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.

Joaquin Aburto

General Foreman

Joaquin approaches each day on the jobsite with a people-first attitude, emphasizing the importance of a collaborative team culture in finding efficient solutions and creating a learning environment for everyone. One of his favorite aspects of construction is that he leaves each workday having learned something new from his teammates. When he’s not out in the field, you can find Joaquin adventuring in the PNW with his 5 kids.

Jon Friedrichsen

Project Executive

HCC

Jon attributes his appreciation of craft and hard work to working as a carpenter for a Spokane-based general contractor while earning a BS in Construction Management from Washington State University. Since joining GLY in 1999, he’s honed his expertise as a healthcare and high-tech office project manager and team builder. When he’s not piecing together complex logistics plans, you’ll find Jon cheering on the Seattle Sounders or casting a line. If he could talk his wife into selling everything and living in a trailer down by the river, he’d be there already.

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.

Bryan James

Senior Preconstruction Manager

LEED AP BD+C

In his 20+ years of experience in the construction industry, Bryan has developed a strong attention to detail and steadfast commitment to the desires and concerns of the client. His expansive and diverse range of experience demonstrate his work ethic, and ability to approach any project with focus and determination. His role of Senior Preconstruction Manager includes budgeting work, value engineering, and cost control of the project. He values a tenacious dedication to the project, providing clients with a high-quality experience.

David Best

Chief Estimator

David’s construction career began at an early age with his father, shortly ventured into architecture during and after earning his Bachelor of Architecture, but ultimately found its way back to construction. As Chief Estimator with 30+ years of industry experience, David has estimated many of our largest and most complex projects. He works closely with the team throughout the project lifecycle to ensure an effective, predictable, a valuable cost analysis for every client. He plans to expand on his travel exploits in the coming years. One of his favorite things to do is pick a place to fly into, rent a car and spend 7-10 days exploring what the region has to offer. Ask him about some of his favorite destinations!

Troy Alexander

Senior Project Manager

LEED AP

Troy’s been managing construction projects in the Pacific Northwest since 2000 and is one of our Interiors + Special Projects [ISP] team leaders. He specializes in unique renovation and improvement work in a variety of market sectors and has a long history of successfully delivering public agency projects using Job Order Contracting [JOC]. Troy enjoys collaborating with professionals of various disciplines to get fast-track projects started and completed on time. Outside of work, Troy enjoys lots of family time, good music, trying a new local beer, and cheering on his favorite sports team.

Candace Minerich

General Counsel

A Colorado native, Candace obtained her law degree from Loyola University in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina, she found good prospects out West practicing construction law – making her a valuable asset to our risk management team.

Mike Martel