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Features3 On My Mind by Steve Baker

4 San Antonio by Mike Sireno

5 Houston Update by Mike Syzdek

6 Fort Worth Update by Bryan Baker / Memorial

7 Austin Update by Jerry Smith

8 Dallas Update by Johnny Barnes

9 BIM Update by Keith Giddens / MS Walk

10 Human Resources by Taylor Vieger

11 Wounded Warrior Golf / Blood Drive

12 Austin Builds for Veteran / DPRC Golf Classic

13 Employee Profi le - Sergio Montoya

14 B.R. Baker Corporate Building Dedication

15 Employees Retire

16 2011 Happenings

blueline 2011A publication of BakerTriangle

Volume 5, Number 1

CEOSteve Baker

Editor / Design / LayoutBrad Baker

Mailing AddressBakerTriangle -Corporate Offi ce

401 Hwy 80 EMesquite, TX 75150

Contactblueline@baketriangle.com

(972) 285-8878www.bakertriangle.com

On the cover...Evelyn Meador Library

Opened in June of 2011 in the suburb located to the southeast of Houston, this beautiful public library has a plethora of diff erent ceiling systems. Sixty-three fabric acoustical clouds were installed, additionally fabric sail cloth was used to create twenty-eight triangles spaced randomly in the ceiling. Armstrong MetalWorks products were used to form the metal ceilings.

Contractor: Teal Construction

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As you read each of the updates from the Presidents, you will find a

common theme - the heat and the drought. We are all living through one of the worst droughts in Texas history causing billions of dollars in losses not only in agriculture but also the catastrophic fires that continue to burn across Texas. Our prayers go out to our employees

and other families across the state that have lost their homes.

We appreciate the hard demanding physical work that our employees do every day despite the heat. Thank

you! Much like the physical drought in our state, our nation is experiencing a real economic drought. With an unemployment rate of 25%, commercial construction as

an industry has been hit harder than any other business. I have been in the business for 36 years and I have never seen one this bad. We have taken the necessary steps in tightening our belt with staff cuts, salary cuts and cutting the non-essential expenses. We are prepared for the long

term. We must be able to sacrifice for the good of the whole. We will keep our key people working, the most productive “core” group will continue to stay busy despite this recession. That is our goal, we want you to stay part of our team!

All is not doom and gloom. Despite the forecasts that the construction economy will not rebound for another twoyears, we are in the best state for business in the nation. Texas, according to most forecasts, will continue to benefit from a very Pro- Business climate. We are committed to setting BakerTriangle apart from the competition. We are leading the industry in our commitment to the use of technology for our business. BIM, IPD, LEAN and PODS are the vehicles we will utilize to address our customer needs. We will also be more involved in pre-fabrication of panels. It’s all about what the building owners and contractors want us to be able to deliver.

We are committed to you. You are a valuable member of our team and your track record on the job keeps the contractors wanting us back on the next project. These are tough times and we will all have to worker smarter, cut out waste and find ways to deliver projects faster.

In closing, I heard my pastor teach on a verse this week that has a great deal of application to the drought we face in Texas and the economy. I close with the verse.

John 6:36 - Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.”

CEO Updateby Steve Baker

On My Mind

“THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES AND WE WILL ALL HAVE TO WORK SMARTER, CUT OUT WASTE AND FIND WAYS TO DELIVER PROJECTS FASTER.”

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As I get ready to write this, the weatherman has just

reported that we should be expecting a cool 102 degrees today for the high temperature. That will put us one more day closer to breaking the record of 100 + degree days in a year and we are just half way through August. Add that to the fact that

we have had practically no rain this year and it has made for one dry, hot summer in San Antonio.

We are up and running at the new Baker Triangle facility at 1503 Brazos. We moved into the facility in January of 2011 and have enjoyed the additional offi ce and warehouse space that we have now. A special thanks goes out to Jon Randolph, our Chief Estimator, who helped design and PM the fi nish out of the space.

