FISHER AND STRACHAN - Key Persons
Upon graduation from college, Mr. Strachan worked as an operations manager for Aspen Systems in Rockville, MD. Three years later, Mr. Strachan went to work for the commercial real estate company Carey Winston. In 1996, Mr. Strachan was hired by the billion dollar technology consulting firm American Management Systems as their in house commercial real estate and construction manager. Mr. Strachan spent 17 years with AMS (later merged and became CGI Group) where as the Director of Corporate Real Estate in the US he was responsible for a portfolio of over 2.1 million square feet in 104 locations and over $60 million in annual expenses. Mr. Strachan's team was responsible for all lease negotiations, space planning, construction and move coordination for all US operations.
Upon graduation from college, Mr. Strachan founded his own firm in the film and TV production industry, utilizing professional construction skills acquired during his high school and college days working in the family business. He also formed a partnership to start a litigation support company offering a range of services to the local legal community.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Vice President
- Senior Project Manager
- Assistant Vice President, Operations
After graduation from college, Mr. McCarthy began his career as a project manager in the construction of apartment buildings. In 1980, he established his own company with an emphasis on residential expansion and remodeling. As the company grew, it changed its focus to the renovation of office and retail space, as well as completing projects for Governmental Agencies. In 1988, Denis merged his business with Fisher and Strachan.
Denis's background as a successful small business owner enables him to better understand the challenges faced by organizations today. His hands-on experience with field personnel and systems, as seen from an entrepreneur 's perspective, enhances his ability to get things done. The addition of Denis's former clients -- including some leaders in the Washington area -- to Fisher and Strachan's list, was a benefit to both the clients and FSI.
Job Titles:
- Project Manager
- Professional Career
joined the FSI immediately upon graduation from Clemson University, bringing with him the fresh perspective from the classroom and implementing his knowledge and technological skills into the work place. Frank manages projects and specializes in providing and updating Construction Schedules utilizing the critical path / relationship methodology.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
Mr. Strachan began his career with Whiting Turner Contracting in 1966. During his tenure as project manager, he completed such notable projects as the one million square foot Parklawn Office Building in Rockville, MD, and the multi-facility, IBM campus in Manassas, VA. In 1970, he joined Westwood Construction Corp. where he managed construction of numerous office projects, as well as a major addition to Jefferson Memorial Hospital. In 1979, Rich joined forces with Tom to incorporate as Fisher and Strachan.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Operations
Although Mr. Strachan officially joined the company upon graduation from college, his experience in the industry began during high school when he worked at the family business as a job site laborer. He started at the bottom and worked his way up the ladder to his present position of Vice President of Operations.
Job Titles:
- Chief of Operations
- Vice President