Kiewit Corporation Leaders, Founders, and Executives: Who Are They?
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Kiewit Corporation Leaders, Founders, and Executives: Who Are They?

Kiewit Corporation is one of North America’s prime construction and engineering organizations. The company has done some of the most complex projects through its wide network of services including procurement, foundations, and development.

Find out more about the Kiewit Corporation leaders, founders, and executives and the company’s range of engineering services.

About Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation has been a construction and engineering leader for over 135 years. The company focuses on safe engineering practices, earning a safety performance ten times more than the industry average. It is one of the most respected constructions and engineering organizations with its commitment to safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.

Throughout the years, Kiewit Corporation has built construction capabilities for industrial, building, mining, oil, gas & chemical, power, transportation, and water projects. It’s an award-winning company, earning recognitions, such as:

  • Rank in the Top 50 Best Workplaces – Great Place to Work® Institute Canada (2011-2022)
  • No. 3 in the Top 400 Contractors – Engineering News-Record (2022)
  • No. 5 in the Top 40 Canadian Contractors – On-Site Magazine (2022)
  • No. 1 in Engineering News-Record Rankings 11 times (2020)
  • Rank in the top 5 in ENR Rankings 37 times (2021)

Founder of Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation was founded in 1884 as Kiewit Brothers Masonry Contractors, by Andrew and Peter Kiewit based in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1889, they were awarded a masonry contract for the 7-story Lincoln Hotel. In 1900, the company had its first project as a general contractor with the Bekins Warehouse.

History of Kiewit Corporation

In 1904, the partnership between the Kiewit brothers broke apart, and only Peter Kiewit pursued the business. His sons, Ralph and George, renamed the company Peter Kiewit Sons. Eventually, his youngest son, also named Peter Kiewit, took over the business in 1931 and reorganized the business as Peter Kiewit Sons, Co.

The successor Peter Kiewit assembled the company’s core group and board of directors —Walter Scott, Homer Scott, George Holling, and Ted Armstrong — and took on several highway construction projects during the Great Depression. The company elevated itself from a local to a national contractor of the era.

Peter Kiewit

Since then, the company has grown to be one of the most trusted engineering organizations through the leadership of six presidents, namely:

  • Peter Kiewit, President (1931 – 1969)
  • Bob Wilson, President (1969 – 1979)
  • Walter Scott, Jr., President (1979 – 1998)
  • Ken Stinson, Chairman and CEO (1998 – 2005)
  • Bruce Grewcock, CEO (2005-2019)
  • Rick Lanoha, President and CEO (2020 – present)

Headquarters of Kiewit Corporation

The headquarters of Kiewit Corporation is located, from where it started, in Omaha, Nebraska. The company has regional locations across 30 states, five provinces across Canada, and offices in Mexico City and Querétaro, Mexico.

Notable projects of Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation has built an extensive portfolio over the years. Its network of engineering organizations is built on the core values of Peter Kiewit’s leadership — People, Integrity, Excellence, and Stewardship. The company delivered quality results within budget and schedule in their notable projects, such as:

  • Livestock Exchange Building in Omaha, Nebraska (1924)
  • Barracks and facilities at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington (1939)
  • Big Horn Mine near Sheridan, Wyoming (1943)
  • Friant-Kern Canal in San Joaquin Valley, California (1946)
  • High Arctic Air Base in Thule, Greenland (1951)
  • Transbay Tube between San Francisco and Oakland, California (1966)
  • Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland (1980)
  • San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor in Central Valley, California (1991)
  • Hibernia Gravity Structure in St. John’s. Newfoundland (1993)
  • Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska (1999)
  • Transportation Expansion Project in Denver, Colorado (2001)
  • Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project between Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia (2005)
  • Port Mann Bridge/ Highway I Improvement in Coquitlam, British Columbia (2006)
  • Lower Mattagami River Project in Kapuskasing, Ontario (2010)

Kiewit Corporation Executive team

The leadership team of Kiewit Corporation heads over 28,000 employees worldwide. In 2021, the company brought in more than $12 billion in revenues. Get to know the current line of the Kiewit Corporation executive team.

Rick Lanoha, President and Chief Executive Officer

Rick Lanoha, President and CEO of Kiewit Corporation

Rick Lanoha has served as the President and CEO of Kiewit since 2020. He is responsible for the overall management of the company and its subsidiaries. He started his career at Kiewit as a part-time employee in 1986 and has held several managerial roles over the years.

Before becoming Kiewit Corporation’s CEO, Lanoha first joined the Kiewit Corporation Board of Directors in 2009. He also served as a Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President of Kiewit Industrial Group, and President of Kiewit Energy Group.

