b'THE OFFICIAL NFBA MAGAZINEDECEMBER FOREMAN OF THE MONTHBRAD SCHMITZLESTER BUILDINGS LLCLESTER PRAIRIE, MNCongratulations to NFBA Crew Foreman of the Month for December, Brad Schmitz with Lester Buildings, LLC in Lester Prairie, MN.Brad has worked with Lester Buildings LLC for the past six years where he regularly manages 4-5 employees and sometimes multiple crews when a job calls for it. As a Crew Foreman Brad not only leads his crew, but other foremen look to him for help and guidance. Brad is also involved in the hiring process and then is responsible for training that new hire, some of whom have never worked construction or post frame. Brad has always been very dependable, putting in a lot of overtime. He will start studying the prints a week in advance and spend hours writing notes. This past summer (duringfishingseason)wehadmoreworkthanwecoulddoandwithoutanyone asking, Brad worked weekends for over two months straight. He was finally told he had to take a weekend off. says Bryan Mickolichek. With all of Brads pre-planning he will oftentimes catch mistakes before he is even on-site. This saves on delays and return 12 / FRAME BUILDER - VOL4 6'