Empowered to Exceeed Expectations

Tim Eagan

 A big thank you to Tim Eagan who stepped up to help with a big Industrial bid opportunity with a longstanding client. He provided a wonderful Engineering contact who was just a pleasure to work with. Tim is always willing to go above and beyond and support the power of one efforts.  Thanks Tim!

Rodney Hutchins

 I would like to recognize Rodney Hutchins for his commitment to safety within our group. Late last year, Heavy Industries introduced the Supervisory Safety Audit to get more energy and engagement within our site leadership. Rodney has been a champion of this system and is far and away our leading user.  Thank you, Rodney, for your leadership and commitment to improving and keeping our people safe!

Jonathan Cruz

 We wanted to take a moment to recognize Jonathan Cruz since the start of the new year, Jonathan has focused on jobsite safety, communication, and craftsmanship. He has gone above and beyond to ensure customer satisfaction as well as making sure all safety practices are being followed. We really look forward to the rest of the year and seeing how his growth continues to develop. He is truly a great example for the rest of our team to follow. 

Sam Berwin

 I want to give a big shout-out to Sam Berwin! Sam has been going above and beyond, making extra time to work with me on Project Accounting billing issues. Her knowledge and experience have been an incredible resource. Truly appreciate all of your hard work and dedication, Sam! 

Mike McDonald & Dom Serena

 I would like to nominate the Team at the NuMark renovation in Chicago. One of the hardest things to get right in the Financial facility world is where to place floor boxes (Accurately) for the teller pods. The team had a great solution and used a full size template to accomplish this task and nailed it. Thanks for thinking outside the box and continuing to drive quality installations.

Paving Team

 I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible efforts of the Paving Team during the recent Walmart and Kohl's bid event. This team spent hundreds of hours meticulously conducting take-offs, sourcing, bidding, and submitting nearly 100 bids worth over $108M. Despite the challenging circumstances, including many team members being out sick, their resilience did not waver. They worked tirelessly from home, often around the clock, ensuring we met every deadline and submitted all bids on time. The perseverance, teamwork, and commitment displayed during this process were truly outstanding, and I’m proud of how everyone pulled together to ensure success!

Jason Kauffman

 We recently completed a long and difficult project with Messer in Painted Post, NY. There were a multitude of engineering busts and drawing issues which lead to things being so difficult. Jason Kauffman was the electrical Superintendent on the project and despite all of the challenges and changes got the job done safely and with a high level of quality that helped to maintain our good relationship with Messer. Attached is a thank you card and letter that Jason received from Corning’s Senior Electrical Engineer. Corning was the owner of the facility that the Messer project was being constructed so Messer’s client. To receive a letter like this from the client’s, client is not only something to be proud of but shows how our teams go above and beyond in representing the Keeley culture in such a way that may even help Messer to have more opportunities with Corning. 

Mary Pollmann & Layne Black

 I am submitting this E3 for Mary Pollmann and Layne Black who are working together to create a world class CMiC training program. There is nothing easy about what they are doing to create training documentation while in some cases the implementation team is still making changes to the software. Mary and Layne are putting in incredible amounts of hard work in service of all Keeleyn's who will benefit from learning and using CMiC. I am so very proud for them to share what they have created during the month of March with the Keeley Team. Mary and Layne, thanks for all that you are doing. You are building the foundation of Keeley for many years to come!

Rob Miller

 In our setups, sometimes it is the case that operations leaders and support group leaders could end up approving his or her own reimbursement invoices because it flows through the approval process attached to their job. Rob’s reimbursement was sent to me to approve. He could have approved it on his own, and it is legitimate charges. Rob did the right thing when nobody was looking.

