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Barnhill Contracting Co.
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Owners, Principals & Senior Executives
Allen Barnhill's Bio
Allen joined Barnhill Contracting Company in 1977 and was promoted to his current position as Senior Vice President in 2006. In this role, Allen manages and directs the Civil Group, which includes the six site and transportation divisions of the company. He oversees division leadership to ensure all projects are designed and delivered within Barnhill standards of safety, quality and established budgets and schedules. On a corporate level, he is responsible for providing leadership in the strategic planning process to ensure the company’s long-term goals are met; works to facilitate the allocation of company resources; and builds and maintains relationships with corporate and industry partners.
Allen is a graduate of North Carolina State University where he earned his degree in civil engineering. He is an active member of the Carolinas Asphalt Pavement Association, Carolinas Associated General Contractors and a past member of the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission. Allen currently serves on the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors and has served as its chairman.
Lee Cooper's Bio
Lee joined Barnhill Contracting Company in 1972 and currently serves as executive vice president, where he oversees equipment, shop, human resources, safety and asphalt services for the company.
Lee received his degree in business administration from Erskine College and is active in several community organizations, including serving as a past Board of Director for the Tarboro Savings Bank, SSB. He is also active in several professional organizations including the Carolinas Asphalt Pavement Association and the Carolinas Associated General Contractors.
Marty Moser's Bio
Marty began his career with Barnhill Contracting Company in 1997 and was promoted to vice president of the Building Group in 2010 and in 2014 was named senior vice president. Marty has worked in all facets of the industry including preconstruction and estimating services, project management and business and project development. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Building Group which includes four operating divisions. He oversees the Group’s strategy, business development and operations. Marty also manages the Barnhill corporate relationship for the Building Group, which includes macro-level reporting for operations, profit, human resources and accounting.
Marty graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree in design. Marty is active in the local community, serving on the board of directors of the Carolinas Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America, the board of directors of Preservation North Carolina and as an active member of the Carolinas Associated General Contractors and the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas.
Rob Barnhill's Bio
Rob joined Barnhill Contracting Company in 1998 and worked on a management track that included all facets of the business. He trained with the Raleigh Division as an area manager and the Tarboro/Rocky Mount Division as an estimator and project manager before moving to vice president of the Raleigh Division. Rob was promoted to senior vice president in 2006 and to president of the company in 2010. Rob is responsible for the daily operations of the company, major operating divisions that perform site development, commercial building and highway construction.
Rob graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in economics and worked as a commercial lending analyst and commercial loan officer in the banking industry before joining Barnhill.
Rob currently serves on the Medical Foundation of North Carolina Board of Directors, the Carolinas Gateway Partnership Board of Directors and the Carolinas Asphalt Pavement Association Board of Directors and Executive Committee. His past community involvement includes serving on the North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission, the Woodberry Forest School Advisory Council and the Rocky Mount Academy Board of Trustees.
William Davis's Bio
William manages all accounting functions including financial, tax, job costing and cash management as well as insurance for the entire company and job-specific requirements. He joined Barnhill Contracting Company in 1977 and is an active member of the Construction Financial Management Association, American Institute of CPAs and the North Carolina Association of CPAs.
William received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Atlantic Christian College and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
Operations
Barry Harden's Bio
Barry has more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Barnhill Contracting Company. Barry has proven success with general contracting, agency and guaranteed maximum price construction management and design-build project delivery systems.
Barry leads all construction services for the Building Division, assigning project managers and superintendents to projects and moving labor from job to job. Barry is also responsible for all field operations, including quality compliance, purchasing, subcontractor relations, schedule adherence, safety management and client relations.
Barry is a member of the Construction Management Association of America, the Design/Build Institute of America and the Carolinas Associated General Contractors.
Barry Harden's Bio
Barry has more than 38 years of experience in the construction industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Barnhill Contracting Company. Barry has proven success with general contracting, agency and guaranteed maximum price construction management and design-build project delivery systems.
