Personnel
Executive Management Team
Cliff Horn
24 Years in Construction
Worked as Bricklayer & Foreman
BA Business Finance – DePaul University
As one of the owners of A. Horn, Inc., Cliff is responsible for leading the company. He works with clients to identify project areas of need and give solutions. He gives alternatives when analyzing projects, providing the most value to our customers.
Cliff grew up in Northbrook and Barrington area, attended Barrington High School and currently lives in the area with his family.
Education: B.S. – Finance from DePaul University with a minor in Economics
Certifications: ICC Certified Structrual Masonry Special Inspector, OHSA 10 hour, OSHA 30 hour
Mark Horn LEED AP BD+C
As one of the owners of A. Horn, Inc., Mark is primarily responsible for providing solutions to our customer’s problems, managing current projects to insure productivity and safety, and working with our field personnel to assist our customers. Mark has over 20 years of experience in the masonry industry, including time working as a laborer and bricklayer.
Mark grew up in Northbrook and Barrington area, attended Barrington High School and currently lives in the area with his family.
Education: B.S. – Finance from Northern Illinois University with a minor in Economics
Certifications: LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction, OSHA 10 hour, OSHA 30 hour
Management Team
The management team carries out the company vision set by the executive team. The team provides our customers with many services including estimating, value engineering, waivers, billings, and project review.
Dan Carpentier
27 years of work experience in the masonry industry.
Previous field experience includes working as a laborer, bricklayer and foreman.
Dan Carpentier is our full time field superintendant. His responsibilities include managing our enitre company’s field operations including manpower and materials. Dan provides support to our job site foremen and acts as a resource to help our customers. Dan’s honesty, sincerity and knowledge are unsurpassed along with his attenitiveness to safety.
Certifications: OSHA 10 hour, OSHA 30 hour, harness safety, wall bracing, masonry codes and standards, flashing and moisture control, and silica train the trainer certification.
Christopher Collis
24 Years experience in construction industry
16 Years experience working as a foreman
Previous field experience includes working as a laborer, bricklayer and foreman
Chris estimates jobs for our clients. He also handles managing projects from the start of masonry work to the finish. His responsibilities include inspecting construction documents, reviewing scopes, ordering/scheduling materials and equipment, and maintaining direct contact with clients throughout the project. Chris utilizes Tradesman 3D estimating software to create his estimates and prepare proposals.
Education: BS Psychology-Walden University 2012 (Summa Cum Laude)
Certifications: OSHA 30 hour, Green Advantage Certified
Field Personnel
Extensive Hiring Process: Only the best people work at A. Horn, Inc.
- All potential employees must complete required paperwork and go through a safety orientation at our office.
- All hiring requirements are verified including current union status and documentation of training.
- Employment eligibility is confirmed, all I-9 forms are reviewed and all employees are E-verified.
- All potential employees complete a medical exam including a drug test before hire.
- All team members working in the field are presented written job descriptions to which they must adhere.
Training: The most highly trained individuals in the industry.
- 100% of our foremen are certified in grouting and reinforcment techniques by the District Council Training Center.
- 100% of our foremen are certified in flashing and moisture control by the District Council Training Center.
- 100% of our foremen each have completed over 15 hours of in class training over the past three years.
Experience: The combined knowledge to get your project done.
- 100% of our foremen have 15 or more years of Union masonry construction experience.
- 100% of our foremen read blueprints/specifications and are the in complete charge of managing their resources, both personnel and material.
- 100% of our foremen have worked as bricklayers and are experts at work flows and schedule requirements.
- Our foreman know how to communicate and work with others, no “go talk to boss” answers from us.
Safety Conscience: We watch out for others.
- Our foremen and laborers are the competant persons on the job, they make sure everyone is working safely.
- 100% of our foremen have completed both the OSHA 10 hour and OSHA 30 hour safety courses.
- All of our employees follow/exceed our documented safey processes.
- All our company drivers are each reviewed by our insurance carrier. All of our drivers meet state and DOT (Department of Transportation) requirements.
Quality Orientated: Safety, quality, quantity, done in that order.
- We have never had a warranty claim in over 48 years of business due to our quality of work.
- We meet or exceed the project specifications, always using the best materials.
- Any items that could be on punch lists are completed prior to leaving the job site.
- We provide a written warranty on all our work completed.