The fi rst half of the year was very busy with projects all across San Antonio. Some of the outstanding ones we just fi nished up are Smithson Valley High School with Bartlett Cocke run by Foreman, Luis Castillo and PM, Chris Montez. Keith Dimmick fi nished up the VA Hospital with Robbins & Morton and has moved over to the University Hospital Downtown, with Bartlett Cocke along with Project Manager Adam Dwire.

Foreman Ricardo Martinez, and Adam Dwire as PM, did a great job on the Boerne Library with Whiting-Turner. This project is currently featured on our web site. Ricardo has now started Oblate Theology School Conference Center with Vaughn Construction. This project has some very high end fi nishes that project manager Gary Hutchings is helping to coordinate.

We are nearing completion on the Portranco Business Park, 2 three story buildings for the NSA, in charge is Martin Morales and Tim Koba, with PM Jon Randolph. This project featured over 13,470 feet of Chicago Metallic Razor Edge ceiling trim for all of the cloud ceilings in the buildings.

This is currently more than any other project in the United States.

Doyle Dancer is wrapping up at the Army Residence building with Koontz McCombs Construction. Roger Warman and PM, Chris Montez are in the middle of the Trinity University Science Building with Joeris Construction, and Ray Balandran is at the McKown Dental Center that JE Dunn is the builder on. On the plaster side, Oscar Montalbo has been handling multiple projects including the VA Hospital, Oblate and several small school projects around town while Rick Freeman has been busy on the Ft. Sam Houston Dorms 4 & 5 with Hensel Phelps and also completed the METC Fitness Center down the street from the dorms.

Safety is always a priority on all of our projects and it shows in our EMR. The entire fi eld and our Safety Manager, Argel Villarreal, have done an excellent job of maintaining a safe work environment on all of our projects. The San Antonio offi ce was presented with the AGC’s Safe Specialty Contractor for 2010 at the state convention this year. Great job!

Congratulations to Adam Dwire and wife Jennifer on the birth of their second son, Carson born 1/20/11 and to Chris Montez and his wife Blanca on the birth of their son, Cole born on 8/2/11. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Richard Vincent who was involved in a motorcycle accident.

San Antonio Updateby Mike Sireno

Mike SIRENO

Boerne Public Library

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Greetings from Houston. It’s hot with no relief in sight.

It’s mid August and we have had 25 days with temperatures at or above 100 degrees. Th ese 3 digit temperatures combined with high humidity make it a challenge for our workers on the job sites. I want to thank our employees for enduring these conditions and for building some

of the fi nest projects in the Houston area.

Th e Houston offi ce has grown. We have We have a few new faces at Baker Triangle Houston. We welcome Pat Allen and Biff LeFevre who combined bring more than 50 years of construction knowledge, experience and leadership. Welcome aboard guys! Another arrival: Congratulations to Dante and Cathy Gamez, proud parents of Eleonor born June 14, 2011.

Some of the jobs that are currently under construction: UTMB John Sealy Hospital with Manhattan Construction and our foreman is James Padgett; Nassau Bay Town Square with DE Harvey Builders and our foreman is Omar Martinez; San Jacinto College Student Success Center with Tellepsen Builders and are foreman is Guillermo Hinojosa; Prince of Peace Catholic Community Church with Tellepsen Builders

and our foreman is Jack Hill; Mary Queen Catholic Church with Tellepsen Builders and our foreman is Darrell Conner; University of Houston Health Biomedical Science Center with Tellepsen Builders and our foreman is Roy Garza; Th e Medical Hospital Research Institute with DE Harvey Builders and our foreman is Robert Gurley; Nordstrom Rack-Market @ Town Center with JE Dunn Construction and our foreman is German Moreno; and Rice University-James Turrell Art with Linbeck Group and our foreman is Santiago Diaz.

Our Estimators and Project Managers have been working extremely hard trying to get our share of work in town to build a backlog. Upcoming Projects: Grady Middle School with Satterfi eld and Pontikes; Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital with Hill and Wilkinson; Klein High School Reconstruction with Tellepson Builders; ExxonMobil Beaumont Offi ce Building with DE Harvey Builders; Project Delta Visitors Center with Gilbane Building Company; Katy High School #7 with Gilbane Building Company; University of Houston Business Building with Linbeck Group and Columbus Hospital Addition with Drymalla Construction.

