Leadership

About As Chairman and Founder of DEW, Don provides visionary leadership and strategic direction to our Leadership Team and Board of Directors. Experience Don leads through empowering people to be self-starters — resulting in their individual ownership and accountability. Don takes great pride in making sure that every employee at DEW understands how important their role is to the success of every project and the company. Throughout his 45 plus years in the construction industry, Don has been involved with a diverse portfolio of successfully completed projects, totaling over $2 billion. Don’s unique understanding of the entire construction delivery process is an asset that continues to greatly benefit DEW. He is particularly adept at finding creative solutions to the individual challenges of any given project. Don’s first exposure to the construction industry was working at a lumber yard during his high school years. Since that time, he has performed every position in the construction industry, including laborer, carpenter, supervisor, estimator, project manager, vice president of business development, president, and currently CEO.

About Mike came aboard in 1999 and is now a co-owner of DEW, leading the finance and accounting teams. With over 30 years of accounting and finance experience, including over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, Mike provides efficient financial leadership responsibilities essential for a healthy and growing construction company. His tax expertise allows for a full range of planning for the business and its shareholders. Mike is an expert in construction and real estate accounting, taxation, and financing and is involved with all facets of construction finance for DEW construction. He works with customers to assist with their needs in arranging financing for projects. This can involve verifying adequate funds are in place to ensure a successful project completion, working with and introducing banks to provide financing, and working with owners to assist and ensure they meet financing criteria. His tax background also allows him to provide owners with the details and documentation to allow for maximizing of depreciation deductions for tax purposes. Experience Mike served as the Tax Manager for Grippin, Donlan & Roche, PLC, balancing the responsibilities of the entire firm with the billing and collections for his own client base. He planned, supervised, and completed engagements of all sizes; performed research and review of complex tax returns, and prepared numerous business valuations. Mike also represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service, and was responsible […]