Meet McCarthy's Team Leaders
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Mike Bolen
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman
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Derek Glanvill
President/Chief Operating Officer
Located in St. Louis -
Frances Choun
Vice President, Business Development
Located in San Francisco -
Jim Curcio
Preconstruction Director, Water Services
Located in Phoenix -
Stacy Robben, CPSM, LEED AP BD+C
Director, Business Development, Illinois
Located in St. Louis -
Lee Jarboe
Director, Client Services
Located in Atlanta -
Rich Henry
President, Northern Pacific Division
Located in San Francisco -
Robert "Bo" Calbert
President, Southwest Region
Located in Phoenix -
Jim Eaton
Vice President, Business Development
Located in Atlanta -
Ryan Freeman
Director, Business Development
Located in St. Louis -
Doug Audiffred
Chief Financial Officer
Located in St. Louis -
Paul Yeomans
Director, Hospitality and Gaming
Located in Las Vegas -
Kevin Kuntz
President, Southeast Division
Located in Atlanta -
Ryan Molen
Director, Business Development
Located in St. Louis -
James Madrid
Vice President, Business Development
Located in Newport Beach -
Aaron Alhady
Vice President, Sacramento Area Manager
Located in Sacramento -
Kyle Masters
Manager, Business Development
Located in Dallas -
Matt Lawson
Senior Vice President/General Counsel
Located in St. Louis -
Lori Winsor
Director, Business Development
Located in Sacramento -
Christopher Peck, JD, AICP
Vice President, Business Development
Located in Dallas -
Shannon Marquez, LEED AP BD+C
Manager, Business Development
Located in Sacramento -
Tom Felton
President, MC Industrial
Located in St. Louis -
Tara Malloy
Director, Client Services
Located in Phoenix -
Dan Cates
Director, Business Development Healthcare
Located in St. Louis -
Michael McWay
President, Texas Division
Located in Dallas -
Jaime Garrido, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Director, Client Services
Located in Phoenix -
Erin Valentine
Director Federal Programs
Located in St. Louis -
Jerry Schreiber
Business Development Director – MC Industrial
Located in St. Louis -
Scott Wittkop, LEED AP BD+C
President, Central Division
Located in St. Louis -
Paul King
Director, Business Development
Located in San Diego -
Randy Highland
President, California Region
Located in Newport Beach -
Scott Lawrence, LEED AP BD+C
Director, Business Development-Healthcare
Located in Newport Beach -
Ronald Hall, LEED AP BD+C
Executive Vice President, Southern California Division
Located in San Diego -
Jim Contratto
Vice President, Science & Technology
Located in St. Louis -
Cam Walker
Director, Business Development
Located in Las Vegas -
Gary McGrath, LEED AP BD+C
Director
Located in Atlanta -
Tad Lewis
Vice President
Located in Houston -
Michael Duffy, LEED AP BD+C
Director of Federal Programs
Located in Dallas -
Ray Sedey
Executive Vice President
Located in Las Vegas -
Shad Bowman
Director, Business Development-Water Services
Located in Phoenix -
Chris Jacobson
Vice President — Healthcare Preconstruction
Located in Phoenix -
Sara Hill
Director, Business Development-Education/Parking Structures
Located in Newport Beach

Mike Bolen
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman
28 Years with McCarthy
Located in Newport Beach and St. Louis
U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, B.S. General Engineering
University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Master of Fine Arts in Guidance and Counseling
The first non-McCarthy family member to lead the company as its chief executive, Mike Bolen has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry. In his current role, Bolen directs the company's strategic planning efforts.
Prior to the CEO position, Bolen was the company's Pacific Region President and served as executive vice president of operations and senior vice president of construction services. Bolen joined McCarthy's Phoenix office as a carpenter superintendent in 1981 and later was director of operations for McCarthy's parking division.
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Derek Glanvill
President/Chief Operating Officer
12 Years with McCarthy
Located in St. Louis
University of Natal in Durbin, South Africa, B.S. Civil & Structural Engineering
Derek Glanvill currently serves as the corporate president and chief operating officer for McCarthy, overseeing all operations for the builder's divisions and affiliates. In addition to construction operations, he is responsible for all corporate functions including developing new market areas, overseeing employee training, human resources, information technology, risk management, corporate communications and enhancing safety and quality programs.
