After many years as a trade partner, Superintendent Gary Jordan puts his experience to work as he builds relationships on project sites. BLOCK Superintendent Gary Jordan prides himself on having excellent working relationships with trade partners. He knows that their work will be a major component of any finished project and that coordinating their efforts is important to keeping a project on schedule. Yet the main reason Gary is so comfortable collaborating with trade partners is because, quite frankly, he used to be one. PICKING UP THE TOOLS Gary’s passion for building started in high [...]

Project Manager Bill Pepin calls upon his experience as a former member of the US Army in his work at BLOCK. For Project Manager Bill Pepin, the word “service” often defines his work. Today, he serves the clients behind BLOCK’s projects by helping their visions become realities. As he graduated high school in 2004, however, Bill was considering a different type of service. Joining the military was always likely to be an option as a career path for him. Afterall, most of his father’s side of the family has spent some time enlisted in their lives (even his [...]

As our first official hire, Superintendent Mike Halpin's rise as a member of our team has mirrored the growth of BLOCK. All it took was a LinkedIn message and a meet-and-greet for Superintendent Mike Halpin. Once he sat down and heard the vision and understood the philosophy, he knew he was in the right place to grow and build his career. That doesn’t mean the decision was a no-brainer. Afterall, he was signing on to be the first hire of a company that hadn’t even started a project yet. Now, about two years later, he feels vindicated knowing [...]

Director of Field Operations Matt Rose draws on his experience with the US Bobsled team in his daily work at BLOCK. In his role as BLOCK’s Director of Field Operations, Matt Rose is constantly calling upon his past experience to get the job done. Sometimes it’s his background as a Superintendent on multi-million dollar projects across the country, others it’s his hands-on knowledge derived from years of running his own construction shop. Yet, as Matt will tell you, one of his sources of knowledge and experience comes from an unlikely source - a bobsled track. AN [...]