Division of Engineering and Construction Management-
Department of Construction Management

Faculty

Mr. Jim Caldwell

Industry Experience:

• estimator, assisted in developing estimates for projects costing up to $100 million
• surveyor, completing over 200 projects up to 275 acres each
• field supervisor, overseeing a four-unit hospital in Zaire
• cost engineer, reporting labor costs on a $300 million paper mill expansion
• field engineer, supervising excavation and construction surveying for a $20 million petrochemical plant
• construction engineer, overseeing survey of a $40 million manufacturing plant
• builder, constructing three homes and additions
• draftsman, developing steel working drawings for 35,000 sq. ft. building

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Building Construction, John Brown University, May 1980
• Master of Science in Construction Management, Purdue University, July 1984

Accomplishments:

• assisted in developing the first Arkansas AIC Constructor-for-a-Day program in 1990
• led mission teams doing a variety of construction-related work including mapping,
• roofing, renovation, surveying, drywall installation, masonry work and road construction
• assisted in developing guidelines for the R-5 Affordable Housing Zone and subdivision checklist
• winner of national surveying map competition

Associations and Certifications:

• instructor for the Estimating and Cost Control section of the ABC Project Managers Academy, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1995
• registered as a Certified Professional Constructor
• registered as Professional Land Surveyor
• member, Siloam Springs Planning and Zoning Board, 1993-1995
• member, American Institute of Constructors
• member, American Association of Cost Engineers
• member, National and Arkansas Society of Professional Surveyors
• member, American Society of Civil Engineers