Pro West Construction

Mr. Polen received his A.S. in Construction Management from California Polytechnic University, Pomona. He served on the Board of the BIA for several years, and he is currently active in various committees with the AGC. He has been a team member at ProWest since 1998.

Joe Linden adds over three decades of construction experience to the ProWest team. His background includes California OSHPD hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, medical offices, schools, industrial tilt-up warehouses, retail centers, trucking depots, and refineries. He is focused on procuring and managing projects along the California Central Coast.Mr. Linden earned his B.S. in Business Management from California State University, Fullerton, and he has been with the ProWest team since 2007.

Michael DeMarie has over three decades of experience in commercial construction and project management. His diverse background includes industrial, retail, hospitality, medical office, aerospace facility, technology manufacturing, commercial office, school, convention center and airport projects. 

Mr. DeMarie has held licenses throughout the western states as well as both Class A and Class B licenses in California. He also has a Haz-Mat Certification in California, a LEED AP BD&C credential, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute, State of California QSP qualification with CESSWI certification from Enviro-Cert International. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration and M.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix and M.A. in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. He joined the ProWest team in 2017.

Randy Craig, co-founder of ProWest, has thirty-five years of construction and project management experience. His work includes large commercial, institutional, and health care projects. Mr. Craig is responsible for overall company business management, strategic planning, and corporate leadership.

He earned his B.S. in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and his M.S. in Civil Engineering / Construction Management from Stanford University. Mr. Craig has served as an instructor and professor for construction-related courses at Stanford University, San Diego Mesa College, and San Diego State University. He has been the leader of the ProWest team since its inception in 1987.

Howard Pray is our most recent addition as a ProWest owner. Seasoned at his craft, he has been in the construction industry for over thirty years. His background includes hospital, higher education, K-12 school and commercial construction projects. As a superintendent, Mr. Pray was responsible for all onsite coordination activities, daily project documentation and reporting, as well as safety oversight. Mr. Pray recently moved into the office where he is the Preconstruction Services Manger for all Lease-Leaseback projects.

Mr. Pray has a four year apprenticeship from the San Diego Local Carpenters Union, and he recently received the SEWAP Safety Award for the College of the Desert Athletic Facility. Mr. Pray joined the ProWest team in 1999.

David Saacks has a diverse background with thirty plus years of combined field and administrative experience. His projects include OSHPD hospitals, laboratories, university student housing, custom homes, HOA reconstruction, and commercial buildings. Mr. Saacks is responsible for all construction phase services, project administration, budget, and schedule control.

He earned his B.S. in Construction Management from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He relocated to San Diego, and has been with the ProWest team since 1997.

Jeff Rising's background ranges from university student housing, K-12 schools, energy facilities, site infrastructure, and food service to laboratories and OSHPD hospitals. His construction industry experience spans over thirty years, and he adds a meticulous and prudent detailed eye to each project he serves on. Mr. Rising is responsible for overseeing the management of the entire scope, schedule, and budget for each of his projects. 

He is a graduate of the San Diego State Construction Practices Program, and he is LEED certified. Mr. Rising has been with the ProWest team since 1998.

Leah Burch brings over twenty-five years of experience in office administration and management. Her background is in preconstruction services, accounting and employee relations. Her responsibilities include the day-to-day operations of the ProWest corporate offices, as well as supervising the office staff, administering company policy and procedures, employee relations, staff training, and human relations functions, payroll processing and benefit managment.

Ms. Burch attended Riverside College. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Employer Advisory Council (EAC); a Notary Public, and she has been a member of the National Notary Association since 2003. She joined the ProWest team in 1998.