KHKen Howard
TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA · OPEN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & APPROPRIATE REMOTE ROLES

Construction estimating work is where I want to grow.

I am an early-career estimator with hands-on architectural millwork experience in plan and specification review, quantity takeoffs, pricing support, and organized bid documentation.

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Seeking: assistant estimator · junior estimator · estimating coordinator · bid coordinator · preconstruction support

CONTRIBUTION

Where I can help an estimating team now

01

Read the set carefully

Review drawings, specifications, and addenda to identify scope, quantities, assumptions, exclusions, and open questions.

02

Support takeoffs and pricing

Prepare quantity takeoffs, organize pricing inputs, compare vendor information, and keep revisions easy to follow.

03

Keep the bid organized

Document room-by-room scope, sources, and estimate files so the estimator can review the work with confidence.

04

Learn your process

Bring a disciplined, teachable working style to the systems, trade practices, and job types your team uses every day.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

A practical starting point in millwork estimating

JAN 2026 — JUN 2026

Estimator, Apprenticeship

Ustupski Installations Inc.

Supported custom millwork bid work through plan, specification, and addenda review; quantity takeoffs; pricing support; revisions; and organized scope documentation.

JUN 2024 — JUN 2025

Data Analyst, Part-time

University of California, Santa Barbara

Documented a collaborative workflow improvement, led seven workshops, and supported capstone and dissertation research with organized analysis and clear communication.

DEC 2023 — SEP 2025

Property Analyst, Apprenticeship

Howard Financial

Built decision-ready real-estate due diligence from expense assumptions, cash-flow forecasts, capitalization rates, and comparable-property research.

THE HONEST DIRECTION

I tested an AI workflow. It clarified what good estimating actually requires.

In 2026, I explored an independent AI-assisted workflow for organizing plan review, scope notes, assumptions, and revisions. The prototypes helped with documentation, but they did not replace the trade knowledge, estimator judgment, and accountability required for reliable bid work.

That study is concluded. I am focused on joining an estimating or preconstruction team, supporting active bids, and learning directly from experienced estimators and project teams.

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The technical study is an independent parametric-reconstruction demo, not an estimating business or a representation of client work.

THE CONVERSATION I WANT TO HAVE

What is slowing your estimating team down?

  1. Where could I make myself useful immediately?
  2. What bid tasks need more reliable support?
  3. What should I learn next so I can take more off the team’s plate?

LET’S TALK

If you need a careful, teachable estimator, I would like to hear about the work.

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