Hunter Roberts Construction Group

Chris oversees marketing communications at Hunter Roberts. He is responsible for building and managing the firm’s marketing and branding functions. He leads marketing strategy and tactics, including web design/development, advertising, branding, design services, and the corporate marketing database. Chris joined Hunter Roberts in August 2011 after 15 years with Tishman Realty and Construction, an international construction management and real estate development firm. Previously, he worked in a marketing capacity under Peter Lehrer at Lehrer McGovern and Ebasco Services Incorporated. Chris started in the construction industry building timber frame homes featuring complex designs and high-end materials. His education includes a BA in English Literature from Muhlenberg College and coursework in accounting and economics at New York University.

EDUCATION

Muhlenberg College, B.A., English Literature

Dan Dirscherl brings a diverse background to leading and managing building programs for government and corporate clients. As Executive Vice President, General Manager for the Philadelphia office, he is responsible for the overall operations and sales as well as all progress related to the firm’s growth within the Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey territory. Dan has over 27 years experience managing large-scale construction projects in the Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey marketplace. Prior to joining Hunter Roberts, Dan spent eight years as Vice President of Operations for Keating Building Corporation, a large Philadelphia-based Construction Management and General Contracting firm, managing construction projects and a staff of over 120 professionals in the Philadelphia region with an annual volume of $300 million. Previously, Dan was a project executive and project manager for the same organization managing projects ranging from $8 million to more than $100 million.

EDUCATION

Temple University, B.S., Civil Engineering

AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Civil Engineers

Building Contractors Association of New Jersey

Temple University – College of Engineering Board of Visitors

American Red Cross Good Neighbor Committee

Youth Build Advisory Committee

Greg Pulitano is Senior Vice President of Finance of Hunter Roberts. He is responsible for tracking the company’s results against its annual strategic plan for all business units companywide. His responsibilities include overseeing project accounting, cash management, general accounting, payroll and benefits. In addition, Greg is responsible for reporting accounting requirements to the Board of Directors and senior management as well as maintaining and developing surety and banking relationships. As part of the senior management team at Hunter Roberts, he reviews new opportunities, business lines and provides financial models to streamline the decision making process. Greg brings over 20 years of experience providing consulting, auditing and financial advisory services to the construction industry.

EDUCATION

St. Johns University , B.S., Accounting

AFFILIATIONS

NYS Society CPAs

American Institute of CPAs

Construction Financial Management Association

James McKenna is a co-founder of Hunter Roberts Construction Group and is responsible for leading Hunter Roberts to the forefront of the construction industry. As President and CEO, he is responsible for establishing and maintaining the quality of individualized services delivered to our clients. He has set precedents for hands-on management and senior-level involvement in our clients’ projects as well as a high standard of excellence for all Hunter Roberts employees. He has created a company that is small enough to quickly respond to our clients’ needs with flexible, forward thinking solutions, yet large enough to attract some of the best talent in the construction industry. Jim is a civil engineer and a talented builder with extensive experience in the Metropolitan New York area. He has been responsible for delivering some of the most challenging projects built in the metropolitan area. With his extensive construction expertise, he welcomes every construction challenge with a creative solution. Under Jim’s exceptional leadership qualities and building skills, Hunter Roberts has quickly positioned itself to adapt to market trends and demands and is a leader in many markets, including: Healthcare, Laboratories, Residential, Mixed-use Developments, Commercial, Higher Education, K-12, Public Sector (Federal, State and Local), Hospitality, Interiors, Sports Stadiums, Transportation, Preservation and Cultural.

EDUCATION

Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.S., Civil Engineering

Harvard Business School, Executive Education

AFFILIATIONS

Building Trade Employers’ Association, Treasurer

New York Building Congress

New York Landmarks Conservancy

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Real Estate Council

Columbia University’s School of Engineering, Advisory Board Member

Jenny Freeman is a well-known leader who is responsible for operations and sales related to Hunter Roberts’ healthcare practice in the New York metropolitan area. She has a proven track record developing healthcare projects from pre-construction through occupancy. Jenny is responsible for carrying out Hunter Roberts’ mission and message: to bring a streamlined, efficient and fresh approach to building healthcare projects. Jenny is a seasoned construction executive who has more than 26 years of professional experience in the New York metropolitan area. She offers a deep focus in healthcare and cultural projects. For the last 16 years, her work has primarily been concentrated in the healthcare sector, where she served as vice president, project executive, and valued professional at two of the Northeast’s leading builders prior to joining Hunter Roberts. Jenny is known throughout the industry as a builder with expertise in pre-construction, planning and construction of major overbuild, modernization, renovation, and ground-up new construction projects. Jenny has an excellent reputation for her strong leadership skills; she is a team builder and is known for bringing harmony to projects.

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, B.S., Mechanical Engineering 

CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Professional Engineer in New York

LEED AP

AFFILIATIONS

American Society for Healthcare Engineering, Member

American College of Healthcare Executives, Member

New York Building Congress, Healthcare Committee

Joan Gerner, Executive Vice President, assists with developing marketing strategies and policies, helps expand the firm’s vertical markets, and is responsible for developing Hunter Roberts’ Preservation, Cultural and Higher Education portfolios. Joan is a trained Architect, Construction Manager, and Historic Preservationist with over 33 years of senior management experience. She has managed renovation, restoration and new construction for a variety of project types, including higher education, preservation, and cultural, corporate, transportation, commercial, residential and medical facilities. Previously, Joan served as Executive Vice President for Design, Construction & Capital Planning for the National September 11 Memorial, New York City, for three years and was Senior Vice President at Bovis Lend Lease for 14 years, where she founded and led their Preservation Division and Campus Services Division. Her project experience includes the restoration of Grand Central Terminal, several new buildings at Columbia University as Columbia’s Manhattanville Project, and the Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC. Earlier in her career she served as Vice President of Tishman Construction, where she built several major high-rises over 11 years.

