People: Updates About Construction Professionals in the Southwest

Tom Boltz

BOLTZ

Jim Hayward, GOMACO's Western District manager, based in Arizona, will now be responsible for sales in the state, replacing Kendall Kelly, who retired after more than 38 years with the company. Bryan Beck joins the sales team this month and will be responsible for taking over Kelly's former territory in New Mexico and the Midwest.

Chuck Salt

SALT

was hired as area manager for Sundt Construction's Tempe, Ariz., office. Salt will focus on mission critical facilities and corporate office projects. He has more than a decade of experience that includes overseeing major projects across nine states. His most recently completed project is the Arizona Public Service Deer Valley Operations Building in Phoenix. Salt holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Florida and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

joined W.J. Maloney Plumbing's Phoenix office as a senior estimator. He will be responsible for estimating mechanical, plumbing and piping work on commercial and industrial projects. His duties include design-build as well as plans and specifications projects. Boltz brings more than 35 years of local plumbing and mechanical estimating and project management experience to W.J. Maloney Plumbing. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in operations management from Arizona State University.

Blair leads day-to-day operations of the ENR editorial team to ensure brand quality and further best practices. He spearheads ENR's various competitions, including Best Projects and the Award of Excellence, and organizes editorial content at events including the Top Young Professionals conference. A Jesse H. Neal, Construction Media Alliance and AZBEES-award-winning writer and videographer, Blair frequently contributes to ENR’s burgeoning video channel with project tour videos and interviews with industry leaders. He is also a frequent speaker and moderator on topics such as diversity and inclusion, design and jobsite technology, construction means and methods and marketing.