TIM PROCHKO: On building a career in construction law

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MSU Construction Management Mentorship Podcast

Coty Fournier

14 episodes

2 weeks ago

Welcome to the Construction Management Mentorship Podcast - brought to you by the Industry Alumni Board from the Construction Management program at Michigan State University. We are proudly hosted by Coty Fournier - a distinguished MSU alum, leadership consultant, author, and industry influencer at the intersection of business development and professional development for construction management firms and professionals.

Join Coty as she interviews prominent board members, graduates and supporters of MSU's Construction Management program - who are generously sharing their unique experiences, career paths, lessons learned, and professional guidance with tomorrow's construction leaders from all around the world.

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TIM PROCHKO: On building a career in construction law

MSU Construction Management Mentorship Podcast

1 hour 13 minutes 58 seconds

1 year ago

TIM PROCHKO: On building a career in construction law

MEET TODAY'S GUEST:

TIM PROCHKO is a 1996 graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in Construction Management - and one of the program’s most prominent alumni. He began his construction career as a project engineer for a specialty contractor, where he helped build cleanrooms for Intel and other large players in semiconductor manufacturing. After gaining valuable entry-level field experience, he reinvested in his education and pivoted toward a new niche in the construction industry by graduating from law school at The University of Detroit in 2001.

Since becoming a lawyer, Tim has compiled years of unique experiences in construction law—including several years with a large Michigan-based law firm, where he represented a wide variety of contractors, architects and engineers in various construction disputes. After which, he served as in-house counsel for Tarkett Sports – which is an international sports surfacing manufacturer and contractor. His tenure with Tarkett created exposure and participation in thousands of construction projects, involving the installation of artificial turf, synthetic running tracks, and tennis courts in some of the world’s most iconic and high profile professional and NCAA sports venues.

In 2020, Tim returned to private practice, and now serves as Managing Attorney for American General Counsel, PLC. In this role, he continues to serve the construction industry, while expanding his entrepreneurial law practice into other areas, whenever possible.

Outside of his work, he is a former Chairperson and long-standing member of Michigan State University’s Industry and Alumni Board for the Construction Management program, where he continues to lead by example with his guiding principles of respect, humility, and a quest for life-long learning and personal development.

And good luck keeping up with this guy. I am told he picked up running in college 30 years ago and has no plans to slow down. He recently finished his 40^th marathon. Do the math and that is more than one a year. Fortunately for all of us, he took a pit stop to join me for this interview to share some insights and inspiration from his truly unique journey in the construction management industry.

CONNECT WITH TODAY'S GUEST:

Contact information for Tim Prochko and other helpful links regarding this episode are listed below:

Email: tprochko@agcplc.com

Website: www.agcplc.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-prochko-092a7817/

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST:

coty@cotyfournier.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cotyfournier/

Please visit the Construction Management Program at Michigan State University for more information on how you can start building the career of your dreams in the construction management industry.