Barry leads all construction services for the Building Group’s four operating divisions, assigning project managers and superintendents to projects and moving labor from job to job. Barry is also responsible for all field operations, including quality compliance, purchasing, subcontractor relations, schedule adherence, safety management and client relations.
Barry is a member of the Construction Management Association of America, the Design/Build Institute of America and the Carolinas Associated General Contractors.
Chris Stroud's Bio
Chris joined Barnhill Contracting Company in 1986 and worked as the chief estimator and project manager in the Raleigh Division before his promotion to vice president of the division in 2006. In 2017, Chris was tapped to lead the Civil Group’s Highway Division where he is responsible for the daily operations of the division including business development, selection of bid projects, completed bid approval, and long-range planning.
Chris is a graduate of North Carolina State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and is an active member of the Carolinas Asphalt Pavement Association.
John Smith's Bio
John began his career with Barnhill’s Building Group in 2000, where he was instrumental in delivering complex projects across the state. In 2019, he was tapped to lead the Group’s Eastern Division, which specializes in delivering projects east of I-95. John has a diverse construction background which includes extensive experience in electrical construction and the fabrication of historic reuse building materials. As vice president of the division, John is responsible for all daily operations including division strategy, business development and project selections.
John is an active member of the North Carolina Hospital Engineers Association, the Carolinas Associated General Contractors, the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas and the Construction Management Association of America. He is a licensed electrical contractor and commercial general contractor in the state of North Carolina and currently serves on the East Carolina University’s Construction Management Department Advisory Board.
Justin Barnhill's Bio
Justin Barnhill was promoted to the position of Vice President of Equipment and Plants in early June of 2021. Justin has been with Barnhill Contracting Company since 2007, starting as a Foreman. Proving his leadership skills, he was then promoted to an Assistant Equipment Manager in 2012, and then an Equipment Manager with plant support in 2017.
He is a 2005 East Carolina University graduate with a Construction Management Degree. In this role, Justin oversees all company equipment operations and plant support for the asphalt divisions. We continue as a company to work on succession planning through our Values Basked Leadership program to make sure we have trained leaders for future positions. This is a very important position that touches all parts of our company and Justin has the skills to meet this challenge.
Ken Cates's Bio
Ken joined Barnhill in 2017 as vice president of the Civil Group’s Raleigh Division. He began his career with the NCDOT, working in the Traffic Engineering Branch until he was named Assistant Resident Engineer in Division 4. In September 2001, Ken left the NCDOT to work with a private construction firm. Throughout his 22 years in the construction industry, Ken has worked on both bid/build and design/build projects throughout the Southeastern US.
Ken graduated from North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in North Carolina. As the leader of the Raleigh Division, Ken is responsible for all daily operations of the division including business development, selection of bid projects, approval of completed projects, assistance with project management and long-range planning.
Randy Fichera's Bio
Randy Fichera leads our Building Group’s Commercial Services Division which specializes in ground-up core and shell office projects, renovation/adaptive reuse projects and “streamline” delivery of fast-track projects including corporate interiors, large complex upfits, mission-critical renovations and life sciences renovations. The Commercial Services work extends throughout all major metropolitan areas of North Carolina, focused primarily in Charlotte and the Triangle.
Bold and energetic, Randy anchors his team with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit. He focuses on delivering projects where being nimble, flexible and adaptable is essential and has built a team that can hit the ground running, quickly and efficiently. Randy brings wide-ranging experience and has built an impressive portfolio with repeat clients. Randy is an active member of several industry associations including the Carolinas Associated General Contractors, the Carolinas Associated Builders and Contractors, CoreNet and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). Randy graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in construction management and joined Barnhill’s Building Group in 2006.
Shannon Douglas's Bio
Shannon began his career with Barnhill Contracting Company in 1993 as a project manager/estimator in the Tarboro/Rocky Mount Division. In 2015 he was promoted to vice president of the Civil Group’s Northeast Division. As the leader of the Northeast Division, Shannon is responsible for all daily operations of the division including business development, selection of bid projects, approval of completed projects, assistance with project management and long-range planning.
