Leadership

DBIA Southwest Region Leadership 2009-2010

Chair
Drew Yaggy, P.E., DBIA

TDIndustries, Inc., Dallas, Texas

Drew Yaggy provides preconstruction and design services for TDIndustries, a facilities service and specialty construction company that serves the Southwest Region and Arizona. Drew holds a BS degree in Engineering from Texas Tech University and has over 35 years experience in design, estimating, and construction management of mechanical systems for of commercial, industrial, institutional and sports facilities. TDIndustries is an employee-owned company with more than 1600 partners, with annual revenues in excess of $300 million and ranked 48th among the Top 600 Specialty Contractors by Engineering News-Record in 2007. Drew joined TDIndustries in 1993 as Chief Engineer and earned his DBIA Professional designation in 2003.
Email: Drew.Yaggy@tdindustries.com
Phone: (972) 888-9303

Vice Chair
Douglas Herbst, DBIA

Brown and Caldwell Constructors, Houston, Texas

Douglas Herbst is the Vice President Business Development at Brown and Caldwell Constructors. Brown and Caldwell delivers engineering and business solutions to meet the environmental needs of public agencies, government and private industry.
Email: dherbst@brwncald.com
Phone: (713) 759-0999

Secretary
David J. Bowlin, DBIA

Broaddus & Associates, Austin, Texas

David Bowlin serves as Chief Operations Officer with Broaddus & Associates and brings over 25 years of diverse experience from the perspective of both the Owner and Design/Builder. David holds a BS in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Masters Degree in Construction Engineering and Management from Stanford University. Broaddus & Associates provides Master Planning, Programming, and Project Management services, is currently managing projects exceeding $2.5 Billion in value, and was ranked in the USA's Top 40 Program Managers by Engineering News Record.
Email: bowlin@broaddusassociates.com
Phone: (512) 329-8822

Treasurer
Thomas Statzula, DBIA

B & D Industries, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico

Tom has served as a Project Superintendent/Project Manager for B & D Industries Inc., a company specializing in electrical, telecommunications, fiber optics, mechanical and general contracting.
Email: statz@b-d-electric.com
Phone: (505) 991-3625

Immediate Past Chair
David Bloxom, DBIA

Speed Fab-Crete, Fort Worth, Texas

David is President of Speed Fab-Crete Corporation, a full-service design-build general contractor firm based in Fort Worth, Texas. The 56-year-old firm is the oldest, continuing structural precast concrete products firm in Texas. David holds a BS degree from Abilene Christian University and a Masters from the University of Chicago. He is also a DBIA designated professional.
Email: dbloxom@speedfab-crete.com
Phone: (817) 478-1137

Frank Callahan, AIA, DBIA

Callahan & Freeman Architects, Fort Worth, Texas

Frank is President of Callahan & Freeman Architects in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm specializes in the D-B delivery system, having worked and officed with Speed Fab-Crete, a design-build general contractor, for the last 20 years. Projects have included retail, office, religious, educational, and governmental buildings. Frank has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from University of Texas, and is a licensed architect in Texas and Arizona, and holds his national architectural certification. He is also a DBIA designated professional.
Email: fcallahan@cfarchitects.com
Phone: (817) 478-1765

Kevin Gierc, DBIA, MBA

Benham Constructors, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Kevin Gierc is responsible for the Federal development program of Benham and serves as the Managing Director of Development. Gierc has over 17 years of construction experience and holds a B.S. in Construction Sciences from Clemson University and a M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. Benham is one of the largest integrated DesignBuild firms in the country and is a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC. Together they have over 44,000 employees and $9+ billion and annual revenues. Mr. Gierc has a broad background including project management, operational management, procurement, internal audit, and business development. His areas of specialty are in strategic development, performance risk management, and finance.
Email: kevin.gierc@benham.com
Phone: (405) 812-8792

Homer Guy, PE, AIA, DBIA, LEED AP

Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc., San Antonio, Texas

Homer Guy has more than 35 years of worldwide architectural and engineering design, design-build, construction, and public works experience. He holds an Architecture Bachelors from Iowa State University and a Masters of Architectural Engineering from Oklahoma State University and is a registered architect and professional engineer (civil). He is an active member of AIA, ASTM, AGC and a Fellow in the Society of American Military Engineers as well as a member of the DBIA Water/Wastewater Conference Planning Committee and secretary of the DBIA's Sustainability committee. He completed military service as an Air Force civil engineering colonel and is the author of numerous design-build, sustainability, and small business publications and presentations.
Email: hguy@rkci.com
Phone: (210) 699-9090

