Competency path
30–60–90
Core is the company floor. Day One through 90 is the office path. Sales, field, and crew still sit Core — then use the pocket cards and the modules for their department.
Core
Every department. Identity, legal, stop work, how the other departments work, Own the Equipment.
- Identity + greeting
Can recite Taylor HQ, 313-889-2526, website vs email, and the two live taglines.
Proof — Says it out loud. C01.01 complete.
- Legal briefing (everyone)
Has watched the 38-minute Project Structure video. Knows a text can bind us.
Proof — Briefing marked complete. Verbal-extra scenario done.
- Stop work + extras
Will freeze an application for dew point, the mixing area, or a verbal extra.
Proof — C01 quiz passed. Pocket card walked with a lead.
- Know the other departments
Can say what sales, crew, field ops, and office each own — and what they never do.
Proof — C02 quiz at 80%+.
- Own the Equipment
Will not roll an unstrapped trailer. Cleans and re-homes every tool. Treats the dock as the first application.
Proof — C03 quiz passed. Unstrapped-vac scenario done. Trailer walked with a lead.
- Install to the data sheet
Sizes every batch to the sheet's working time, keeps a wet edge, and stops when temperature, moisture, or recoat windows are out of spec.
Proof — C04 quiz passed. Walked one product data sheet with a lead and named the five numbers.
Day 1
Access, legal, one live file.
- Legal briefing + M01/M03
Can explain accidental contracts, extras, and the fraud line.
Proof — Quizzes passed at 80%+ and the open-questions log started.
- Walk one live job file
Can find contract, dailies, RFIs, and billing in the job file.
Proof — Facilitator initials on Day One checklist.
- Systems live
Email, Zoho, drive, voice, calendar.
Proof — Sends a test file named to standard.
Week 1
Shadow, then own one loop.
- Own the morning loop once
Crew pulse, inbox, deliveries, landmines without prompting.
Proof — Eric observes one cycle.
- Technical literacy
Can talk 09 67 00, prep, cove, SF vs LF without guessing chemistry.
Proof — M02 quiz passed.
- Draft under supervision
One RFI or PCO drafted to standard.
Proof — Document in job file with Eric's markup.
30 days
Curriculum complete. Loops run.
- Run daily + weekly loops
Company can survive Eric being on site all day without the office going dark.
Proof — Four consecutive weeks of look-ahead + huddle packet.
- Scenario competence
Handles substitution, moisture, short-pay, auditor without inventing.
Proof — All four simulations completed.
- Curriculum complete
All eight modules done and quizzes passed.
Proof — Academy certification unlocked.
60 days
Money and CRM are yours.
- Own AR/AP matching and CRM hygiene
Unmatched invoices do not slip. Quotes have follow-ups.
Proof — Aging AR reviewed weekly with Eric; Zoho stages audit clean.
- Vertical fluency
Changes tone for auto vs pharma vs school vs hospital.
Proof — Leads one client email thread in two different verticals.
90 days
Independent. Academy gets better.
- Independent coordinator
Opens jobs, runs logs, bills, closeout packs, escalates correctly.
Proof — Eric signs the 90-day review. Remaining gaps become SOP edits, not tribal knowledge.
- Improve the academy
Adds at least three answered open questions back into SOP / this academy.
Proof — Change log on the Facilitator page.

