Steve Hoffmann
President
LEED AP BD+C
Steve feels at home with just about everyone. In his view, working with field crews, subs, engineers, architects, clients and “our first-class teams” makes each day unique. His 25+ years with GLY encompasses a wide range of market sectors, from fast-paced, ground-up construction of new office buildings to roadway and utility projects, garage structures, and challenging phased renovation work for educational facilities. He delivers predictable results every time and cultivates a strong team atmosphere focused on quality and superb customer service. Besides loving his job, he’s an inspiring volunteer, mentor, football fan, outdoorsman and family man.
Dan Frye
Layout Superintendent
Dan is GLY’s go-to guy for anything and everything relating to site surveys and layout. As a consummate team player and expert on layout technology, Dan is responsible for not only planning and coordinating project needs with superintendents, but also for training and educating the GLY Layout Crew and helping The Yard with long range equipment planning. When he’s not out in the field, Dan is 100% family man, spending as much time with his wife and kids as he can.
Laura Ovsak
Senior Project Engineer
RA, AIA, LEED Green Associate
Laura joined the GLY team in 2017 after spending five years with architecture and engineering design teams. Her varied design experience provides a deep understanding of the design process, and a fluency in the design language. Having worn many hats at GLY, she has developed a diverse skillset, carrying many projects through their phases. Laura recently completed the process of becoming a licensed architect!
Luiselin Mujica
Project Engineer
Lu was born in Valencia, Venezuela, a small town two hours from the capital city of Caracas. After earning a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, she worked as a Field Engineer on transportation projects in Orlando and Miami, responsible for managing quality assurance. Growing restless, she journeyed west to Seattle and in 2021 joined GLY. Lu’s involvement on a project includes serving as a liaison between the owner and design team and providing effective solutions in the design process and material installation.
Bill DeJarlais
Principal+Executive Vice President
LEED AP BD+C
Bill brings over 30 years of experience to his role as a principal and shareholder of GLY. He specializes in fostering progressive team-build environments to deliver scalable projects in a variety of markets. Bill leverages architectural training, virtual design and construction knowledge, and a passion for technology to help create efficient delivery. He adds great value to his projects through a deep understanding of overall cost management. Project scheduling, site logistics, quality control, subcontractor relationships and sustainability. When he’s not cycling, Bill enjoys serving on the Board of the Bellevue Schools Foundation and coaching young distance runners for Cascade Striders.
Dennis Sizemore
Cement Mason Superintendent
Dennis is the go-to guy on anything and everything concrete. At age 15, he poured and finished driveways, patios, and shop slabs. When he started at GLY at 18, he was the youngest journeyman in his union. Today, he's a concrete master who oversees projects up to one million square feet. His favorite aspect of the job is the constant change of scenery since he's not on one single project for an extensive amount of time. While concrete is a big part of Dennis’s life, he makes plenty of room for his kids, fishing, hiking, and visiting Kauai, his happy place.
Janine Messina
Senior Marketing+Communications Specialist
CPSM
Janine feels at home in the world of marketing since it combines her passion for art, writing and graphic design with her natural ability to organize, strategize, and analyze. While she enjoys her day-to-day responsibilities, facing new challenges, and the many opportunities to apply her creativity, her favorite part about her job isn’t even marketing-related; she loves working with people and getting to know everyone in the company top-down—from estimating to IT to the hundreds of hard-working craftspeople out in the field.
Ted Herb
CEO
Ted Herb joined GLY in 1987 as a Project Engineer, rising to Vice President of Operations by 2008, and has served as President since 2016. Today, as both President and CEO, he brings a sincere understanding of the diverse skills and perspectives that contribute to successful project delivery at every level within the general construction industry. In addition to leading numerous projects that help shape the story of the City of Bellevue’s growth, including Lincoln Square real estate development projects and Overlake Hospital’s expansions, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s cultural focus on safety and continuous improvement. Ted has always demonstrated a deep empathy for the welfare of everyone on his project team, and tirelessly advocates for work/life balance and professional opportunity at GLY.