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Owners, Principals & Senior Executives
Alex Pelzel's Bio
Those letters after Alex’s name mean he’s fluent in the language of “green.” He is LEED accredited in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
As Project Manager, Alex is the primary contact for the customer as well as the architect. He is an air traffic controller of sorts, making sure everyone knows what’s going on at all times in order to keep the project on course and on time. “I do whatever it takes to help the superintendent have as smooth a construction build-out as possible,” says Alex.
On the weekend you’ll find Alex enjoying quality time with his wife and son. And if he could squeeze a 25th hour out of the day, he’d read more books.
Alex received his Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Technology-Construction Management from Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake, Utah.
His resume also includes Alternate Contestant for ABC’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The network flew him to New York City and while he did not get on the show, he did get to meet Regis Philbin.
What gives Alex the greatest job satisfaction? “Seeing the client use the spaces we build and helping them advance their goals.”
Bob Stokes's Bio
As Vice President of Operations, his greatest job satisfaction comes from “Seeing completed facilities making a difference for the community. Be it a school, church, hospital or non-profit agency, it is very rewarding to see the difference it makes in people’s lives.”
Bob is thankful for the job that started his career—project manager for U.S. Government projects. “It gave me a better perspective for being on the other side of the owner/contractor relationship.”
Bob has a passion for volunteering (Meals on Wheels and Boy Scouts), sports (hockey, football, basketball, snowmobiling, boating), music and traveling.
He attended University of Pittsburgh with a focus on general studies and engineering and Community College of the Air Force studying engineering and construction management.
On the weekends, Bob likes to enjoy the outdoors with his family.
Estimating, Purchasing & Preconstruction
David Lukan's Bio
David first started in May 2010 as an intern, then rolled up his sleeves and did the hard work to become an Estimator. Part of that was earning his Construction Engineering degree from Iowa State.
He calls sub-contractors, performs quantity take-offs, tracks down pricing and does whatever else is required to round out our estimating needs
David is devoted to understanding the bidding process as a whole and analyzing the steps needed to create a bid. There are never quite enough hours in the day to satisfy his passion for learning and doing the best possible job.
When he’s not focused on conquering the world of engineering, David volunteers for Meals on Wheels.
He also loves trout fishing but only gets to do it a few times a year. Some people don’t have the patience but David’s calm concentration is a natural fit for standing in trout streams and casting that line over and over.
In a more active mode he enjoys playing basketball, baseball and football. And he’s a Little League ump on summer weekends.
Whenever David can find any extra time, he spends it with family and friends.