Alumnus guides construction progress

As progress continues on the Athletic Performance Center, alumnus Joey Metzloff is hard at work making sure everything from the wall pouring to the plumbing is on track.

Metzloff, who graduated from Bradley in 2002 with a degree in construction management, is a project manager for Williams Brothers Construction.  He likes his job, and especially enjoys managing construction for Bradley’s performance center.

“It’s been really fun working on this project,” Metzloff says.  “It means a lot to me because I went to school here and go to all the home basketball games.”

As a project manager for the new facility, Metzloff organizes the schedule, gets the right equipment, schedules deliveries, answers questions from contractors and runs weekly meetings to make sure construction is moving ahead as planned.

Originally from Georgia, Metzloff decided to come to Bradley and study construction.  He graduated from a small high school in Atlanta and liked Bradley because it reminded him of home.  After graduation, he decided to remain in Peoria and took a job with Williams Brothers.

“Bradley prepared me for my job as project manager,” Metzloff said. “The professors cared a lot about what they taught and made sure I was prepared for a job in the construction industry.  I enjoy my job - it’s something different every day.”