Prior to his current position, Glanvill served as executive vice-president for McCarthy's Midwest Division. He has more than 25 years experience in the construction industry and has focused on a broad spectrum of national and international markets.
In addition to his work at McCarthy, Glanvill actively participates in a wide variety of civic and charitable endeavors. Currently, he sits on both the board of directors and private sector infrastructure council for the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association, and is a member of the Regional Business Council, the Associated General Contractors and the Young Presidents Organization, among others. Further, he also serves on the board of directors for St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation Board, Wyman, a nationally recognized organization that prepares disadvantaged youth to lead successful lives and build strong communities, and the Make-A-Wish® Foundation Chapter for St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield.
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Frances Choun
Vice President, Business Development
13 Years with McCarthy
Located in San Francisco
University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, B. Arch.
Frances Choun is a principal and vice president for the Northern Pacific Division. She develops and maintains business relationships with clients throughout the region.
Choun launched her career in architecture, where she developed an interest in the construction side of the business. Her exposure to the construction industry eventually led to her transition into the field. As an industry expert, Frances is regularly called upon by local media and invited as a speaker on panels to address construction industry trends and has been published in both business and trade press.
In addition, Frances is the Immediate Past President of the Commercial Real Estate Women—San Francisco board; Past President of the board of directors for the San Francisco Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center; and a member of the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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Jim Curcio
Preconstruction Director, Water Services
24 Years with McCarthy
Located in Phoenix
Arizona State University, Tempe - B.S. in Construction Engineering
During his career with McCarthy, Jim Curcio has held a variety of positions including project engineer, project manager, procurement manager and division safety and quality director. For nearly a decade, he has specialized in providing preconstruction services for water/wastewater projects in the Southwest. Currently, Curcio is an active member of American Water Works Association, Arizona's Builders' Alliance, Arizona Public Works Association, AZWater Association and the Water Environment Federation.
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Stacy Robben, CPSM, LEED AP BD+C
Director, Business Development, Illinois
Located in Collinsville, Illinois
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
B.L.S. emphasis in Mass Communications
Stacy is responsible for client development in a five state region with a focus on education and healthcare. She brings 20 years of client relations and marketing experience in the built environment.
Stacy is a LEED® Accredited Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). She is past president of the St. Louis chapter of Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) and is a Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM). In addition, Stacy is a member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and a service associate member of Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO). She serves on the education committee for Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA).
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Lee Jarboe
Director, Client Services
3 Years with McCarthy
Located in Atlanta
University of Houston - B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Management
Lee Jarboe is responsible for securing business opportunities for McCarthy in the university, science and technology and government market sectors throughout the Southeastern United States. She brings to clients more than 10 years of client relations and marketing experience in the Atlanta region to McCarthy clients.
Jarboe has served as president of the Society for Marketing Professional Services Georgia Chapter and currently serves as the leader of the Georgia A/E/C Leadership Roundtable.
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Rich Henry
President, Northern Pacific Division
30 Years with McCarthy
Located in San Francisco
University of Missouri – Rolla, B.S. Civil Engineering
Golden Gate University in San Francisco, M.B.A.
Rich Henry is responsible for overseeing all McCarthy operations in the Northern Pacific region of the United States. He has been with McCarthy for his entire career, starting as a project engineer, and then working his way up as project manager, senior project manager, project director and vice president. Henry has worked on a wide variety of projects including hospitals, microelectronics facilities, convention centers and parking structures and has been instrumental in establishing McCarthy as a leader in K-12 and higher education facility school construction.
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Robert "Bo" Calbert
President, Southwest Region
28 Years with McCarthy
Located in Phoenix
Missouri State University, B.S. Construction Technology Management
Pittsburg State University, M.S. Construction Management
Having on-site experience in a wide range of project types (healthcare, education and water/wastewater plants to hospitality and office buildings) gives Bo Calbert the background to oversee McCarthy's presence in the Southwest. During his career with McCarthy, Calbert has worked in four McCarthy divisions, and held a variety of positions including project engineer, project manager, project director and vice president, operations. As President of the Southwest Region for the last ten years, McCarthy’s presence has grown in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah with revenue growing from $200 million to $700 million. McCarthy continues to provide service to the firm’s traditional markets and is expanding into renewable energy and industrial markets.
