Granite Construction, Inc.

Lisa's career spans more than 25 years and includes a breadth of experience in accounting, finance, investor relations, and project management. Lisa has been with Granite for almost three years, most recently serving as Granite’s chief accounting officer and prior to that serving as vice president of investor relations.

Lisa joined Granite through the Layne Christensen acquisition in June 2018, and served as vice president and integration management officer until June 2019. Before joining Granite, she served as vice president and chief accounting officer for Layne Christensen Company. Prior to joining Layne, Lisa worked for Cameron serving in positions of increasing responsibility and ultimately as their controller, external reporting, accounting policies, and internal controls.

Lisa began her career in public accounting with Deloitte and graduated from Texas A&M University with bachelor’s degrees in accounting and finance. Curtis is a certified public accountant in Texas

Serving as Senior Vice President and Group Manager, Brian Dowd is responsible for providing operational oversight and strategic direction of California, Granite’s largest diversified operating group. Brian is responsible for providing the vision and standards for financial, safety, and environmental performance, business growth, and employee development throughout California’s construction and construction materials businesses.

Since 1986, Brian has served in various estimating, project management and leadership roles across the company. In addition to his operational experience, Brian has held corporate positions as leader of Granite’s employee development initiative, and vice president of human resources. In 2007, he transitioned back to operations where he was the regional manager in Sacramento, California, and successfully guided the region through one of the toughest economic climates Granite has experienced.
 

Brian holds a BS in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a registered engineer in the states of California and Nevada.

ACHIEVEMENTS

American Society of Civil Engineers Member since 1985

Associated General Contractors (AGC) – Nevada Chapter Board of Directors 2017 – 2020

University of Nevada - Civil & Environmental Engineering Department Advisory Board 2018 – 2020

California State University, Sacramento - Civil Engineering Program Industry Advisory Committee 2009 – 2017

The Road Information Program Board Member 2015 – 2017

American Leadership Forum Mountain Valley Chapter Board of Directors 2011 – 2015

Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2011 – 2015

Craig Hall is senior vice president, general counsel, corporate compliance officer and secretary. Craig is responsible for delivering the corporation’s effective and efficient legal services and compliance program by developing certain company policies and procedures, which ensures that Granite adheres to applicable rules, regulations, and laws. He also works with Granite’s Board of Directors to satisfy governance requirements.

He joined the company in 2018 from Oldcastle, Inc. where he served as deputy general counsel for their Western Operations.

Over his 24-year career with Oldcastle, Inc., Craig held progressive leadership roles including work in the development and implementation of corporate legal compliance and ethics programs. Prior to coming to Granite, he served as deputy general counsel, Western Operations where he was responsible for oversight of legal matters in western North America.

Craig earned a BS in accounting from Auburn University and a JD, with honors, from Florida State College of Law. 

*Registered In-House Counsel in California

Serving as the Senior Vice President, Group Manager of Central, Dave Richards is responsible for providing leadership, operational oversight and strategic direction for Central’s construction business. Spread over five geographic states spanning from Arizona to Florida, Central also includes Granite’s tunnel end-market division that serves the tunnel market across the United States. Dave sets the vision and standards for financial, safety, and environmental performance, business growth, and employee development services. Dave is also instrumental in key client relationships, joint-venture partnerships, and contract management. 

After joining Granite in 1992, Dave served as Arizona region manager, Arizona region chief estimator and various other positions at Granite’s Arizona region. Most recently, Dave has served as Granite’s senior vice president and Northwest group manager since 2013.

Prior to joining Granite, Dave served as a U.S. Army Officer.

Dave received a BS in civil engineering from New Mexico State University.

AFFILIATIONS

Life Director – Arizona Chapter Associated General Contractors

Board Member – National Asphalt Pavement Association (2014 - present)

Serving as Vice President, Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ), Dave is responsible for the strategic development of Granite’s safety initiatives and has been instrumental in helping to build our safety culture.  Dave started his career at Granite 22 years ago holding several safety leadership positions, most recently as the Assistant Director of Safety since 2014.  Dave is an experienced safety professional with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry.  He is skilled in workplace safety, occupational health, safety management systems, construction, and hazard recognition.

