Michael Harder

About Michael Harder

As the Vice President and General Manager for Mortenson’s Seattle office, I strive to be a trusted partner to our customers and mentor for many of my team members through my commitment to team member development, customer service, and operational excellence. I am passionate about leading the team to a more sustainable future with an intense focus on prefabrication, modular construction, CLT Mass Timber, and carbon sequestration.

Experience

1. Vice President

   Mortenson

   Mar 2014 — Present

   As the vice president of operations for Mortenson Construction’s Seattle office, Michael has demonstrated outstanding leadership, and a commitment to team member development, customer service and operational excellence that has made him a trusted partner to our customers and mentor for many of our team members. Michael joined Mortenson in 1994 on the Northridge Mall project. He then worked for a brief time in the Seattle office on the Federal Detention Center project before relocating to San Francisco to lead the seismic retrofit of our Kaiser Permanente Hospital project. Michael returned to Seattle in to aid in operational oversight of the office. His business development acumen quickly became evident and he was tasked with developing a healthcare business in Seattle. In 2006, Michael led our pursuit and acquisition of Seattle\'s first alternative delivery healthcare project for Group Health. Within a short period of time, Mortenson became a leader in the Seattle healthcare market with awards from Providence, Swedish and Central Washington Hospitals, all under Michael\'s leadership. Each project was very successful and is a testament to his ability to provide an exceptional customer experience. In recognition of his accomplishments, Michael was named general manager of healthcare for the Seattle office in 2006. As the healthcare market contracted during the recent recession, Michael took on the market leadership roles for Seattle\'s mission critical business. Under Michael\'s leadership, Mortenson\'s stature in the mission critical market expanded rapidly with project awards from Alaska Airlines, Apple, and Yahoo. In recent years Michael\'s role with the Seattle office has expanded to include responsibilities such as recruiting, training and mentorship.

Education

• Washington State University

  BS, Construction Management

  1981 — 1986

• Pacific Lutheran University - School of Business

  MBA, Business

  1987 — 1990

Skills

• Construction
• Pre-Construction
• Leed
• Leed Ap
• Cpm Scheduling
• Subcontracting
• Construction Management
• Constructability
• Value Engineering
• Change Orders