growing market to view the

newly constructed center. The

center can accommodate 17

retailers, including a diner with a

drive-through.

In 2009, the longtime Trade

Winds motel, known as Travel

Lodge in its later years, closed

after 35 years of business. The lot

remained desolate until the new

construction began last year.

The project was a true

collaborative effort between

Klinger Constructors and the

Santosh Mody family, who came

to Klinger to build the Trade

Winds Shopping Center.

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Violet Crown Theater & Restaurant

– Mark Maestas

We pushed hard through the

Santa Fe Winter and are now

nearing completion on the 34,000

SF, 11 screen Violet Crown Thea-

ter located in the Santa Fe Rail-

yard district. If all goes well we

should be complete by the end of

April. This project has been a

challenge for Klinger as well as our

subcontractors but everyone has

stepped up to make this a success.

Keep up the great work Rob

Ridenour, Ramon Ramirez②,

Sergio Reynosa③, Rufino Urquidi①,

Martin Rivas, Jesus Villa④, Nick

Danielson⑤ ⑥.

Also, thanks to Edgar Garcia’s

mechanical crew Paul Jimenez⑧,

Felix Ruiz⑦, Ron Clevenger and

Isaiah Perez for fabricating and

installing the Corten panels for the

outside finish of the theater.

Below, Klinger is extending

Alcaldesa Street to access the

Violet Crown theater.

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La Posada de Santa Fe

– Joe Reed

Larry Gastian, Daryl Morrill,

Adan Castillo and Byron A. Alvarez

completed Phase II at La Posada

de Santa Fe. The project included

upgrading 157 guest rooms.

Google / Titan Aerospace

– Adam Leyba

The Google / Titan Aerospace

project was completed February

2nd when Google occupied the

final of three buildings. The first

35,000 sf building was partially

occupied only 3.5 months after we

broke ground. The total timeline

of this project from design to

move in was nine months. Con-

struction time was seven months.

The aggressive schedule was met

through the hard work and

dedication of the entire team.

Klinger is very proud to be a

part of such a ground breaking

project which can literally change

the world. Special thanks to Pete

Jacobson, Eli Gonzales and crew.

Pictured are: Byron Alvarez❸,

Trestan Chavez❹, Johnny

Cooper❿, Eli Gonzales❷, George

Gallegos⓫, Abel Marquez❺, Mario

Marquez❻, Matt Martinez ❽,

Jesus Meza❼, Elias Sisneros ❾ and

Mike Wiley❶.

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Flagship Food Group – Alan White

In December Klinger wel-

comed a new customer to its

client list, Flagship Food Group

from California. Flagship Food

Group will occupy a portion of the

old Albuquerque Tortilla Company

building and will initially produce

salsa to be seen on local grocery

Klinger completed was a founda-

tion and steel platform to house

process mechanical equipment.

This scope of work was completed

on time by the Klinger team of

Juan Hernandez❻, Juan Miranda,

Hernan Gamboa, Jason Tabbert,

Angel Ramirez and Adam Waquiu.

In mid-January Flagship became a

another project which includes

the build-out of an employee

lounge, restrooms and locker

room. Angel Ramirez① is supervis-

ing this project which was com-

pleted in mid-March. Thanks to

the Klinger team and subcontrac-

tors for helping usher in this new

customer to Klinger.

Eldorado Ballroom – Joel Loes

Superintendent Antonio

Trujillo❹ has maintained an

aggressive schedule on the

ballroom addition at the Eldorado

hotel in Santa Fe keeping us on

pace to turn over the project in

early April. Klinger crew numbers

reached upwards of thirty men

and women during demolition,

steel and concrete which were all

concurrent activities over the

Greg Guillen❸, John Patterson and

new hire Daniel Vialpando among

many others have been on site

since we started and put in a lot of

long, hard and safe hours. Vicente

Ramirez has been running the

second shift during flooring by

Coronado Decorating and drywall

by Pelletier Construction which

has been critical to keeping our

schedule. The ballroom roof will

eventually support an outdoor

pool and gathering space.

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Tricore Labs – Brent Callahan

José Hernandez has finished

the installation of a new walk-in

cooler for one of their labs inside

their existing facility late February.

José has also been working on a

variety of small projects within

their facility as well.