Nathan Jacob Koob, AIA, LEED AP

Crafton Tull Sparks, Tulsa, Oklahoma

With a strong background in design, Nathan is passionate about taking projects from conceptual napkin sketch to grand opening ceremony. His motivation is in helping clients reach the next level and move their program forward. Nathan understands that any successful sports facility must invoke an experience and he thrives on leading a team in taking a bold, refreshing approach to sports venue design. Nathan is a graduate of the Oklahoma State University School of Architecture and has eleven years of experience specializing in healthcare and sports architecture. Nathan currently serves as the director of sports for Crafton Tull Sparks, a 250 person, full-service architectural and engineering firm with 6 offices located in the midwest. He is a licensed practicing architect in Oklahoma and is a LEED accredited professional. Nathan served as the design team project manager on the recently completed Simpson Athletics and Academic Center project at Baylor University via a fast-track, design-build process in partnership with the BECK Group. This new facility has been instrumental in moving Baylor's athletic programs forward and also received LEED silver certification this past spring, becoming the city of Waco's and Baylor University's first LEED certified building. As a proponent of the design-build delivery method, Nathan understands first-hand the significance and value afforded to building owners when the architect and contractor are partnered in a true team relationship. When not sketching on napkins, Nathan enjoys traveling the world with his wife, often in search of Art Nouveau architecture.
Email: nathan.koob@craftontullsparks.com
Phone: (918) 588-4048

Janet E. Lacy, R.A.

Wilson & Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Janet E. Lacy was formerly a Staff Architect with Albuquerque Public Schools Department of Facilities Design + Construction. Prior to joining APS in 2006, she spent almost ten years as a design-build project manager with Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers in Albuquerque. Janet has worked with many clients as they employ design build project delivery for the first time. She has received several project recognitions, including the 2005 Southwest Contractors Magazine Best New Mexico Design-Build Project for the National Security Sciences Building in Los Alamos, and the ACEC National Recognition Award for the Strategic Computing Complex.
Email: jelacy@wilsonco.com
Phone: (505) 348-4135

Randy C. Landers, DBIA

Office of Asset Management, US Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Dallas, Texas

Randy Landers, DBIA is an architect for the Office of Asset Management of the US Immigration & Customs Enforcement - Department of Homeland Security in Dallas. Randy is a DBIA designated professional and holds a Bachelors of Science in Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Email: randyclanders@yahoo.com
Phone: (214) 915-6226

Susan Lipka

U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Susan Lipka is the Associate Vice President for Capital Planning & Management Services at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world's most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. M.D. Anderson also was recognized as the 2008 recipient of the U.S. News and World Report's top hospital for cancer treatment in the nation, an honor which the cancer center has received six times within the past 8 years. Lipka is responsible for $3 billion in new construction and renovation projects for the institution. She is in charge of providing facilities planning, design services, space guidelines, interior standards, real estate services, construction management services, and wayfinding standards to M.D. Anderson's vast main campus located in the Texas Medical Center and at additional sites throughout the state. Lipka is a 30-year veteran in the development of major clinical and research facilities. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Indiana University. She is considered an expert in the construction and design of world-class facilities.
Email: slipka@mdanderson.org
Phone: (713) 792-7796

Benjamin E. Martin, DBIA AC

Baucom, LLC, San Antonio, Texas

Benjamin E. Martin has over 10 years of professional experience in the construction industry and holds a B.S. in Construction Science from Texas A&M University. This experience includes field management, preconstruction and project management in hospitality, retail, office and government projects. Ben is currently a President of Baucom, LLC, a general contractor and design-build firm in San Antonio, Texas.
Email: bmartin@baucomconstruction.com
Phone: (210) 842-3004

Randy N. Nance, DBIA

Flintco, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Randy Nance serves as a Pre-Construction Manager Director of Business Development for Flintco, Inc's , Oklahoma City office. He has a Bachelors Degree in Construction Management from Oklahoma State University and over 22 years experience in the construction industry. Flintco, Inc. is part of The Flintco Companies and is the largest American Indian owned construction company in the world with annual revenues of close to over a billion dollars and more than 800 employees nationwide. Flintco, Inc. was most recently listed as the number 72 ranked provider of design-build services.
Email: RNance@flintco.com
Phone: (405) 670-6307

