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Coastal Construction
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Owners, Principals & Senior Executives
Brian Perantoni Jr's Bio
Brian, a South Florida native, has over 21 years of construction management experience including extensive commercial and public work, airport and transportation projects, high-rise condominium towers, multi-family rental communities, hotels, and educational facilities. Brian oversees Coastal’s Palm Beach office including team and project management and the continual development of client and local market relationships.
Prior to joining Coastal, Brian was a project executive in the Miami and Houston, Texas markets with the US division of a large international general contractor for 17 years. Brian’s responsibilities included the full business cycle ranging from business development to project execution including project planning, scheduling, cost control, and technical field aspects. He was responsible for managing construction contracts over $2 billion in value.
Brian graduated from Florida International University with a Master of Science in Construction Management and received his Bachelor’s in Business Administration from St. Thomas University in Miami.
Patrick Erin Murphy's Bio
Congressman Patrick Erin Murphy is currently an Executive Vice President of Coastal Construction. He oversees Coastal’s diversification and growth as the company continues its expansion throughout Florida. Additionally, he co-chairs Coastal’s philanthropic arm, Coastal Cares. Patrick’s first job was a day laborer, then project engineer, estimating assistant and accounting manager with Coastal. After graduating from the University of Miami, Patrick worked at Deloitte where he earned his CPA license.
Patrick served in U.S. Congress, representing Palm Beach and Treasure Coast in the House of Representatives for four years (2013-2017) and was the nominee for the US Senate in 2016. After leaving office in 2017, he was named chair of the Future Forum Foundation, a nonprofit organization that researches key issues impacting millennials, such as automation, artificial intelligence and the sharing economy. Additionally, Patrick is conducting a bi-partisan nationwide tour of college campuses titled: “Why Gridlock Rules Washington and How We Can Solve the Crisis” that has visited 25 campuses nationwide. Patrick served as Transition Chairman for newly elected Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.
During the Fall 2017 semester, Patrick was a visiting Fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service in Washington D.C. and is currently a Senior Fellow at FIU. Patrick proudly serves as a board member of the Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, a homeless shelter for children.
Steve Silverman's Bio
Stephen brings over three decades of construction experience to his role at Coastal, where he is responsible for the complete management of assigned projects including all owner, architect and engineering relationships. Stephen has completed over 20 public and governmental projects and multiple projects throughout Miami-Dade County, and has responded to and provided services for disaster recovery operations. He is the president and founder of PANDORA Inc, the former executive vice president of the ALS Research Foundation at the University of Miami and a benefactor of the Florida Holocaust Museum.
Thomas Murphy Jr.'s Bio
If there’s one thing that a century of building has taught us, it’s that we’re only as good as our last job. We’ve built our reputation by treating each client personally and with the utmost importance. No matter the size of the project, the same rules apply. The same respect. The same integrity. The same passion. The same attention to detail. With every project we build, it’s not just our business on the line…it’s our family’s name and reputation.That is why at Coastal, It’s Not Just Business… It’s Personal.”
Tom built Coastal on a simple foundation…to provide quality service for a select group of clients through a hands-on approach. As the visionary behind his company, Tom has taken a family business and has grown it into a billion dollar corporate enterprise.
Todd Deller's Bio
Over his 30-year career, Todd developed a wealth of knowledge and experience with over 22 of those years in the AEC industry. Prior to locating to Miami to join Coastal, Todd was with one of the nation’s oldest and most respected design-builders based in Dallas, Texas. His international experience includes Mexico, Latin America, Asia, Africa, South Africa, Singapore, and China.
Todd is be responsible for overseeing all corporate finance as well as leading Coastal’s support services including information technology and organizational development. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Texas Lutheran University and has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Texas since 2001. Todd is a member of the Texas Society of CPA’s, a national member of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and member of the Miami-Dade CFMA Chapter.
Tom C Murphy's Bio
Tom C. Murphy joined the family business during summers and spring breaks while attending high school. Since beginning his full-time career at Coastal, he has held every position from field engineer up to his current position as Co-President. His overall responsibilities are new project acquisitions, including overseeing business development, sales, marketing, preconstruction, estimating, prequalification, owner contracts and Building Information Modeling (BIM).
Together Tom C. and his brother Sean are responsible for financial accountability, implementation of the corporate strategic plan, IT and risk management oversight. Mr. Murphy works closely with owners, design teams and in-house personnel to integrate design, pricing and constructability to accomplish the client’s goals.
Mr. Murphy is a state certified general contractor and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Building Construction from the University of Florida. He holds a LEED GA designation; is a member of the Board of Directors of Bass Museum, is a member of the UM Real Estate Advisory Board, member of three associations, the Association of General Contractors (AGC), Construction Association of South Florida (CASF) and Builders Association of South Florida (BASF). He also serves as guest speaker for UM / FIU / MDCPS Construction Schools
Estimating, Purchasing & Preconstruction
Chris christy's Bio
Chris is responsible for directing the pre-construction services for all projects, including the preparation of conceptual estimates, hard bids, proposals, value engineering and contract preparation. Prior to joining Coastal, he held positions in project engineering and estimating. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.
Les O'Bryan's Bio
Les has over 50 years of construction and estimating experience, over 25 of which have been in Florida. Les is a key leader in the estimating and budget preparation of each Coastal project through its preconstruction phase and transfer to operations. His proven industry knowledge of hard bids, proposals, value engineering and contract preparations are an asset to Coastal’s projects and clients. Les ensures that a complete scope of work is passed on to Coastal’s preconstruction team in order to develop a detailed estimate for each project.
Les has provided clients with all levels of estimating from Rough Order of Magnitude, to Schematic Budgets, to Cost Control Estimates, to Guaranteed Maximum Pricing, always meeting and exceeding client expectations. Born in Omaha, Les is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and a certified general contractor in the State of Florida.
Operations
George Adornato's Bio
George has over 43 years of construction including extensive oversight of the preconstruction to operations transition process which has been instrumental in the continued development of Coastal’s strategic planning efforts. George is responsible for executive level oversight of Coastal’s field operations including project planning, team development, schedule, quality, financial performance and overall client relationship and satisfaction.
Prior to joining Coastal, George held several senior executive positions with general contractors throughout the country. George has been involved in many large and high profile projects throughout the Southeastern United States including projects in North Carolina and Georgia.
George is a graduate of Southern Poly Tech in Marietta, Georgia and received a degree in Civil Engineering Technology. He is a member of the Construction Management Association of America, the American Society of Professional Estimators and Associated Builders and Contractors, among others.