Our Team: A Foundation for Success

Silverman CPM prides itself on building lasting relationships with its clients. These personal connections are what set us apart, and it is only possible because of our incredible dedication.

Vandermeer Management

Arnie Silverman is proud to mentor Vandermeer Management, sharing his extensive expertise and proven systems developed over decades. His guidance is helping the Vandermeer team integrate strategies that have set a high standard in the industry.

Arnie Silverman is an award-winning construction project manager whose innovative systems have consistently delivered projects on time, on budget, and with the highest quality. Through this mentorship, Vandermeer is embracing Arnie’s philosophies to deliver their clients’ commercial construction projects with the same level of care, dedication, and excellence that we have always prioritized at Silverman. We are excited to support Vandermeer as they continue to grow and succeed in providing exceptional project management services.

Arnie Silverman

In 1995, Arnie Silverman founded Silverman CPM to provide construction program management services to “for purpose” organizations after a successful 22-year career as a general contractor and developer. Deploying his decades of professional experience planning and managing commercial construction programs to benefit these groups, he built Silverman CPM into one of Atlanta’s most well-respected firms.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce selected Arnie as the 2006 Small Business Person of the Year. In 2015, Arnie received the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Metro Atlanta Chamber for Business Person of the Year. Most recently, Arnie was recognized for his exceptional leadership, integrity, and service to the Atlanta community with a 2018 Leadership Character Award from the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership™ in partnership with Turknett Leadership Group.
Arnie’s mark on the Atlanta region can be seen through the wide variety of charitable and civic leadership positions he has held, including Chair of the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce, Chair of Leadership DeKalb, and additional Board positions with the City of Atlanta, Piedmont Park Conservancy and MARTA.

Other notable community-centric activities include positions on the Boards of The Paideia School (Chairman of the Building Committee), GlenCastle Constructors (founding member), Genesis Shelter, Inc., Olmsted Linear Park Alliance, and Park Pride, among others. Arnie is the past President of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
Master of Business Administration, Columbia University

Affiliations

Chairman of the Board of Directors, DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, 2013
Leadership DeKalb Graduate, 2007, and Past Chairman of the Board, 2012
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Board of Advisors & Member, Small Business Growth Council
Council for Quality Growth, Board Member
DeKalb County Police Alliance, Founding Member
Green DeKalb Advisory Council
Emory University Clifton Corridor Advisory Group
Park Pride, Finance Committee Member,
MARTA, Board Member (DeKalb County Appointee)
Catalyst Magazine, Top 25 Entrepreneurs, 2007
Piedmont Park Conservancy, Board Member 2015-2017
CHRIS Kids, Advisory Board Member 2014- 2016