From Hat Creek Construction’s management team through all ranks of our personnel, you will find a team with a wealth of expertise and experience and common commitment to satisfied customers.
President, Robert Thompson
After attending California State University, Chico, Bob co-founded and became an owner of HCC&M, Inc. Bob is involved in all areas of the business. Typical duties include: estimating projects, managing and scheduling jobs, dispatching equipment and employees, and coordinating subcontractors. Bob also keeps a hand on the Human Resources department, as well as the Accounting Department. On a daily basis, Bob visits job-sites, and keeps in close contact with the foremen and all crews. Strong leadership from Bob is one of the key reasons for the excellent reputation the company has earned.
Vice President, Perry Thompson
After Perry completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management, with a minor in Business, at California State University, Chico in 1992, he worked with Teichert Construction for 5 years. At Teichert, Perry served as an Estimator and Project Manager for all phases of General Engineering projects, ranging in size from $500,000 to $10 million. The annual work volume directly managed by Perry exceeded $18 million. Since coming to HCC&M, Inc. in 1997, Perry has managed daily operations including: bidding, general construction, development of Aggregate products & sales, and supervision of office staff. Perry also is the General Manager of Custom Crushing Industries, Inc. a HCC&M partner in rock crushing. Perry has served as project manager on jobs that included site work, road building, bridge construction, paving and concrete work, and has taken the lead in the strategic planning and growth of the company.
Operations Manager, Weston Hutchings
In 2001, Weston competed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management, at California State University, Chico and went to work for Granite Construction Company in Reno, NV. Focusing on heavy-highway construction and privately held commercial projects in the Reno/Tahoe basin, he managed projects in excess of 15 million per year. Then, in 2007, Weston was hired as a project manager for Sierra Nevada Construction focusing on heavy-highway construction and airport runway reconstructs in the Reno/Tahoe basin. In 2009, Weston assumed the role of operations manager at HCC&M, with an emphasis on continuing to grow the estimating, project management, and material sales of the company.
Chief Estimator, James Folsom
After completing his Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management, at California State University, Chico in 2001, he worked with Granite Construction Company in Reno, NV. While in Reno, James managed a wide variety of environmental restoration, site construction and heavy-highway projects for private developers, state & local agencies and the Army Corps of Engineers. In 2005, James transferred with Granite Construction of Oroville, CA in the capacity of Estimator/Project Manager. Focusing primarily on heavy- highway construction in the northern Sacramento Valley bidding and building 8 to 15 million annually. James joined HCC&M in 2011 as Chief Estimator to help grow and strengthen our estimating and project management capabilities.
Projects Manager/Estimator, John Hutchings
John completed his bachelor’s degree in Construction Management at California State University Chico in the spring of 2004. After Graduation he went to work as a project engineer for Granite Construction in Sacramento working in their takeoff and BPS modeling department. After 13 months of working in Sacramento, John transferred to the Reno branch and continued working as an estimator/project engineer focusing on bidding and building large commercial/residential site work projects ranging from $500,000 to $8,000,000. He then went to work for Sierra Nevada Construction continuing to bid and build private work, as well as, manages all work that is awarded focusing on strong estimating and project management skills obtained from his work history.
Aggregates Manager/Safety Manager, Kevin Pereira
Kevin Pereira is also responsible for the overall Health and Safety of the company. He has 16 years experience in management and 4 years experience with Hat Creek Construction. Kevin has extensive training in safety compliance, operator safety, trench safety, MSHA and CPR.
Estimator/Project Manager, Dan Jacobson
Dan has 35 years of construction experience, starting in 1975. After college he joined Viking Construction Inc. as a superintendent on track homes in Las Vegas, Nev. He then became General Manager of the residential division in Laguna Beach, CA. In 1978 he went to work for J.A. Stewart Construction in Westminster, CA and worked as an Estimator/ Project Manager on public works projects in Orange County, Los Angeles County and in the Inland Empire. After completing a 5 story, steel and glass office building for the Centennial Group Inc., he was hired as their Vice President/ Construction Manager. When the Centennial Group went public, Dan became the President/ CEO of Tri-Pacific Construction, a division of the new publicly owned Corporation, Westmark Capitol. Tri-Pacific Construction offered construction management and construction services to companies like the Irvine Company, Preferred Equity Development and the Burge Corporation. Dan has lived in Fall River Mills since 1991 and has had Fall River Builders until April of 2011, when he joined Hat Creek Construction as a Estimator /Project Manager. Dan is currently in charge of all above grade construction and is capable of managing any of our larger construction projects.
