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Kevin Galbraith Construction Manager

 

Value Delivered
Kevin ensures delivery of professionally designed and installed mechanical systems that provide the power, reliability and performance clients need to meet today’s demanding facilities challenges. Involved primarily in the company’s large construction projects, his responsibilities include estimating; planning, hiring, scheduling and coordinating manpower; monitoring project schedules, budgets and quality, and supervising site safety. Backed by decades of experience, Kevin helps clients outfit even the most complex facilities with systems and technologies that provide maximum productivity and occupant comfort.

Expertise
Kevin’s career in the mechanical services industry began in 1979, when he went to work for The Fred B. DeBra Company as a mechanical equipment service technician. He then spent nearly 10 years at Team Mechanical, where he was a project manager, estimator and vice president.

 

Before returning to DeBra-Kuempel, he was a project manager/estimator at the Thomas J. Dyer Company. During his 12 years at Dyer, he estimated the costs and managed the labor for such major projects as Miami University Hoyt Hall Laboratories and the Cincinnati EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).

 

Since rejoining DeBra-Kuempel in 2008, he has overseen a wide variety of projects, ranging from the McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital boiler/hot water heater replacement to Mercy Hospital Fairfield Central Utility Plant Upgrade project and Sonoco Erlanger (KY) Warehouse Air Conditioning Project.

 

Kevin has studied business education at the University of Chattanooga. He also maintains Ohio refrigeration, hydronics, HVAC and plumbing licenses, Ohio and Kentucky boiler licenses, and a Kentucky masters HVAC contractor license.

 

In addition to continuing education courses related to his licenses, he participates in a range of other education and training programs. These include OSHA 500 trainer’s training, hazardous material handling and outreach for construction trades, as well as classes in radiation training, lockout tagout procedures, blood-borne pathogens, firefighting and fire extinguisher use.

The Personal Side
Kevin and Susan, his wife of 30 years, have two daughters and a son. He is an active member of St. Rose Catholic Church, and enjoys playing golf, traveling and boating.