Buddy needs an editor. This is not *clean* prose ... which is a phrase that real editors used to "reference" as a compliment to a highly-skilled writer ... 

" ... on-the-ground work building  ... " 

And ... no ... I am not cherry-picking ... "on-the-ground work building a case ..."  ???

WTF is "on the ground work building"? 

Most readers are not that prescient ... :)