Keith Bloemendaal

Current

Owner/Chief Executive Blogger at Raleigh Fence Contractors, LLC

Past

General/Sales Manager at Carolina Custom Fences, LLC
Owner at Advanced Plumbing Contractors, LLC
Project Manager/Estimator at Bilt Rite Enterprises

Account Representative at Effective Advertising Group, LLC

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Education

Colonial High School

Recommended

3 people have recommended Keith

Connections

79 connections

Industry

Construction

Websites

Keith Bloemendaal’s Summary

15+ years experience in the construction industry, mainly in the mechanical trades (electrical and plumbing). Have 8+ years experience in estimating/project management. I am currently the Owner/General Manager for Raleigh Fence Contractors, LLC.

Keith Bloemendaal’s Specialties:

Project Management, Sales, Superintendent, Blogger

Keith Bloemendaal’s Experience

Owner/Chief Executive Blogger

Raleigh Fence Contractors, LLC

(Construction industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Started new venture in 2008. Sales and installations of multiple types of fence systems, also manage content and blog on http://raleighfencecontractors.com
General/Sales Manager

Carolina Custom Fences, LLC

(Construction industry)

March 2008 — July 2008 (5 months)

Came to work as first employee of company while in the beginning stages of forming. Created new marketing strategies through online and direct mail. Helped to grow company through redevelopment of website and creating a blog page about the fence industry. Worked with mentor on management of blog and caught the attention of one of the most influential bloggers, Darren Rowse, who is well known worldwide. His article in reference to my question can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/66r98a Another article related to this story can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/5zuluq
I operated all sales calls and marketing from my home office.
Owner

Advanced Plumbing Contractors, LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Construction industry)

May 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 10 months)

I started this venture in May 2006 as a residential plumbing contractor. Grew the business to just under $200k in revenues in the first 8mos. Worked mainly with custom home builders and homeowners to engineer, implement, and install plumbing systems. Also helped to create showroom for custom home builder using Moen fixtures. Managed 4-5 employees, operated all book keeping, scheduling, sales, estimates, and project management.
Project Manager/Estimator

Bilt Rite Enterprises

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Construction industry)

February 2004 — May 2006 (2 years 4 months)

Estimated projects for a small to medium sized plumbing contractor. Controlled all project aspects from pre-construction through final close out. Supervised up to 25 employees. Also handled all purchasing, P&L reports, and scheduling.
Account Representative

Effective Advertising Group, LLC

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 2002 — May 2004 (2 years 5 months)

Account Representative for promotional product company where I called on customers to enhance the branding of their organization through printed products and clothing.