Special thanks to Steve and Carol Baker for joining us at Our Christmas and Awards Party held on December 10, 2010. Th is year’s party included a “Casino Night”. Th e festivities included good food, a little gambling,

a little dancing, but the most important part of the night was recognizing our employees for their service to the company. Awards were presented to the winning recipients, who are selected by their peers, and supervisors. Congratulations to all the winners. A special thanks to everyone who brought a toy donation, with your generous donations we were able to donate more than 100 wonderful toys and games to Texas Children’s Hospital. Th ese gift s brightened the Christmas for many patients and their families. Th ank you for thinking about these kids who unfortunately spent the Holidays in the hospital.

Houston Updateby Mike Syzdek

Mike SYZDEK

Meador Library

We are in the middle of the hottest summer since

1980. I appreciate all our fi eld workers enduring the heat and getting the job done despite the weather. In this up and down economy the market is still staying strong in Fort Worth.

Th e jobs continue to come in thanks to Peter Dean heading up the estimating. Our current focus is fi nishing up the two Cook Children’s jobs with Linbeck Construction. We are honored to be a part of this historic expansion to the Cook campus.

Currently we are working on UT Arlington Special Events Center with Hunt Construction. Th e SEC is a 6,700 seat arena with three levels and a total of over 220,000 square feet. David Couch is our foreman on this challenging project. Th e Cook Children’s Medical Center North Tower with Linbeck is getting ready for the fi nishing touches. Th e North Tower project adds six fl oors and 275,000 square feet to the Cook campus in Fort Worth.

Another project under way is the Cook Children’s Medical Offi ce Building also with Linbeck. Th e MOB portion of the Cook expansion will consolidate all of the ambulatory care programs. It will include physician offi ce suites, diagnostic services and a full

ambulatory radiology center. Randall Smith is the BakerTriangle foreman on this project. Other ongoing projects are: Genesis Church with Jensen Commercial, UNTHSC 4-6 fl oors with Vaughn Construction and Moritz Chrysler Expansion with Binks Construction.

Th ese projects were recently completed: Tarrant County Northwest Sub-Courthouse with Steele-Freeman, Southlake Elementary with AUI, TCU Erma Lowe Hall with Th e Beck Group, Starplex 14 with Whiting-Turner and Hurst Conference Center with AUI.

Fort Worth Updateby Bryan Baker

Bryan BAKER

Scharbauer Hall - TCU

Memorial

Frances Baker, the matriarch of the Baker Family Companies, went to be with her Lord

and Savior on May 2, 2011. Frances was loved by all who met her and she loved all she met. A loving mother of fi ve, grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 15. Frances was born in Wolfe City, Texas in 1927 and later moved to Amarillo where she met Bob Baker her husband of 58 years. She was known for her faith, humor, generosity and chocolate-chip cookies.

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As I look at 2011, I don’t see much diff erence from 2010

for our construction industry in Central Texas. Our nation is still in need of great reform but unfortunately as we all know that is a slow process. Between the record heat waves of days over 100 degrees and the economic growth being greatly aff ected,

we are still blessed in that we live in a great country. Fortunately, we have a very persistent team and we work for a great company, in that our reputation in workmanship, on time and under budget work is still winning us jobs.

Th e Austin Offi ce has some staff changes…we want to welcome Jeff Rudolph as Project Manager/Estimator. Jeff has a long history of being in the construction industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to us. He has been here since July 1st and has been awarded three jobs to date. We welcome Jeff and look forward to a long and prosperous relationship in the BakerTriangle family.

Sergio Montoya has been promoted to Vice-President of BakerTriangle Austin. Sergio is a very dedicated and loyal leader and is well-deserving in earning this promotion. Congratulations to Sergio.

