Empowered to Exceeed Expectations

Aggie Sherwin
Major props to Aggie for her flexibility and rapid response to a simple “idea” that I had for a pre-Memorial Day message for all Keeley’ns.  She turned around a wonderful video by “the end of the day” that I’ve received so many positive responses to.  It’s efforts like this that makes Keeley such a special place to work.

Crew at Lasalle, IL jobsite

Hello Keeley Construction. My name is Jeff Gray and I'm an officer with the Illinois State Police in Troop 2. The reason for contacting you is positive in nature. Today, I took part in funeral services for a former Captain I worked for when younger on the job. While conducting the funeral procession we passed a location where your company was working (US Rt. 6 near E.5th Rd., Lasalle, Il.). The workers had paused, momentarily removed their hard hats and were standing in line. I was very impressed by this. Please extend my gratitude to the men working today. It made them and your company look very respectable.

Brian Crean, Tom Eastwood, Sergio Maciel, Moises Casillas, Sonia Lopez, Trent Foli, Dusty Duffield, Brian Rudolph and Michael Guererro)
Today we received the below email from Cargill’s Regional Senior Construction Supervisor regarding a corporate safety audit they performed onsite this week.  A huge shoutout to our leaders on the project (Brian Crean, Tom Eastwood, Sergio Maciel, Moises Casillas, Sonia Lopez, Trent Foli, Dusty Duffield, Brian Rudolph and Michael Guererro) for buying into and diligently fostering a culture of safety.  It truly is a team effort.  The results of it have shown in the work that’s being done safely and has been recognized by the client via their audit.  See below: I wanted to take a moment to recognize the outstanding work your team is doing around safety.  This week’s corporate safety audit, conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday, included a thorough review of our programs and a field walk. The results were excellent: 13 best practice implementations were noted, and there were only two minor findings, one of which was corrected immediately in the field.  The auditors were particularly impressed with the condition of the site and, more importantly, how your team communicates and works together during high-risk tasks. They highlighted the strong sense of unity and focus on safety that your crew demonstrates. Thank you for your leadership and for helping to drive a zero harm culture. Please extend my appreciation to your entire on-site team.

James Robbins
I would like to submit James Robbins for an E3 award. James went above and beyond the call of duty helping a business customer at our Palafox, FL location yesterday. The tenants door broke, and she was unable to get her items moved to a different unit to secure her business equipment and tools. After reaching out to a couple moving companies to see if they could send help to get her items moved, he realized they would not be able to do the work in time to secure her belongings. Not wanting the customer to incur anymore hardship or risk,  James took it upon himself to move the tenants items to a functional unit, installed a combination lock and let her know where she could find her stuff and how to access it.  James’ decisive action and Customer First approach is the embodiment of all we work to achieve with our White Glove Service standards.   James, THANK YOU for continuing to champion the BestBox brand in our Pensacola, FL market and represent the very BEST we have to offer.

Kristen Clark
I just wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt appreciation for Kristen Clark. Honestly, I don't even know where to begin because her leadership, support, and cultivation have all been spectacular. Despite only being at Keeley Construction for three months, Kristen has graciously guided and supported me in my role in ways I have never experienced from other admins in my career.

Kristen truly lives out our company's values each day, and her unwavering support has made me want to build a lasting career with Keeley Construction. Her guidance has not only shown me how to lead but also how to be someone that others can rely on when faced with hardships. I have never felt so welcomed and supported in any other professional environment, and for that, I am incredibly grateful.

I wanted to ensure that Kristen's positive impact on my experience here is acknowledged. .

Zach Davis
A big #KeeleyGreen shoutout to Zach Davis from the Industrial Group! Zach played a key role in recycling an impressive 38,020 pounds of stainless steel from the Bayer jobsite in Lubbock, TX!

That's tons of metal diverted from waste and redirected towards a new purpose and making a real impact on our environment. Stainless steel is 100% recyclable and can be reused again and again without losing its quality, making it ideal for future applications like curtain walls, roofing, and other critical building components. 

Zach, your commitment to sustainability is raising the bar for how we design, build, operate, and live. Thank you for your stewardship and for driving meaningful impact through this successful project! 

Rodney Hutchins
I would like to take a minute to provide praise and the use of great thought to Rodney Hutchins.  While onsite last week, we walked through the site and in my haste, in an operating facility, we were walking in a walk lane and the lane splits to go through a man door and a roll-up door.  I was walking right next to Rodney on the roll-up door side of the walkway.  While starting to walk through the opening, Rodney stopped me by grabbing my shirt, stopping me, then pulling me to make sure that I walked through the man door.  This was an oversight on my part as both doors were open, but the foresight and thought process for Rodney to stop me and make sure that I walked through the right entrance while holding a conversation was very impressive.  We then discussed an upcoming lift and the way in which the client wanted us to lift the equipment was overrode by Rodney and he added additional choke points to make sure that the top heavy piece of equipment would not lean one way or another.  All in all, it was a great day in the field with Rodney and his understanding of the client’s safety items and also thinking ahead on upcoming activities was greatly appreciated.

Lindsey Gill
Wanted to nominate Lindsey Gill for an E3. In kicking off the Solenis Dynamo Project she’s helped our on site team with ensuring we understand procurement processes and procedures so we are set up for success. Every time we reach out with questions or need help she promptly gets us the information that we need. I can tell she is juggling a lot of balls and have been thoroughly impressed with how much help she is still able to provide. Thank you Lindsey!

Sean Flynn, Josh Vogt, Elizabeth Moody, Eric Mark, Sam Berwin, Ryan Downey, Justin Knolhoff, Kyle Nieman, Eli Fylling, Daniel Bradley, and Samantha Ragon

I’d like to submit an E3 for the outstanding team effort that went into closing the May financials over the past week. Sean Flynn, Josh Vogt, Elizabeth Moody, Eric Mark, Sam Berwin, Ryan Downey, Justin Knolhoff, Kyle Nieman, Eli Fylling, Daniel Bradley, and Samantha Ragon have gone above and beyond, working tirelessly to deliver a complete and accurate set of financials.

Thank you for your incredible work-you are making a real impact.