Paul Stout is a construction project manager, estimator, LEED Accredited Professional, facilitator, seminar instructor, and the AGC of America’s 2009 National Instructor of the Year. He brings more than twenty-three years of practical, hands-on construction experience to the arena. From Laborer to Project Manager, Paul advanced through the ranks to learn the industry from the inside out. This progression of personal and career growth included labor, supervision, and management for hundreds of projects. He was a crew Foreman or Project Superintendent for five years, an Estimator for more than five years and a Project Manager for more than ten years. Paul has managed projects from the position of both Subcontractor and Prime Contractor (GC).

Paul is the founder and Director of Education Development for Power Summit a national training company.  His understanding of the construction process, vast experience and dynamic presentation skills enables him to conduct training sessions and facilitate meetings with authority and conviction.  Since 1999, Paul has presented or facilitated more than 1850 construction training seminars, workshops and partnering sessions in 98 US cities spanning 26 states, Guam and Djibouti. His experience and personal qualities make him a popular choice for Partnering and event facilitation, consulting and in house training assignments.

Paul has been chosen to be the Partnering Meeting Facilitator for one hundred eighty three (183) Partnering Meetings spanning 31 different government installations and awarding bodies in California, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, Guam, and Djibouti (Africa) since 2008.

His “Construction Project Management – The Certificate Course,” a 26 session series is currently underway in San Diego California for the 20th consecutive offering since 2005. This 104 hour program results in a certificate and is being facilitated and / or presented by Paul for the AGC (Associated General Contractors of America ) San Diego Chapter.

Noted construction projects in which Paul was involved, include Sea World of California’s Shamu Backstage, Sea World East Out-fall Diversion Line, Maintenance Hangars at MCAS Tustin, Tactical Vehicle Maintenance Facility at Camp Pendleton , The International Border Waste Water Treatment Plant in San Diego , Expansion of Jack Murphy Stadium (Qualcomm Stadium), and the Callaway Golf Ball Facility.