Calbert serves on the board of Arizona Builders Alliance, Arizona Contractors Association, Alliance for Construction excellence, AGC’s Project Delivery Committee and COBA Business Advisory (MSU)
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Jim Eaton
Vice President, Business Development
14 Years with McCarthy
Located in Atlanta
University of Illinois, Masters degrees in both Civil Engineering Construction Management and Architecture
A 17-year industry veteran, Jim Eaton has spent his entire career at McCarthy in operations and business development. Having progressed through field operations within the company, Eaton has served in roles from project engineer through project director. He brings a solid and first-hand understanding of the challenges our clients face and the solutions that McCarthy provides. Currently, located in Atlanta, Eaton is the leader of client services and business development for all McCarthy market sectors across the Southeastern United States.
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Ryan Freeman
Director, Business Development
5 Years with McCarthy
Located in St. Louis
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Ryan manages marketing, client service and business development activities for McCarthy in the St. Louis region. Along with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Freeman has 10 years construction operations experience, the last five being at McCarthy. Rising through the ranks from Project Engineer to Manager, he worked on a wide variety of project types including healthcare, higher education, industrial and commercial. Freeman now utilizes that practical construction experience in business development to provide value and insight to McCarthy customers.
Ryan is involved with the St. Louis Construction Careers Center helping develop the construction work force of tomorrow.
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Doug Audiffred
Chief Financial Officer
15 Years with McCarthy
Located in St. Louis
Illinois State University, B.S. Accounting
Doug Audiffred is responsible for maintaining, at the highest level, the finance and accounting components of McCarthy including cash management, investments, internal audit and financial reporting. With more than 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, Audiffred is past president and current member of the St. Louis Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association and past advisory board member of the Regional Union Construction Center.

Paul Yeomans
Director, Hospitality and Gaming
1 Year with McCarthy
Located in Las Vegas
Drexel University – B.S. in civil engineering with a concentration in construction management and structural design
Paul Yeomans is responsible for developing client and industry relationships within the hospitality/gaming/entertainment industry. He brings more than two decades of development and construction experience, specifically managing in excess of $1.2 billion in development for MGM Resorts International.
Throughout his tenure with MGM Resorts, Yeomans successfully directed the construction activities and capital improvements of Las Vegas MGM Mirage properties as well as the Beau Rivage and Gold Strike properties in Mississippi. He accredits his success to unwavering values that include integrity, hard work, dedication and personal commitment.
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Kevin Kuntz
President, Southeast Division
27 Years with McCarthy
Located in Atlanta
North Dakota State University, Bachelor of Science Construction Management
A 34-year veteran of the construction industry, Kevin Kuntz is responsible for all McCarthy activities in the Southeast Division. He began in the industry working for his father's general contracting firm as an iron worker and a carpenter. Upon joining McCarthy, he traveled around the country building healthcare and research facilities. Kuntz spent 13 years in St. Louis where he ran the operations for the Midwest Division before moving to Atlanta to start the Southeast Division.
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Ryan Molen
Director, Business Development
1 year with McCarthy
Located in St. Louis
University of Kansas – Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Rockhurst University – Masters in Business Administration, Finance
Ryan Molen manages client relationships within McCarthy’s Federal and Science & Technology business units. He is also developing opportunities in the Hospitality/Gaming/Entertainment market segment. His current focus includes Native American projects and the Department of Energy’s national laboratories.
Molen brings over 16 years of construction industry experience in business development and strategic planning to McCarthy. He has spent the last 4 years focusing on project development and corporate strategy for a top 25 federal construction firm. Additionally, he managed the firm’s marketing, advertising and public relations.
Molen serves on the board of the Kirkwood, Missouri Industrial Development Authority and is a founding member and past chairman of the Wyman YLB Board. He is also involved with the AGC of St. Louis and is the past chairman of the New Membership Policy Committee. He is a 2007 graduate of the Construction Leadership Institute at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville.