Raul Castillo

 On 2.12.25 at the Bunge site in Morristown Indiana, crews were tasked with using flowable fill to backfill around a containment foundation in a deep trench. It was requested that the crews remove the bottom 4 rows of engineered shoring while the flowable fill backfill was taking place. While removing the first 2-3 rows of shoring from the bottom-up, Keeley Superintendent Raul Castillo observed excessive sluffing of the dirt below the shoring still in place. Upon this observation Superintendent Castillo stopped the work, removed the crew from the area, and notified management. Client engineering members and HSE evaluated the issue and determined that it would be safer to leave the shoring boards in place during the placement of the flowable fill, essentially burying it in place.  This was a critical observation that potentially saved lives. If in fact the shoring would have given out, or soil were to infiltrate the area below, the shoring failing to contain the soil, could have buried crew members in tons of dirt and gravel. 

David Kline

 I would like to submit an E3 Recognition for David Kline (IW Superintendent) on our ADM Decatur Steel Recovery project. We had a customer survey with the ADM representative the other day and their rep gave us 5’s across the board and that is due to the leadership Dave has shown on the project from a safety, quality, and execution standpoint. This project started as a T&M project and ADM wanted us to man the job with approx. 12 ironworkers from NOV24 thru DEC24. A few weeks into the project, ADM was ecstatic with our productivity on the project and requested an additional 10 ironworkers. With Dave’s travel experience and network, Dave was able to source the additional ironworkers within a couple of days. This has led to ADM extending our services on-site until at least mid-March25 and has been a great success with Dave at the helm. This has also led to additional opportunities at ADM’s Decatur facilities. Kudos to Dave for carrying out the Keeley Way! 

John Lowther

 John Lowther successfully completed a Level-1, 37-point DOT inspection with Hazmat in Kansas, passing with flying colors. He was awarded Quarter 1 CVSA decals, which are reserved for vehicles and drivers in top-notch condition. I want to extend my sincerest thanks to the Civil Energy groups commitment to maintaining the highest standards of safety and accountability of their drivers and equipment. Keep raising the bar!

Mary Pollman & Layne Black

 I would like to recognize Mary Pollmann and Layne Black for living out E^3 throughout the CMiC implementation and specifically over the past two days of Train the Trainer Summit. This Summit provided a significant amount of clarity as we move closer to Go Live! It is easy to see that both Mary and Layne are dedicated to the successful implementation of CMiC and understand the importance of how the system will impact the future success of the Keeley Companies. Keep up the great work, Mary and Layne!

Jen Baumberger, Alison Jasper, Jeff Britsch

 Our field leaders are daily dealing with so many things – clients, safety, quality, project changes, different Team Member personalities, production…. We’ve been working as a group to optimize our group’s value stream, and the support of our field leaders is paramount to our success. We had our Industrial Manufacturing Field Leaders Summit this past week. Tons of great feedback/interaction from the leaders in attendance.   I’d like to recognize Jason Kuhl for putting another great summit together and his impact on our group’s success.  He’s an amazing leader that puts people first, empowers them to grow - and it showed brightly.  Great job with the summit, Jason! Also, thanks to Sarah Sease, Lindsay Sexton, Jen Baumberger, Alison Jasper, Jeff Britsch, Matt Shari, Michael Brantley, and Grace Kmetz for logistics, support and presenting.

Casey Worth

 I would like to take a moment to recognize and express my gratitude for the outstanding support provided by Casey Worth. Even though it was not his designated project, Casey went above and beyond to ensure the success of our team and help move along the CMiC project.  His willingness to lend a hand, offer insights, and put in extra effort, all without hesitation, truly speaks to his commitment to the team's overall success. He has truly helped to ensure that CMiC keeps moving along smoothly.

Darryl Rhodes

 Outside work was scheduled Tuesday 2/18 to replace freshwater piping valves in a pipe rack that would have required scaffolding. With the high temperature for the day in the low 20's and winds in excess of 20 mph Darryl went to the plant with concerns about the working conditions. The potential snowfall and ice on scaffolding and extreme cold increasing the hazard of the work. He convinced the plant to reschedule the work, Darryl put the welfare of his crew members as his top priority! Well Done!