John Moran
John started out in the construction industry in 1983 as a carpenter’s apprentice working for its family owned specialty mechanical contracting firm. Over the course of 10 years, John developed his craft self-performing work in the field, framing with wood, fiberglass, steel and working with highly complex mechanical equipment. He completed countless projects on large pharmaceutical, petrochemical, power generation, hospital, government facilities, airports in additional to commercial and residential buildings. These projects were largely located in Boston, New York City & Philadelphia. John headed Operations and Sales as Executive Vice President for 25 years.
John started his own general contracting firm, Paradigm Contracting in 1996. As the company’s President, Paradigm quickly grew and prospered, specializing in both new construction and rehabilitation work on both commercial buildings and single-family homes throughout New Jersey. He prides himself on his ability to gain the trust of his clients and leaving them satisfied at the end of each project, building many lasting friendships along the way. John has now completed hundreds of projects over the course of his career, managing over $100 million in contracts on projects ranging from a few thousand to multi-million dollars in value.
John has been happily married for 40 years and is a proud father of three. He now has five grandchildren in both New Jersey and California. He enjoys spending time with his grandkids and spending time at the shore.
Michael Moran
Prior to starting Moran & Co, Michael was a Director of Development for a large multifamily real estate developer in Manhattan, managing over 1,400 units of ground up construction and value add development projects in New York City, Jersey City and Westchester County, totaling over $1 billion in value.
Before his recent time in the New Jersey area, Michael spent nine years in Washington DC, working for Clark Construction and John Moriarty & Associates, a few of the largest and most well-respected construction management firms in the country. Both companies offered the finest training available, teaching how to manage and self-perform work at scale. He had the opportunity to complete numerous multifamily, office, hotel, mixed use, healthcare, institutional, and heavy civil projects before returning to New Jersey and be closer to family.
Michael came up working for his family’s construction businesses in New Jersey, a self-performed specialty mechanical contracting firm and general contracting company, completing projects up and down the eastern seaboard. His experience at his family’s small businesses has been integral to his understanding of what it means to build.
