Employee Profiles

Our people are among our greatest assets. Contracting Resources has a talented staff of experienced professionals, willing to contribute to the success of our projects and dedicated to exceed our customers' expectations.

Jim Barnas, President

Jim Barnas, President

Bachelor of Science - Architecture & Construction Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Registered Architect - State of Michigan

Jim has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry and has demonstrated strong capabilities during pre-construction planning with regard to budget, schedule and overview planning.

jbarnas@contractingresources.net

Jim Lawrence, Vice President

Jim Lawrence, Vice President

Master of Architecture - University of Wisconsin 
Registered Architect - State of Michigan and State of Illinois

With over 30 years of experience in commercial, industrial and healthcare design, construction and development, Jim offers clients a unique combination of technical expertise and development management skills.

jlawrence@contractingresources.net

Robert Bensinger, Project Manager

Robert Bensinger, Senior Project Manager

Bachelor of Science - Construction Management 
Eastern Michigan University

Rob has more than 25 years of experience and has demonstrated the ability to plan and administrate construction of phased, occupied environments.

rbensinger@contractingresources.net

Paul Micalleff, Project Manager

Paul Micallef, Senior Project Manager

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering 
Lawrence Technological University

Paul has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, specializing in day-to-day administration of all project activities.

pmicallef@contractingresources.net

John Jickling, Project Manager

John Jickling, Project Manager

Lawrence Technological University

John's experience includes 25 years in the architectural/engineering profession and 12 years working in the Design/Build field. He has experience in all phases of the design and construction industry.

jjickling@contractingresources.net

Dan Hough, Project Superintendent

Michigan State University

Dan has more than 22 years of experience in health care, commercial/industrial construction, and land development, coordinating daily scheduling of field operations, quality control, safety, and on-site project close out.

dhough@contractingresources.net

Tim Fletcher, Project Superintendent

Tim Fletcher, Project Superintendent
I.T.T. School
Macomb Community College
AGC Superintendent School

Tim has more than 22 years of experience in construction and has demonstrated the ability to coordinate and oversee field operations while keeping within the project's schedule.

tfletcher@contractingresources.net

Ian Perry, Project Superintendent

Ian Perry, Project Superintendent

Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Eastern Michigan University

Ian has more than 15 years of experience as superintendent in residential, commercial and industrial buildings and has performed the duties of estimator and project manager, including preparation of bids and schedules.

iperry@contractingresources.net

Brad Barnard, Project Superintendent

Brad Barnard, Project Superintendent
University of Hawaii / Washtenaw Community College

With 19 years of experience in the construction industry Brad oversees field operations while maintaining project schedule and budget.

bbarnard@contractingresources.net

Dave Melville, Project Engineer

Dave Melville, Project Manager
Michigan State University

Dave has over 10 years of experience in construction management overseeing all aspects of the project from design through completion.

dmelville@contractingresources.net

Bob Higley, Project Superintendent

Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering
Lawrence Technological University

Bob has more than 30 years of experience with a wide variety of projects completed in healthcare, office, retail, banking, and schools.

bhigley@contractingresources.net

 

Steve Cibor, Project Superintendent

 

Steve has more than 20 years experience in healthcare and commercial/industrial construction.

scibory@contractingresources.net

 

Cyrus Brandenburg, Project Engineer

Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Michigan State University

Cyrus brings 5 years construction experience to his projects.  He is motivated and enthusiastic in getting his work completed.

cbrandenburg@contractingresources.net

Jim Lutzke, Project Engineer

Bachelor of Science - Architecture
Lawrence Technological University

Jim provides internal design services and support to the Contracting Resources team.

jlutzke@contractingresources.net

Ralph Spencer, Project Engineer

Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Michigan State University

Ralph's knowledge and communication skills enhance the services to our clients. He assists project managers in all pre-construction and construction activities.

rspencer@contractingresources.net



Mike Cirka, Project Engineer

Bachelor of Science - Architecture

Lawrence Technological University

With three years of experience in construction, planning and architecture, Mike is ready and willing to get the job done on schedule and on budget.

 

mcirka@contractingresources.net

 



Marcy Colbert, Project Engineer

BBA - Management

Davenport University

Marcy has more than 6 years of experience in the construction industry and assists the project manager in all pre-construction and construction activities.

 

mcolbert@contractingresources.net

 



Brad Wilson, Carpenter


Brad has various responsibilities which include field supervision, property management, and general labor.

 

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