Track Record
Photo: Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
In 2017, Empower America one of the country's first Veteran Workforce Development Organization partnered with PermaCity Solar, and the City of Los Angeles to train 50 veterans in project management, roofing, and electrical skills.
Source: LADWP / Office of the Mayor, 2017 →Photo: Apple
In 2018, Empower America partnered with RES and Eastridge Workforce Solutions to staff the first phase of the Turquoise Solar Project, delivering a military veteran workforce to help build it..
Source: Solar Power World, 2018 →“Too many veterans return home looking for a way to support their families and end up in dead or low paying jobs. The Turquoise Solar project has been instrumental in helping our veterans begin a great civilian life.”
National Impact
A Proven Mission, Now Built Bigger
Building on 15 years of proven workforce development, led by renewable energy, we now help diverse subcontractors build across every trade.
The Build America Model
Build America helps experienced Hispanic, minority, women, and veteran-owned construction professionals build the business capacity required to compete, perform, and grow.
CREW
Experienced construction professionals ready to build something of their own.
COMPANY
Business formation, licensing, bonding, certification, financial systems, and operational support.
CONTRACTOR
A professionally managed construction company prepared to bid, perform, hire, and grow.
Technology streamlines the work behind the work, from estimating and documentation to scheduling, job tracking, and financial management.
When a company is ready to grow
As an independent business-development and execution partner, Leverage can help qualified subcontractors pursue project opportunities, coordinate bids, and streamline the work required to manage growth.
The Capacity System
Build America develops diverse subcontractor businesses across the construction industry. Then helps put the systems and workforce support behind their growth.
Across the Construction Industry
Representative categories - not the only eligible trades.
The Work Behind the Work
Practical technology and business systems help each company manage estimating, documents, schedules, job progress, billing, and financial controls as one connected operation.
Estimating, bid invitations, RFIs, submittals, and required documentation.
Schedules, job tracking, crew coordination, and project communication.
Job costing, payroll, billing, and financial controls.
When the Work Is Awarded
When a participating contractor wins work and needs to hire, Build America helps coordinate available workforce-development resources and administer eligible On-the-Job Training requirements - so the company can focus on performing the work.
For General Contractors
Build America partners with general contractors and developers to expand the pipeline of qualified Hispanic, minority, women, and veteran-owned subcontractors, helping meet today's project needs while developing tomorrow's construction capacity.
Connect with licensed, insured, and qualified diverse subcontractors prepared to pursue real project opportunities.
Participating companies strengthen the business systems, documentation, workforce planning, and operational discipline required to perform under GC expectations.
Meet current project and diversity needs while helping develop the next generation of capable construction subcontractors.
Leadership & Team
Build America Construction Company continues the work we began through Empower America, bringing proven workforce development experience into a broader mission of building diverse construction businesses and industry capacity.
Mario Pabon
Founder & President
Mario founded Empower America and led its workforce-development programs and construction partnerships across five states. Today, he leads Build America’s expanded mission to develop Hispanic-, minority-, women-, and veteran-owned construction businesses.
Will Smith
Strategic Growth & Business Development
Will supports Build America’s industry relationships, growth strategy, and connection to business-development resources that help qualified subcontractors pursue new opportunities.
Building the Team
Build America is assembling a multidisciplinary team of construction, workforce, business-development, technology, and operational leaders. Leadership and advisory conversations are currently underway.
Field experience, project execution, and GC coordination.
Licensing, bonding, certification, estimating, and business readiness.
Recruitment, training resources, and On-the-Job Training coordination.
Practical systems that streamline documentation, operations, and financial management.
Nonprofit accountability, program compliance, funding, and organizational oversight.
Interested in Helping Build What Comes Next?
Build America welcomes conversations with experienced construction leaders, workforce-development professionals, advisors, funders, and industry partners who share the mission.
Build America Construction Company is an independent nonprofit organization governed by its own board and committed to developing construction businesses across the industry.
Contact
Whether you are a general contractor strengthening your subcontractor pipeline, a construction professional ready to build a company, or a partner interested in supporting the mission, we want to hear from you.