Dennis Potts Project Management

Philosophy

At DPPM our clients' needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat clients and referrals.

We serve clients internationally, although most of our work is in California.

“DPPM is built on the philosophy that project management should be provided by senior-level, experienced practitioners with skills to provide guidance and insight into the real estate profession. Reliable forecasting and risk management are the keys and those skills can only be learned through years of experience”

Services

We provide services across a variety of project types.

Pre-Transaction

· Strategic Planning

· Programming

· Visioning

· Site Analysis

· Building Systems Analysis

· Scenario Modeling

· Budget Development

· Schedule Development

· Team Selection

· Contract Management

Post-Transaction

· Architectural Design Management

· Construction Management

· Value Engineering

· Furniture Procurement and Disposition

· Telecommunications Planning

· Computer Systems/Network Planning

· Relocation Management

· Facilities Management

Affiliations

The DPPM Team

Dennis Potts, MCR

founded DPPM after 26 years in the architecture, construction and project management industry. Mr. Potts is also associated with Spyglass Realty Partners and Newport Asia Group, LLC. Mr. Potts’ focus is on build-to-suit projects and tenant improvements.

Mr. Potts has received several awards which include the 2006 IIDA Calibre Award for Best Design on a Limited Budget, the 2005 Gold Nugget for Best Low Rise Apartment Project and The Staubach Company 2008 Top Achiever Award. Bachelor of Architecture, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo.

Tom Conzelman, PMP®, LEED AP®, Six Sigma Yellow Belt

As Director, Project Management, Tom provides project leadership for commercial and industrial projects throughout the Southern California region. The breadth of Tom’s background spans ground-up core and shell projects, real estate development entitlements, first and second-generation specialized tenant improvements, technically complex building system installations and enhancements, third-party tenant representation, and other related services. Washington State Univ, JD; Cal State Fullerton, BA in Business Management.

Stefan Rubendall, AIA

As a Senior Project Manager, Stefan provides project leadership for commercial and industrial projects in the Northern California region. Stefan has over twenty years of experience in contracting and managing design and construction teams and in liaising with government agencies. His experience in his role as an architect, contractor, and owner’s representative gives him unique insight into the opportunities and challenges of project delivery. He has held commissioner positions at both the city and state levels. Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo, MS Architecture – Real Estate Development & Bachelor of Architecture.

Andrew (Andy) Trost

Andrew joined DPPM in 2011 to add depth to its design-build and construction expertise by bringing over 28 years of planning, design and construction experience to the DPPM Team. Andy provides solutions-driven, turn-key Project Management services to an extensive list of industries and clients. Andy spent 6 years with The RMS Group, Inc., a general contractor specializing in negotiated, turn-key project delivery. He played a key role in building the company from $10 million in revenues to a $65 million full-service general contractor by 2008. In the 4 years prior to joining RMS, Mr. Trost was Vice President of Preconstruction at SASCO Electric, a large design/build electrical contractor and 6 years with The Bentley Company and Enron Energy Services.

John Clement

With John's development background, he provides DPPM with the added level of knowledge of ground-up projects from financing and pro forma preparation to construction and property management. His active developments through his VenturePoint firm provide a strategic alignment for DPPM often as part of DPPM and vice versa. UCSB, BS Mechanical Engineering.

Jim Harvey

Jim brings to DPPM over 25 years of senior-level medical-related project management experience. Jim is a former OSHPD inspector. Located in Northern California, Jim is a healthcare and heavy construction specialist for all of our offices. MArch, Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo.

Lisa Stumm

As a former Facilities Manager, Lisa has 28 years of project management experience. She has worked in the design, facilities management and contract furniture industries. Bachelor of Arts – Interior Design, Mount Mary College 1982.

Terri Mihalovich-Gerstner

Controller. Terri works on every project from draw requests to invoicing and spreadsheet analysis. She is often teamed with our clients' accounting staff to tie project accounting into their company accounting.

Please contact us for a workload analysis of our team members.