Empowered to Exceed Expectations

Ben Quathem
Ben has been helping out on a project for Ameren in Decatur. He has really stepped up in helping the site superintendent with Foreman type duties. From helping keep the large job footprint organized as 1 of only 2 Keeley employees onsite to remobilizing to the site after hours one evening due to a large weather system that flooded the site and blew out a plugged hole in the basement wall allowing a sizeable water leak into the mechanical space in the basement.  He has shown understanding in the importance of his task no matter big or small while onsite. 

Ron Roellig

Big Shout Out to Ron Roellig for this year’s Civil Mid-Year STP. Venue was outstanding, great agenda, lots of team building and the open dialogue was refreshing. As we continue to grow and scale our business, dedicating time to setting up and facilitating these meetings is increasingly important and all the Civil Leaders echoed this as being the best yet!

Jonathan Cox
Most everyone in the Company appreciates Jonathon Cox, mainly for his “others” first heart for servant leadership. Over the last two months he has spearheaded initiatives that are back of house, behind the scenes endeavors where he won’t be in the limelight. During our pre-MAP Strategy Season of Market Research Projects (30+) for the BULs, he also took on a Salesforce “dirty data” clean up effort that was one step too technical for the BD Team to address.  IT/Salesforce/Technical guru is a “thankless” effort but “JC” has served way outside of his lane, put in a monumental effort and we wanted to acknowledge his leadership and heart in bettering Keeley.

Nathaly Ramirez
I would like to recognize Nathaly (Nat) for treating the IKO team to a delicious, traditional home-cooked meal. It was a thoughtful gesture that was greatly appreciated by everyone on site and gave us all the opportunity to enjoy some authentic homemade food together. Nat has been an outstanding intern during her time at IKO. From day one, she has jumped right in and approached every assignment with a positive attitude, enthusiasm, and a willingness to help wherever needed. She consistently demonstrates a strong work ethic and is never hesitant to take on new challenges or responsibilities. Some of Nat’s greatest strengths are her willingness to ask questions, eagerness to learn, and exceptional attention to detail. She takes pride in her work, strives to understand processes thoroughly, and is always looking for ways to contribute and improve. Her professionalism and dedication have made a positive impact on the team and the site as a whole. Thank you, Nat, for all of your hard work, your commitment to doing a great job, and for sharing a wonderful meal with the team. We truly appreciate everything you have contributed during your internship and wish you continued success in the future!

David Borchardt
Great feedback form Millipore's Engineering Manager!  Great work Dave! Appreciate what you do to make our team excel! I wanted to make it a point to let you know the Project Engineering Team’s perspective on Dave. Each of our engineers have no doubts our jobs will get done on time and done right when Dave is involved.  Dave is an excellent communicator, understands the owners rep needs, and is a pleasure to work with.  He’s doing an amazing job, and we are grateful to have him as a partner.

Eileen Walsh
I want to give a huge shoutout to Eileen Walsh. Eileen handles our certified payroll, IRA Audits, Union audits, and all other compliance processes in between. Currently we have over 40 certified payroll jobs and a good 20% of them are IRA projects with more constantly coming in.  These projects require extensive attention to detail and a lot of time inputting payroll data in various platforms. More often than not, payroll is notified of requirements only when our teams realize they are not getting paid because certified payroll was not submitted and the PMs were unaware it was a requirement – which then leads to a mass catch-up on Eileen’s end. Recently one of our partners reached out to Eileen from Burns & McDonnel on a project that was worked from January 2025 to January 2026. The original Certified Payroll was submitted via an excel file, but it was discovered that it needed to be submitted in the IDOL Portal. Our partner asked that we give them the information needed to get it in the portal, but Eileen took immediate ownership of it. Throughout the week she spent multiple hours a day (and the weekend – whether she will admit it or not) submitting all Keeley payrolls for the entirety 13 months of the project into the IDOL portal for Burns & McDonnel to ensure it could get verified and everyone could get paid.  This willingness to go above and beyond and build partnerships is what sets Keeley apart and Eileen is a huge part of that.  Way to go Eileen! Thank you for being YOU and being a customer-centric partner!

John Watson 
I would like to submit an E3 for John Watson for the MSD Prospect Hill project. "MSD Prospect Hill is the first federally funded BABA project in Missouri and is MSDs first GAC Leachate Treatment project. This has presented a variety of issues, but John has been fantastic about diligently working with MSD, MODNR, and other members of the project team to overcome each issue.  Despite several lengthy delays outside of our control, John has remained 100% engaged on the project and has continued to coordinate with the owner and engineer on potential solutions to keep the project moving. Thanks for the continued dedication to the project and continuing to drive results and outcomes!"

