Leadership
Our management team has 100+ years of combined experience in planning, managing, and executing the most complex, large-scale demolition, environmental remediation, asset recovery, and hazardous material abatement projects in the public and private sectors.
We believe that effective leadership within our company extends out to our relationships within the community. We seek to build up those relationships because our business activities have a direct, tangible impact on our neighbors and environment. We believe that effective leadership begins with integrity, transparency, and the willingness to roll up our sleeves and dig in at any level. Our goal is to build trust and loyalty with our employees, clients, stakeholders, and neighbors.
Leadership Team
Chairman
Don Ferrari
Don Ferrari serves as Chairman of FERMA Corporation, providing executive leadership and strategic direction for the organization. He plays an important role in guiding the company’s long-term vision, supporting key relationships, and ensuring FERMA’s continued financial strength and stability.
With decades of industry experience, Don brings valuable insight and perspective to the leadership team, contributing to thoughtful decision-making and the company’s ongoing growth. His leadership has been instrumental in shaping FERMA’s values, culture, and reputation within the industry.
With decades of industry experience, Don brings valuable insight and perspective to the leadership team, contributing to thoughtful decision-making and the company’s ongoing growth. His leadership has been instrumental in shaping FERMA’s values, culture, and reputation within the industry.
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Ferrari
Marc Ferrari serves as Chief Executive Officer of FERMA Corporation, providing strategic leadership and vision to guide the company’s continued growth and evolution. He focuses on advancing innovative approaches to demolition, with a strong emphasis on equipment development, automation, and practices that improve safety, efficiency, and consistency in field execution.
Marc is a forward-looking leader who helps shape FERMA’s long-term direction, identifying new markets, service offerings, and technologies that expand the company’s capabilities. He works closely with leadership and field teams to drive equipment innovation and refine methods that push the industry toward safer, more autonomous demolition solutions, positioning FERMA at the forefront of the market.
Marc is a forward-looking leader who helps shape FERMA’s long-term direction, identifying new markets, service offerings, and technologies that expand the company’s capabilities. He works closely with leadership and field teams to drive equipment innovation and refine methods that push the industry toward safer, more autonomous demolition solutions, positioning FERMA at the forefront of the market.
President
Scott Helf
Scott serves as President at FERMA Corporation, leading sales, estimating, project management, safety, and accounting alongside the executive team to execute on FERMA's long-term growth plan. He brings more than two decades of specialty contracting experience to the role.
His strength is people. Scott builds strong teams and creates an environment where they're set up to succeed — focused on supporting FERMA's continued growth, sharpening operational and financial performance, and building the leadership bench to execute on the company's long-term plan.
His strength is people. Scott builds strong teams and creates an environment where they're set up to succeed — focused on supporting FERMA's continued growth, sharpening operational and financial performance, and building the leadership bench to execute on the company's long-term plan.
Chief Operating Officer
Pete Buss
Pete serves as Chief Operating Officer at FERMA Corporation, leading day-to-day operations across project execution, safety, logistics, shop, and warehouse. He has been in the construction industry since 2006.
A hands-on operator with deep field experience, Pete is known for a level of project financial fluency that's rare at the COO level — he understands the numbers behind the work, not just the work itself. He uses AI across FERMA's operational workflows to modernize how construction projects are planned, tracked, and delivered.
A hands-on operator with deep field experience, Pete is known for a level of project financial fluency that's rare at the COO level — he understands the numbers behind the work, not just the work itself. He uses AI across FERMA's operational workflows to modernize how construction projects are planned, tracked, and delivered.
Vice President, Preconstruction
Tim Ruff
Tim serves as Vice President of Preconstruction, leading the early phases of project planning and development. He plays a critical role in evaluating project feasibility, preparing estimates, and aligning client goals with the company’s capabilities.
His responsibilities include managing preconstruction services, overseeing estimating teams, coordinating with clients and design professionals, and ensuring budgets and schedules are set up for success. With a focus on precision and collaboration, Tim helps lay the foundation for projects that are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.
His responsibilities include managing preconstruction services, overseeing estimating teams, coordinating with clients and design professionals, and ensuring budgets and schedules are set up for success. With a focus on precision and collaboration, Tim helps lay the foundation for projects that are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.
Vice President, Demolition
Jose Torres
Jose serves as Vice President of Demolition at FERMA Corporation, overseeing the company’s large-scale demolition operations throughout the region. He provides leadership that ensures projects are bid and executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with client expectations.
Jose leads the division by managing and actively supporting sales, estimating, and project management efforts, while also overseeing demolition field teams. He coordinates resources, monitors project performance, and upholds the highest standards of safety and quality throughout all phases of work. With extensive field expertise and hands-on leadership, Jose drives both business development and successful project execution across the region.
