Mike Chiappone
Vice President of Preconstruction Ackerman Plumbing, Inc.
A Vice President of Preconstruction who believes projects are won or lost well before work reaches the field. At Ackerman Plumbing, they lead estimating, planning, and early project strategy, aligning preconstruction, operations, and BIM/VDC to reduce risk, improve constructability, and protect margins. Known for an operator’s mindset, they focus on disciplined execution, measurable outcomes, and scalable systems. Passionate about developing people, they build accountable, collaborative teams that perform at a high level during growth, change, and complex integrations.
Seminars
- Constructing a repeatable end-to-end production system across model, shop, and field using standardized workflows, assemblies, and packaging to eradicate handover friction and field uncertainty
- Embedding standardization into daily operations with clear ownership and end-to-end tracking from shop to site for improved visibility, control flow, and forecasting
- Utilizing consistent fabrication frameworks to create predictable delivery, shorten timelines, and establish reliable profit margins
Prefabrication has shifted from an optional innovation to a core operational strategy for delivering mechanical and plumbing systems at the speed today’s market demands. With increasing project complexity, shrinking labour pools, and tighter schedules, contractors need approaches that reliably increase capacity and improve accuracy.
This workshop will gather experts to discuss:
- Build a scalable prefabrication operation; this will cover shop layout, labour planning, pricing, hidden costs, KPIs, workflows that maximise productivity
- Identify high value prefabrication opportunities that boost capacity, shorten schedules, and ensure BIM-to-fab accuracy
- Strengthen cross-functional alignment and organizational buy-in by reliably demonstrating prefabs efficiency gains and competitive advantages