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James Madrid
Vice President, Business Development
2 Years with McCarthy
Located in Newport Beach
California State University, Long Beach, B.S. Construction Management Engineering
Madrid is responsible for maintaining and growing McCarthy’s Education Services and Commercial/Government markets in Southern California The Education group focuses on K-12 schools, community college and university markets. McCarthy’s Commercial/Government group delivers work in the Transportation, Local and Federal markets as well as Commercial building opportunities. With more than 25 years of business development and operations construction industry experience, he is an active member of the Coalition of Adequate School Housing (CASH) and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).
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Aaron Alhady
Vice President, Sacramento Area Manager
19 Years with McCarthy
Located in Sacramento
California State University-Chico, B.S. Construction Management
A 22-year construction veteran, Aaron Alhady is responsible for overseeing operations and business relationships with clients throughout the greater Sacramento region. Alhady joined McCarthy in 1989 where he worked in the operations department overseeing divisional planning and scheduling functions in the company's Irvine and Sacramento offices. Prior to his appointment to vice president, Alhady oversaw business development and client services in the region. He is also a Class C GC license holder in the state of California.
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Kyle Masters
Manager, Business Development
5 Years with McCarthy
Located in Texas
Texas A&M University, B.B.A. in Marketing
Texas A&M University Commerce, Master of Business Administration
Kyle Masters develops and maintains relationships with clients and building partners in Texas and plays a pivotal role in identifying and prioritizing project opportunities in the region. With seven years of experience in the architecture, engineering and construction industry, Masters' business development responsibilities are focused on heavy civil and infrastructure market sectors throughout Texas.
Masters is an active member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services, Water Environment Association of Texas, and the American Water Works Association. He is also a member of the ABC/AGC North Texas chapter and the Dallas Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals.
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Matt Lawson
Senior Vice President/General Counsel
7 years with McCarthy
Located in Newport Beach and St. Louis
Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, Bachelor of Arts Economics, English and Business
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Juris Doctorate
Lawson is responsible for McCarthy legal affairs nationwide. Working with the rest of the McCarthy Legal Department, his responsibilities include legal risk management, coordination of claims resolution, and developing contracting approaches/procedures and field/administrative procedures. Lawson began with McCarthy as Division counsel and then associate general counsel prior to assuming his current position as senior vice president/general counsel.

Lori Winsor
Director, Business Development
5 Years with McCarthy
Located in Sacramento
California State University-Sacramento, B.A. in Psychology;
U.C. Davis Extension, Construction Management Certificate
Lori Winsor is responsible for developing and maintaining business relationships with clients throughout the greater Sacramento region. With more than 19 years of marketing and sales experience, the last seven of which have been in the construction industry, she is an active member of Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO), Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) and Community College Facilities Coalition (CCFC).
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Christopher Peck, JD, AICP
Vice President, Business Development
11 Years with McCarthy
Located in Texas
Southwest Texas State University, B.A. Political Science
South Texas College of Law, J.D.
A leader in urban redevelopment and revitalization, Peck's mission is to nurture and sustain relationships with the building community throughout Texas and lead the marketing/new business efforts of McCarthy's Texas Division. He has more than 22 years of experience in master planning, project and program management, project financing and business development. He is a licensed attorney and a certified urban planner.
Peck serves on several industry boards and committees and is past chair of the North Texas Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABCNT).
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Shannon Marquez, LEED AP BD+C
Manager, Business Development
7 Years with McCarthy
Located in Sacramento
Sonoma State University - B.A. in Communications
Shannon Marquez focuses on developing and maintaining business relationships with clients throughout the greater Sacramento and Central Valley regions, with a focus on the healthcare, gaming and parking structure markets.
She is actively involved in the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization and the Society for Marketing Professional Services.
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Tom Felton
President, MC Industrial
25 Years with McCarthy/MC Industrial (an independent McCarthy company)
Located in St. Louis
Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration in construction management
Tom Felton oversees all operations for MC Industrial, Inc., an independent McCarthy company. Felton began with McCarthy as a project engineer, spending much of his career in industrial construction. During his career he moved up to become vice president, industrial services prior to being selected as president of newly formed MC Industrial in 2005.
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Tara Malloy
Director, Client Services
10 Years with McCarthy
Located in Phoenix
Tara Malloy is responsible for marketing and client services, particularly in K-12 education for McCarthy's Southwest Division. She has over 20 years experience in the construction and development industries. She is a graduate of the year-long Leadership Development Forum with the Arizona Builders' Alliance and is active with the American Subcontractors Association, Arizona Contractors Association and the Arizona Association of School Business Officials.
