Construction Magazine August 2017 | Page 27

CONSTRUCTION EXECUTIVES IN THE US

MARK KNIGHT

Foothills Contracting ( President ) Aside from serving as the President of Foothills Contracting , Knight has also been a Senior VP of the Associated General Contractors of America ( AGC ). Knight was the first person from the state of South Dakota to be given this position within the AGC because of his 30 yearsplus of experience in putting together some of the biggest construction projects in the U . S .

CHAD TYSON

Blach Construction ( General Superintendent ) As the General Superintendent of Blach Construction , Chad is the final decision maker on construction operations throughout the entire Bay Area . Tyson is known as an innovator in safety measures and has been tapped many times by the state of California for his expertise in this area . Blach Construction has been the recipient of the America Construction Safety Excellence Award and has been named a Cal-OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Contractor under Chad ’ s leadership . Chad has been at Blach for more than 20 years and also serves as the Chairman of the Santa Clara / San Benito Carpenter ’ s Training Committee for Northern California 5 .
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