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Howard Jancy Professional Bio

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Howard Jancy, with 29 years of progressive business experience, offers personal, professional and knowledgeable representation for building material manufacturers and specialty contractors, creating greater visibility within the design community and more opportunities for increased sales.

His experience includesstart-up sales operations, new product and market development, planning and budgeting, technical service, customer and distributor training, architectural promotion and specifications, technical writing and publication,  public speaking and presentation, key account management,negotiating and problem resolution. Howard’s broad business experience, combined with strong interpersonal skills, is the basis for multi-faceted strategies for securing more customers, projects and relationships in the design/build industry.
 

Howard is adept at working with all levels of the construction team - contractor, distributor, designer and owner - through all phases of a project. He has the ability to understand the complexities and capabilities of a building product and effectively apply the product’s attributes to the architect’s project requirements. Enthusiastic, technically competent and imaginative, which describes Howard’s approach to challenges, also describes the underpinnings of his success as a manufacturer’s representative.

Howard is a people person, engaging others with the right blend of gravity, humor and intellect, intuitively building both projects and relationships along the way. Comfortable with the wearing of many hats, he is as comfortable in a coat and tie, as he is in work boots; speaking to one or one hundred - articulate and genuine.

Howard was a founding board member of the Decorative Concrete Council (DCC) and has had affiliations with the National Ready Mix Concrete Association (NRMCA), various state ready mix associations, the Construction Specification Institute (CSI),  the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), American institute of Architects (AIA)  and the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Howard is an ACI certified Concrete Technician.

Howard is also certified by the CSI as a Construction Documents Technologist (CDT), which requires tested competency of the writing and management of construction documents. He belongs to the CSI Chicago Chapter and chairs the chapter’s Industry Round Table that provides professional development seminars for manufacturer and professional members. Howard annually conducts a class on the development of AIA compliant continuing education programs for architects.

Articles by Howard Jancy have been pulished in respected Industry Professional Journals and Magazines such as; Concrete Décor, Landscape Contractor National,  Journal of Architectural Coatings and  The Construction Specifier.

 
 
   
 

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