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Alex Smith is the New Managing Member

By Jeffrey W. Coonse, PE / January 8, 2021

Congratulations to Alex Smith on becoming the new Managing Member at Subsurface Construction.  Alex is a professional engineer, a partner at Subsurface, a volunteer in his community and our friend.  We sat down with Alex to see what makes him tick. Briefly describe what you do all day. For the first 12 years at Subsurface,…

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Congratulations to Greg Sullivan

By Jeffrey W. Coonse, PE / December 4, 2020

With admiration, gratitude, and sadness we announce that Greg Sullivan will retire at the end of 2020. Greg has led Subsurface Construction as the Founder and Managing Member for 25 years.  He has inspired us with care for people, servant leadership, engineering expertise and wisdom.  Greg plans to spend time with family and friends in…

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Empathy is Imperative – Construction Leadership

By Jeffrey W. Coonse, PE / May 22, 2020

Expressing genuine empathy is critical to being a successful leader, salesperson and coworker.  Want to lose someone’s confidence?  Show them you’re more focused on short term productivity, closing the deal or getting what you want in spite of their wants and needs – professionally or personally. Listen to understand , then respond. When in conversation,…

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Robert Jones Serves as Field Supervisor for AMPIS Drilling School

By Jeffrey W. Coonse, PE / January 20, 2020

We would like to recognize our General Superintendent, Robert Jones, for serving as Field Supervisor for the Anchor and Micropile Installation School (AMPIS).  ADSC annually puts on AMPIS to better the drilling skills of those in our industry. To learn more about ADSC’s training opportunities, visit ADSC-IAFD

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Leading Engineer TJ Ju becomes a US Citizen

By Jeffrey W. Coonse, PE / May 9, 2019

Congratulations to TJ Ju, PE, on becoming a US Citizen.  TJ is our lead geotechnical design engineer, a partner at Subsurface, a volunteer in his community and our friend.  We sat down with TJ to see what makes him tick. Briefly describe what you do all day. I design excavation shoring and deep foundation systems,…

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Are you a Level 5 Leader?

By Jeffrey W. Coonse, PE / October 10, 2018

Leading in the Construction Industry HUMILITY + WILLJim Collins in “Good to Great” defines Level 5 Leaders as those who blend personal humility with intense professional will.  While Collin’s team didn’t set out to focus on leadership, during their research they observed that Level 5 leaders were at the helm of every Good to Great…

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Leadership Development

By Joseph Nixon, PE / July 23, 2018

Recently our Regional Managers, Alex Smith, PE and Jodie Nixon, PE, attended the Bell Leadership Institute’s Achievers™ conference in Raleigh, NC.  The Bell Leadership Institute is a leading organization in executive education and development helping organizations through its programs and services since 1972.  The focus of the Achievers™ conference is “become a great leader by building yourself…

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