Penny Czarra

About Penny Czarra

My mission is to help REDUCE the percentage of NON-PERFORMING Roof Coating, Traffic Coating, and Commercial Flooring projects that are traced back to improper concrete surface preparation. The issue is HUGE - and bigger than most realize. CONCRETE SURFACE PREP = 20% of concrete coating budget - OR - 80% of a concrete coating project\'s problems. It\'s TECHNICAL. not marketing. Premium Concrete Coating, Roofing & Flooring Products depend on getting the concrete slab prepared properly (according to Industry Standards). Right Specifications. Right Specialty Craftsmen. Right Concrete Primers. This is TECHNICAL Stuff - based on ASTM / SSPC / ACI / ICRI Standards and Technical Guidelines - and the best performing contractors, design-build teams and engineering consultants take it very, very seriously. HONOR The CRAFT FOLLOW the RULES WORK With The BEST That\'s my mantra - and why I support; Concrete Surface Prep CRAFTSMEN who give a damn about the quality of their work – on roofs, on industrial floors, on garage and pedestrian decks, on secondary containment areas. the list goes on! Other Building Product Manufacturers who offer BEST-IN-CLASS waterproofing, roofing and flooring products - but need to add a specialty concrete primer - robust enough to tackle SPLIT SLABS, Elevated (Lightweight Concrete) Slabs, Green Concrete, Outgassing/Pin Holes, or Soaked-in Organics (like oil). Self-Performing GC\'s and Design-Build Teams who are bringing \"Concrete Surface Prep\"(as a Specialty Construction Trade) under their own umbrella in an effort to rationalize costs, improve quality, and reduce risk. Specifiers who want quick & unbiased access to INDUSTRY STANDARDS so they can tighten-up the CONCRETE SURFACE PREP Sections of their flooring, roofing, and exterior waterproofing projects. I\'m grateful for this opportunity to make a difference in the construction industry – however modest it might be - and to be working with all sorts of folks who think the same way I do. I’m blessed, indeed. We can make a real difference - TOGETHER. Join With Me on this Quest by FOLLOWING and POSTING on #surfprepchampions #concretesurfaceprep #actechconcreteprimers

Experience

1. Direct Sales & Support Design-build Lean Construction Teams Moisture Control in Div 7 and Div 9

   Actech Allied Construction Technologies Concrete Primers Esd Floor Coatings Anti-Corrosion

   Jan 2018 — Present

   Divisions 7 and 9 Moisture Control (and the proper Concrete Surface Preparation it requires) is an Important SPECIALTY TRADE in the Roofing, Waterproofing and Floor Finish Sections of a Project Specification. With Craft Labor Shortages, Material Price Increases, and Project Scheduling Pressures currently under the microscope, I assist Design-Build & Lean Construction Teams with long-term direct purchase contracts and Technical Training Programs.

Education

• Sweet Briar College

  Bachelor's degree

• Harvard University

  Master's degree