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Kevin Strahley's Bio
As President of Bristlecone Construction, Kevin oversees the company’s strategic vision and manages overall risk for Bristlecone and its partners.
Kevin has been in the construction industry for 13 years on projects ranging in scope from $3mm to over $300mm. His responsibilities have ranged from field supervision to project engineering. He has worked on design/build projects across the United States with some of the most stringent safety and quality requirements in the industry; most recently as project engineer on the US36 Concession Project in Colorado, a Public Private Partnership between CDOT, RTD, and Plenary Roads Denver.
Past clients include: Cities of Broomfield, Westminster, Boulder, Superior, Louisville, Shell Oil, Army Corps of Engineers, VDOT, CDOT, TXDOT, CTRMA, Kaiser/HILL, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Rocky Flats, US Department of Defense, and the US Department of Fish and Wildlife.
He has extensive experience in the management of self-perform and subcontracted field activities, coordination of private/public utilities, soils investigations, design/build project delivery method, change management, building and managing design/construction schedules, estimating design and construction costs, and navigating the requirements of State and Local government entities.
Kevin graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Construction management. Additionally, Kevin has graduated from the Construction Management Institute at Virginia Tech.
Zach Smith's Bio
Zach is a board member and co-founder of Bristlecone Construction and has been working in the construction industry for over 15 years. As a board member, Zach provides strategic guidance to the operations of Bristlecone Construction.
Zach has performed every position on a project team from field engineer to project manager on projects ranging from $500k to over $100m. He has also worked extensively in estimating and preconstruction with both the ownership and the design firms ensuring that trend log pricing, constructability reviews and design feedback happen real time so effective decisions can be made. In between his time at Milender White he was a General Manager for a civil contractor performing some of the biggest projects in Vail CO where he gained knowledge both of running a business and a dedication to selfwork and craft personnel.
In 2010 Zach founded Bristlecone Developments which has purchased, redeveloped and sold over $3.5m of residential / multifamily properties.
