RAINWATER CONSTRUCTION - Key Persons
As the president of Rainwater Construction from 1991 to 2021, Ben Rainwater has overseen the successful completion of thousands of construction projects throughout the years, while maintaining the value system and company culture that has made Rainwater one of the most trusted business partners in Atlanta.
As a multi-generational family business, the role of president was passed on to Ben by his father, Cecil Rainwater, who founded the company in 1956. Ben began his career at Rainwater while still in high school as a summer steel crew worker. After graduating with a degree in business from Vanderbilt University in December, 1974, he went straight to work at the Rainwater offices in January 1975, and ever since has been fostering a company culture in which employees are treated like family and one's word is more reliable than any contract.
When Ben decided it was time to retire from the day-to-day operations, he sought out a leadership team that would maintain this value system and carry the Rainwater name into another fifty years of integrity-forward operations. Just as Cecil remained involved in an advisory capacity when his son took over, Ben continues to remain a vital part of the Rainwater team, lending his expertise as a new generation carries on the Rainwater tradition.
Dusty has served as Fleming's safety manager for four years and has twenty-one years of overall experience as a safety professional in the construction industry. Dusty is responsible for maintaining and updating the FCG company safety plan as well as managing its implementation among FCG's own labor force and trade partners.
Overseeing all measures that help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, and materials, Dusty inspects and evaluates workplace environments, equipment, and practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations. Dusty is certified for "Train the Trainer" in which he conducts safety training programs and demonstrates the proper use of equipment.
Dusty holds a bachelor of science degree in safety from Northeastern State University. He is a first responder and is certified in first aid/CPR/AED Train the Trainer, and OSHA 510 Construction Safety.
Job Titles:
- FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER / Field Operations
manager, Eddie West, has spent his entire thirty-seven-year career as a key member of the Rainwater Construction team. Working on the steel crew for ten years before moving into various construction management roles, Eddie is a Butler building expert. He combines his hands-on experience as a steel erector, and siding, roofing and trim work expert with years of expertise in maintaining budgets and timelines to lead crewmembers in best-in-class project implementation. As a long-standing member of the Rainwater field operations team, Eddie is dedicated to Rainwater's employee-first culture and the excellent customer service and product that comes from fostering such a loyal and dedicated team.
Eddie is OSHA 30 certified and holds level 1A certification (blue card) with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
As a recognized industry leader specializing in large-scale project implementation and field-crew training, Tim Sprouse oversees all of FSE's division 13 projects, from strategic design assist all the way through to occupancy certification. With an expertise developed over decades of fieldwork, on builds ranging from 100k to more than one million square feet, Tim is an expert at spotting costly issues before they hit the job site, and he runs each stage of construction with a focus on efficiency, and workplace safety.
Tim is a third-generation ironworker with extensive boots-on-the-ground experience. As an owner/operator, Tim has managed the development of projects in eleven countries for brands including Bechtel, Nike, GM, and Ford. Prior to joining FSE, Tim provided oversight as a superintendent for Costco Wholesale's warehouse construction program. Overseeing projects in nearly every state in the US, Tim's projects boasted the lowest leak callback rating of any of the program's superintendents.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Pre - Construction
Serving as pre-construction manager, John provides all estimating and pre-construction services on Fleming projects. Working with owners and design professionals to ensure their vision becomes reality, John develops bid packages and assigns scope of work to trade contractors in a manner that incorporates all facets and stages of a project.
With an acute attention to detail and ability to forecast potential risk, John develops complete project assessments within the pre-construction phase of service that provide building owners with the information they need to make important decisions before they become crises.
Using his knowledge, built over years of experience as a subcontractor, construction manager, and company owner, John provides building owners with a vantage point of the job that lays a foundation for success from start to finish.
John holds a bachelor of science degree in construction management from Oklahoma State University.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Officer
With a focus on strategic growth developed over 20+ years on virtually every side of the non-residential construction and building products industry, Justin is committed to advancing all divisions of the Fleming Construction Group and has been a driving force behind the development of both Fleming 8760 and Fleming Steel Erectors.
As an engineer with nearly twenty years' experience, Maryna Hudgins is a pre-engineered metal building design and estimating expert. Her experience includes twelve years with Butler Manufacturing, where she served in many roles including design engineer, estimator, and sales engineer. Her time with Butler culminated in the roles of engineering manager for Butler's Australia division and lead engineer for specialty projects. Additionally, Maryna spent five years as the owner of a private consultancy in South Carolina, where she provided engineering support for numerous PEMB and start-to-finish large-scale construction projects.
Maryna has a bachelor of science degree in architectural engineering from the University of Kansas, Lawrence; and a master of science degree in engineering management from the University of Texas, Austin. She is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) with certifications in WA, NC, SC, FL and is a member of ASCE and NAWIC.
Matt is a detail oriented and motivated construction professional with a proven track record of successfully delivering quality commercial construction projects on time and within budget. He has superior communication and organizational skills, which enable efficient and effective management of multiple concurrent projects.
Lending assists in the pre-construction process, Matt oversees the buy-out phase through contract execution, maintains project budgets, performs cost projections to assess potential overruns, oversees monthly pay applications and payment, and supervises the change process. Matt excels at identifying and analyzing potential technical or scheduling conflicts, as well as coordinating and carrying out applicable solutions.
Matt is OSHA 30 hour and First Aid/CPR certified and has a bachelor of science in construction science from the University of Oklahoma.
