Corporate Profiles

Shepard Poole

Shepard Thomas Poole

President & CEO

Shepard Poole is the President and CEO of The Hallen Construction Company, Inc. Starting at Hallen as a laborer in 1987, he is now responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. Shep has served on the Board of Directors...
Mike Hickey

Mike Hickey

Executive Vice President of Operations

Mike is the current Executive Vice President of Operations at The Hallen Construction Company, Inc. and has been the running the field operations since 1994. A veteran of the industry since 1978, Mike’s career began as a commercial diver for...
Pat Ambrosio

Pascale J. Ambrosio

Executive Vice President of Engineering & Estimating

Pat is the Executive Vice President of Engineering and Estimating for The Hallen Construction Company, Inc. and has worked for the company since 1994. With over forty years of industry experience in various field operations, supervision and management roles, Pat’s...
Dennis Springer

Dennis Springer

Senior Vice President, Finance

Dennis is the Senior Vice President of Finance for The Hallen Construction Company, Inc., and also handles the role of Corporate Secretary. Joining the company in 2010 as Controller, he was recently elevated to his current position. Including his time...
Eugene Hickey

Eugene Hickey

Senior Vice President of Operations

Eugene Hickey is the Senior Vice President of Operations for The Hallen Construction Company, Inc.  In this role, he oversees all aspects of operations and manages a team of supervisors that oversee daily field operations. Gene’s oversight includes all aspects...
Stuart Buhrendorf

Stuart Buhrendorf

Senior Vice President of EHS and Risk Management

Stu is the Senior Vice President of EHS and Risk Management at The Hallen Construction Company, Inc. and has been with the company since 1989. Known for his commitment to worker health and safety and his passionate involvement in industry...
Jim Small

James P Small Jr.

Vice President - Purchasing

Jim is the Vice President of Purchasing at The Hallen Construction Company, Inc. He embraces the company’s 90-year heritage of commitment to quality, safety and innovative approach to utility projects. A 30-year industry veteran, Jim started in the field as...
Linda Birkeland

Linda Birkeland

Vice President of Finance & Treasurer

Linda holds the titles of Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at The Hallen Construction Company, Inc. A proud member of the Hallen team since 2010, Linda is a New York State Certified Public Accountant.  Before joining the company, she...
Edward Fitzgerald

Edward Fitzgerald

Vice President of Operations

Ed has been with The Hallen Construction Company, Inc. for over 30 years and is currently the Vice President of Operations. During his tenure with the company, he has been involved with securing and running various contracts from keyhole excavation...
A portrait picture of Paul Handley

Paul Handley

Assistant Vice President of Engineering and Estimating

Paul is the Assistant Vice President of Engineering and Estimating for the Hallen Construction Company and has worked for the company since March of 2001. Paul started his career with Hallen in the drafting department and has worked his way...

Tom Fedrigoni

Assistant Vice President of Special Projects

Tom Fedrigoni is the Assistant Vice President of Special Projects for The Hallen Construction Co. Inc. He joined the firm in 2009 bringing with him more than twenty years of heavy civil and utility construction experience within the U.S. and...
A portrait picture of John Cuffaro

John Cuffaro

Assistant Vice President of Information Technology

John is the Assistant Vice President of Information Technology for The Hallen Construction Company. In this role he oversees all IT operations including Infrastructure, Compliance, Business Intelligence and Application Development. He was the company’s first IT employee and quickly established...