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JD Bravo Company
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Owners, Principals & Senior Executives
James M. Davie's Bio
Mr. Davie is the founder of the JD Bravo Company and serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Bravo’s founding Mr. Davie served as the Assistant Public Works Director for Haverford Township, PA where he was responsible for the oversight and project management of the Township’s active capital program. Key among the projects directed by Mr. Davie was the site development, (demolition, infrastructure, and athletic fields), designand construction of the new Township Community & Environmental Center. This project represented the final phase of a three-phase, eight year, $17 million re- development of the 200 acre site of the former Haverford State Hospital.
Included in Mr. Davie’s vitae is his three years of distinguished service to the United States Marine Corps where he was a member of the Force Reconnaissance Company, Special Operations. Mr. Davie served as a Squad Leader for two tours of duty in Iraq. It was during his second tour of duty that Mr. Davie suffered life threatening injuries. As a result of this record of service the JD Bravo Company has verified its status as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and obtained its certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, (DBE,) through the Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program, (UCP).”
Mr. Davie’s vision and leadership abilities coupled with his commitment to competence and integrity serve as core principles to the entire Bravo Team.
Robert B. Gallant's Bio
Mr. Gallant serves as Vice President and Director of Operations for the JD Bravo Company. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Gallant served as Vice President of Construction for a large mid-Atlantic based contracting organization where he started his career as a Project Manager some 30 years ago. In a series of positions of ever-increasing responsibility Mr. Gallant played key and often leading roles in the continuing development and implementation of OSHA compliant safety programs and reporting guidelines as well as project management systems used on a daily basis on projects of all types and sizes.
A hallmark of Mr. Gallant’s career has been recognition of his personal commitment to continuous improvement, attention to detail and pro-active management style. This commitment has, and continues, to serve as the foundation for excellent client service and satisfaction of both Public and Private sector Clients for which he directed and managed a wide range of challenging “ground-up”, renovation and “brownfield” projects.
Robert M. Dettore's Bio
Mr. Dettore serves as the Director of Business Development for the JD Bravo Company. Prior to this assignment he headed the firm of Dettore Associates Inc.
(DAI). Founded in 1993, DAI specialized in the representation of Owners engaged in the development and construction of major capital projects and programs and has served a wide range of well-known clients in both the public and private sectors. The aggregate value of projects successfully completed by DAI under his direction exceeds $3 billion.
During his 34-year career, Mr. Dettore has completed hundreds of challenging and complicated urban and infrastructure projects. Recognized nationally for his expertise, Mr. Dettore is often sought out to "rescue" troubled or failing projects and has completed projects in the following industry sectors:
- Federal, State, Municipal, Public Schools
- Industrial, Manufacturing, Petrochemical
- Communications (Public Safety, Defense and Private Enterprise)
- Data, Communications and Control Centers (Public and Private)
- Commercial High Rise (Mixed Use Redevelopment)
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Institutional and Healthcare
Mr. Dettore is one of approximately 1,000 construction managers in the United States who have attained certification as a Certified ConstructionManager (CCM) as conferred by the Construction Management Association of America, CMAA.
Mr. Dettore's broad real estate development and construction management experience is founded on a progression of increasingly responsible positions requiring a mastery of capital, long range and strategic planning, budgeting, cost analysis and reporting, design management, estimating, scheduling, contract and lease negotiations and labor and tenant relations. This expertise has proven invaluable in the creation of the specialized project teams required to complete the wide array of major projects and programs he has led.
Estimating, Purchasing & Preconstruction
Michael A. Wolf's Bio
Mr. Wolf serves as Chief Estimator for the JD Bravo Company. His extensive experience as an estimator is rooted in his own experiences operating a general contracting firm. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of the business operations, which allowed him to develop a keen sense of the perspectives of small and medium-sized trade contractors. Superior ability to visualize work at the trade level and the ability to create accurate estimates were key factors in making the decision to provide these services to larger, more diverse construction firms. In the twenty-five years since making that decision, Mr. Wolf has filled positions of ever-increasing responsibility, starting as a Staff Estimator and progressing professionally to arguably become one of the most competent Chief Estimators in the Philadelphia Area market.
Mr. Wolf’s project experience is all-encompassing as he has successfully provided conceptual, schematic, design development, budget, hard-bid, and GMP estimates to support the full range of delivery methodologies, (GC, CM, CM-at-risk, and Design-Build), in the following industry sectors:
Land Development/Residential
Local, State, and Federal Government
Commercial, Retail, Mixed-Use
Healthcare (MOB, MRI, Surgical)
Extended Care/Assisted Living Facilities
College, University, Public Schools K-12
Outstanding technical abilities include the creation of well-defined scopes and bid packages, time and material studies, comparative analyses, value engineering, and a working knowledge of LEED certification and commissioning.
Mr. Wolf’s excellent interpersonal skills are a proven asset in negotiations with the most demanding of Clients and serve to maintain and foster relationships of trust and respect while providing high levels of client satisfaction.
Operations
Robert Dettore Jr.,'s Bio
Mr. Dettore serves as a Senior Project Manager and Director of IT services for the JD Bravo Company. Prior to joining the Bravo Team, he served in several profit-based consulting roles in the pharmaceutical industry.
Mr. Dettore’s strong electrical and IT background provides an added dimension to Bravo’s collective technical capabilities. Additionally, his MBA with a concentration in Business Strategy has afforded him the opportunity to fully participate in the efforts to expand Bravo’s footprint in the Program, Project, and Construction Management marketplace.
In addition to his managerial roles, Mr. Dettore is currently engaged in various Project Management roles, which include:
Charlestown Township
Charlestown Park South Parking Lot
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Lucien E. Blackwell Community Center
PhilaPort – Packer Avenue Marine Terminal
Terminal Site Repairs and Improvements
US Army – Edgemont Army Reserve Center
Upgrade Existing Fire Alarm and Mass Evacuation / Notification System
National Park Service Delaware Water Gap NRA
Repair and Rehabilitate Hornbeck’s Trail
GSA – US Custom House Philadelphia
Window Repair and Renovation