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
Chief Executive Officer
Don Ferrari
Don Ferrari serves as Chief Executive Officer 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.
President
Marc Ferrari
Marc Ferrari serves as President 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.
Chief Operating Officer
Scott Helf
Scott serves as Chief Operating Officer at FERMA Corporation, providing leadership and oversight to support the company’s execution and overall performance. He leads and supports the executive leadership team, including vice presidents and division managers responsible for sales, estimating, project management, operations, and safety, with a focus on aligning people, processes, and resources to support safe, high-quality project delivery and long-term organizational growth.
His responsibilities include setting operational direction, implementing controls and performance expectations, monitoring results, and fostering collaboration across the organization. With a strong emphasis on accountability and consistency, Scott helps drive the company’s continued success and operational stability.
His responsibilities include setting operational direction, implementing controls and performance expectations, monitoring results, and fostering collaboration across the organization. With a strong emphasis on accountability and consistency, Scott helps drive the company’s continued success and operational stability.
Chief Administrative Officer
Tom Evan
Tom Evan serves as Chief Administrative Officer at FERMA Corporation, overseeing the company’s administrative, financial, legal, and human resources functions. He is responsible for establishing and maintaining organizational systems, policies, and procedures that support compliance, risk management, and internal controls.
Tom’s responsibilities include managing finance and human resources, overseeing legal and regulatory matters, coordinating company-wide administrative initiatives, and providing strategic support to the leadership team. With a focus on structure, reliability, and clear communication, Tom helps create the framework that enables FERMA’s teams to operate at their best.
Tom’s responsibilities include managing finance and human resources, overseeing legal and regulatory matters, coordinating company-wide administrative initiatives, and providing strategic support to the leadership team. With a focus on structure, reliability, and clear communication, Tom helps create the framework that enables FERMA’s teams to operate at their best.
Vice President, Operations
Pete Buss
Pete serves as Vice President of Operations at FERMA Corporation, providing leadership and oversight to ensure all projects and operational processes run efficiently and safely. He focuses on optimizing workflows, coordinating resources, and supporting teams to deliver high-quality results across the organization.
Pete's responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations, implementing operational controls, monitoring project performance, and fostering collaboration among departments. With a commitment to efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement, Pete helps drive FERMA’s operational success and overall growth.
Pete's responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations, implementing operational controls, monitoring project performance, and fostering collaboration among departments. With a commitment to efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement, Pete helps drive FERMA’s operational success and overall growth.
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, Northern California
Jose Torres
Jose serves as Vice President of Northern California at FERMA Corporation, overseeing the company’s hard demolition and earthwork 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 and earthwork teams across Northern California. 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 and earthwork teams across Northern California. 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.
Division Manager, National
Greg Menen
Greg serves as Manager of the National Division at FERMA Corporation, overseeing sales, estimating, and project execution for work performed outside of California. He provides leadership to ensure projects are planned and executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with FERMA’s standards and expectations.
Greg’s responsibilities include leading sales and estimating efforts, coordinating teams across multiple locations, managing resources and logistics, and maintaining consistency in quality, safety, and compliance across national projects. With decades of experience working nationwide, Greg brings practical insight and steady leadership to FERMA’s expanding geographic footprint.
Greg’s responsibilities include leading sales and estimating efforts, coordinating teams across multiple locations, managing resources and logistics, and maintaining consistency in quality, safety, and compliance across national projects. With decades of experience working nationwide, Greg brings practical insight and steady leadership to FERMA’s expanding geographic footprint.
Division Manager, Sawcutting & Core Drilling
Cyrus Wietecha
Cyrus serves as Manager of the Sawcutting, Core Drilling, and Scanning Division at FERMA Corporation, overseeing specialized operations that support precise and technically complex projects. He ensures that each job is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with client specifications.
His responsibilities include managing divisional teams, coordinating resources, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. With a focus on accuracy and operational excellence, Cyrus helps deliver reliable results for FERMA’s most specialized services.
His responsibilities include managing divisional teams, coordinating resources, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. With a focus on accuracy and operational excellence, Cyrus helps deliver reliable results for FERMA’s most specialized services.
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, Events and Marketing
Marissa Mancebo
Marissa Mancebo serves as Marketing and Events Director at FERMA Corporation, leading the company’s marketing strategies and coordinating events that strengthen client relationships and brand presence. She plays a key role in promoting the company’s vision, values, and achievements to both internal and external audiences.
Marissa’s responsibilities include developing marketing campaigns, managing communications, planning corporate events, and supporting business development initiatives. With a focus on creativity, engagement, and strategic messaging, Marissa helps FERMA connect with clients, partners, and the community.
Marissa’s responsibilities include developing marketing campaigns, managing communications, planning corporate events, and supporting business development initiatives. With a focus on creativity, engagement, and strategic messaging, Marissa helps FERMA connect with clients, partners, and the community.
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.
Business Development Manager, National
Michael Duffy
Michael serves as Business Development Manager at FERMA Corporation, driving growth and fostering client relationships across the company’s national portfolio. He identifies opportunities, develops strategic proposals, and supports FERMA’s expansion into new markets and service areas.
His responsibilities include cultivating client partnerships, coordinating with estimating and project teams, preparing bids and proposals, and ensuring business development initiatives align with company goals. With a focus on strategic growth and client satisfaction, Michael helps strengthen FERMA’s market presence and long-term relationships.
His responsibilities include cultivating client partnerships, coordinating with estimating and project teams, preparing bids and proposals, and ensuring business development initiatives align with company goals. With a focus on strategic growth and client satisfaction, Michael helps strengthen FERMA’s market presence and long-term relationships.