Dave began his career with Granite as a Safety Coordinator in 1998 and was later promoted to the Utah Region Safety Manager in 2001. In 2010, he transitioned to the role of Group Safety Manager for the Northwest Group, then to the Assistant Director of Safety in 2014 to the end of 2017.  In January 2018, Dave became the Vice President of Safety and Health. Dave continues to lead the company in making Granite a safe place to work.

Dave holds a BS in Occupational Safety and Health from Montana Tech of the University of Montana and is a certified safety professional. 

AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Safety Engineers

Safety and Health Committee, AGC of America

National Construction Safety Executives

Erin Kuhlman joined Granite in 2019 and leads all aspects of integrated marketing and communications including brand recognition and strategy, marketing outreach, as well as strategic, reputational, and crisis communications, external and media relations, digital communications, employee communications, and creative services. 

As a global strategic communications and marketing executive with more than 30 years of experience working with construction and infrastructure programs and within the materials business, Erin’s focus is on the transportation, environmental, defense, technology, and industrial sectors.
 

Erin earned a BA in international management from Claremont McKenna College in California. She also completed postgraduate classes in contract administration and accounting at the University of California, Los Angeles.

James Roberts is Granite’s president and chief executive officer, since September 2010, and a member of Granite’s Board of Directors since 2011. He is responsible for the development and implementation of both short- and long?term company-wide strategies to ensure Granite’s growth, effectiveness, sustainability and overall stakeholder return. Under his leadership, Granite has experienced diversified growth into the water, tunnel and power markets, as well as an expanded geographic footprint into the midwestern U.S. Granite’s revenue has grown more than 40 percent since 2010, when the U.S. recession had its strongest impact on the Company. This revenue growth has helped drive profit improvement, with total shareholder return exceeding 220 percent since that time.

James joined Granite in 1981 and has served in various capacities including executive vice president and chief operating officer, senior vice president, Granite West manager, branch division manager, vice president and assistant branch division manager, and regional manager of Nevada and Utah Operations.

He received a B.S.C.E. and M.S.C.E. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. He also completed the Stanford Executive Program in 2009.

Jigisha Desai has been with Granite for 25 years, serving most recently as vice president of corporate finance and treasurer where she has been responsible for leading all corporate finance and treasury functions: capital allocation, capital structure, treasury operations, debt and investment management and enterprise risk management as well as corporate development focusing on the company’s strategic plan through mergers and acquisitions. In addition, she has been instrumental in building Granite’s long-term relationships with a diversified group of lenders, sureties, insurance markets and financial advisors.

Jigisha joined Granite in 1993 and has served in various capacities including vice president and treasurer, assistant treasurer and treasury manager.

Jigisha is a member of Engineering & Construction Treasurer’s Peer Group, Association of Financial Professional and is a Certified Treasury Professional.

Jigisha received a B.S. in accounting from the University of Houston and an M.B.A. in corporate finance from Golden Gate University. In 2016 she completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

As Granite’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, Jim Radich is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company and to provide the leadership to ensure that the appropriate reporting procedures, people, and systems are in place to meet the operating requirements and financial goals of the company. 

Since joining Granite in 1980, Jim has served in a progression of leadership roles with increasing responsibility including project manager for the heavy civil division, chief estimator in the vertical divisions, vice president of the northern California region, vice president and coastal region manager, and senior vice president and California group manager. Jim has experience with multiple aspects of the construction industry ranging geographically from Alaska to Southern California, with a diversity of end markets including tunneling, marine work, structures, underground and earthwork. From 1993 to 2011, Jim was employed outside of Granite. 

Jim received a BS in civil engineering from Santa Clara University, and is a registered civil engineer in California.

Kyle Larkin, was appointed Granite’s president in September 2020, and as chief executive officer in June 2021. He is responsible for the development and implementation of both short- and long-term companywide strategies to ensure Granite’s growth, effectiveness, sustainability, and overall stakeholder return.
 
 

Kyle joined Granite in 1996 and has served in a variety of positions beginning as an estimator in the Reno, NV office, and most recently serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company. Kyle’s additional experience ranges from project engineer to manager of construction, as well as president of Granite’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Intermountain Slurry Seal. Kyle also served as vice president, regional manager of the Nevada region, and group manager for California, and senior vice president of construction and materials operations.
 
