Congratulations to our Vice President ERIC JOHNSON, who is celebrating his 10-year anniversary with Allen this month! We caught up with Eric to ask him some questions about his time with us.
What was your first job with Allen?
I was hired as a Project Manager. My first project was a whole house remodel on the Mesa in Santa Barbara. It was a 2,364 square foot Cape Cod style home with large windows and French doors to take advantage of ocean views and bring in lots of natural light. Daniel Mault was hired a few months after me and was put on the project as a Superintendent. I think today we both are thankful for starting our time at Allen together on this beautiful project.
Eric and his wife, Trisha, with their twin daughters, Kenya and Anika, who just celebrated their Sweet 16!
What’s the best thing about working at Allen?
The people. We have great people working here! I get to interact with a lot of my fellow employees on a daily basis and I am constantly amazed by how smart they are. They are also dedicated to doing quality work and to making our company better every day.
What advice would you give yourself 10 years ago when you started?
Pay attention to technology. I wish I had been more ahead of this. When I started at Allen we rubber stamped invoices and coded them with pencils. A lot has changed since then and we continue to get better and better at utilizing technology to help us build more efficiently and communicate internally, and with our clients and partners.
How has the company changed since you have been here?
We are much better at recognizing employee efforts. We recently added some additional ways to recognize employees with awards that are focused around our four core values and our sustainability efforts, which are both embedded into our company culture. These new awards compliment the Employee of Year award that we have been giving out for over twenty years.