Congratulations goes out to the following for new additions to their families: Warehouse Driver, Michael Sanders and Rosie on the birth of their daughter Lydia Abigail born on May 19th. She weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz and 21 inches long. Foreman Quin Galloway and Amy on the birth of their daughter Owen Rene born on November 5th. She weighed 9 lb 6 oz and 21 inches long. Safety Manager Jared Smith and Lacey have brought me a beautiful granddaughter, Kinley Ann who was born on June 28th. She weighed 7 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long. She loves her grandpa ‘Poppie’.

We have had some loss in the Baker Drywall family in 2011. Jeff Campbell, one of our fi nest foremen passed away tragically and we want to remember him and his

family during this time of loss.

Promotions to Foreman: We want to congratulate Javier Gomez for his promotion of Foreman. Javier was a leadman for Jeff Campbell for many years and has been with the BakerTriangle family for 11 years. Javier is very deserving of this promotion.

Th e W-Hotel Austin is now complete, one of the most high profi le jobs in the city. Th e W-Hotel is a 37 story building which has 250 hotel rooms, 159 condo residences, and a 2400 seat theatre for Austin City Limits coupled with 18,000 square feet of retail space located in the 2nd street district of downtown. Bill Bradberry was the project Superintendent on the job site. Stephan Ryan, David Oberman were the foremen on the job and David Ouellet was leadman. Sean Huntsman and Sergio Montoya were both on site Project Managers. Jared Smith was safety manager on site. Th is job was very challenging for everyone and had a very aggressive schedule. Th e one million square feet project is one of the largest LEED Silver Certifi cate buildings in the American SW Region and the only one that is mixed used. Austin Commercial was the General Contractor for the job.

Upcoming projects: Elsa England Elementary, Wells Fargo South Congress, Scott and White Leander, Fort Hood RSU Building, Blue Bell Park/Olsen Field Renovations @ Texas A&M University, Oak Valley Medical and Whole Foods - Bee Caves.

Austin Updateby Jerry Smith

Jerry SMITH

W Hotel Block 21

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As we head into the 3rd quarter of the year, we are

starting to feel the economic eff ects that have been taking place in other parts of the country. However, the hard work from many has secured steady backlog for the next three quarters. Th is backlog allows us to continue to focus on upcoming work as well

as our customers’ needs. At the same time, we continue to strive towards greater internal effi ciency which will better prepare us for when the economy starts to turn around.

In May, BakerTriangle won the 2011 Safety Excellence Award from TEXO. Th is award was an achievement of one million man hours with no lost time for the Dallas offi ce. Th is is an unbelievable mark for BakerTriangle, signifying everyone’s commitment to promoting and maintaining a safe work environment. Furthermore, this success further demonstrates that we are not only the premier drywall/plaster company for quality, but that we are also leading and setting the industry standard when it comes to safety within the entire industry. I want to thank and congratulate Ezequiel Perez, the foremen, the lead men, the superintendents and everyone involved with safety for this accomplishment.

Congratulations to Rex Van Natta and Jim Hatch for securing the Parkland Hospital project with Balfour, Austin, Russell & Azteca (BARA). Rex and Jim worked countless hours for the course of a year securing this project with multiple budgets for the builder and owner. Th is project will start in August and continue through 2012. For the fi rst time in history, we have teamed up with two other partners on this project (Lasco & Marek) to form a tri-venture. We are looking forward to the start of Parkland and look forward to working together and learning from our partners.

Th e Dallas offi ce is excited to welcome some new additions to the offi ce: Preston Pressley, Kade Sparling and William Tang. Preston a recent graduate of Texas A&M University and former intern,

has joined us as a drywall estimator. Kade, another former intern and recent graduate of Texas State University has started as a plaster estimator. William, a graduate of Texas A&M joined the BakerTriangle as a BIM specialist working on Parkland Hospital project. We look forward to watching each of you grow and succeed within our company.

