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Kurt G. Conti - Chief Executive Officer/President of The Conti Group
Mr. Conti possesses over twenty years of business experience and provides leadership to The Conti Group, which encompasses Conti Enterprises, Inc., Conti Environment & Infrastructure, Inc., Conti Remediation, LLC, Citadel, LLC, Conti of New York, LLC, Alternity Power, LLC and Oakwood Capital, LLC.

Upon graduation from Villanova University, he joined The Conti Group, a construction/engineer firm headquartered in New Jersey. Starting from the ground floor up, Kurt worked in every functional position at Conti, moved through management and assumed the leadership for the business when he became CEO and president in 1995.

Kurt has strengthened The Conti Group from its previous $15 million in annual revenue to over $350 million since his tenure, and has transformed the company from a small organization into its current position as a market leader.

Villanova University - 1984 BSCE - cum laude. Honors Societies � phi kappa phi, tau beta pi, chi epsilon.
- Member of Villanova University, College of Engineering Advisory Board
Graduated the Harvard Business School, Owners/ Managers Program in 2000

William Picken, the Chief Operating Officer of Conti Enterprises, Inc., has over thirty years of heavy / civil, industrial, power, transportation, and environmental construction experience. He graduated from Union College with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and completed a Key Executive Program from the Harvard Business School in 2000. Mr. Picken has spent the past 20 years with the Conti Companies and currently has overall operational responsibility for Conti Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Picken manages and oversees the estimating, engineering, and project management functions of the company.

Jon Murphy, the Executive Vice President of the Conti Companies, has over thirty-four years of experience in heavy/civil construction. Mr. Murphy completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering Technology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and graduated from a Key Executive Program from Harvard Business School. After a tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mr. Murphy began working as a general laborer and steadily advanced his position to become the Executive Vice President. He is responsible for the management of all field operations including scheduling, personnel, labor relations, and technical construction oversight and is the company's representative to all labor unions. Mr. Murphy serves on the Executive Board of the Utility and Transportation Association and the Construction Industry Advancement Program of New Jersey.

Mark Liebes, the Vice President of Construction for Conti Enterprises, Inc., has twenty-five years of experience in heavy/civil and environmental construction and is thoroughly skilled in performing large-scale, complex projects within those areas. Mr. Liebes earned his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and completed the General Managers Program at Harvard Business School. He is responsible for directing the distribution of the labor and equipment resources and coordinating the activities of the Superintendents on the projects. Mr. Liebes is the primary management person responsible for field operations and the key link in providing the field work force with proper training and with communicating and maintaining Conti's corporate work philosophies.

Jay Price, the Executive Vice President of Business Development for Conti Enterprises, Inc. and Conti of New York, LLC, has over fifteen years of experience in the construction industry and is committed to identifying new emerging markets in the industry in order to position the firm as a market leader/first adopter. Mr. Price attended the University of Mississippi, studying under their Marine Biology program. He went on to graduate from programs such as the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, Competitive Marketing Strategy at Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and Business Management at Memphis State University. Mr. Price is accountable for maintaining existing market segments and clients for repeat business. He is responsible for the supervision and coordination of all prequalification submittals, proposals for bidding opportunities, preparation of project specific presentations, and follow up with the client post bid. Mr. Price is involved with the training of new hires as to their responsibility in the sales and marketing of the company.

Mr. Price also serves on the Board of Directors for the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA).

Patrick Hogan, the Vice President of Engineering and Project Management for Conti Enterprises, Inc., has fifteen years of experience in the construction industry and oversees the activities of all the Project Engineers and Project Managers assigned to the various projects under construction. Mr. Hogan earned his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware and has completed the General Managers Program at Harvard Business School. He is instrumental in directing the on-site construction engineering activities and project coordination. Mr. Hogan manages the resource loaded schedules, material procurement, value engineering, project designs, quality control process, and the health and safety policies and procedures.

Aldo Gonzalez, the Director of Health and Safety for the Conti Companies, has twenty years of experience in industrial hygiene and health and safety on heavy/civil and hazardous remediation sites. Mr. Gonzalez's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Safety Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a certificate from the Community College of the Air Force for Bioenvironmental Engineering. He is a Certified Safety Professional and served as a Bio-environmental Engineering Technician in the US Air Force where he also conducted both industrial hygiene and environmental surveys. Mr. Gonzalez is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all Conti employees and subcontractor personnel. He is responsible for the development and implementation of Conti's Corporate Health and Safety policies. Mr. Gonzalez oversees all field activities to ensure conformance with federal and state regulations, corporate policies, and the requirements of site-specific health and safety plans.