Trent Demulling, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President

Trent Demulling, Kiewit Corporation CFO and Senior Vice President

Trent Demulling is responsible for finance, accounting, internal audit, and employee benefits as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Kiewit Corporation. He also serves as the company’s Senior Vice President, and a board member for several associations and organizations, including Kiewit Luminarium, where he serves as the Chairman and Director.

Before assuming office as Kiewit Corporation CFO, Demulling served as the company’s District Business Manager and Corporate Senior Manager. Previously, he worked for KPMG LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Justin Rauner, Chief Technology Officer

Justin Rauner, CTO of Kiewit Corporation

Justin Rauner is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Kiewit Corporation. He oversees the engineering department, including the innovation, advancement, adoption, and other strategic assets of engineering technology tools.

Before joining the Kiewit Corporation executive team in 2013, Rauner had over 25 years of experience in information technology, engineering construction and operations, consumer packaged goods, and retail industries. Previously, he worked as an IT Director of Applications at Gordmans and as an IT Business Development Manager at Hallmark Cards.

Chris Dill, Chief Information Officer and Vice President

Chris Dill, CIO and Vice President of Kiewit Corporation

Chris Dill has served as Kiewit Corporation’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Vice President since October 2016. He oversees, strategizes, and implements information technology processes and delivery for more efficient business operations.

Dill served as Kiewit’s CTO from 2013 before assuming office as CIO. In his over 20 years in the business, he served in different managerial and senior leadership positions, including Senior Vice President of Global Technology and West Corporation’s VP of Enterprise Telecom and Network Engineering and VP of Corporate Application Development and Support.

Matt Pappas, Chief Data Officer

Matt Pappas, Chief Data Officer of Kiewit Corporation

As Kiewit Corporation’s Chief Data Officer, Matt Pappas is responsible for data management, integration, and automation. He leads the company’s data services teams and has held the position since his return to the company in April 2020.

In his tenure at Kiewit, Pappas held positions such as Business Director, Business Controller, Senior Business Manager, Project Controller, District Compliance Manager, and Project Business Manager in the company’s various regional locations. Before returning to Kiewit, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at Harder Mechanical Contractors from January 2018 to April 2020.

Megan Armstrong, Executive Vice President of Industrial Engineering

Megan Armstrong, Kiewit Corporation's EVP of Industrial Engineering

Megan Armstrong leads the engineering team focusing on design for the industrial market as the Executive Vice President of Industrial Engineering. She is the first woman to join Kiewit’s executive leadership development program — the highest training program within the company.

Armstrong began her career at Kiewit as a structural engineer and lead structural engineer, where she was part of simple-cycle and combined-cycle gas-fired power plant projects. As an executive, one of her most recognizable contributions is getting recognition from Central Exchange for notable women in STEM industries.

Robin O’Callaghan, Senior Vice President of Industrial Project Development and Estimating

Robin O'Callaghan, SVP of Industrial Project Development and Estimating of Kiewit Corporation

Robin O’Callaghan serves as the Senior Vice President of Industrial Project Development and Estimating. She is experienced in conceptual estimating, estimation analysis, contractor bidding, award discussions, and change order negotiation.

O’Callaghan has been with Kiewit Corporation since 2001 and has assumed different leadership positions for various projects dealing with energy, hydropower, power delivery, and more. Her senior leadership roles include Director of Project Development and Vice President for Industrial Markets and Strategies.

Kiewit Corporation Delivers Construction-Focused Engineering

Kiewit Corporation leaders, founders, and executives are dedicated to construction-focused engineering. From blueprints to reality, the company takes less risk but delivers more certainty. This makes the company a top choice partner for engineer-procure-construct (EPC) and design-build for different markets worldwide.

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Commerce Department Names Internet of Things Advisory Board Members
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Commerce Department Names Internet of Things Advisory Board Members

The Department of Commerce has named 16 non-federal stakeholders to a body that will advise the Internet of Things Federal Working Group.

Members of the newly formed IoT Advisory Board will help the committee identify challenges and opportunities in terms of federal policy, socioeconomic impact and small to international businesses, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said Monday.

They will receive administrative support from NIST.

Benson Chan, chief operating officer of Strategy of Things, will serve as board chairman and Providence Group co-founder Daniel Caprio will serve as vice chair.