Shannon is a member of the Carolinas Asphalt Pavement Association and a past member of the Board of Directors and Executive Carolinas of the Gateway Partnership. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
Skip Partington's Bio
Skip joined Barnhill Contracting Company in 1987 and has more than 28 years of experience in the construction industry. In 2010, Skip became vice president of the Civil Group’s Southeast Division with the responsibility of all daily operations including business development, selection of bid projects, approval of completed bids, assistance with project management and long-range planning.
Skip is a graduate of Wake Forest University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communications. Skip is an active member of the Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association and Carolinas Associated General Contractors. He is also an active member of the Boy Scouts of America organization and is recognized as an Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the organization.
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Austin Barnhill's Bio
Austin joined Barnhill Contracting Company in 2006 as an assistant superintendent in the Building Division. Working his way from field management to project management and preconstruction services over ten years, Austin was trained in all aspects of the commercial construction business. In 2016, he was tapped to lead the company’s Values Based Leadership initiative and named vice president of Leadership Development.
A firm believer in the importance of giving back to the community, he is an active member of the Boys & Girls Club of Wake County and Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh.
Bill Long's Bio
Bill is responsible for all aspects of information technology across the company. He began his career at 15 years old in a family-owned fuel business where he worked his way up from stock boy to IT tech, auditor, operations manager, and then facilities manager with the responsibility of acquiring property and overseeing construction and state compliance for the petroleum side of the business. He later became managing partner and Chief Operating Officer of WebPoint IT Solutions, which was the Internet Service Provider for his first employer. He has spent the past twenty years managing the growth of that company, which became one of the largest outsourced technology companies in eastern North Carolina. In July 2016, Bill merged WebPoint into Infranet Technology where he continued to serve as a partner and Chief Operating Officer until joining Barnhill in July of 2021.
Bill also has a long family history with Barnhill. His mother worked for Barnhill for over twenty years and his father worked alongside many of the Barnhill team as well, working for the NC DOT for over 34 years. Bill believes strongly that technology should be a tool that complements great people, allowing them to do their jobs more efficiently instead of being a roadblock for productivity.
Greg Otey's Bio
Greg’s career began in the United States Air Force in 1988 as a pilot, leading various organizations throughout the Air Force, retiring in 2016 as a Brigadier General. After retiring, he then moved back to his hometown of Roanoke, VA and worked for a local construction company as a Special Projects Executive, Director of Equipment and Director of LEAN Construction. Over his 5 years in construction, he worked at the corporate level and in both Civil and Building construction.
Greg graduated from Virginia Military Institute where he played football and earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Greg has a passion for coaching and continuous learning, and will lead Barnhill’s Values Based Leadership journey as we continue to grow and live by the values that have made Barnhill successful.
Scott Fisher's Bio
Scott began his career with Barnhill Contracting Company in 1972 and was named vice president of information services in 2010. He is responsibilities include complete oversight and management of the company’s computerized information systems, including all accounting and project management systems.
Scott is a graduate of East Carolina University where he earned a master’s degree in business administration and the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire where he received a bachelor of science degree in business administration.
He is an active member of the community and currently serves on the Tarboro/Edgecombe County Airport Authority.
Tom Shannon's Bio
Tom joined Barnhill in 2013 as a special projects manager in the Information Technology Department where he led efforts in selecting and implementing enterprise resource planning software, applicant and employee onboarding software and employee communications software as well as a myriad of business analysis applications. In 2020, he was named vice president of Information Systems, with responsibility for all aspects of integrating and supporting technology across the company.
Tom is a proven problem solver with more than 30 years of IT experience including application development, database administration, enterprise content management, client support center management and vendor management. His outstanding interpersonal skills and unique ability to understand business challenges and relate them to IT solutions make him an integral part of our Barnhill team. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and is an active member of the North Carolina Technology Association and the Eastern Carolina Chapter of InfraGard.