Upcoming projects include the 24 story, Hi-Line Apartments project with Rogers O’Brien Construction. Jorge Fuentes, Manuel Galindo and David Long will be handling this project for us. Secondly, the large plaster project at Fairmount Apartments with Gables Construction. Chris Gabel worked many months to secure this latest project in the uptown area. Kyle Caviness and Pablo Reyna continue to work effi ciently and are 40% complete with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Th is one of a kind project will change the downtown area of Dallas; Jim Hatch worked closely with the pre-con team at Balfour Beatty to secure this project. Juan Esquivel continues to excel and is 70% complete with the Eagle Mountain High School; Tom Wisdom secured this project with Charter Builders.

Recently, our crews completed the Dallas Convention Center Hotel with Balfour Beatty. Th is 1,000 room hotel is the latest addition to the Dallas skyline. We also just completed Deloitte 800 room convention and training center with Turner in Westlake. Lastly, Bobby Rommel recently led a team to complete to the UNT Business Center in Denton with Hunt Construction.

Dallas Updateby Johnny Barnes

Johnny BARNES

University of North Texas Business Leadership Building

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BakerTriangle continues to move

our virtual construction and technology eff orts forward and we’re realizing the benefi ts. From basic 2D drawings to fully coordinated and detailed 3D

virtual mock-ups and animations, the visual representation of the work to be performed is priceless. Coordinate points are now being generated from these digital fi les and are being used for wall and ceiling layout via robotic total station. Custom cold-formed metal framing members for a one-of-a-kind drywall ceiling are being fabricated using CNC plasma torches. Construction technology is moving at light speed!

BakerTriangle welcomes William Tang to the virtual design & construction team. William is a recent graduate

from Texas A&M University with a degree in Construction Science. He is currently working on the ceiling model and overhead coordination for the new Parkland Hospital project. We’re glad to have him on the team.

BIM is an excellent product for us to partner together with general contractors and work together in a pre-bid and post-bid process to customize each project and search for better ways to build.

BIM Updateby Keith Giddens

Keith GIDDENS

Perot Museum of Nature and Science BIM

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Another Year To Walk Against MS

April 2nd turned out to be a perfect day for BakerTriangle to meet for the fi ft h straight year to walk and raise funds

for multiple sclerosis research. Th is year our team consisted of 27 walkers from our Dallas and Fort Worth offi ces, friends and family; together we are on our way to raising $8,000.00, becoming the #2 ranked corporate fund-raising team. Our team motto for 2011 is “Step-by-Step”, and we desire to take the necessary steps to end a disease that has impacted at least two of BakerTriangle family members.Team BakerTriangle 2011

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Hello! It’s been easy to get discouraged lately, watching the economy and political mismanagement unfold. However, it’s just as easy to recognize the rich benefi ts

structure and philosophy that has been implemented at BakerTriangle for years now. We have been blessed with a strong set of tools to use for comprehensive benefi ts and retirement.

It’s up to US to use these tools to manage our fi nancial planning opportunities successfully. Th e door is open for us, but WE must decide to walk through it. We improved our 401K provider, last July, from Mass Mutual to John Hancock. Since then, our overall plan has enjoyed a 23.5% return! Now that we are more comfortable with John Hancock as a 401K

provider, it’s time to really start choosing all the tools John Hancock has to off er.

As companies in our industry peel away their employee benefi ts and they themselves fall to the wayside, it’s important to remember that our 401K alone, without any other additional retirement planning vehicles, is strong and steady. Th e Lifestyle portfolios are a solid option to invest your money in based on your age and willingness to take risk. John Hancock’s Guaranteed Income for Life (GIFL) rider is also a very aff ordable addition you can strengthen your 401K with. Steve Baker just deposited a profi t sharing allocation into 401Ks, for the 2010 year, of $750,000.

Our Safety Team has been transported to the 21st century! We successfully completed the fi rst of our “Safety Sessions” WebExs. Th e safety team met on the internet to discuss, strengthen, strategize and ensure our continued quality safety record and standards for years to come.