The other IoTAB members are:

  • Michael Bergman, vice president of technology and standards at the Consumer Technology Association
  • Ranveer Chandra, managing director of research for industry and chief technology officer of agri-food at Microsoft
  • Nicholas Emanuel, product manager at CropX
  • Steven Griffith, senior industry director at the National Electrical Manufacturers Association
  • Tom Katsioulas, chair of the Global Semiconductor Alliance
  • Kevin Kornegay, professor and IoT security endowed chair at Morgan State University
  • Debra Lam, managing director of smart cities and inclusive innovation at Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Ann Mehra, adviser to Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
  • Robby Moss, president and principal consultant of TGL Enterprises
  • Nicole Raimundo, chief information officer, for the Town of Cary, North Carolina
  • Maria Rerecich, senior director of product testing at Consumer Reports
  • Debbie Reynolds, founder, CEO and chief data privacy officer of Debbie Reynolds Consulting
  • Arman Shehabi, staff scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Peter Tseronis, founder and CEO of Dots and Bridges
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TSA to Host Surface Transportation Security Public Meeting
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TSA to Host Surface Transportation Security Public Meeting

A Transportation Security Administration advisory panel will discuss focus areas for fiscal year 2023 and solicit public comments at a meeting scheduled for Nov. 17.

The Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee meeting will be open to the public via WebEx video conferencing platform and will take place in person for its members at the TSA headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia, according to a notice posted Monday in the Federal Register.

Part of the STSAC’s agenda is to highlight initiatives related to cybersecurity information sharing, risk and intelligence. The group will also look into insider threats and emergency management and resiliency.

Interested participants have until Nov. 14 to register via e-mail.

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GSA’s Laura Stanton on Steps Agencies Should Take to Reduce Cyber Supply Chain Risks
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GSA’s Laura Stanton on Steps Agencies Should Take to Reduce Cyber Supply Chain Risks

Laura Stanton, a General Services Administration official, said government agencies can take several measures to reduce their cybersecurity supply chain risks such as integrating cyber supply chain risk management with the acquisition process and evaluating their organizational structure.

Stanton, assistant commissioner for the office of information technology category at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, wrote in a FedTech article published on Oct. 18 that agencies should establish a task force to help ensure supply chain security.

She said agencies should review key contracts to ensure that contractors maintain security practices, develop requirements for communicating and protecting data, provide C-SCRM training and create trust by sharing threats with supply chain partners.

“Open and transparent leadership and communication create trust, and building that trust includes a commitment to straight talk, the ability to produce results and the ability to restore trust when it is lost,” Stanton said.

She mentioned some of the C-SCRM initiatives GSA has introduced to help agencies mitigate supply chain risks, such as performing a pre-award assessment to ensure the identification of prohibited equipment or services prior to contract awards and developing a questionnaire to collect information on supply chain risks.

Stanton also mentioned GSA’s new C-SCRM Guide that seeks to help agencies comply with the current administration’s cybersecurity requirements and the establishment of the C-SCRM Acquisition Community of Practice.

“The goal of the C-SCRM Acquisition Community of Practice is to increase awareness and develop maturity in the areas of cyber acquisitions and information and communications technology and services supply chain risk management across the federal government,” she wrote.

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Lawmakers Urge Biden to Pair Military, Economic Support to Ukraine With Diplomatic Efforts
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Lawmakers Urge Biden to Pair Military, Economic Support to Ukraine With Diplomatic Efforts

A group of 30 House lawmakers on Monday wrote a letter to President Biden calling on his administration to pursue a “proactive diplomatic push” as it continues to provide military and economic support to Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion efforts.

“Diplomacy is an important tool that can save lives — but it is just one tool. As we also made explicitly clear in our letter and will continue to make clear, we support President Biden and his administration’s commitment to nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said in a statement published Monday.

The legislators urged the administration to initiate diplomatic efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement and ceasefire.

Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said the U.S. continues to work with Ukraine to facilitate the deployment of air defense capabilities to help Ukraine counter Russian attacks on its civilians and infrastructure, according to a report by DOD News.

Singh noted that Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, talked with Sergey Shoigu, Russia’s defense minister, by phone “to emphasize the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid the ongoing war against Ukraine.” 

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Pentagon Unveils Pilot to Drive Transition of Microelectronic Prototypes to Military Systems
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Pentagon Unveils Pilot to Drive Transition of Microelectronic Prototypes to Military Systems

The Department of Defense has introduced a pilot program to facilitate the deployment of microelectronic prototypes developed through the State-of-the-art Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging initiative, Inside Defense reported Monday.

The Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging pilot seeks to advance the transition of multichip packages built through the SHIP program to military systems.

In October 2020, Intel’s federal arm and Qorvo received other transaction agreements to develop MCPs under the SHIP program.

The National Security Technology Accelerator said in a news release that Intel’s MCP is under the prototype production phase and that delivery of such packages is expected to occur in 2023.

According to NSTXL, the STAMP pilot will provide the defense industrial base an opportunity to identify where to integrate the MCPs and perform analysis and test ahead of the planned transition.