Peter Narvarte

Flintco, Inc., Austin, Texas

Pete Narvarte, LEED® AP, serves as Preconstruction Services Manager for the Flintco Texas Division based in Austin, Texas. With over 13 years of experience, Pete's expertise includes scope and cost management, scheduling, constructability review, estimating, value analysis and bid packaging. Pete provides project development expertise during the design phase to help customers define needs and determine scope based on his experience in project management and field operations. Peter's previous projects include the $250 million Grand Avenue Bus Depot and Central Maintenance Facility in Queens, New York, a design-build, green-built project for the New York City Transit Authority. It was the largest project of its kind in North America and is used as a model for Transportation Authorities around the country. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Email: PNarvarte@flintco.com
Phone: (512) 563-6707

John W. Nassen

Ford Nassen & Baldwin P.C., Dallas, Texas

JOHN W. NASSEN, born Fergus Falls, Minnesota, April 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin; 1977, Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Claims Court. Education: Luther College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1976). Adjunct Member, Board of Directors, Design-Build Institute of America Southwest Chapter, 2000-Present. Member, Board of Directors, Associated Builders and Contractors North Texas Chapter, 1993-1995. Member: Dallas (Board of Directors, Construction Law Section, 1994-1996 and 2002-2005); American (Fidelity and Surety Law, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Forum on the Construction Industry). Bar Associations: State Bar of Texas (Governing Counsel, Construction Law Section, 2003-2006); State Bar of Wisconsin. National Panel of Construction Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Legal Affairs Advisory Panel, QUOIN, 2004 -Present. Member, National Bond Claims Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Construction Law; Surety Law; Commercial Arbitration.
Email: jwnassen@fordnassen.com
Phone: (214) 523-5110

Hugh Sanford, LEED AP

The Beck Group, Austin, Texas

Hugh Sanford is a professional construction manager for The BECK Group. He has a Bachelor of Science in Construction Science degree from the University of Oklahoma and over 30 years of experience in the industry. Before joining BECK in 1998, Hugh worked for over seven years as an Engineer Technician for both Civil and Environmental Engineering firms. For BECK, Hugh brings many skills to his projects, particularly project management and administration of multi-million dollar projects, including estimating, submittals, procurement, and subcontract management. His field expertise includes surveying, material testing, mapping, construction and logistics.
Email: hughsanford@beckgroup.com
Phone: (210) 639-8586

John P. Shanks III, DBIA

NoteVault, Inc., Dallas, Texas

John Shanks is the first and current Chapter President of the North Texas DBIA Chapter. He is on the development team for ING Clarion a global commercial Real Estate Owner and Developer. After graduating in the School of Architecture at Texas A&M with a degree in Building Construction, he worked in each of the major components of the AE/C industry. During John's 30 plus years of experience in the industry he has been an Owner / Developer, Architect, General Contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Manufacturer and construction software provider. His understanding of what everyone brings to the table on a construction project helps as he sources pertinent speakers for local chapter meetings in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area.
Email: john.shanks@ingclarion.com
Phone: (214) 295-7275

John Thompson, DBIA, JD, MLM

JE Dunn Construction, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

John Thompson, DBIA, is Vice President, Oklahoma for JE Dunn Construction. JE Dunn is one of the largest construction contractors in the United States with a strong market in alternative delivery systems including design-build. Thompson received his Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University, his Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa, and a Masters of Law from George Washington University.
Email: John.Thompson@jedunn.com
Phone: (405) 302-4500

David Webb

Demar LTD, Houston, Texas

David Webb serves as Vice President of Operations with Demar, LTD. Mr. Webb has thirty-two years of experience in the Houston construction market, both in the field and in management. Beginning as a union carpenter, David developed construction skills while working as a superintendent, estimator, project manager, and division manager. David is an LEED accredited professional who has written and taught regarding green building practices and sustainable design. He has appeared on television promoting green building practices. David is an active member of the CEFPI, Rice Design Alliance, U.S. Green Building Council, SMPS, ABC and the University of Houston MBA Alumni Association.
Email: Alicia.Hannah@demar-ltd.com
Phone: (713) 963-0930