As an added benefi t to our relationship with AWCI, BakerTriangle employees have a unique opportunity to receive fi nancial assistance in times of need. AWCI “Cares” off ers BakerTriangle employees and their families, Caring Action Relief in Emergency Situations.

We have implemented a comprehensive “Verifi cation of Employment” process through Synergy. For all Verifi cation of Employment please fax requests to 214.217.2030 and please include your employee authorization. With Verifi cation of Employment and many other employment processes, it’s very important to keep your home address and personal email address up to date in our system.

BakerTriangle has recently implemented furlough days for corporate location employees. Corporate employees choose one day a month to take an unpaid day off . Th is aff ords us some wonderful PTO fl exibility. In an eff ort to save money and increase well being at work Human Resources has begun to practice a “lights off windows, windows open campaign”. If you have windows near where you work, open them up and get some sunshine in your work day!Look for a newly updated Employee Handbook in 2012. We will be conducting fl u shots again this year. October brings with it some nasty bugs, so prepare yourself for fl u season with fl u shots at your offi ce location.

Linda Mojica, Assistant Director of Human Resources, is working harder than ever this year, maintaining a level of quality unsurpassed in previous years. When she is not at work she is coaching her daughter’s soccer team again, the under 8 year old titans known as the “Lady Bugs”!

HR loves great ideas! So if you have some suggestions or questions concerning any of the above quality benefi ts contact us at: 214.217.3784 or tvieger@bakertriangle.com . “Live healthy & work healthy.”

Taylor VIEGER

Human Resourcesby Taylor Vieger

Friday the 13th of May was a perfect day for the 4th Annual BakerTriangle Golf

Tournament. $13,000 were raised for the Wounded Warrior Project. Th e vision of the Wounded Warrior Project is: To foster the most

successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded warriors in this nation’s history.

Th is vision is the reason San Antonio offi ce president Mike Sireno selected this organization. With the need great in 2011, 136 golfers, many volunteers and sponsors enjoyed the beautiful weather and the challenge of the Silverhorn Golf Club. Hill Country Materials and L&W Supply were major sponsors once again this year.

Wounded Warrior Golf Tournament

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American Red Cross Blood Drive

With the need great aft er devastating natural disasters throughout the nation, BakerTriangle

was able to quickly schedule their annual blood drive in May of 2011 and have 10 units of blood donated. Working in partnership with the American Red Cross, this blood is expected to be shipped to the tornado damaged areas across the country. With 10 units of blood as many as 30 lives can be saved.Each year BakerTriangle is proud to partner with the American Red Cross and our community for the good of those in need. Each year the American Red Cross collects 6.5 million units of blood from approximately 4 million donors nationwide.

Jennifer McMillian Gives It Up For Th ose In Need

Th e Dallas offi ce rolled out their high-powered soft ball team this year to compete in local tournaments. Team members are: (from top left ) Kade Sparling, Chris Gabel, Ezequiel Perez Jr., Manuel Galindo (bot-tom) Preston Pressley, David Ojeda, Omar Puente, Rene, Tony Bailey, and the bat boy is MG3 (Manuel Galindo III).

Wounded Warrior Team

Supportive Sponsors

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DPRC Golf Classic  The 13th annual BakerTriangle Raymond Golf Classic

raised $30,000 this year. Benefi ting the Dallas Pregnancy Resource Center (DPRC) for thirteen years,

the tournament has donated more than $287,000 to the Center in helping provide for their day-to-day ministry. Th is year the tournament was blessed with beautiful weather, new sponsors and a great golf course for 120 golfers to challenge their skills.

Once again, Jim Hollis (BakerTriangle) pulled off another very successful tournament. DPRC Executive Director Mary Jane Fogerty stated, “Funds received from the golf tournament support our three pregnancy centers where a staff of 17, and 100 weekly volunteers minister and educate our clients.” Join us October 19th for the 14th Annual Tournament at Woodbridge Golf Club.

