Name: Michael Betz
Age: 26
Position: Senior project manager, Charles Pankow Builders Ltd.
First job: Lifeguard, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Favorite pastimes: Biking, jogging
Michael Betz is managing smaller special projects for Charles Pankow Builders Ltd. Smaller can be better at Pankow
"We're trying to promote the design-build method as a way to deliver construction," Betz said.
Pankow combines design and construction to save time and keep costs down. The special projects group does "smaller-faster" jobs like the recent general store renovation for Molokai Ranch, which took only three months, Betz said.
His background in Pennsylvania includes work on the $650 million airport in Pittsburgh. In Hawaii, Betz has worked as project manager for Summit Construction Inc. and American Constructors Hawaii.
He has a bachelors degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
Charles Pankow Builders Ltd. is one of the largest general contractors in the country, with $400 million in work annually. Its Honolulu office opened in 1965.
By Jerry Tune, Star-Bulletin