TONO Profiles: Tim Schwear
WHO WE ARE. WHAT WE DO. HOW WE WORK.
Get to know our Project Manager, Tim Schwear!
My name is Tim Schwear
I have worked at TONO Group since September 2018
As a Project Manager, it is my job to oversee the production and development of the construction drawing set and help to coordinate the consultant’s information into our drawing set. I also provide construction supervision during the bidding and construction process by responding to Requests for Information, reviewing shop drawing submittals and provide responses and solutions to questions during construction.
Something you will always find on my desk is To Do Lists. There is rarely a shortage of things to get done.
Something I have learned from a coworker is a good life saying, “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it!” I was told this years ago and it has helped on many occasions.
What’s one part of your daily routine that you’ll never change?
Other than a cup of coffee, I don’t know that I have a daily routine.
What is the best event/concert/show you’ve ever been to?
I was lucky to have been able to watch a match from the USTA President’s Box in Arthur Ashe Stadium during the 2022 US Open.
What’s your favorite hobby or past time when outside of the office?
Hot rod cars and trucks.
Do you have any hidden talents?
Upholstery/sewing. I did two complete interiors for my two hot rods.
What was your favorite project to work on at TONO Group and why?
A residential concept in Wyomissing that converted the fifth floor of an old factory building into a modern residence with a partial 6th floor penthouse master suite and exterior roof top deck. The most interesting feature was the cantilevered two-story, glass-clad addition containing the extended living room in the bottom level and the master bathroom on the upper level.
What is an achievement, inside or outside of work, that you are proud of?
Two full hot rod restorations.
If you could pass on one bit of knowledge to someone who might not understand the work you do, what would you tell them?
I take the architect’s design/ideas/concepts and translate them into drawing form that the contractor then uses to construct the building.