People with the experience, attitude and leadership to ensure the success of your project.
Being a place where great, high-performing people love to work starts with alignment of core values during the interview process. New hires undergo a structured on-boarding process with 30, 60, 90-day and 6-month interviews, as well as in-house mentors that provide the consistency and structure required early in their career with us. Once they are ready, Alcorn employees are given the kind of ownership of their jobs that make us a great place to work. The best people stick around for a long time, ensuring significant industry experience and a cohesive team.
Arizona
Visit: 2201 E. Camelback Rd., #310, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Mail: 2201 E. Camelback Rd., #310, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Call: 602.842.1184
Colorado
Visit: 12477 W. Cedar Dr., Lakewood, CO 80228
Mail: 12081 W. Alameda Pkwy., #510, Lakewood, CO 80228
Call: 303.986.7900
Amy is a highly accomplished senior accounting and financial management executive with nearly 25 years of experience in combined accounting, tax, audit, and management experience. She holds a master’s degree in Taxation, and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting with an Accounting Information Systems concentration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She’s also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of Colorado.
In 2008, Amy started Alcorn Construction with her husband, Chris. As Chief Executive Officer, she has overseen the company’s growth from a start-up working out of Amy and Chris’ basement to an award-winning general contractor with employees across two offices.
Chris Alcorn is a Design-Build professional with national general contractor/developer experience. Chris’ resume includes the successful completion of more than 9 million sf of new, remodel, and tenant finish space. Chris founded Alcorn Construction in 2008 with his wife, Amy, and since then has built it into a construction company with regional significance in the office, industrial, and retail markets in the Denver Metro Area. In 2021, Chris and Amy opened an Alcorn Construction office in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to starting Alcorn Construction, Chris worked at two national development companies in their in-house construction firms.
Experience
• Over 6.0 million Sf of new industrial construction.
• Over 1.0 million sf of new office construction.
• Over 500 tenant finish and tenant finish remodel projects.
• Significant experience in hiring, organizing, and motivating a successful team, including growth of culture that makes Alcorn a great place to work.
• Expert at estimating, conceptual estimating, due diligence, entitlement, and design-management.
• Diplomatic problem-solver.
• Continual learning and growth-mindset, both personally and in business.
Education
• Master of Science in Building Construction Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
• Bachelor of Architecture, Five Year Professional Degree
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Designations
• Licensed General Contractor in 20+ Colorado jurisdictions, as well as Arizona
• LEED Accredited Professional
• OSHA 40-hour certified
• OSHA Competent person for fall protection, Subpart R, personal protective equipment, respirator safety, crane safety, excavation safety, and scaffold safety. Completed Storm-water Management Training taught by a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control.
Personal
• Chris and Amy have 4 kids and live in Lakewood, Colorado.
• Chris is an athlete who enjoys swimming, biking, running, soccer, tennis, rock climbing, and pretty much anything active.
Derek is a seasoned professional with more than two decades of experience in the construction industry, spanning multiple countries and states. He holds a Doctorate in the Built Environment from Glasgow Caledonian University.
Derek has served in numerous roles including projects director and construction executive and has a strong acumen ranging from project controls and management, to business analysis and contract negotiation. He serves as President of Alcorn Construction, working with the leadership teams in our Denver and Phoenix offices, overseeing all aspects of the business.
Jim is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of successful projects in the construction industry. Over the years he has built a strong skillset in program and project management, and is professionally skilled in preconstruction, scheduling, contract management, and client relations. Jim has completed dozens of hospitality, sports & entertainment, office, gaming, senior living, healthcare, educational, civil, retail, and industrial projects since he first started in the industry in 2003.
After attending the University of Iowa with a double major of Accounting and Finance, Matt went to work for PriceWaterhouseCoopers auditing firm. There, he spent three years auditing financial statements for clients in a variety of industries and states. In 2009, he left public accounting to prepare financials for Shaw Construction, a regional general contractor that specializes in commercial, multi-family, and resort construction. Matt spent seven years at Shaw learning construction accounting, financial forecasting, project accounting, budgeting, sales and use tax, and Sequel coding, in addition to a number of other skills. He joined Alcorn Construction in 2018 when Alcorn was transitioning to a new accounting software he specialized in. Not only does Matt continue to enjoy the things he's good at, but he has also enjoyed implementing new software, auditing processes, and providing customized solutions to Alcorn's project accounting needs.
Randy has nearly five decades years of experience in the construction industry, including positions as a carpenter, carpenter foreman, and superintendent, in addition to owning his own general contracting and concrete companies. He has extensive experience in concrete, wood and metal framing, steel structures, tenant finish, masonry construction, precast, and tilt-up construction. Product types include office buildings, churches, hospitals, medical office buildings, schools, restaurants, warehouses, industrial buildings, high-rise office, Department of Energy and Department of Defense facilities, and retail buildings of many different types of construction. He has completed projects valued up to $42MM.
Wade graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and concentrations in Marketing and Computer Information Systems. He started his career at CSU's College of Business, and from there, joined a marketing agency that specialized in verticals like healthcare and residential construction. He then worked with a financial technology company and helped scale it from a startup into a national real-time bill management and payments platform that partners with several of the largest bank bill pay providers in the U.S. Wade joined Alcorn Construction in 2019 and has led the company's marketing efforts since.
In addition to being Alcorn's marketing manager, Wade is also responsible for managing the company’s IT activities. He is always ready to help others learn new processes and find solutions to problems.
Kyle approaches his work with passion and a drive for excellence. He embraces the details, has strong rapport with trade partners, and knows how to provide the most value for customers by being creative and resourceful during the most impactful stage of building - preconstruction. In addition to his specialization in tilt industrial projects at Alcorn Construction, Kyle has experience through a small business of his own, performing estimating and project management for residential projects. This expertise has given him a unique perspective and helped him flourish in Preconstruction.
Since 1997, Derek has held a variety of positions in the construction industry, including superintendent, residential builder, operations executive, and project manager. His skillset includes estimating, project management, scheduling, and value engineering. Derek’s project experience includes commercial, light industrial, retail, residential, multi-family, and higher education markets. He has a proven track record of completing projects on schedule and under budget, even in harsh environments with aggressive timelines.
Jason has spent more than two decades in construction as a project manager, since entering the construction industry in 1999. He has been involved in a number of projects across various industries – semiconductor/cleanroom, biopharmaceutical laboratories, K-12 and higher education, restaurants, hospitality, water/wastewater, and healthcare. His experience offers a unique blend of management methodologies supported by procurement, leading edge technology, and project delivery methods, making him an asset on any project.
Jeanne has 20 years of experience in city planning land use entitlements. She recently served as Director of Land Use Entitlements for Confluent Development. She represented numerous developers and property owners as Director of Entitlement Services for her consulting firm Groundwork Entitlement Services. She also worked as a Site Development Manager with the architecture and engineering firm Galloway & Company and a public sector planner for Jefferson County and the City of Centennial.
At Alcorn, Jeanne works to expedite projects through entitlements and permitting, helping projects reach approval and construction start faster.
