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Quebec Construction, LLC was established to handle the construction operations for Ev Cochrane & Associates and the Cochrane family. For approximately six years the Quebec personnel focused on developing and building multiple family and student housing projects in the Ames area. Due to tremendous growth in the building industry, in early 2003 we formed a stand alone unit to become the company we are today. We are now pursuing projects in both the commercial and residential fields in the central Iowa area.
We have a proven track record and have acquired talented, professional people to take the helm and lead us into our next ventures. We teamed up with Dennis Oppedal in the spring of 2003 from the Pace Company. Dennis, one of our owners, is now serving as our project manager and field coordinator and has over 30 years of experience in commercial construction. During his ten years at Pace, he specialized in office buildings, shopping centers, hotels and warehouses in the Des Moines area. We feel we greatly benefited from the close working association established by Dennis from his time at Pace. Our field superintendent, Craig Gallt, has been with us from our inception. Prior to joining Quebec, Craig was a Nuclear Service Manager and Director for the nuclear energy division of GE. He has been working throughout the Midwest in the maintenance and construction fields since 1974.
At the executive level, Russ McCullough, PH.D., owner, serves as the company President. As a real estate broker for our sister company, Gateway Real Estate, Russ has extensive experience in development and property management, and also teaches economics at Iowa State University. David Keller, CPA, owner, serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He has an extensive background in public accounting as well as development and property management.
