Ken Gaschk, Founder, CEO

I come from a long line of blue-collar workers.  My father was an electrician all of his life with a thick German accent and an even thicker German name-Helmut, and my brother is still an electrician.  From an early age, I "willingly" helped dad on nights and weekends.  As a child of an German immigrant, it was expected that you worked hard in all aspects of your life, but even harder for family and friends.  My dad wanted me to be the first in the family to go to college and made sure that he did everything possible to make that dream a reality - but he also made sure that I did not lose my work ethic and appreciation for the trades.

Over the past 37 years, I was an administrator for a university in Wisconsin and part of my responsibility was to oversee all of the construction projects.  Everything from a $1.5 million dollar hallway remodel to a $35 million dollar state-of-the-art Pharmacy research building.  Applying the skills that my father taught me about electricity and a natural proclivity to read blue-prints, I estimate that I oversaw the completion of roughly $200 million dollars of construction projects.

When I decided to step back from the daily-grind of a university administrator I knew that I wanted to use my vast knowledge of construction projects to be an advocate for organizations with exceptional missions oversee their construction projects.  So many organizations save for years for even fund raise for new capital projects to make less than ideal decisions in the final construction phases.

That is why I started Owners Representative Service to be the organization's advocate, middle-man, punching-bag, whatever is necessary to see their dreams come to life while assisting to control construction costs and ensure that the best methods are being employed to erect each project.  

I truly look forward to being YOUR advocate as you grow your company or organization.   

Sincerely,

Ken