-: My name is David Hileman.
I'm a designer and project manager
for a small consulting firm here in town
called Flatland Resources.
We do some ecological restoration
as well as some build landscapes.
I'm involved in all stages of the project.
From the very beginning in terms of
client meetings to putting together
cost estimates and bids and proposals
as well as doing some design work,
and then even doing project management
and project oversight if it's a
construction project that we are hired to do oversight for.
In the last few years,
we have been working with the city of Muncie
and the Sanitary District on a
street revitalization project in
downtown Muncie on Walnut Street.
So for six blocks we kind of re-built the infrastructure.
All new brick pavers, permeable pavers
to allow for infiltration of storm water,
seating spaces at every intersection,
and just creating a general new, fresh,
vibrant look for downtown Muncie.
Usually I spend a few hours, two to three hours,
out on a project site doing construction oversight,
whether that's checking up on the contractor,
seeing how their progress is going,
answering any of the questions they have,
talking to sub-contractors,
trying to manage their work with
what the client is wanting as well
making sure the project is still on task.
Working on other projects,
making sure they're up to date.
Usually in the fall is our busiest time of year
in terms of putting together proposals
for next year's work schedule.
We will receiving requests for proposals or
requests for qualifications from
clients and future clients hopefully and
municipalities and other agencies
asking us to submit prices and proposals for work.
Spend a couple hours putting together
or working on a proposal and then
kind of helping around the office too.
So we're very team oriented so if
somebody needs help with something
we're willing to go all hands on deck
to help them complete a task.