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Dan Cates
Director, Business Development Healthcare
2 year with McCarthy
Located in St. Louis
Dan Cates is responsible for establishing and maintaining healthcare client and partner relationships for the Central Division of McCarthy. Based out of St. Louis, Cates assists healthcare facilities from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast. He brings nearly 30 years of experience to the table, a decade of this experience specifically focused on the healthcare industry. In addition to his responsibilities with McCarthy, Cates is an active member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and an advisory board member for the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo.
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Michael McWay
President, Texas Division
27 Years with McCarthy
Located in Texas
University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S. Industrial Engineering
Mike McWay is responsible for all McCarthy activities in Texas. A 27-year veteran of the construction industry, McWay joined McCarthy right out of college as a field engineer, and has benefited from working in virtually every department of the company. He has led the building of numerous high-tech and healthcare projects in the state of Texas, and has consistently been recognized as a team leader and player -attributes he now brings to clients and partners in the Texas marketplace.
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Jaime Garrido, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Director, Client Services
3 Years with McCarthy
Located in Albuquerque/Phoenix
University of Phoenix, Master of Business Administration; Universidad Central del Este, Dominican Republic, Bachelor of Arts Architecture
Garrido is responsible for developing business relationships in New Mexico and within higher education in the Southwest. He comes to McCarthy with nearly 20 years of experience working as an architect and an owner. He is a member of the AIA, a Registered Architect and an active member in the Society for College and University Planning.
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Erin Valentine
Director Federal Programs
9 Years with McCarthy
Located in St. Louis
St. Louis University, B.A. in Psychology
Washington University, Masters in Business Administration
Erin Valentine joined McCarthy in 2001, working with project teams to develop new solutions to enhance project delivery. She expanded her role to include business development for the firm’s Healthcare Business Unit, working within the healthcare industry to create new business opportunities for McCarthy’s Central Division for healthcare clients from the Rockies to the East Coast of the United States. Currently, Valentine leads the company’s efforts to support project acquisition and delivery in the Federal Market, working within the AEC industry and with specific federal agencies across the United States.
Valentine, a member of the Society of American Military Engineers, obtained her MBA in 2008 from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Jerry Schreiber
Business Development Director – MC Industrial
Located in Northwest Indiana
6 Years with McCarthy
St. Joseph's College, Purdue University Construction Management
Schreiber brings 43 years of experience to the team—the last four with MC Industrial. Jerry has spent his career managing construction services to the steel, manufacturing and power industries. He is Past President of the National Erectors Association—Association of Union Constructors Board of Directors and currently serves on the Labor Committee for the organization. He is one of the 14 contractor representatives of the National Maintenance Agreement Policy Commmittee, which governs the NMAPC program.
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Scott Wittkop, LEED AP BD+C
President, Central Division
24 Years with McCarthy
Located in St. Louis
Iowa State University, Bachelor of Science Construction Engineering
Scott Wittkop, president of the new Central Division headquartered in St. Louis, oversees McCarthy operations in the states east of the Rockies as well as its healthcare, science and technology, Federal and Missouri/Illinois business units.
Wittkop joined McCarthy as a project engineer in 1986. He has spent the last 24 years moving up through the ranks of the organization, relocating for the company nine times to manage projects around the Central Division. One of his most notable projects was the 1.4 million-square-foot Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
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Paul King
Director, Business Development
Located in San Diego
University of Cincinnati, B.A. in Business Administration
King is responsible for maintaining solid client relationships, building strong project teams, and pursuing new business opportunities in the San Diego region. He brings nearly 10 years of experience in the construction industry.
In addition to his responsibilities with McCarthy, King is a former board member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services Orange County and served as a committee member for Design-Build Institute of America Western Region. He is also an active participant with Canstruction and the March of Dimes.
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Randy Highland
President, California Region
23 Years with McCarthy
Located in Newport Beach
Bradley University, Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering
With a passion for building, Randy Highland brings nearly 30 years of experience in the construction industry to his position as president of the California Region. In this role, Highland oversees all company operations and provides the necessary leadership to maintain McCarthy's established position as the leading community builder in California.