Jose leads the division by managing and actively supporting sales, estimating, and project management efforts, while also overseeing demolition field teams. He coordinates resources, monitors project performance, and upholds the highest standards of safety and quality throughout all phases of work. With extensive field expertise and hands-on leadership, Jose drives both business development and successful project execution across the region.
Vice President, Selective Demolition and Abatement
Padraic Ryan
Padraic serves as Vice President of Selective Demolition and Abatement at FERMA Corporation, leading the company’s interior selective demolition, abatement, and remediation services. He oversees projects involving hazardous materials and complex selective demolition scopes, ensuring work is executed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
His responsibilities include leading estimators, project managers, superintendents, and field teams; coordinating specialized resources; maintaining strict regulatory compliance; and supporting client needs across a wide range of projects. With deep expertise in hazardous materials and interior selective demolition, Padraic drives excellence in some of FERMA’s most technically demanding work.
His responsibilities include leading estimators, project managers, superintendents, and field teams; coordinating specialized resources; maintaining strict regulatory compliance; and supporting client needs across a wide range of projects. With deep expertise in hazardous materials and interior selective demolition, Padraic drives excellence in some of FERMA’s most technically demanding work.
Vice President, Site Development & Underground
Sam Taqateq
Sam serves as Vice President of Site Development & Underground at FERMA Corporation, leading the company's underground utilities, site development, earthwork, grading, and complete civil package services. He oversees projects involving complex site infrastructure and underground scopes, ensuring work is executed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
His responsibilities include leading estimators, project managers, superintendents, and field teams; coordinating specialized equipment and resources; maintaining strict regulatory compliance; and supporting client needs across a wide range of projects. With deep expertise in underground utilities and site development, Sam drives execution on some of FERMA's most demanding civil and infrastructure work.
His responsibilities include leading estimators, project managers, superintendents, and field teams; coordinating specialized equipment and resources; maintaining strict regulatory compliance; and supporting client needs across a wide range of projects. With deep expertise in underground utilities and site development, Sam drives execution on some of FERMA's most demanding civil and infrastructure work.
Controller
Linda Ells
Linda plays a vital role in supporting the company’s financial health and long-term stability. As Controller, she oversees the organization’s accounting and financial reporting functions, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and compliance across all financial activities.
Her responsibilities include supervising accounting processes, managing budgets and forecasts, maintaining internal financial controls, and providing detailed financial insights to leadership. With a disciplined, detail-driven approach, Linda helps guide informed decision-making and supports the company’s continued growth and operational integrity.
Her responsibilities include supervising accounting processes, managing budgets and forecasts, maintaining internal financial controls, and providing detailed financial insights to leadership. With a disciplined, detail-driven approach, Linda helps guide informed decision-making and supports the company’s continued growth and operational integrity.
Director, Safety
Avery Brown
Avery Brown serves as Safety Director at FERMA Corporation, leading the company’s safety programs and initiatives to ensure a secure working environment for all employees. They are dedicated to promoting a culture of safety, compliance, and proactive risk management across every project.
Avery’s responsibilities include developing and enforcing safety policies, conducting training and inspections, monitoring regulatory compliance, and investigating incidents. With a focus on vigilance, education, and continuous improvement, Avery helps keep FERMA’s teams safe and projects running smoothly.
Avery’s responsibilities include developing and enforcing safety policies, conducting training and inspections, monitoring regulatory compliance, and investigating incidents. With a focus on vigilance, education, and continuous improvement, Avery helps keep FERMA’s teams safe and projects running smoothly.
Director, Corporate Services
Kelley Bristol
Kelley plays a key role in supporting how our company communicates, operates, and presents itself both internally and externally. She helps ensure our teams stay aligned, informed, and supported as we continue to grow.
Her responsibilities include managing internal communications, overseeing marketing and brand efforts, supporting recruiting and onboarding processes, and coordinating key administrative functions such as vendor management and insurance. With a strong focus on organization and consistency, Kelley helps keep the business running smoothly behind the scenes.
Her responsibilities include managing internal communications, overseeing marketing and brand efforts, supporting recruiting and onboarding processes, and coordinating key administrative functions such as vendor management and insurance. With a strong focus on organization and consistency, Kelley helps keep the business running smoothly behind the scenes.
Manager, Preconstruction
Liz Galvez
Liz is an important member of our team, contributing to the success of our projects from the very start. As Preconstruction Manager, she plays a key role in planning, estimating, and coordinating projects to ensure they are set up for success.
Her responsibilities include preparing estimates, reviewing project feasibility, coordinating with clients and design teams, and supporting smooth transitions into active construction. With strong attention to detail and a collaborative approach, Liz helps keep our projects on track and positioned for timely, high-quality completion.
Her responsibilities include preparing estimates, reviewing project feasibility, coordinating with clients and design teams, and supporting smooth transitions into active construction. With strong attention to detail and a collaborative approach, Liz helps keep our projects on track and positioned for timely, high-quality completion.