The Kear Civil Corporation Team

 
Executives

  • Marco Spagnuolo - Chairman

    Marco SpagnuoloMarco Spagnuolo is the Founder and Chairman of KEAR Civil Corporation.
    He possesses over 20 years of experience in the construction industry including carpentry pre-apprentice, project engineer, superintendent, project management, operations management and general management. Marco oversees all aspects of KEAR's operations, and focuses on providing KEAR with the infrastructure and strategic planning that leads to safe operations, satisfied clients and operational success.

     

  • Mike Fossett - President

    Mike FossettAs President, Mike Fossett is responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of KEAR Civil Corporation. Included in this responsibility is supervising the project management and estimating teams, as well as the marketing and procurement support staff. Mike has over 11 years of experience in the civil and industrial construction markets. Previously, Mike served as project manager and project engineer for over $55 Million in industrial construction projects including treatment plants, pump stations, fuel facility projects, and commercial development projects.

     
    • Estimating

  • Matt Smith - Chief Estimator

    Matt SmithAs KEAR's Chief Estimator, Matt Smith is responsible for the overall management of KEAR's estimating department. Matt provides construction cost estimates for all of KEAR's industrial construction services, while providing estimating support for KEAR's project managers. Matt's background is in heavy civil work specializing in the construction of water, wastewater, cast in place structures, roadway, boring, tunnel construction, mass excavation, and utilities installation. Matt has developed a thorough knowledge of the design, construction, and project closeout process working on jobs ranging from $50K to $30M.

     

  • Wil Odell - Estimator

    Wil OdellAs a recent graduate of Northern Arizona University, Wil joined the KEAR estimating team in October of 2011. Wil specializes in earthwork, grading and pipe estimates, and is well-versed in Agtek takeoff software. Wil provides estimating and project engineering support to KEAR's estimating and project management staff.

     
    • Project Management

  • Jacob Libby - Project Manager

    Jacob LibbyJake serves as a project manager for KEAR, specializing in industrial construction projects. From water/wastewater treatment plant projects to aviation fueling facilities, Jake has successfully and efficiently managed projects for KEAR in various geographical areas, while exceeding client expectations. Prior to becoming project manager, Jake served as a project engineer and intern, providing support for KEAR’s project management team.

     

  • Alan Menefee - Project Manager

    Alan MenefeeAlan possesses over 32 years of comprehensive construction experience specializing in the oil and petroleum construction markets. Alan serves as KEAR’s fueling facilities project manager, and provides project oversight on all of KEAR’s fuel related projects. His extensive knowledge of aviation fueling systems has earned him the reputation of being a well respected resource in the fuel facility construction industry.

     

  • Reshwat "Rumi" Haque - Project Engineer

    RumiRumi serves as a Project Engineer for KEAR, and provides construction documentation, quality control and procurement coordination support to our project managers and site superintendents. Rumi's vast experience in the water/wastewater industry, coupled with his design engineering team experience makes him an extremely important part of KEAR's industrial project team. With over 11 years of experience in both contracting and engineering on projects as large as $100 Million, Rumi brings a wealth of technical knowledge to the table. Rumi also provides our project team's with Computer Aided Drafting support for completion of our shop drawings and record documents.

     
    • Field Supervision

  • Randy Stokes - Superintendent

    Randy StokesWith over 15+ years of comprehensive grading, paving and underground (GPU) experience, Randy Stokes is responsible for the management and supervision of KEAR’s GPU projects. As a former division manager for a prominent paving subcontractor, Randy brings a wealth of knowledge of grading and asphalt paving to each project the he manages. His extensive experience with underground utilities and commercial site-work allows for KEAR to provide our clients a single source for their GPU needs on industrial and commercial projects.

