BUCKLER

Gerald Buckler, owner of Buckler Contracting, LLC has a lengthy and decorated history working in the building industry.

 

Gerald began his pursuit to be the best builder possible working professionally in as many trades as possible such as framing, flooring, finish carpentry, and hvac to learn the profession first from the perspective as a tradesman.  He also spent a year working as a commercial sales associate for Lowes that helped to develop a vast amounts of product knowledge but also how and where to buy the best building materials.

 

Gerald spent three years working as the Director of Estimating and Design for Calvert County’s premiere award-winning custom builder, Chesapeake Living Treasures, Inc.  While part of their team as well as through his consulting with Brooks Run Builders, Gerald designed and/or built five “Best in State” award-winning projects through the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association (MNCBIA). The categories of these awards included Best Transitional Custom Home Over 5,000 sf and Best Commercial Transitional Use Design.

Gerald has completed the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Builder Design Institute and is currently a Certified Professional Building Designer through the National Council of Building of Building Designer Certification (NCBDC).

 

Gerald is the current Vice President of the Building Trades Foundation for St. Mary’s County Public Schools, where he oversees acquisition; general operations; building design; and business and educational coordination for the building trades classes of the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center (JFCTC). During his administration of the Building Trades Foundation, they were awarded “Best Business Partnership” by the Maryland Department of Education for their cooperation with the JFCTC. This follows five years spent teaching Architectural Drafting and Design at the JFCTC as a licensed teacher for Maryland Public Schools. Over the last decade, Gerald has volunteered as a judge for the SkillsUSA “team build” project competitions in both Calvert and St Mary’s Counties, and chaired multiple SkillsUSA Architectural Drafting and Design competitions.

 

Gerald held a seat on the Building Code Review Board for St. Mary’s County for two years and was responsible for evaluating and making recommendations to the County Commissioners on adoptions and exclusions, specifically on the new energy code requirements for St. Mary’s County.

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Gerald was a partner and helped build the architecture firm 17/71 Architectural Studio, LLC.  He has worked on projects for clients ranging from Ruth's Chris, Arby's, Marriott, and Honeywell International.

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