Howard Smith - Owner/President

Howard Smith has over 25 years of experience in estimating, sales and management in the electrical construction industry. Howard has acquired and sharpened many skills throughout his career to develop electrical contracting companies. In 2003, AB Electric of Southern Wisconsin, Inc. was conceived by husband/wife team, Howard and Teresa (Owner/Vice President) Smith. Please review the history of qualifications below to view the skills Howard utilizes for AB Electric of Southern Wisconsin, Inc.

As Owner/President, Howard's responsibilities include, but not limited to, the following:

Primary Responsibilities:

Sales forecasting
Procurement of Electrical Division Annual Budget
Complete development of Residential & Commercial Departments
Manpower distribution for Residential & Service Departments
Organizing & procuring premier electricians for all departments
Implementation of strategic planning for alpha numeric product code systems, communication systems, public relations, advertising, billing systems and job tracking systems
Procuring key office support personnel for purchasing, residential project management & service administrative staff
Monitoring of job costing to assure profitability

Secondary Responsibilities:

Estimating and procuring commercial and industrial projects ranging form $5,000 to $1,000,000 on an as needed basis to accrue total sales ranging from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000. Sales varied from $500,000 to $5,000,000 dependent upon market trends and economic indicators
Project management of commercial and industrial projects
Cold calls for development of new customer base
Vehicle purchasing

As Owner/President of AB Electric, Howard estimated and managed the following projects:

Mullins Group Projects

212 Core Build-Out & Remodel $131,000.00
Inn on the Park & Top of the Park Remodel $28,000.00
University Inn – Lobby Remodel $14,000.00

Tri-North Builders Projects

Fort Health Care – Cambridge Clinic $83,000.00
Cambridge Veterinary Clinic $31,000.00

Kraus Homes Projects

16-Unit Apartment Complex $158,000.00
24-Unit Apartment Complex $186,000.00
Two (2) 18-Unit Apartment Complexes $146,000.00 each
Three (3) 5-Unit Apartment Complexes $29,000.00 each
Six (6) 4-Unit Apartment Complexes $22,000.00 each
Eleven (11) Various Single Family Homes
Convenience Store $79,000.00
State of the Art Car Wash $18,000.00
12 Tenant Commercial Building – 18,000 sq. ft. $341,000.00

The Nelson Group

Atwood Courtyard LEED Certified Building $518,000.00
Combination 96-Unit & Commercial Lease space Build-Out

Horizon Retail Construction

Three (3) Family Christian Stores $48,000.00
Six (6) H&R Block Offices $31,000.00
Four (4) Edward Jones Offices $28,000.00

Bauer & Raether

Hamilton Condominium Homes - 18-Unit $248,000.00

Charter Communications

Facility Generator Installations – Two (2) Sites $18,000.00

Alliant Utilities

Main Distribution & Generator Installation $23,000.00 at Milton Ethanol Plant – Milton, WI

Kositzke Construction

Deerfield Liberty Commons Tenant Build-Out $16,000.00

Other GC’s

Wal-Mart Super Center – Jefferson $648,000.00
Cambridge Family Dental Clinic $81,000.00
Meriter Health Renovations $346,000.00
Meriter Heights Renovations $291,000.00
22 E. Dayton Street Apartments – New Construction $351,000.00
417 W. Dayton Street Apartments – New Construction $146,000.00

The following projects were estimated and project managed by Howard through previous employers:

Home Depot East – Madison, WI $786,000.00
Johnson Creek Outlets – Phases 1-3 & 27-Tenant Build-Outs $28,000.00
Miller Park Stadium & Retractable Roof $2,318,000.00
Bernsten Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. $163,000.00
Village Hearth/Pan-O-Gold Baking Conveyor Automation $72,000.00
Hyatt Twin Tower Renovation DFW Airport $431,000.00
Continental Plaza 40-Floor Build-Out – Fort Worth, TX $1,900,000.00
Woodbine Development Corporate Center $121,000.00