Commercial Construction
Experience includes commercial buildings, high-rise multifamily projects, office buildings, multistory self-storage facilities, and historic-restoration work.
Construction, leadership and workforce development
Perry Lopez
Management & Construction Instructor
Bringing more than 40 years of public- and private-sector construction, management, and workforce-development experience into the classroom.
Perry Lopez is a seasoned construction and management professional whose experience includes commercial construction, civil construction, public infrastructure, organizational improvement, leadership development, and adult education.
At Tampa Bay Training, Perry helps supervisors, managers, construction professionals, public works employees, and emerging leaders connect practical workplace experience with stronger communication, planning, decision-making, and project performance.
40+ Years
Public- and private-sector professional experience
Construction
Commercial, civil, and public-infrastructure projects
Leadership
Supervision, communication, mentoring, and team development
Experience grounded in real projects
Construction and Public-Infrastructure Background
Perry’s career spans organizations and projects with different operating environments, stakeholders, schedules, documentation needs, and performance challenges.
Civil Construction
His civil-construction background includes streets, sidewalks, potable-water systems, reclaimed-water systems, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure.
Public Facilities
Perry has worked with projects involving public works facilities, libraries, fire stations, schools, recreation facilities, and other public assets.
Project Coordination
He brings practical insight into field operations, scheduling, documentation, stakeholder coordination, project communication, and construction-management responsibilities.
Organizational Improvement
Perry has assisted organizations with startup, restructuring, reorganization, modernization, transformation, and implementation of clearer operating practices.
Standard Operating Procedures
His advisory and instructional work includes developing, presenting, and helping teams implement standard operating procedures and related documentation.
Professional boundaries: Perry’s courses provide workforce education and practical management tools. Training does not replace project-specific contracts, approved plans, employer procedures, or services that require a licensed architect, engineer, contractor, attorney, or other regulated professional.
Practical instruction for the workplace
Perry’s Training Areas
Course availability, length, delivery format, activities, and instructor assignment are confirmed during scheduling.
Supervision & Leadership
- Management versus leadership
- Introduction to supervision and management
- Leadership development
- Communication and mentoring
- Team and workplace performance
Construction Management
- Commercial construction management
- Project management and field operations
- Construction scheduling
- Project coordination and documentation
- Public-infrastructure examples
Applied Workplace Skills
- Conflict resolution
- Standard operating procedures
- Civil blueprint reading
- Architectural blueprint reading
- Stormwater-management test preparation
Experience translated into action
Perry’s Teaching Approach
Perry helps participants connect course concepts to the decisions, conversations, documents, projects, and responsibilities they encounter at work.
Use Real-World Context
Connect instruction to public works, utilities, construction, engineering, infrastructure, and organizational settings familiar to participants.
Encourage Participation
Use questions, discussion, scenarios, and practical activities to help participants test ideas and learn from one another.
Build Practical Judgment
Help learners examine tradeoffs, communication challenges, project consequences, and the responsibilities attached to workplace decisions.
Support Professional Growth
Give emerging and experienced professionals usable tools for improving confidence, communication, leadership, and workplace performance.
Designed for working professionals
Who Benefits From Perry’s Courses
Organizations
- Local governments and public agencies
- Public works and utility departments
- Construction and infrastructure organizations
- Engineering and consulting firms
- Contractors and professional organizations
- Employers developing supervisors and leaders
Participants
- New and emerging supervisors
- Experienced managers and team leaders
- Construction and field personnel
- Project coordinators and inspectors
- Public works and utility professionals
- Employees preparing for greater responsibility
Education and professional involvement
Professional Foundation
Education
Management
Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix.
Technical education
Architectural Technology
Architectural Technology studies at New York Technical College.
Professional involvement
Industry Associations
Professional affiliations have included the American Public Works Association and the Construction Management Association of America.
Knowledge sharing
Speaking and Instruction
Perry’s experience includes workforce instruction, leadership presentations, mentoring, public speaking, and contribution to professional publications.
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Training With Perry Lopez
Can our organization request Perry as the instructor?
Yes. Tell Customer Service that you are interested in working with Perry. Instructor assignment depends on the course, location, delivery format, schedule, availability, and final engagement requirements.
Can Perry customize a private class for our organization?
Many private programs can incorporate relevant terminology, scenarios, policies, project examples, or organizational priorities. The requested customization must be reviewed before the scope, preparation requirements, schedule, and price are finalized.
Are Perry’s courses available onsite or live online?
Many leadership and classroom-based programs may be available onsite or live online. Construction, blueprint, practical, and course-specific requirements may affect the available format. Customer Service will confirm the options for the requested course.
Do Perry’s courses provide a professional license or certification?
Not automatically. An eligible course may provide a Tampa Bay Training certificate of completion or another course-specific document. The course description and written confirmation identify the applicable assessment, completion document, instructional hours, and limitations.
How do we request a proposal or discuss a program?
Contact Customer Service with your organization, audience, desired topic, participant count, preferred dates, location or live-online preference, and intended workplace outcome. Tampa Bay Training will review the request and identify the appropriate next step.
Bring practical experience to your team
Request Training With Perry Lopez
Contact Tampa Bay Training to discuss leadership development, conflict resolution, construction management, blueprint reading, standard operating procedures, or a related private program for your organization.
Customer Service: 813-360-1526
Email: service@tampabaytraining.com
Page last reviewed: August 29, 2026. Instructor assignments, course availability, delivery formats, completion documents, schedules, and professional affiliations may change. Confirm time-sensitive details before registration, scheduling, contracting, or purchase.