Lee Murphy 
I recently watched a Keeleyn' show our core values to me. I had gotten dehydrated before leaving work yesterday and while I was sitting down in the AC drinking water and re-hydrating, Lee Murphy came up to me. He had been in there the whole time and asked me to give me his keys so he could pull my car around for me and get the AC going for me, so that I didn't have to get in a hot car right after re-hydrating. His actions made me feel cared for like I haven't been before at other companies. He shows me day in and day out what it means to be a part of the Keeley Family. I wanted to share this information to you guys. 

Tucker Emerson, Casey Worth, and Madhuri Chaudhari 

I’d like to recognize Tucker Emerson, Casey Worth, and Madhuri Chaudhari for their work on the latest KITT release. This release added User Management and new email, push, and in-app notification capabilities while also resolving synchronization, authentication, validation, and iOS notification issues. The team stayed closely aligned across requirements, development, testing, stakeholder communication, and CAB to improve reliability for the field teams using KITT to capture critical weld data. They demonstrated Discipline by working through complex technical issues and protecting the quality of the release, Empowerment by taking ownership of problems and driving them through resolution, and People by keeping the needs of our field users at the center of the work.  Thank you for continuing to make KITT more reliable, useful, and ready to support stronger reporting and operational visibility!

Kevin Fox and Jimmy Voland

Kevin and Jimmy exemplify what great stakeholder partnership looks like. Their support, collaboration, and willingness to share their expertise make them a pleasure to work with and play a critical role in the success of KITT. Thank you both for being trusted partners, for challenging us to build better solutions, and for helping turn a vision into a product that delivers real value for the business!

Callaghan Stamer, Thomas Emory, Madhuri Chaudhari, and Casey Worth Rusty Keeley, Mike Rupinski, Aggie Sherwin , John Regan, and Tom Rojas

I’d like to recognize Callaghan Stamer, Thomas Emory, Madhuri Chaudhari, and Casey Worth for their work delivering the i404 V2 release, along with Rusty Keeley, Mike Rupinski, John Regan, and Tom Rojas for their leadership, direction, and stakeholder partnership, and Aggie Sherwin for her design support throughout the effort. This major release delivers a modernized interface and simpler navigation, enhanced filtering and saved filters, Weekly Commitments reporting, improved Scorecard and Action Plan visibility, organization chart enhancements, smarter inspection filtering, and E3 recognition built directly into i404. Bringing this many connected improvements together required strong coordination across product ownership, development, QA, stakeholder feedback, deployment, and communication. The team demonstrated People by keeping the needs of Keeley’ns at the center of the redesign, Discipline by carefully working through and validating a broad set of interconnected changes, and Empowerment by taking ownership of the full experience and driving the work through release. The partnership across business leadership, Product, IT, Development, QA, and Marketing also reflected Respect, with stakeholder direction, user feedback, and design input brought together to create a more useful and intuitive solution. Thank you for delivering a stronger i404 experience that makes important information easier to find, understand, and act on across the organization!

Elise Maggi and Bryan Poettker

Got a great email from Ross with WHITE CONSTRUCTION!!!  We got great people!!Wanted to take a moment to genuinely show you some appreciation for the work at Blackford. You were handed a significant set of Challenges for Substation and the Transmission line, but excelled through everything in the dead of winter. Super Professional, no excuses and great attitudes from everyone we came across. We couldn't do these projects without Subcontractors of your caliber. People like you keep the power in America humming, and I hope you see that and are proud of it!  Hopefully we cross paths at Brouiletts Creek next year, but thanks for Everything at Blackford!

Jen Baumberger and Brittany Moore

Dropping you a quick note of compliment for Jen Baumberger and Brittany Moore. In my 30+ year career I have worked with all forms of HR partners - the good, the bad, and the unhelpful. I have been super impressed by both Jen and Brittany. Not only are they extremely helpful and knowledgeable, but they also make me feel heard and prioritize collaboration on issues, rather than just standing behind a status quo or telling me, "it's the way things are". I really appreciate their insight and partnership as I have navigated my new career here at Keeley. They are both some of the best HR folks I have ever worked with.

Kevin Schuette and Austin hoggard

I received a call today from Kevin schuette and Austin hoggard regarding concern for a team member. They had heard concerning things regarding the mental health of another team member. They immediately sent our eap information to person and asked me to reach out today. It's because people like this that care and step in that this person trajectory in life could be altered. Proud to be a Keeleyn.