Dean Gronnerud is vice president of technical services for Austin
Industrial, where he leads commercial pricing, proposal development,
and negotiations for reimbursable contracts. Dean also manages
quality, the equipment division, and contractor licensing. Dean first
joined Austin in 1994 as a project engineer and has been responsible
for estimating, contracts, project controls, and procurement during
his tenure, while providing extensive support to maintenance and
construction operations. Dean has helped establish, refine, and
implement many of Austin’s operating procedures. While a construction
project manager, Dean managed projects in the petrochemical, refining,
power, and semiconductor industries, in locations from New Mexico to
Florida. He is a member of the University of Houston Construction
Management Industry Advisory Board.