EDUCATION

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, M.S., Historic Preservation

Columbia University Graduate School of Business, Executive Education Program/Leadership Development

The City University of New York, School of Architecture, B.S., Architecture & Bachelor of Architecture

AFFILIATIONS

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Commissioner

Columbia University’s School of Engineering, Advisory Board Member

American Institute of Architects

WX, Commercial Real Estate Women

Society for College and University Planners

Association for Preservation Technology

As Executive Vice President and General Manager, Kevin Barrett will ensure that the efforts and actions of Hunter Roberts’ staff are aligned with and are representing the Client’s best interests and those of the overall project. He will guide and prepare the team to thoughtfully monitor the budget, schedule, and safety considerations as well as focus on the quality of construction. Kevin is responsible for the successful execution and completion of all construction projects in New York City. He is a trained engineer with over 30 years of experience in the construction industry, where he is well known for his expertise as a builder. Kevin has led pre-construction services for many Hunter Roberts projects, and has managed budgeting, scheduling, value engineering and constructability reviews. He has years of close relationships with trade contractors and has successfully guided Hunter Roberts project teams during the procurement phase. In addition, Kevin has led the construction of many high profile and extremely complex construction projects. He is known as a problem solver and has worked successfully on new projects with complicated structural and curtain wall systems, as well as challenging renovations. Kevin will ensure that Hunter Roberts is providing construction management services that meet or exceed client expectations in all phases of the work. He is also responsible for implementing and enforcing our Incident and Injury Free Safety Program as well as implementing risk management and control tools. Lastly, Kevin oversees staff personnel matters, including career development and training.

EDUCATION

Widener University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering

AFFILIATIONS

Building Trade Employers’ Association, Executive Committee

Building Trades Congress

New York Building Congress

New York Landmarks Conservancy

As Senior Vice President, Purchasing Director, and EEO Officer, Tim manages the procurement and delivery of specified products and services from qualified subcontractors at the most favorable prices and terms while ensuring that Hunter Roberts uses anti-discriminatory practices in hiring these subcontractors. At the same time, he carefully manages risk management within the purchasing process, contract negotiations, and change order negotiations. Tim uses the same care when maintaining and promoting diversity within Hunter Roberts’ staff, assuring legal compliance in hiring practices and regulating and reporting our EEO programs in order to maintain compliance with state and federal regulations. Additionally, Tim implements and enforces proactive anti-discriminatory policies within the workplace and investigates and resolves any reports of discrimination. With over 38 years of experience in the construction industry, Tim has spent 20 of those years providing procurement services in the metropolitan area on many projects in virtually all market sectors, including high-density residential projects. Tim ensures that Hunter Roberts provides procurement and EEO services that meet or exceed client expectations.

EDUCATION

William Paterson University

As Director of Estimating, Sam Dilcer will be responsible for understanding construction costs as it relates to all building systems and performing drawing take-offs. Sam’s duties also include coordinating multiple trades on estimates and bids as well as completing multiple trade bid sheets and building relationships within the subcontractor community. Sam has worked for more than 17 years in the Tri-State construction marketplace. Prior to joining Hunter Roberts, Sam was the Vice President of Engineering for an international design/build firm, specializing in air pollution control equipment for the power Industry. As a civil/structural engineer for a top 50 design firm, Sam was assigned to various projects within the power, transportation, education, commercial, food, and pharmaceutical industries.

EDUCATION

Stevens Institute of Technology, M.E. & B.S., Civil Engineering    

As Senior Vice President and Operations Manager, Alex Craig is responsible for the successful execution and completion of projects undertaken by Hunter Roberts in Northern and Central New Jersey. Alex ensures that Hunter Roberts is providing services that meet and exceed client expectations in all phases of the work and that Hunter Roberts project teams receive the resources required to meet these expectations. He is also responsible for implementing and managing risk management and project controls, handling staff personnel matters, and career development of Hunter Roberts personnel in New Jersey. Alex has over 27 years of construction experience in New Jersey and New York managing project in various market sectors including R&D, Pharmaceutical, Commercial Office, Education, Sports & Recreation, Hospitality and Healthcare. Alex offers extensive experience in contract administration, cost control, schedule development and site supervision. He has proven leadership and analytical skills with expertise in preconstruction, procurement, change review, safety management, trade coordination, budget development, problem solving and value engineering.

EDUCATION

Rutgers University, B.S., Civil Engineering

AFFILIATIONS

International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering

Building Contractors Association of New Jersey

NJAPPA

Mark Lamble is an Executive Vice President of Operations for Hunter Roberts. As the head of the firm’s pre-construction efforts in the New York metropolitan region, Mark is responsible for the successful execution and completion of the pre-construction process on all Hunter Roberts projects. He is responsible for oversight of budgeting, scheduling, value engineering, and constructability reviews and the strict implementation and enforcement of Risk Management and control tools throughout the business unit. With over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, Mark is well known for his expertise in pre-construction and construction. He has a unique understanding of the various trades and offers excellent relationships with trade contractors, resulting in guiding our teams through successful procurement processes. Mark has also led construction teams on the successful completion of many high profile and extremely complex construction projects. He has worked successfully on projects with complicated logistics, structural and curtain wall systems, as well as challenging renovations.

EDUCATION

Purdue University, B.S., Building Construction and Contracting 

AFFILIATIONS

CoreNet Global

New York Building Congress