Testimonials
Mr. Charles Jackson and the Mijan Construction team are some of the most dedicated and driven individuals I have ever met. During some of the most challenging times, they always seem to find a way to keep everyone focused on the task. Mr. Jackson is always out front leading the team effort every step of the way.
Mr. Jackson and i met approximately eight years ago on a major renovation project at the University of Tampa. We were both new to the campus, but from the outset, we began to discuss the nuances of the project and developed a close professional bond. Since that time, Mr. Jackson has become the ideal construction/project manager. His oral and written communication skills are exemplary. His team replicates his efforts. He is great to work with and always has a listening ear when it pertains to industry standards and best practices of construction.
I would give my highest recommendation to Mr. Jackson and Mijan Construction as construction/project managers, as a partner, team member and leader for your construction project. You could not make a better choice.
Mr. Jackson is a great family man. He serves his community and has great respect for everyone he encounters. Mr. Jackson has a very unique ability to assess a situation and find creative ways to engage everyone around him into working to reach their highest potential.
I have no doubt that you will be exceptionally pleased with Mr. Jackson and his team leading your construction project. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Dear Mr. McCarty,
It gives me great pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Charles Jackson and the Mijan Construction team. I have worked with Mr. Jackson and his staff on several complex and schedule sensitive projects over the last seven years at the University of Tampa. They have served as a very reliable, committed and trustworthy construction and project managers. Mr. Jackson's attention to detail, his leadership in challenging situations and focus on getting the project completed, on time and within the budget is a testament to the success of every project that we have undertaken.
As the managing principle at Design Styles Architecture, Mr. Jackson and I have worked very closely with the university's staff. Mr. Jackson and his staff has been able to define the university's program and master plan and provided tremendous incite and instructions as to how we are to accomplish the goals that are a priority for the campus. He has excellent communication skills, as he engages with everyone on the jobsite, from the general contractor down to the general laborers.
On July 31, 2017, we completed the third phase and final phase of a ten-story 658-bed residential community project. Our design and construction team, led by Mr. Jackson, successfully completed the first two phases, which housed 333 students. The Mijan Construction staff played a major role in those efforts.
I am confident that Mr. Jackson and Mijan Construction will be a valuable asset in your building and
construction endeavors. They are energetic, knowledgeable and possess great people skills.
If you require any additional information, please contact me. My information is below.
Sincerely,
To Whom It May Concern:
I have had the opportunity to work with Charles Jackson over the past two years at the University of Tampa and I heartily recommend Charles. He has been an asset to UT as a construction professional. He has partnered with President Ronald Vaughn throughout the transformation of the Master Plan at UT and I would propose him a great partner to any organization.
Charles and I specifically worked together in his role as project manager and mine as VP for Development in the construction and finalization of the Southard Family Building, where my team of 30 professionals reside. He was conscientious, professional and always a pleasure to work with during the completion of this building. It is a beautiful manifestation of Dr. Vaughn's vision and that is an asset that Charles brings to the table. He is a great communicator who "understands" the intended outcome of building projects and therefore goes beyond just ensuring the brick and mortar plans are completed, he gets into the vision of the project and delivers what the administration and its occupants are hoping to receive at the construction's end.
I would avail myself to any conversation to advance Charles' candidacy for any position that can take advantage of his abilities.
Sincerely,
To Whom It May Concern:
AND PUBLICATIONS
It is my pleasure to write a reference for Charles Jackson, who I worked with at The University of Tampa for 11 years.
While Charles and I were in very disparate roles - he in construction services, and me in marketing/communications - we worked very closely. Charles was the main player -- and my contact -- in UT's construction projects and in the overall campus transformation that has occurred in the past decade-plus. Since my role is to publicize UT's transformation and progression, I relied on Charles to update me and provide details on all aspects of every campus project. He gave me the information that I needed so I could turn it into press releases, magazine stories, social media posts, photographs and videos. And he gave me information in ways that I - and our audiences - could understand.
As is the nature of marketing/communications, I often needed the information at a moment's notice. Charles was always happy to take my calls, or to return voicemails or emails, to provide me the information I needed. He never left me hanging.
A project that Charles most recently coordinated - the renovation of the Southard Family Building (formerly the Riverside Center) - was particularly of interest to me, as it included the spaces for the Office of Public Information and Publications. I saw first-hand how Charles sought to understand and listen to the needs of the "client" and convey those to the UT administration, architects and sub- contractors. This is a delicate and tricky proposition, and Charles handled it with professionalism and tact. I now have a better understanding of the day-to-day pressures and responsibility that weighed on Charles to not only make a construction project work -- and be completed on time -- but to also make the end user happy with the result. And given the constant campus construction that has characterized UT for the past decade-plus, this was no easy task.
While I do not have the expertise to evaluate construction processes, I have known Charles to be the consummate professional. He is the kind of person you want on your team. He is honest, positively- focused and thoughtful. Charles absolutely has the intellect and professionalism to be successful in whatever he takes on, and the transformation of UT's campus is a testament to Charles' success. I will miss our frequent collaboration at UT, but I know Charles has the ability to tackle bigger challenges and opportunities.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Charles, or projects at UT that he was involved in.
To Whom This May Concern:
I'm pleased to write a letter of recommendation for Charles Jackson. I have known Charles for seven years or more and have worked with him regularly on many construction projects at The University of Tampa. We've worked on quite a variety of fairly large projects including the Martinez Sports Center, our Innovation and Collaboration Building, Jenkins Hall, Palm Apartments, Graduate and Health Studies, the Southard Family Building, the Fitness/Recreation Center, the FabLab and several others. We've worked on building well over a million square foot of academic, residential and other University facilities.
We worked on these projects very closely and I'm pleased to say that we built very high quality facilities that have helped to elevate our University. All projects were done very well and sometimes had very difficult time constraints, yet these projects were all successful. Together we accomplished a lot! I give Charles Jackson much credit for his hard work and his strong partnership with me. I enjoyed working with him. I value his construction management skills and respect his character. I am pleased to recommend him strongly.
Sincerely,