Highland joined McCarthy in 1988 and has served in a variety of leadership positions including Preconstruction Director, Director of Parking Structures, TQM Director, Project Director, and Executive Vice President, Operations. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as President of McCarthy’s Nevada/Utah Division from 2004-2011.
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Scott Lawrence, LEED AP BD+C
Director, Business Development-Healthcare
8 Years with McCarthy
Located in Southern California
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Construction Management – University of Wisconsin
Scott manages marketing and business development for Southern California’s Healthcare market. With more than 10 years of construction industry experience under his belt, including eight years as a McCarthy employee, he combines valuable field experience with strong relationship skills to bring greater understanding of the building process to clients and prospects in the complicated healthcare market. Having progressed through field operations within the company, Scott has served in roles from project engineer to MEP superintendent to project manager, where he gained extensive technical expertise and knowledge of OSHPD protocol. Scott’s LEED AP credentials will aid our clients as sustainability becomes more prominent in hospital design and construction.
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Ronald Hall, LEED AP BD+C
Executive Vice President, Southern California Division
22 Years with McCarthy
Located in San Diego
Texas Tech University, B.S. Construction Engineering Technology
Ron Hall is responsible for overseeing business development, estimating and operations for McCarthy in the San Diego area. He is also responsible for ensuring that McCarthy provides services that exceed owner expectations by integrating McCarthy estimating, scheduling, accounting, safety, Management Information Systems and contract services into the project is the region on an as needed basis.
Hall is affiliated with the Urban Land Institute, Construction Specifications Institute, International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers and the Associated General Contractors. Hall recently became a LEED Accredited Professional through the USGBC.
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Jim Contratto
Vice President, Science & Technology
10 Years with McCarthy
Located in St. Louis
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Bachelor of Arts in Design
Jim Contratto, a 27-year construction industry veteran, manages business development activities for McCarthy’s Science & Technology business unit. Jim has served as an architectural Project Manager for several firms, Construction Project Manager and Chief Estimator. At McCarthy, Contratto served the Science and Technology business unit as preconstruction director overseeing estimating, value analysis and cost control activities for a variety of clients such as Cornell University, Sigma-Aldrich, Washington University and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Jim serves on the St. Louis County Business Expansion and Retention Committee and is a member of the Design/Build Institute of America, Associated General Contractors, and a volunteer for the Ronald McDonald House. He is also a voting member for the Global Lab of the Year Award.
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Cam Walker
Director, Business Development
2 Years with McCarthy
Located in Las Vegas
UNLV, Master of Public Administration
Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management Bachelor of Science in Business
Cam Walker brings over 15 years of experience in the Southern Nevada marketplace to his role as business development director in Las Vegas. He is responsible for developing McCarthy's strategic-business relationships while overseeing the division's marketing, client services and business development activities in Nevada and Utah.
As a fourth generation Nevadan and current City Councilman, Walker has worked with all state and local governments; in addition to being actively involved in a large variety of projects throughout Southern Nevada. Walker takes great pride in the community and has served 10 years as a hospital foundation board member and officer. Additionally, he is currently serving on the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board, the Executive Board of the Nevada Development Authority, the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition Board, and the Clark County Debt Management Commission for Southern Nevada.
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Gary McGrath, LEED AP BD+C
Director
7 years with McCarthy
Located in Atlanta, Georgia
University of Cincinnati, Bachelor of Science, Construction Management
Gary is a 27 year construction industry veteran, with an operations and business development background. He began his career as Field Engineer - then progressed to Sr. Project Manager and ultimately to Project Executive, where he led and managed the operations of numerous large, complex healthcare, higher education and industrial projects throughout Ohio. Since joining McCarthy, Gary’s role as Operations Director put him in a position to lead preconstruction and operations of complex healthcare projects in the Southeast and Midwest.
Gary is currently a member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and the American Society of Hospital Engineers (ASHE).
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Tad Lewis
Vice President
1 Year with McCarthy
Located in Texas
Texas A & M University, B.S.
Tad Lewis develops and maintains business relationships with clients and partners in the Houston area and throughout the Rio Grande Valley. With more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Lewis offers knowledge of educational and liturgical facilities, retail complexes, healthcare facilities, commercial office buildings, retirement communities and multi-family housing. His extensive experience includes estimating, subcontract negotiations, project administration, cost control and scheduling. A LEED Accredited Professional, Lewis has served as a board member of Rice Design Alliance and Associated Builders and Contractors Greater Houston Chapter. He is also active in NAIOP, CoreNet, USGBC, AGC, CHPS, CEFPI, SMPS and ULI.
