Leadership

We walk our talk about shared success: Executive Construction believes in performance before profit. Project success and the reputations of all team members are paramount.

75+ Professional Office Staff

100+ Field Employees

John F. Blacketor

Chairman

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David Hetrick

Chief Executive Officer

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Chad Correll, LEED AP

Chief Operations Officer

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Mark Rakoczy

President

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Erin Fiegel, PLA, ASLA

Vice President, Marketing Director

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John Gandor

IT Director

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Tara Lane-Schmitz, M.A., PSY.D.

Director of Talent and Professional Development

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Glenn Jendra

Chief Financial Officer

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Matthew Liebing

Executive Vice President

Rob Daly

Executive Vice President

Michael Olson

Executive Vice President

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Dan Hewitt

Senior Vice President

Lee Robinson

Senior Vice President, Director of Field Operations

Rebecca Hosek

Accounting Manager

Reed Gallagher

VDC Director

Lindsay Hermer

HR Manager

David Sipes

Senior Vice President

Kevin Koronkowski

Senior Vice President

Matt Baumgartner

Senior Vice President

Josh Eggers

Director of SPE

Chad Correll, LEED AP

Chief Operations Officer

Chad leads overall operational performance of core market teams and management of internal processes. His leadership on many of our most notable and challenging building engagements helped develop our collaborative approach and operational excellence.

Mark Rakoczy

President

Mark champions our strategic growth in collaboration with market leaders. His portfolio includes our firm’s significant interior buildouts in the past five years, including the headquarters relocations of McDonald’s Corporation, Uber, and Zurich North America.

Natalie Dienethal

Controller

Natalie’s responsibilities as Controller include oversight of all general ledger accounts and activity. Supporting the Chief Financial Officer, and leading the accounting team, Natalie serves as a key contact to our outside financial and trade partners.

John Gandor

IT Director

John sets our technology infrastructure strategies and manages IT operations. His broad knowledge of software and hardware supports our teams’ ability to efficiently communicate and collaborate with clients and partners, bringing value to each engagement.

Glenn Jendra

Chief Financial Officer

Glenn’s responsibilities include leadership of risk management, financial reporting, forecasting, and treasury functions. A firm principal since 2014, he oversees the accounting, information technology, and human resources teams.

Matthew Liebing

Executive Vice President

Matt carries a well-rounded portfolio of work across all our core markets. Drawing upon his concentrated experience in new construction, education, and life science spaces, he serves as market leader in these areas, focused on relationship development and growth.

Lee Robinson

Executive Vice President, Director of Field Operations

Beyond his safety and field training leadership, Lee collaborates on projects’ logistics planning and controls to ensure a successful, safe delivery and collaborative atmosphere where each team member feels a part of something special.

Michael Olson

Executive Vice President

Michael has primary responsibility for sales and oversight of work with our interiors clients. A contributor to firm progression, he also leads management of our unique control systems, designed to minimize risk and maximize efficiencies.

Dan Hewitt

Executive Vice President

Dan’s eye for detail, MEP knowledge, and 20+ years of experience—with specialty in mission critical spaces such as trading floors and data centers—ensures thorough project delivery. His role in our talent development program brings insights to emerging professionals.

David Sipes

Executive Vice President

Dave leads efforts in both the new construction and mission critical markets. In recent years, he’s been a leader on the firm’s most notable mission critical engagements, building data center space in Chicagoland and around the country.

Matt Baumgartner

Executive Vice President

Throughout his career, Matt has amassed a portfolio of interiors and mission critical projects; notably trading and financial clients, and private family offices. His attention to detail supports teams’ planning and impeccable execution of such high-profile and complex spaces.

Kevin Koronkowski

Senior Vice President

A firm ambassador, Kevin is always on the lookout for new connections with partners and clients, including leadership to expand our work across the country. He also collaborates with long-standing clients on projects that enhance their existing spaces.

Jim Lima

Senior Vice President

Jim has served as a leader on some of our largest, most complicated interiors projects. A true ambassador of our core values, Jim’s operational excellence and outside-the-box thinking results in the seamless delivery of these spaces, and the growth of our firm.

Josh Eggers

Director of SPE

A nearly 20-year industry veteran, Josh utilizes his building systems expertise to lead our self-performance (SPE) group. He supports our project management teams with competitive bid pricing and manages our carpenter and laborer forces.

Jason Watland

Senior Vice President

With nearly 20 years of industry experience, Jason plays an integral role in our most pivotal interiors projects throughout Chicago. As a true mentor and a pillar of our office management team, he sets the tone for staff with his dedication to continuous improvement.

Reed Gallagher

VDC Director

Reed leads our Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) services. He supports facility owners, clients, design partners, and teams to strategically integrate technology throughout the lifecycle of capital projects, including 3D laser scanning and scan-to-BIM services.

Jamey Payne

Director of Safety

With 40+ years of industry experience, Jamey is a trusted leader who partners with field teams to plan and deliver safe, high-performing builds. He ensures full compliance with all regulations and leads our comprehensive safety training program.

Bryan Morris

Director of People and Culture

In support of our culture and continued growth, Bryan’s role enriches each team member’s development. Bryan’s construction background and enthusiasm, training, and engagement bolsters our ability to realize strategic goals and invest in our talented team.

Lindsay Hermer

Manager, People and Culture

Lindsay serves as liaison for Executive Construction’s team members and the primary contact for those seeking to join our team. She manages talent recruitment and retention; benefits and wellness; and compensation management.

David Hetrick

Chairman

Dave collaborates with firm leaders on decisions that impact strategic planning, growth, culture, and the firm’s overall financial health. He engages in key relationship development with clients and industry partners, and supports our non-profit Foundation.

David Hetrick

Chief Executive Officer

Chad Correll, LEED AP

Chief Operations Officer

Mark Rakoczy

President

Natalie Dienethal

Controller

John Gandor

IT Director

Glenn Jendra

Chief Financial Officer

Matthew Liebing

Executive Vice President

Lee Robinson

Senior Vice President, Director of Field Operations

Josh Eggers

Director of SPE

Michael Olson

Executive Vice President

Dan Hewitt

Senior Vice President

David Sipes

Senior Vice President

Matt Baumgartner

Senior Vice President

Reed Gallagher

VDC Director

Bryan Morris

Director of People and Culture

Lindsay Hermer

HR Manager

Kevin Koronkowski

Senior Vice President

Jim Lima

Senior Vice President

Jason Watland

Senior Vice President

Mike Wasick, ASP, CHST

Safety Director

Mike collaborates with field leaders to safely deliver each build. He ensures all federal, state, and local laws and code regulations are observed. Mike also leads our safety training program—from onsite orientations to all-hands education seminars.

Join Our Team

Our people are our single greatest asset. They bring it each day with talent, curiosity, humor, respect for the team, ambition, enthusiasm, dedication to learning, enjoyment of a challenge, satisfaction in a job well done, and a collaborative spirit.