Zach Spahr is a fairly fresh face at EGR. He joined the team in February 2021 as Pre-Production Manager after working as a project manager for a millwork company in his hometown of Wichita. Zach is a graduate of the Pitt State Architectural Manufacturing Management and Technology (AMMT) program where he gained vast knowledge and experience in the industry as a whole.
Describe your day-to-day role as Pre-Production Manager:
My day-to-day activities include assigning and managing drafting and work orders to the engineering team, pre-engineering products, making quick decisions for design issues, managing rework requests, contract and architectural drawing reviews, interpreting field dimensions and project manager notations, material procurement and product material assignment, and leading our high profile/custom projects.
What has been your favorite project to date? Why?
Museum Tower – it’s been challenging, but also a huge learning experience with each problem solved.
What is your biggest challenge on any given job?
Trying to provide proactive solutions for reactive problems
What do you enjoy doing outside of work?
Spending time with my fiancé, laughing, listening to music, woodworking, cooking
What’s the most gratifying part of the job?
Working with Kathy
Favorite vacation spot:
South Korea
Favorite restaurant in OKC:
Chick N’ Beer
Nickname:
LB
What’s your party trick?
Don’t need one
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
A party trick
If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would you meet? Why?
Patrick Mahomes – big time Chief’s fan
One word that best describes EGR:
Ambitious