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Michael Duffy, LEED AP BD+C
Director of Federal Programs
United States Military Academy — Bachelor of Science, Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park — Masters of Science, Construction Management
George Mason University School of Law — Juris Doctor
Michael Duffy manages client relationships within McCarthy’s Federal business unit. His current focus includes military and civilian federal agency work primarily in Texas and the southwestern U.S.
Duffy brings over 30 years of construction and business development experience to McCarthy. As a Corps of Engineers Officer, he previously served as Vice President at Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Military Programs Directorate), and held other positions in Corps’ Districts, and on the Army and Secretary of Defense staffs. His military construction experience includes both domestic and international project experience.
In the private sector, he ran the European Operations of a leading international designer and later led the firm’s LEED® and Federal Programs practices. He spent the last ten years leading business development and project delivery on projects whose constructed value exceeded $500M in completed work on four continents.
He is a registered professional engineer, licensed attorney, and a LEED® Accredited Professional. Duffy currently serves on the International Committee of the Society of American Military Engineers and has held many leadership positions within the organization.

Ray Sedey
Executive Vice President
10 Years with McCarthy
Located in Las vegas
Montana State University, Bachelor of Science Construction Engineering
Having provided a decade of service to McCarthy clients, Ray Sedey has excelled in a multitude of senior management positions, including overseeing the largest public project the Nevada/Utah Division has completed to date. Through his expertise and leadership, Sedey has been a mentor to many within the division and currently plays a leading role overseeing the day-to-day activities of McCarthy’s Henderson office. His expertise on large-scale construction projects has allowed the division to diversify its portfolio with projects in the healthcare, hospitality and gaming, education, transportation, commercial, public and private markets. Sedey has also positioned himself as a valuable resource to owners and project partners.
Sedey displays great passion and commitment to the construction industry, as well as to the community. He plays an active role in the community through his involvement with the American Cancer Society and is actively involved with the Associated General Contractors of Nevada and the American Concrete Institute.
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Shad Bowman
Director, Business Development-Water Services
1 Year with McCarthy
Located in Phoenix
Heidelberg University, B.S. Physics & Environmental Biology
Shad joins McCarthy with 15 years of experience in the water industry, after having worked for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, environmental and engineering consulting companies, and large water utility companies in surface water, watershed and water utility roles. He is primarily focused on business development, client relationships and fostering projects in water and wastewater services in the Southwestern US.
Shad’s thorough understanding of the technical, sociological and regulatory aspects of water enable him to offer knowledgeable input on developing new water infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships. He is a member of several industry organizations, including the American Water Works Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Water Environmental Federation, and also served on a Project Advisory Committee for the Water Research Foundation.
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Chris Jacobson
Vice President — Healthcare Preconstruction
13 years in the industry
13 years with McCarthy
BS Construction Management — Northern Arizona University
Chris’s entire career has been spent at McCarthy, primarily in operations on large, complex healthcare projects. Chris has spent more than a decade working his way up from project engineer to project director and now acts as the leader of business development and preconstruction for healthcare and higher education projects in the Southwest Division. With extensive field and operations experience, Chris’ unique ability to understand the complexities of hospital design and construction has proven to be an asset to clients when planning projects. Chris is a member of the American Society of Healthcare Engineers and serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Arizona Society of Healthcare Engineers as Treasurer.
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Sara Hill
Director, Business Development-Education/Parking Structures
Located in Newport Beach
California State University, Fullerton
B.A. in Business Administration, emphasis in Marketing
Hill is responsible for maintaining and growing McCarthy’s business in the education (K-12), higher education, commercial, government and parking structure markets within Orange and Los Angeles counties as well as in the Inland Empire region of Southern California.
She has more than 11 years of marketing and business development experience in the architecture, engineering and construction industries. A founding board member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services - Orange County and past president of the organization, Hill has also served on the board for the Women’s Transportation Seminar and is a member of the Construction Management Association of America and the Design-Build Institute of America.
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