     

  • Dan Welty - Superintendent

    Dan WeltyDan serves as one of KEAR’s senior superintendents on a wide variety of industrial projects. With over 25 years in the construction industry, Dan specializes in large scale projects with a focus on fuel facilities and water/wastewater treatment plants. Dan’s background includes supervising projects of over $22 million, along with hands on experience with structural concrete, mechanical piping, yard piping and process equipment installation and testing.

     

  • Rich Bauer - Superintendent

    Rich BauerWith over 25 years of gas and industrial project experience, Rich Bauer serves as a superintendent for KEAR on our utility and fuel facility projects. Rich’s primary background is in the gas utility industry, and his impeccable track record of completing high profile projects safely and on-time have made Rich a valuable resource for KEAR’s fuel facility construction operations. His attention to detail and ability to efficiently manage and schedule construction tasks enable Rich to successfully manage and supervise even the most complex projects.

     

  • Jill Welty - Project Engineer

    Jill WeltyAs project engineer, Jill provides field administrative support on KEAR’s larger industrial projects. Jill possesses over 8 years of construction administrative experience on both federal and private projects. Her extensive organizational skills, knowledge of construction documentation, and do what it takes attitude make Jill an vital part of KEAR’s industrial project teams.

     

  • Ruben Moreno Sr. - Superintendent

    Ruben Moreno Sr.Ruben serves as a superintendent for KEAR Civil Corporation's GPU and Fueling Facility Projects. Ruben's construction experience spans over 25 years, with a primary specialty in constructing mechanical process piping systems and fueling facilities. Rubens experience includes both federal, public and private facility construction. His most recent success was the completion of the Havasu Landing Fuel Facility for the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, and the US Airways Airbus Transition project at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

     

  • John Friend - Concrete Foreman

    John FriendJohn serves as a concrete foreman for KEAR Civil Corporation's projects with a requirement for concrete construction. He brings 26 years of structural concrete experience in both industrial and residential markets. He specializes in field layout, formwork, rebar and embed installation, along with coordinating and leading KEAR's concrete pours. His attention to detail adds exceptional value and quality to KEAR's concrete construction projects.

     
    • Safety & Quality Control

  • Jeff Nordstrand - Corporate Safety Consultant

    Jeff NordstrandKEAR employs Alliance Safety, a full time safety consultant to manage our corporate safety program. As owner and principal of Alliance Safety, Mr. Nordstrand is responsible for the development and implementation of KEAR's corporate safety and training programs. Jeff is a certified US Department of Labor OSHA Training Institute Construction Outreach Trainer, and a Southwest Safety Training Alliance Independent Trainer, and possesses over 20 years of construction safety training, management and inspection experience.

     

  • Kasra Nikkhah - Site Safety Officer

    Mr. Nikkhah has been continuously involved in environmental and construction health and safety, remediation, engineering and management since 1988. His experience includes health and safety compliance, health and safety program development, management and coordination of environmental projects. Mr. Kasra serves as a site safety and health officer for KEAR's federal construction projects. His specialties include regulatory compliance agency interface; Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, project inspections and clearance; and site-specific safety training programs. Kasra has a strong working knowledge of EPA, AQMD, OSHA, EM385, and DOT regulations.

     
    • Support

  • Eddie Antonelli - Purchasing Manager

    Eddie AntonelliAs KEAR’s purchasing manager, Eddy is responsible for all facets of supporting KEAR’s project managers and superintendents purchasing needs. With over 15 years of construction purchasing experience, Eddy’s wealth of civil and industrial construction allows for him to efficiently manage KEAR’s purchasing and procurement requests while meeting our demanding project requirements. Additionally, Eddy is responsible for the management and maintenance of KEAR’s equipment and truck fleet.

     

  • Candice Decker - Office Manager

    Candy DeckerAs office manager, Candice is responsible for KEAR’s accounts receivable, accounts payable and human resource administrative tasks. She possesses over 5 years of construction accounting experience, coupled with 10 years of financial industry experience. Candice also provides contract administrative support for KEAR’s officers, project managers and superintendents.