Cal K-12, Inc.
is a professional corporation providing Construction Management
services to K-12 School Districts and Educational Facilities
in California.
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Cal K-12's mission is to create, model, and
promote an environment that fosters and encourages
children to grow and thrive throughout their educational
experience.
We are committed to accomplish this through dedicated
service to achieve construction and renovation of
learning facilities, thereby furnishing the best learning
environment possible. |
We are headed by a team with a diversified and eclectic
background which includes a combination of over 200 years
in the construction industry. Our key personnel include:
•Steve Morse, Chief Executive Officer, comes from both
an architectural and construction background. He holds a
current California Contractor’s ‘B’ License
in good standing and a Paralegal Certification. He has worked
at all levels of construction from journeyman carpenter,
to foreman, to onsite superintendent, architect project
manager, to construction manger and project director. Steve’s
construction experience is long and varied having managed
modernization of and additions to existing campuses, interim
housing, and all types of new construction. His duties have
included, but were not limited to, the development of critical
path scheduling, construction phasing, needs evaluation,
value engineering, constructability reviews, cost estimation,
directing the day to day operation of onsite contractors,
scheduling, cost control, change order mitigation, close-out
procedures, warranty evaluation and implementation. However,
Steve considers the provision of a safe and academically
productive environment for the students and staff to be
Cal K-12’s most important job.
•Diane Storms, Chief Financial Officer,
has a background in construction, computers and finance.
She is a California appointed Notary and a registered Tax
Preparer. She is also a Construction Industry Technician,
certified through Clemson University and the National Association
of Women in Construction. As an Assistant Operations Manager
for Bank of America she handled construction financing and
audits. She was instrumental in the installation and implementation
of the ‘COOLS’ system pilot program within Bank
of America. COOLS was the first online banking system and
a precursor to the ATM machines of today. Her previous company,
Storms Computer Service, served the construction industry
for many years offering staff training, scheduling, O.P.S.C.
coordination, claims control, computer software installation
as well as network setup and support. Diane is considered
an expert in computer software and programming systems,
she has conducted seminars and classes for school districts,
contractors and a varied list of other professional organizations.
She oversees and monitors all logs and schedules including
submittals, RFI’s, plan distribution, certified payroll,
applications for payment, preliminary and stop notices,
closeout documentation and punch lists. She has also successfully
served as on-site Project Construction Manager for several
concurrent modernization projects and handled contract administration,
change order review and negotiation, budget tracking, close-out,
phasing moves, interim housing, as well as day to day onsite
operations.
Our varied experience as an architect representative, carpenter,
bookkeeper, construction manager, owner’s representative,
contractor, paralegal, notary, project administrator, and
computer consultant gives Cal K-12 unique vision and perspective.
We have seen and been a part of each phase of the construction
process. It is because of this experience that we are able
to understand, appreciate and respect every aspect of the
building industry. Cal K-12 believes in a team approach
and offer service and effort to our clients dedicated to
do whatever it takes to “Manage to Succeed.”
Cal K-12’s mission is to create,
model, and promote an environment that fosters and encourages
children to grow and thrive throughout their educational
experience. We are committed to accomplish this through
dedicated service to achieve construction and renovation
of teaching facilities, thereby furnishing the best learning
environment possible.
Children are our legacy to the future and
a reflection of our values. “We Manage to Succeed”
because we believe the ultimate goal should always be to
achieve and provide that which will foster and promote academic
excellence.
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