Mike Phillips has nearly a decade's worth of experience estimating projects in the construction industry. With a keen eye for detail, Mike leads the Fleming estimating team in creating hyper-accurate bids that result in fewer costly back charges down the road. Mike works with design-assist and constructability review teams to successfully bid projects, with more than one million square feet won to-date.
Mike has a bachelor's degree in construction technology from Oklahoma State University. He is a certified professional estimator and constructor, and has his thirty-hour OSHA certificate.
Job Titles:
- Oklahoma General Superintendent
For the past twenty years, Paul has been a mainstay in the Oklahoma steel fixture and metal building erection industry. From 265' clear spans for a riding arena to various steel package assemblies on a 275' tall high-rise office building, Paul has experience with nearly every type of steel building fabrication out there. Known throughout the industry for both speed and efficiency, Paul is widely known for his work erecting 15-20 Dollar General stores per year for seven straight years. During this time, Paul managed a specialized crew that would be in and out in 10 days flat.
Prior to joining the Fleming team Paul was the owner and operator of his own firm, where he honed his jobsite efficiency and equipment time management skills as a matter of necessity. Paul brings that entrepreneurial spirit to each and every project, working with GC clients and fellow subcontractors and suppliers to translate what is on paper into the best, most cost-effective long-term solution for the owner.
Randy has thirty-two years of experience as a superintendent with Fleming and a total of forty-nine years of experience in construction. Randy maintains clean and safe jobsites and fosters good working relationships with all sub-contractors.
Randy excels at interpreting plans and specifications and identifying potential problems before they arise. On the job, Randy completes daily work and material inspections, verifies subcontractor work during all project phases, and works closely with engineers, architects, and clients, when applicable.
Randy is a first responder with OSHA 30 Hour and First Aid/CPR certification.
With twenty-five years accounting experience, Rich is a growth-oriented CFO whose insights into strategic scalability and risk management help guide FCG as it develops into one of Oklahoma's most recognizable construction companies. Prior to joining FCG, Rich served as both controller and CFO at SCFM Compression Systems, was the director of financial analysis and planning at PennWell, and was controller for FCI Logistics and Anderson Companies.
Rich holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from West Texas A&M University and is a certified public accountant through the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.
With more than two decades of experience in the commercial construction industry, Steven leads the Rainwater team with an eye on growth and the ongoing commitment to excellence in quality and service that has made the Rainwater name a mainstay in the Atlanta-metro area since 1956.
Steven's construction industry experience includes fourteen years with Butler Manufacturing, where he served in roles including vice president of sales, manager of business development and corporate accounts, and senior global corporate accounts manager. During his tenure, Steven oversaw the construction of facilities in China, Singapore, Vietnam and Myanmar for Fortune 500 companies including Coca-Cola, Dupont, John Deere, Universal Studios and UPS. A native of South Carolina, Steven is dedicated to maintaining the southern hospitality, integrity and building expertise that has enabled Rainwater Construction to meet and exceed customer expectations time and time again.
Steven has a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the College of Charleston and is a LEED accredited professional.
As a recognized industry leader specializing in large-scale project implementation and field-crew training, Tim Sprouse oversees all of FSE's division 13 projects, from strategic design assist all the way through to occupancy certification. With an expertise developed over decades of fieldwork, on builds ranging from 100k to more than one million square feet, Tim is an expert at spotting costly issues before they hit the job site, and he runs each stage of construction with a focus on efficiency, and workplace safety.
Tim is a third-generation ironworker with extensive boots-on-the-ground experience. As an owner/operator, Tim has managed the development of projects in eleven countries for brands including Bechtel, Nike, GM, and Ford. Prior to joining FSE, Tim provided oversight as a superintendent for Costco Wholesale's warehouse construction program. Overseeing projects in nearly every state in the US, Tim's projects boasted the lowest leak callback rating of any of the program's superintendents.
You'd be hard pressed to find anyone more in the know about industrial facilities in the state of Oklahoma than Tom O'Brien. After building successful companies on both the brokerage and equity sides of the industrial real estate market, Tom identified construction as the next industry to benefit from a true understanding of the needs and perspectives of building owners and developers. With a client-first business philosophy acting as a driving force, Tom re-created the Fleming Construction Group. Tom's mentoring and leadership have resulted in a "whatever it takes" company work ethic that makes sure, above all else, FCG clients are satisfied with both the building process and the final product.
With experience as both a project manager and superintendent on multiple projects, as well as time spent in key roles including designer and owner's representative, Tony's dynamic skillset gives him a unique perspective and allows him to manage multiple facets of the construction process. With more than twenty-five years industry experience, the past five of which have been with the Fleming Construction Group, Tony works with FCG's project team to assure quality workmanship and timely delivery within budget.
As a project manager, Tony assists with scheduling, writes and reviews subcontracts and purchase orders, and manages requests for information (RFI's), submittals, shop drawings, and owner change directives. Tony monitors all construction activity, overseeing quality control, accounting, administration, and tracking.
Tony holds an associate's degree in mechanical engineering from Tulsa Junior College and is First Aid/CPR and OSHA 10 Hour certified.
With thirteen years of total construction experience, and eight years as assistant superintendent for the Fleming Construction Group, Zach has helped with the successful completion of some of Fleming's most complex projects. As a direct report to the Fleming superintendent, Zach helps provide the synergy required for the project team to successfully complete the most demanding construction projects on time and under budget. Zach helps supervise site operations, subcontractor coordination, material deliveries, and schedule upkeep, while working closely with the project manager on cost tracking and budget maintenance. He also assists the superintendent in quality assurance and maintains current construction documents.
Zach is a first responder certified in First Aid/CPR and OSHA 10 Hour.