Golfers Are Ready To Go

Austin Builds For Veteran

BakerTriangle Austin proudly volunteered to help the folks at Extreme Home

Makeover by sheet-rocking a dream home for Staff Sgt. Patrick Zeigler and his fi ancé Jessica Hansen. Patrick, a veteran of two tours in Iraq was shot three times in the body and once in the head during the November 5, 2009 shooting massacre at Ft. Hood, leaving him

paralyzed on his left side. Aft er undergoing several brain surgeries, he is now able to walk with a cane. Th irty-two BakerTriangle Austin employees took part, sheet-rocking the large house in under eight hours. Th e ground up construction of the house took only seven days.

Extreme Sheetrockers

(L-R) Steve Baker, Mary Jane Fogerty, Jim Hollis, Cathy King and Charles Raymond

Due to the overall strength of our safety program, Due to the overall strength of our safety program, BakerTriangle now has a worker’s compensation BakerTriangle now has a worker’s compensation experience modifi er rating of .39!!Th is EMR will experience modifi er rating of .39!!Th is EMR will pay huge dividends in making BT more competitive pay huge dividends in making BT more competitive in today’s demanding market. BT CEO Steve Baker in today’s demanding market. BT CEO Steve Baker emphasized, “that not only does safety pay for the emphasized, “that not only does safety pay for the good of each employee returning home safely each good of each employee returning home safely each day, but it gives us a competitive advantage in bidding day, but it gives us a competitive advantage in bidding and serves notice to our customers of our daily focus and serves notice to our customers of our daily focus on safety on the job site.”on safety on the job site.”

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Coming from a family who immigrated to the U.S. for a better opportunity, I feel that I have been given a chance that many people in our world do not have. In 1978, my parents moved our family from Chihuahua, Mexico, to Dumas, Texas. My family lived in Dumas for about 3 years before moving to McCamey, Texas,

where I spent the rest of my childhood. From the time I was old enough to help around the house, I knew that work was important. As a child, my summers were spent in Hatch, New Mexico, where I worked in the onion fi elds with my uncles and cousins. These summers of working taught me that even though you may not necessarily enjoy the work you are doing, you do it and you do it well.

I attended school K-12 in McCamey ISD. I played football, basketball, golf, and tennis, and was in woodshop classes all 4 years of high school and became the state president of the Texas Technology Students Association in the Spring of my junior year. Kent Hawthorne was the woodshop teacher and a major infl uence in my life. He helped me get a job working with the McCamey ISD maintenance crew during the summers while I was in high school.

After high school in 1996, I went to Hi-Tech Institute where I earned an Associate of Science Degree in Computer-Aided Drafting. During my time there, I worked as a teaching assistant for the school. After graduating from High-Tech in 1999, I began working for Pioneer Residential Steel. I was hired in as an entry-level CAD operator to design steel frame homes and prefab trusses. PRS was bought out by USA Frametek in 2000. I still had the same role there but I was also doing some estimating as well. While working there, I met Jerry Smith for the fi rst time at a job site where USA Frametek was providing prefab trusses for Baker Drywall and Austin Commercial. Soon after meeting Jerry, I learned through a friend that Baker Drywall had an opening for an estimator. Even though I knew virtually nothing about drywall, I did know that Jerry was someone I could learn a lot from and I was interested in the position.

During my interview with Jerry, he asked me where I saw myself in the future. My response was, “If I tell you, you might not hire me… but with all due respect, I want to be sitting in your chair.” At fi rst Jerry didn’t say much about my comment, but then he said, “I hope you do take my place someday and that is a great goal to have, but it’s going to

take a lot of hard work and dedication.” Jerry loves to tell that story and says it is one of the main reasons he hired me. I began working for Baker in January 2001 as an estimator and moved into project managing position about 5 years later. I then became vice president in October 2010. I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to have been mentored early on in my career at Baker by Jerry Smith and Mike Sireno, who was then the Austin vice-president.

My wife Renli and I met and started dating in 2000 and we were married in June of 2002. Our daughter, Mia, was born in October 2005 and our son Garren was born in February 2007. To this date, I am a fi rm believer that all your rewards are met through hard work and dedication. Everything should be earned, not handed to you. Coming from a family that taught me not to be afraid to work and take on extra work, I think this is one of the reasons why I am where I am today. It does help when you work for a great company and have owners that truly care about their employees.

