Dettman, John

John Dettman

Operations Manager - Industrial/Large Public Works

  • Years with Bowen: 15
  • Why I Chose Bowen: They chose me, I needed a job desperately in the Indy area…you see my girlfriend had moved down here to work and I wanted to be with her…I lost my girlfriend a few years after starting to work here at Bowen by making her my wife.
  • What I have learned at Bowen: We are the most fortunate employees in the world.
  • Education: B.S. in Construction Engineering – Bradley University
  • Background/Experience: 1 yr in Paving Business in Joliet, IL, 3 years excavating/GC contractor in Michigan City, IN – then Bowen in 1994
  • Key Projects/Clients: Dabbled in Microtunneling, Project Engineer Midco Superfund Project Gary, IN, Project Manager Lafayette WWTP 2001-2003, Citizens Thermal Energy Key Client
  • My Unique Ability: Just part of the Bowen Team
  • Favorite Quote(s):
    “It is not the critic that counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievement; and at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” –Teddy Roosevelt
  • Recommended Book/Movie/Music: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, The Greatest Game, Anything by Sting/Police
  • When I'm Not At Work I: My family is all and everything Jennifer, Hogan and Grant (sometimes they let me play golf sometimes I play golf with them.)
  • Favorite Sport: Golf followed by Baseball
  • Favorite College Team: Bradley Braves, Indiana Basketball
  • Favorite Professional Sports Team: Bears, Cubs, Bulls
  • Best Golf Score: Two under (70) at Bowen Golf Outing few years ago.
  • Most Memorable Bowen Moment: Every Tunnel Hole Out! Every Bowen “trip” – every time a tough project task has been planned and accomplished (too many to list.)

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