 

Kyle received a BS in construction management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

AFFILIATIONS

Granite Construction Incorporated, Board Member 2021 - current

Associated General Contractors (AGC) – Nevada Chapter Board of Directors 2009 – 2011, 2016 – 2017

Chamber of Commerce Reno + Sparks Board of Directors 2017

University of Nevada - Civil & Environmental Engineering Department Advisory Board 2017 – 2018

Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation Board of Directors 2005 – 2015, President 2009 & 2010

ACHIEVEMENTS

Reno Gazette Journal’s “Twenty Under 40” 2010

Granite Outstanding Leader Award Winner 2017

Serving as the Senior Vice President, Group Manager of Mountain, Mike Tatusko is responsible for operational oversight and strategic direction for Mountain’s construction and materials business. Spread over four geographic states spanning from Alaska to Utah, Mountain also includes Granite’s subsidiary, Intermountain Slurry Seal and end-market divisions that serve the power, industrial, rail markets across the United States. Mike’s solid business insight and relentless pursuit of excellence has earned him a worthy reputation throughout Granite.

After joining Granite in 1991, he has held several operational leadership roles throughout the western United States. Mike is skillful at leading highly collaborative teams with public agencies, designers, subcontractors, stakeholders and end-users to provide safe, efficient and economical project delivery.

He received a BS in construction management from University of Maine.

As Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), Staci's primary areas of responsibility include corporate accounting and operational finance functions including generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and internal controls compliance along with external and internal reporting and financial systems.

Staci comes to Granite with more than 20 years of experience, having served as a VP, Controller, and CAO since 2014 at various notable companies. She has expertise in global accounting, finance, leadership, and extensive experience in corporate accounting, SEC reporting, shared services, financial systems, planning and forecasting, investor relations, capital markets, post-merger integration, restructuring, and internal controls.   She also brings with her industry experience with time spent during her career at Washington Group International, URS and AECOM. 
 

Staci  holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Idaho and has her certified public accountant license.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Certified Public Accountant License

Tim has 35 years of human resources experience and started his career at Granite 14 years ago as a human resources manager in Santa Clara, California.

Prior to this appointment, Tim was serving as the interim vice president of human resources and a member of the executive committee. Gruber is responsible for launching Granite’s Talent Summit program and is also leading Granite’s cultural change initiative. Before his most recent role, Tim served as human resources director for Granite’s California Group. Before joining Granite, he held two human resources director roles at the Apollo Group, and was a vice president of human resources for Vatterott College in Ladue, MO.

Tim received his B.A. from Humboldt State University, CA, and his M.A. from Saint Mary’s College, CA.

AFFILIATIONS

Parents Helping Parents Board of Directors 2000-2002

Exceptional Parents Unlimited Board of Directors 1996-1998

As Granite’s vice president of continuous improvement (CI), strategy and construction technology, Tracy is responsible for integrating CI and Strategy through lean practices, construction technology and innovation and operational planning at the group and division level. Tracy joined Granite in 1988 as a senior financial analyst and has served as the business manager for the Branch Division, the vice president of business and strategy for Granite West, and vice president for business administration for Granite and in 2013, Tracy led the deployment of CI throughout the organization.

Tracy is a proven leader with over more than 32 years of experience with heavy civil construction businesses and has a broad range of technical expertise covering financial management, budgeting and forecasting, strategic planning, IT business systems, business and process improvement.

Tracy received a BS in accounting for Nichols College in Dudley, MA.

Carlos is Senior Vice President of Operations Services and responsible for leading the companywide centers of excellence for Construction Services, Quality, Environmental, Equipment, A&E and Supply Chain. The centers of excellence works closely with our operations teams to implement industry best practices, standardize processes, policies and procedures while optimizing our capital expenditures and investments to meet the company’s growth and profitability goals.

Carlos earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Davis. He began his career at Granite as a project engineer in California responsible for estimating and management execution of numerous landmark projects. In 1997, he became the Chief Estimator in our acquisition of Gibbons & Reed in Utah where he served for the next 17 years as an Area Manager, Business Development Manager, Design-Build Leader, Construction Materials Manager and corporate National Asphalt Manager. He has also been involved in various corporate initiatives such as employee development, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and strategic plan implementations.