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One of the big things for us is that we don ’ t just want to build a beautiful house for someone , we want them to have a great experience whilst they are doing it

Create Construction

Manager , Director of Scheduling and Planning , Superintendent and Carpenter , performing on various projects including custom homes , commercial buildings and school facilities .
Coming from a similarly diverse background , Mitch Steckmest has been working in the construction industry since his high school days in Oregon . After moving to Bozeman to attend Montana State University in 1992 , Mitch worked his way up from carpenter to eventually starting his own business , Steckmest Construction , in 2002 . Having spent 25

One of the big things for us is that we don ’ t just want to build a beautiful house for someone , we want them to have a great experience whilst they are doing it

years of his career completing construction work throughout the Gallatin Valley , Mitch has gained experience in both commercial and custom home projects .

Combining Doug ’ s expertise in business systems with Mitch ’ s custom building , customer relations and people management skills , the diverse experience of these two construction professionals has resulted in the creation of a successful partnership with the requisite strengths to continually meet the needs of its customers . When it comes to meeting client expectations , Doug highlights the areas on which the company concentrates : “ One of the big things for us is that we don ’ t just want to build a beautiful house for someone , we want them to have a great experience whilst they are doing it . This means we need to have good management systems in place , so we can put more energy into our work and into creating strong relationships with our customers .”
Hands-on approach
Typically , one of the co-founders will be involved in any project that the company has undertaken , meaning there is always a principle working directly with the client on every job . This demonstrates the effectiveness of Create Construction ’ s management processes and workload sharing strategy . Doug continues : “ A lot of
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