Garney Welcomes Fred Thornhill, Federal BD Manager

OCTOBER 2015 — Garney welcomes Fred Thornhill, who will lead all business development endeavors for Garney Federal, Inc. Fred will work in conjunction with Jay McQuillen Jr., P.E., Director of Federal Operations, to broaden Garney’s client base in the Federal market throughout the United States. The mission of this business unit is to develop the Federal government into one of Garney’s key customers. Garney’s resume includes several Federal projects, but as a percentage of our total volume, it is a small piece of our customer base. Garney will focus on our expertise – water and wastewater projects – within this market segment.

“Fred brings to Garney more than 25 years of Federal construction expertise,” said Mike Heitmann, President & CEO of Garney Construction. “Working with the Federal government brings certain challenges and requirements, and Fred is able to navigate these very effectively. Fred is a critical part of the team we are building to tackle this new initiative.”

Garney Federal will add additional expertise and personnel resources in government contracting as well as resources with heavy civil capabilities in the Pacific Northwest, California, and Hawaii. Business operations for Garney Federal will be based in Gig Harbor, Washington.

“Garney will bring our 100% employee owned culture to this market sector,” said Heitmann. “This culture has proved to be extremely successful in the municipal and industrial water and wastewater markets. Our employee-owners work harder and smarter than our competition because they own the company. Our strong resume of project experience, financial strength, and safety record make Garney a strong candidate for the Federal market.”