Wright-Ryan project manager receives company's 'Tom Frederick Golden Hammer' award
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Wright-Ryan named Nick Barto, a commercial project manager, the Tom Frederick Golden Hammer Award winner during the company’s 2024 annual meeting.
Wright-Ryan Construction, of Portland, named Nick Barto, a commercial project manager, the "Tom Frederick Golden Hammer" award winner during the company’s 2024 annual meeting.
The award shares its name with the firm’s late vice president, Tom Frederick, who died in 2015.
Nominees are chosen by co-workers with the winner selected by a committee comprised of previous winners.
“Nick is constantly raising the bar and setting an excellent example of what it takes to be a great employee-owner, all while representing Wright-Ryan's core values,” said Erick Aitken, a project superintendent. “I have had the opportunity of watching him develop in his career over the last seven years, and he is truly an all-around great person and teammate with a remarkable work ethic and a positive attitude.”
To be selected, the nominee must exemplify Wright-Ryan’s core values:
- Safe working conditions
- Unrivaled customer service
- Reliability regardless of challenges
- Respectful and fair treatment of all parties
- Unsurpassed attention to detail
“I have watched Nick expand his management skills and take on more complex assignments,” said Alan Sparn, the company’s incoming president and current COO. “He embodies the collaborative Wright-Ryan culture and exhibits a strong commitment to both his team and to our clients.”
Held each spring, Wright-Ryan's annual meeting brings together the company’s 100-plus employee-owners for an afternoon of presentations that highlight the previous year’s projects, financial performance and company strategy.
“Since Wright-Ryan was founded 40 years ago, our commitment to our people has been our highest priority,” said John Ryan, president.
In addition, the company recognized longstanding team members with service awards. The 16 employee-owners recognized for significant career milestones collectively represent nearly 250 years of tenure at the company.
5 years
- Jon Nichols, lead carpenter, field operations management
- Rothana Chap, integrated project manager/superintendent, homes and residential services
- Jonathan Sellers, millwork designer/drafter, homes and residential services
10 years
- Steve Murphy, superintendent II, homes and residential services
- Sean Keay, pre-construction manager/senior estimator, commercial pre-construction
- Michael Mooney, general manager, field operations
- Dave Dumont, warranty and safety supervisor, operations
- Chris Stevens, foreman, field operations
- Alyssa Parker, vice president of project management, commercial project management
15 years
- Jim Demers, superintendent, homes and residential services
- Cordelia Pitman, vice president of project development, commercial pre-construction
20 years
- Marc Bourgeois, vice president of commercial select projects group
- Ryan Knowles, director of information technology
- Tom Carey, Senior Project Manager, commercial project management
40 years
- Scott Lewis, senior superintendent, homes and residential services
- John Ryan, co-founder and president
Wright-Ryan launched a 40th-anniversary campaign earlier this year called “Building for Generations” to celebrate its 1984 founding by Tom Wright and John Ryan.
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