Helios Construction Services

Aash founded Helios Construction Services in 2008 with the vision to transform the inefficient construction process. Aash has over 15 years of experience in the Real Estate and Construction industry, having worked as a Project Manager and Preconstruction Manager for a Large Global Construction Management Firm, as well as the Vice President of Development for a National Real Estate Development firm.

Aash actively manages the overall business strategy and project direction for Helios. His experience with a variety of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, private developers, start-up businesses and institutions allows him to serve as both a construction manager, as well as adviser for our Clients.  

Aash earned a Bachelor of Science in Construction at Bradley University as well as an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

In addition, Aash has served as a Mentor and on the Associate Board of Directors for the ACE Mentoring Program of Illinois, which promotes careers in architecture, construction and engineering to inner-city high school students, where he was honored with its inaugural Educational Leader award. Aash’s involvement in the local community coupled with his professional achievements has been recognized by Engineering News Record’s Top 20 Professionals Under 40.

Caitlin Fitzgibbon joined Helios in 2021. As a Project Coordinator, she is likely to be seen running around the office supporting her fellow teammates and project teams on various office administration and project assignments.

Caitlin is a high-energy, positive team player and skillfully coordinates the paperwork and information flow for our construction projects. With previous experience as an accounting coordinator for a large construction firm and succeeding in customer service roles, she brings excellent organizational skills and great ideas to the Helios team. Caitlin holds a B.A. in Leadership Communications from the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs. 

In her spare time, Caitlin enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and golden retriever Hoagie. She also enjoys practicing yoga and binging the newest drama TV show.

Kenya Mercado joined Helios Construction Services in 2021 as a Project Engineer.

Kenya ensures the effective bidding, scheduling, and management of Helios preconstruction and construction projects. Before joining Helios, she spent three years as a tunnel engineer for a large civil engineering firm. Kenya received both her B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a LEED Green Associate certification.

As a Preconstruction Manager at Helios Construction Services, Morgan collaborates with our Project Management teams during the beginning stages of a project to create accurate proposals.

Prior to joining the Helios team, she was an Assistant Preconstruction Manager and was responsible for composing construction estimates, schedules and proposals for warehouses, office tenant improvements, historic renovations and many others.

Prior to joining Helios, Caitie earned her Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She began her career in construction as a Project Engineer for infrastructure and environmentally focused construction projects. She also held a position as a construction consultant and advised on hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and commercial projects.

She specializes in high-level conceptual budgeting, design-build, and project development and leads team members to facilitate concepts. One of Jenny’s greatest strengths is recognizing and cultivating the potential in others. At Helios, she mentors team members to create the next generation of leaders by providing direction and guidance on current projects.

With over fifteen years of experience in all facets of the construction industry, Jenny brings a variety of project experience to her clients. As a result, she has a strong history of repeat client relationships.

Jenny has a Bachelor of Science in Construction from Texas A&M University.  Prior to joining Helios, Jenny has held Project Manager and Office Engineer positions at construction firms in Texas and the Chicagoland area.

Kenya is involved in all aspects of project management, including scheduling, submittals, cost control, and site supervision efforts.

With the ability to quickly adapt to ever-changing environments, Kenya ensures that each project runs smoothly and is completed with the utmost level of detail.

Kenya holds a degree from DePaul University in Business Administration as well as International Business and French. Prior to joining the team, Kenya worked as a Project Coordinator for a small General Contractor specializing in residential restoration and commercial cleaning services.

Kristin joined Helios Construction Services in 2019 with several years of experience in interior design.

As a Project Engineer, her eye for detail is well utilized as she works on contract compliance, submittals, scoping, and material acquisition.

Nick Williams joined Helios Construction Services in 2022, shortly after graduating with a B.S. in Construction Management from Bradley University, where he was also president of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America chapter on campus.

He previously worked as a project management and sustainability intern at Williams Brothers Construction in Peoria, IL. He initially became interested in construction after working as a materials yard laborer for his family’s construction company. He most enjoyed working with people from all walks of life and the exposure to different perspectives gained in construction.

At Helios, Nick works with project teams to ensure effective bidding, scheduling, project management, and document and submittal management.

He enjoys playing basketball and being active, trying new restaurants, and exploring

As a Project Coordinator at Helios, Sydney brings excellent project management and communications skills to help ensure that Helios’ construction assignments exceed the expectations of our clients and project team.

Sydney Parra joined Helios Construction Services in 2022 as a Project Coordinator. She is a recent graduate of Augustana College and has worked in people management for two years. She previously worked as an Operations Area Manager for Amazon.

Sydney enjoys weight training and trying new pasta recipes in her spare time.

Zach Bencur graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a degree in Construction Management & Engineering Technologies.

Prior to Helios, Zach worked as a carpenter for a custom home builder and as a Project Engineer for a general contractor.

At Helios, Zach works with project managers, clients, and subcontractors onsite and in the office to ensure the seamless delivery of high-quality work.

Ed began his career in the construction industry nearly twenty years ago when he served as a carpenter foreman at a nationally ranked commercial construction company.

His experience includes a wide variety of construction trades.

In his superintendent role at Helios, Ed is responsible for scheduling subcontractors and ensuring that work is done correctly and efficiently.

Joe joins Helios with 18 years of construction experience.

Prior to joining us, he worked in a variety of positions, including carpenter, foreman, and superintendent, giving Joe a well-rounded view of the construction field. Joe is OSHA-30 certified and holds a U.S. Army Corp of Engineers construction quality management certificate.

Joe’s day-to-day responsibilities include supervision on job sites to ensure safe and efficient work is completed. His experience in the field allows him to create accurate schedules for subcontractor work to guarantee the timely completion of a job.

As a General Superintendent, Tom is involved in every project, serving as a mentor and a resource to all of our Superintendents and project team members. Tom’s extensive background in construction enables him to provide outstanding direction to subcontractors by coordinating plans, specifications and schedules in order to ensure quality and on-time completion of work.

Prior to Helios, Tom had been an integral part of one the largest construction companies in Chicago where he served as a carpenter apprentice, journeyman, carpenter foreman and superintendent. Throughout his thirty-five-year career in the construction industry, Tom has overseen and consistently delivered several projects of different sizes, scopes and budgets.