Comcast Projects – Brent Callahan

Klinger has added a new

client, Comcast, for miscellaneous

projects throughout the state of

New Mexico. These will consist of

small jobs on their existing facili-

ties. One of the first projects we

will be doing is the demolition of

an existing communication tower

building located in Farmington,

NM. José Hernandez is scheduled

to demo the building in April.

UNM CARC MMR Upgrades – Brent Callahan

Klinger’s MEP teams have

been working on upgrades in

UNM’s supercomputer room

which is scheduled to be complete

early April. Thank you to all of

Klinger’s team, Byron Gore, Jeff

Kardas, Edgar Garcia, Juan Payan,

Willie McComb, Chris Valencia,

Felix Ruiz, Paul Jimenez, Carlos

Gomez and Isaiah Perez who have

made this another successful

project at the campus.

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Eldorado Chapel – Joel Loes

Klinger has started a second

phase of renovations at Eldorado

hotel in Santa Fe running concur-

rently with the ballroom addition.

Lead by Antonio Trujillo and Greg

Guillen, the project is progressing

smoothly after a partial turn over

in early April at the same time as

the ballroom. The chapel will be

complete in late May. The project

team is the same Klinger crew and

subcontractors and everyone is

Carlos Gomez❼, Bryon Madrid❶,

Sheldon Mescal ❷, Rogelio Perez❺

and Adam Waquiu❽.

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Tempurpedic Mattress Factory

– Brent Callahan

José Hernandez and Edgar

Garcia have been working on

several design build projects

within the existing mattress

factory as Tempurpedic is continu-

ally making changes for new styles

and designs of their mattress. José

Hernandez and Bill Barlow are

pictured right.

Intel Air Wash – Brent Callahan

Klinger’s MEP teams are

modifying three existing mechani-

cal air handling units which consist

of removing existing spray bar

sections of the AHUs and installing

media similar to a swamp cooler

which is more energy efficient for

adding humidity to the building.

Intel Miscellaneous Projects

– Brent Callahan

Klinger will be installing a

section of wall and double doors

within the sub fab to seal off the

loading dock area in order to

maintain a cleaner sub fab and

also to help control heating and

cooling while the loading dock

doors are open. Klinger’s electrical

crew also have been doing miscel-

laneous small projects within the

facility.

Rust Tower II Steel Erection

– Joel Loes

Superintendent Joe Aguirre is

running a handful of ironworker

crews at Presbyterian Rust Medi-

cal Center as the steel erection

subcontractor for McCarthy

Building Company. Bill Barlow,

Matt Schantz and Eli Gonzales, Jr.

are joined by around a dozen

other Klinger employees working

all over the campus to help

McCarthy get back on schedule.

Everyone is doing an exceptional

job at maintaining high production

levels and keeping the job safe.

Presbyterian Hospital Projects

– Brent Callahan

Our work continues inside

the Presbyterian Healthcare

Facilities on a variety of small

projects. José Hernandez is

scheduled to finish up the Tricore

Lab Blood Bank by the end of April

as Sandia National Labs and PHS

made several changes. José has

also been working on projects

with Miller Bonded Inc. which

include a concrete equipment pad

for the installation of an air

handler unit and misc. wall repairs

as MBI has been changing some

sewer pipes.

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PNM – Paula Hayden

Klinger completed the

addition of a new vehicle canopy

with charging stations for PNM’s

electric car and truck fleet. Sixteen

the lighted canopy. New electric

vehicle parking symbols were

designed for this project and will

set the standard for identifying

future electric vehicle parking. The

structure was fabricated and

erected by Bill Barlow, Steve

Vogel, Bryan Madrid and Sheldon

Mescal. Jeff Kardas supervised

electrical (below with Juan Payan

and Willie McComb) and Robert

Garber supervised the project.

Bank of Albuquerque ADA Upgrades

– Brent Callahan

José Hernandez has started

some ADA upgrades at four of the

Bank of Albuquerque’s locations in

Albuquerque. The work consists of

reworking existing concrete ramps

which currently do not meet code,

adding additional ADA parking

spaces and changing out existing

doors to the proper size.

Old Santa Fe Inn Addition – Paula Hayden

Klinger was recently awarded

the remodel project for Old Santa

Fe Inn. The two story Albuquerque

Journal North building was pur-

chased by the Old Santa Fe Inn

and the building will be remod-

eled and converted to new guest

suites and offices. This multi-

phase project will eventually link

the two properties. Construction

will begin the first week of April

2015. Robert Garber will lead the

construction team.