Project Coordinator, Gwen Lakey
Gwen has 10 years experience with Hat Creek Construction working in various construction positions. In 2004, she became a Project Coordinator at Hat Creek Construction and assists our estimators & project managers with bid documents, project schedules, managing the bid schedule, ordering bonds & insurance certificates for projects, subcontractor management, quality control compliance, on-site safety program management and execution, etc. Gwen also assists in preparing estimates for public and private customers and assists with managing projects. She also researches and procures projects, orders & prints bid documents, prepares technical proposals, fire & safety plans, subcontracts & purchase orders.
Project Superintendents
The Project Superintendents at HCC&M, Inc. are responsible for the daily activities on the job site. They personally supervise employees on their jobs, approve employee time cards and project invoices, provide proper safety training and education, and coordinate crews & sub-contractors with work schedules designed around the customer’s project goals.
Mike Jackson
Mike Jackson has more than 35 years experience in the construction industry. He has completed projects for a wide array of owners including the USFS, Caltrans, Roseburg, Sierra Pacific Industries, Shasta County, etc. He completed our $10 Million Hwy 44 Road Rehabilitation Project & many other large projects for Hat Creek. He is currently working on our $1.2 Million Redding VA Site work project.
Craig Logan
Craig Logan has more than 30 years experience in a wide array of construction work. He has worked for Hat Creek for 16+ years. Craig has been the superintendent on many projects where he completed work for the Forest Service, Caltrans, Shasta County etc. and has extensive knowledge in the construction industry. Craig was superintendent many of our large USFS projects & recently completed our $775,000 Karuk Tribe Parking lot Reconstruct project.
Vern Thorberg
Vern Thorberg possesses 20+ years of experience in building construction. He personally managed and supervised the successful construction and completion of the $10 million Cottonwood Elementary School Project. He has completed numerous projects for a wide array of owners. He completed our $3 million Alturas Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Project, Hayfork High School Shop Building & Chester Helibase.
Tim Copperthite
Tim Copperthite possesses 15+ years of construction experience. He specializes in complex building projects and has been a foreman for Hat Creek for more than 8 years. He has extensive experience in complicated buildings and most recently successfully completed the construction of our $2.9 million Bogard Rest Area project, the $831,000 Trammell Building & was superintendent on the Chester Helibase Facility for Lassen National Forest. He is currently the superintendent on our $1.8 Million Department of General Services Communications Towers Project on Big Valley & Likely Mountains.
Martin Davey
Martin Davey was the underground and grading foreman for Spencer/ Healy heavy-highway division, in 1986-1987, on state projects on I-80 and Imperial Highway, those jobs ranging between $3- $6 million. In 1988 he came back to Truckee to be the grading foreman for a four year $40 million highway and structure job on I-80 with Ball Ball & Brosamer. Traveling with Brosamer from 1991-1996, up and down California and into Arizona, he worked on massive $40-$50 million earth moving and canal jobs until in 1996. He was then transferred to a new growing company, Serrano and Cone where he was the Supt watching over bridge retrofits and slab replacements on all major highways. Along with that, Martin also worked at both the San Francisco and San Jose Airport slip form concrete paving. In 2003 he was offered a job with Granite Construction in Reno, NV as a grading foreman for jobs $20 -$30 million. It was in 2005 when he then went to work with Summit Builders, a large commercial builder in Truckee, as the underground/ grading Supt. for a five year project $12 million after competition in 2010 he was contracted by Hat Creek Construction & Materials to join forces to help grow their heavy highway division as a Foreman/ Supt.
Kurt Emerald
has worked for Hat Creek as a superintendent for more than 10 years. He has successfully completed numerous projects for a wide array of owners such as Caltrans, Shasta County, Roseberg Resources, USDA Forest Service, Sierra Pacific Industries, etc. Kurt was superintendent on our $1.2 Million Dolly Creek Diversion Channel for the USFS & he recently completed our $8.5 Million Windfarm Project in Burney, CA for RES Americas.
Floyd Parker
has worked for Hat Creek as a superintendent for more than 10 years. He has successfully completed numerous projects for a wide array of owners such as Caltrans, Shasta County, Roseberg Resources, USDA Forest Service, Sierra Pacific Industries, etc. Kurt was superintendent on our $1.2 Million Dolly Creek Diversion Channel for the USFS & he recently helped with completion of our $8.5 Million Windfarm Project in Burney, CA for RES Americas.
