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As Project Executive, Amanda Clappsy-Koval oversees the Holt Mid-Atlantic Business Unit with offices located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and Reagan National Airport.

Amanda Clappsy-Koval has over 25 years of experience in Construction Management, working with Holt Construction for the past 15 years of her career. She has managed a diversified array of projects spanning the various Holt-focused Business Markets, such as New Construction, Aviation, Food and Beverage, Entertainment, Hospitality, Commercial, Corporate Interiors, and Education, with clients in both the public and private sectors, acting as Construction Manager, General Contract, or Owner’s Representative.

For the past four years, Clappsy-Koval’s focus has been in the growth and operations of the Mid-Atlantic Business Unit, leading signature projects at PHL Airport, Center City (Philadelphia), Navy Yard (Philadelphia), DCA Airport (Arlington, VA), and developing a team that represents the core values and quality for which the firm is known.

Project Executive Patrick DeMarco leads Holt Construction’s Mission Critical Market, serving national clients throughout the United States.

DeMarco has 20 years of experience managing the design, engineering, and construction of telecommunications, technology, and enterprise data centers. His construction and technology management expertise ranges from needs assessment, site selection, and design, through commissioning and interfacing with clients. DeMarco’s diverse background in both the telecommunications and construction industries have allowed him to develop and expand Holt Construction’s Mission Critical market on a national level.

Serving as a Holt Project Executive, Kean Farsetta oversees the Hudson Valley area with a sharp focus on the Rockland and Orange County regions.

With over 40 years expertise in new buildings, alterations, renovation, and tenant improvement construction within the Healthcare and Life Sciences Business markets, Farsetta manages the overall process of the construction project from initial budgeting through the timely project closeout of all documentation. He works closely with a team of experienced Project Managers and Superintendents to ensure each of Holt’s projects meet our quality standards and our client’s expectations. Farsetta managed the Orange County Government Center Project, located in Goshen, NY, which received the ENR Top Project Award for 2018.

Michael Glaser, AIA, leads Holt Construction’s Dallas, TX Business Market, serving as Project Executive for the firm’s fastest growing office.

Glaser’s 25 years of experience includes full service A&E program, construction, and logistics management for both design and construction of complex large-scale facility renovations. His expertise includes executing complex projects from concept to final delivery serving as Construction Manager, General Contractor, or Owner’s Representative. Glaser’s focus has been in the growth and operations of the Dallas Business Unit, leading signature aviation projects at DFW Airport including Retail, Food and Beverage, and Financial Projects, developing a team that represents Holt’s quality and core values.

Wayne Lawrence is  Holt Construction’s Project Executive for New York City.

With over 15 years’ experience in all aspects of commercial construction including concentrations in corporate interiors, health science, higher education, aviation, luxury retail and core and shell. Lawrence has successfully performed in the roles of Superintendent, Lead Estimator, and Senior Project Manager prior to being named Project Executive.

He has shown a tremendous aptitude in managing and overseeing complex projects, mitigating construction risks, and direct preconstruction efforts while building client relationships in conjunction with maintaining an alliance with his staff and subcontractors.

Jason Leasure currently oversees Holt Construction’s New Jersey Business Unit and serves as Project Executive with a focus on the Aviation Market.

With over 15 years expertise in the construction and aviation industry, Leasure specializes in a variety of food and beverage concepts which include ground-up, renovations, fit-out, and build-outs from airside to landside.

Leasure is highly skilled in reviewing and preparing contracts, permits, drafts, and allocating necessary project resources including subcontractors, suppliers, and labor. Leasure ensures that projects are executed on time and consistently works with his team to prioritize tasks in order to ensure successful delivery of quality projects to Holt’s client. His experience and understanding of preconstruction and construction have allowed him to deliver projects under an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methodology, collaborating with all stakeholders to ensure collective team success.

James O’Brien serves as Project Executive, Massachusetts.

James is a Professional Project Leader with over ten years’ experience successfully completing projects that include ground up buildings, high end Airline Lounges, restaurant and retail locations at Boston’s Logan International Airport and many other corporate interior, retail, food & beverage locations throughout the Boston area.

His previous history of owner-side design, construction and facility management give him unique insight into what it takes to keep and maintain a space long after construction has completed. Holt is a leading Construction Manager and General Contractor in the Aviation, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Corporate Interior, Retail and Restaurant markets and  as Project Executive James oversees all aspects of Holt projects in the New England area from preconstruction and permitting to handover and warranty maintenance by combining excellent leadership, communication and organizational skills with deep knowledge of Airport, Building and Data Center operations, Security & IT implementation, Risk Management and local regulatory, environmental, health, safety and building codes.

Mark Phillips oversees all of our Northeast large scale aviation projects with an emphasis on JFK, LGA, EWR, and BOS.

Phillips’ progression of over 13 years, from Project Superintendent to Project Manager to Project Executive to Director of Construction, and his background and education, offer a holistic perspective of the industry and yield a unique outlook which allows him to balance the client’s needs with the practical execution of the project.

Phillips has experience managing large aviation infrastructure projects including hangars, jet bridges, and runways, in addition to terminal experience where he has managed sectors including food and beverage and retail programs as well as national and international carrier lounge projects.