Pueblo Montaño Open Space

– Joe Reed

Larry Gastian and Jesse

McGuinness have started a small

project for Franklin’s Earthmoving.

When completed there will be a

new single vaulted restroom at

the Pueblo Montaño Open Space.

Array Concrete – Joel Loes

Larry Gastian and Angel

Ramirez have been pouring a

20,000 square foot concrete pad

for repeat customer, Array Tech-

nologies. The pad will give the

owner much needed secure

outdoor storage for the solar

trackers that they fabricate here

in New Mexico. The Owner is

happy with our work and already

asking to expand the scope to

keep the crews busy for a little bit

longer. Pictured below pouring

and screeding concrete are Angel

Ramirez, Juan Hernandez, Jesse

McGuiness, Hernan Gamboa and

John Patterson.

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Tom Novak 34

Ray Smith 31

Bill Barlow 29

Dave Benton 29

Daryl Morrill 27

Eli Gonzalez, Sr. 27

Abdenago Chaparro 26

Phil Chavez 26

Jesus Castillo 25

Pete Jacobson 25

Art Candelaria 24

Kelly Peebles 19

Francisco Sarmiento 18

Joe Aguirre 18

Rafael Castillo 18

Rob Ridenour 18

Adam Leyba 16

Angel Ramirez 16

Eli Gonzales, Jr. 16

Richard Shannon 16

Antonio Trujillo, III 15

Brent Callahan 15

Hernan Gamboa 15

Ramon Ramirez 15

Shirley Anderson 15

Steve Vogel 15

Juan Payan 14

Larry W Gastian 14

Rufino Urquidi 14

Juan Antonio Hernandez 12

Mario Marquez 12

Martin Rivas 12

Vicente Ramirez 12

Alan White 11

Carlos Gomez 11

Greg Guillen 11

Paul Jimenez 11

Byron Alvarez, Sr. 9

Matthew Martinez 8

Adam Waquiu 7

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Enrique Acosta 7

Jessie McGuinness 7

Juan Miranda 7

Monica Banghart 7

Paula Hayden 6

Ronald Clevenger 6

William McComb 6

Joel Loes 5

Felix Ruiz 4

Gene Whipple 4

John Patterson 4

Adan Castillo 3

Bryon Madrid 3

Byron A. Alvarez 3

Lisa Anglada 3

Garrison George 1

Jeff Cate 1

Gene Whipple 1/4

Mario Marquez 1/9

Larry Gastian 1/10

Adam Waquiu 1/12

Byron Alvarez, Sr. 1/24

Matthew Schantz 1/27

Brent Callahan 1/30

Dave Benton 2/1

Richard Shannon 2/3

Enrique Acosta 2/14

Matthew Martinez 2/14

Rene Byer 2/21

Ronald Clevenger 2/27

Ray Smith 2/28

Isaiah Perez 3/3

Juan Antonio Hernandez 3/4

Hector Ruiz 3/4

Steve Vogel 3/6

Carson Templeton 3/10

Greg Guillen 3/13

Lou Henckel, Jr. 3/14

Bill Barlow 3/16

Shirley Anderson 3/28

Byron Alvarez 3/29

Jeff Cate 3/30

Abel Marquez Flores 4/4

Jesus Villa 4/4

Joe Aguirre 4/6

Bryon Madrid 4/12

Joel Loes 4/13

Tom Pacheco 4/26

Martin Rivas 5/4

Byron Gore 5/5

Antonio Trujillo, III 5/9

Rob Ridenour 5/24

Elias Sisneros 5/24

Monica Banghart 6/6

Adam Leyba 6/18

Johnny Cooper 6/19

Paul Jimenez 6/20

Angel Ramirez 6/26

Jason Tabbert 7/2

Juan Payan 7/4

Robert Garber 7/15

Edgar Garcia 7/16

George Gallegos 7/18

Sergio Reynosa 7/23

Kelly Peebles 8/4

Vicente Ramirez 8/9

Daniel Vialpando 8/20

Jeff Kardas 8/21

Paula Hayden 8/23

Rodi Peña-Quiros 8/25

Carlos Gomez 8/27

Sheldon Mescal 8/30

Nathaniel Pogzeba 8/30

Joe Reed 8/30

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