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General Dynamics, Navy Lay Keel for Future USS Simanek Expeditionary Sea Base Ship
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General Dynamics, Navy Lay Keel for Future USS Simanek Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

The U.S. Navy hosted a keel laying ceremony for the upcoming USS Robert E. Simanek vessel in honor of a U.S. Marine veteran who received military awards for his service in the Korean War.

The ship is a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, a type of vessel used for missions ranging from personnel and supply deployment to special operation forces support, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Monday.

The USS Simanek is being constructed at General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, along with the USS John L. Canley ESB and the John Lewis Class Fleet Replenishment Oilers.

“ESBs provide a critical capability to the fleet and provide for increased flexibility,” said Tim Roberts, Strategic and Theater Sealift program manager, Program Executive Office Ships.

Robert Ernest Simanek, the late Marine private first class who died on Aug. 1 and was decorated with the Medal of Honor in 1953 for protecting other soldiers from a grenade during the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was also awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal.

“We are honored this ship will celebrate the late Robert E. Simanek’s legacy as a Medal of Honor recipient and Korean War veteran and his dedication to our country,” commented Roberts.

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Former NASA Admin Jim Bridenstine Joins Firefly Aerospace Advisory Board; CEO Bill Weber Quoted
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Former NASA Admin Jim Bridenstine Joins Firefly Aerospace Advisory Board; CEO Bill Weber Quoted

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, a previous winner of the prestigious Wash100 Award, has been appointed to the advisory board of emerging space technology company Firefly Aerospace, effective immediately.

Following the completion of Firefly’s recent Alpha FLTA endeavor and expansion through a variety of new contracts, Bridenstine will guide the company into a new phase of growth, the Austin, Texas-based organization announced on Monday.

“We’re honored to welcome Jim, a visionary leader in aeronautics and space exploration, to the Firefly Advisory Board,” stated Bill Weber, who was named Firefly CEO in Sept. 2022. Weber continued, emphasizing the benefit of Bridenstine’s expertise.

During Bridenstine’s time at NASA, the agency’s scientific portfolio broadened to include the Mars Perseverance Rover, an updated fleet of Earth-observing satellites and a finalized James Webb Space Telescope.

Under his leadership, NASA also finalized its Artemis program and created the Commercial Lunar Payload services program, which supported NASA in collaborating with commercial enterprises to land rovers on the moon’s surface.

Bridenstine also oversaw the continuation of the International Space Station’s commercial resupply and drove the agency’s goal of connecting with U.S. businesses on the Commercial Crew Program, which aims to launch U.S. rockets from domestic launch sites.

Before working with NASA, Bridenstine served in the U.S. House of Representatives, during which he was a member of the Armed Services Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee. Prior to his political career, he served as an active duty pilot in the U.S. Navy for nine years with combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“I look forward to advising Firefly on how they can better position the company to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities available in today’s fast-evolving space economy,” Bridenstine said.

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AFRL Equips Rocket Propulsion Division With New Equipment to Advance Fabrication Capabilities
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AFRL Equips Rocket Propulsion Division With New Equipment to Advance Fabrication Capabilities

The Rocket Propulsion Division within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate has upgraded its fabrication capabilities with new equipment designed to advance the production of rocket components.

AFRL said Friday the division received new devices, including five computer numerical control milling machines, three CNC lathes, a wire electrical discharge machining machine, a sinker EDM machine, a small hole EDM, a waterjet cutter and several manually operated machines.

These machines will work to enable engineers and scientists to speed up production and increase the accuracy of liquid rocket engine parts and solid rocket motor components.

“The machines are equipped with similar CNC control units to lessen operator training. More accurate spindles and electronic part probing reduce setup time and increase precision,” said Ben Gleason, lead fabrication technician.

AFRL noted that the new machines are equipped with automation capabilities to meet test schedules and create consistency in production.

“The new machines support highly precise cuts which eliminate waste and save money on material and human error in the fabrication process,” Gleason said.

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DOE Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Hydropower Technology Development; Jennifer Granholm Quoted
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DOE Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Hydropower Technology Development; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

The Department of Energy has released three funding opportunity announcements to support research and development projects that aim to advance the development of hydropower technology.

DOE said Friday the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has allocated a total of $28 million in funding to expand the hydropower industry in the U.S. and promote engagements with stakeholders on key issues related to the sector.

Most of the funding, or $14.5 million, will be used to retrofit dams that do not produce power and develop new technologies designed to advance pumped storage hydropower deployment.

The Biden administration is also investing $10 million in the construction and commissioning of new pumped storage hydropower facilities to enable long-duration storage of intermittent renewable energy.

The remaining $4 million will be used to encourage discussions on the modernization of the U.S. hydropower fleet and the sustainability and environmental impact of hydropower facilities.

“Hydropower has long provided Americans with significant, reliable energy, which will now play a crucial role in achieving energy independence and protecting the climate,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

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