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Sergio Montoya Employee Profi le

(In His Own Words)

The bronze plaque reads: “Bob Baker Corporate Offi ce Building, Dedicated To B.R. Baker,

Founder of Baker Drywall and Triangle Plastering”. So with the completion of the renovations and additions to the BakerTriangle Corporate offi ce in Mesquite, the day had come to offi cially commemorate the work of Bob Baker and his impact on the drywall and plaster industry.

On October 11, 2010 the Dallas and Corporate offi ces came together to celebrate this building dedication. Bob Baker founded these two companies in 1974 and moved them to the present location on Highway 80 in 1977. Now BakerTriangle has fi ve offi ce locations across Texas and the growth has all come from the original inspiration from Bob Baker.

Bob began working in the wall and ceiling industry almost sixty years ago as a laborer for Storbeck & Gregory, a Dallas lath and plastering contractor. Throughout these past sixty years he has had signifi cant impact on the direction of this industry.

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Bob Baker Corporate Building Dedication

Four Generations of Bakers; (L-R)Bryan, Luke, Steve and Bob Baker

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Long-Time Employees RetireFour long-time BakerTriangle employees have retired this year: Ernest Maloney, Perry Gonzales, Lane Barrett

and Orval Moore. All of these men have made an incredible impact to the success of BakerTriangle and it would take another sixteen page newsletter to properly document their story. However, our space is limited so enjoy the following summary of their careers.

Perry Gonzales was trained as a union plasterer and began his career with Wigley Plastering in 1969. Perry joined the plastering division of BakerTriangle in 1989 making an immediate impact with leadership on such projects as Mansion Residence, Lone Star Park, and Holiday Inn Select Renovation in Richardson. Perry later became the Scaffold Coordinator, Safety Director and finally Quality Control Director. ‘Uncle Perry’ always brought his ‘A’ game to work, and whether he was working on a small patch job or the 300,000 square feet New Boston Prison, he focused on quality, safety and production. Perry was awarded the highest corporate award given from BakerTriangle, the Founder’s Award in 2007 and many other service honors.

Orval Moore began as a union lather in 1971 with Ray Boyd Plaster Company. At Ray Boyd he advanced to a position of Field Superintendent, where he stayed for many years. Orval joined the plastering division of BakerTriangle in 2003 and he went back to the field as a lather. However, Orval was more like a professor, teaching younger lathers the techniques and intricacies of the world of commercial lathing. He was a true professional and worked on such projects as Texas Heart Hospital, Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie and Deloitte Convention and Training Center. Mike Boyd, Orval’s former employer, said it best, “[Orval] never accepted less than quality and always gave and expected a full days work. He was a working man’s best friend.”

Lane Barrett worked with BakerTriangle in the drywall division for seventeen years beginning in 1994. During those years Lane worked on dozens of projects including: Highland Park High School, John Horn High School, Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church, Plaza at Cedar Hill and LGS Technologies. Known for his trademark overalls, Lane was also known to be a very hard and dependable worker. Mark Streetman (Senior Vice President) summed up Lane’s qualities in these words, “dependable, trusted, respected, leader.” Lane wasn’t just a ‘walking foreman’ on his projects; he often would do the hardest task on the job such as installing insulation. When Lane was ‘resting’ at home, it often meant working in his garden - probably where you will find him today.

Ernest Maloney has been associated with Bob Baker (founder of BakerTriangle) since 1968. Ernest had recently left Storbeck and Gregory for McCrory and Company, both successful plastering contractors. It was at McCrory that Ernest and Bob began working together and that bond has continued to this day. Ernest began working with BT in the late 1980’s when Triangle Plastering was in the middle of plastering the Morton Myerson Symphony Hall. Ernest delivered materials and built scaffolding for five decades, and he was one of the best. Ernest will share his retirement years with his wife Connie and their two children, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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