GEHRKE ENTERPRISES, LLC

Dennis Gehrke has been involved in the residential and light commercial construction field for the last 38 years. Twenty of those years were as the Owner/Manager of a design/build construction company in southeast Nebraska. For the last 18 years he has lived in northern Colorado and worked for two design/build construction firms doing building design, space planning, sales, and estimating. He also worked for an architectural firm as a lead designer. He switched from hand drafting to CAD drafting sixteen years ago.

professional participation

• Professional Building Designer – American Institute of Building Design (AIBD)
• Certified Green Professional
• United States Green Building Council

• National Association of HomeBuilders

• Chairman of Remodelors Council - 1995

• City of Fort Collins 2009 International Code Review Committee 

professional awards,

CAD/DESIGNER AS A TEAM MEMBER EMPLOYED WITH A DESIGN/BUILD CONSTRUCTION FIRM

• Regional Chrysalis Award, Kitchen remodel under $50K, 2010

• CARE, 2^nd place, Historic Remodel, HBA of Denver, 2008

• Best of the Best Award, Bath under $50K

• National Chrysalis Award, Home Theater over $50K, 2007

• Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA), Electronic Lifestyles Award, Best Large Home Theater, 2006

• Regional Chrysalis Award, Residential Interior, 2006

• Regional Chrysalis Award, Best Kitchen $40K-$75K, 2004

professional accomplishments

• DESIGN AND SALES

Extensive design experience with residential clients in new construction and addition/remodel projects

Designed light commercial projects (i.e. churches, schools, clinics, banks, offices and retail)

38 years construction and drafting experience with 16 years CAD experience

• CONTRACT AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT

Establish design and drafting standards and procedural policies

Office policies and procedures for information flow, forms, checklist, flow charts

Time management and scheduling of resources

• TECHNICAL SUPERVISION

CAD and Design Training / Software Support and Training

Construction Management beyond the design stage through completion of construction