Executive Profiles

Name: Al Barber Title: President Company: TBL Construction Type of Business: General contractor. Also president of the National Association of Minority Contractors, an advocacy group for minority-owned construction-related businesses. Location: Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 5 Years with Company: 13 Biggest Business Challenge My biggest challenge has been … [Read more...] about August 2002: Face to Face

Name: Douglas R. Sheehan Title: Vice President Company: Native Resources Nevada Type of Business: Environmental construction, land restoration, cactus salvage, land reclamation and revegetation services Location: Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 23 Years with Company: 5 Biggest Business Challenge: It is a challenge to convey to businesses the principles … [Read more...] about July 2002: Face to Face

Name: Robert A. Bright Title: President and CEO Company: Bright Trading, LLC Type of Business: Professional stock trading Location: Headquarters in Las Vegas, 40 locations nationwide Years in Nevada: 28 years Years with Company: 10 Biggest Business Challenge: Our biggest challenge is training new people in the intricate stock trading strategies employed … [Read more...] about June 2002: Face to Face

Name: Brad Mishlove Title: CEO Company: Landscape Services, Inc. Type of Business: Landscape contractor specializing in working for large developers and commercial contractors. Location: Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 12 Years with Company: 10 Biggest Business Challenge: Developing the workforce to meet our company’s high standards of customer service … [Read more...] about May 2002: Face to Face

Name: Dale E. Puhl Title: Owner/President Company: Southwest Escrow Company Type of Business: All types of escrow transactions, including real estate sales and loans, sales of businesses, start-up companies, foreclosures, contracts and loan servicing. Location: Headquartered in Green Valley, satellite office in northwest Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 29 Years … [Read more...] about April 2002: Face to Face

Name: Kathy Smith Title: President Company: VPoint Engineering Type of Business: Master-planning, surveys, civil engineering, mapping, construction staking Location: Henderson, Reno Years in Nevada: Native Nevadan Years with Company: 8 Biggest Business Challenge: Diversification in the market. VPoint’s reputation has historically been in the private … [Read more...] about March 2002: Face to Face

Name: Carlos V. Duno Title: CEO Company: Clean Fuels Technology, Inc. (CFT) Type of Business: Alternative fuels. A-55 Clean Fuels are emulsions of oil and water that meet government mandates for lower oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter emissions. Location: Reno Years in Nevada: 10 Years with Company: 1 Biggest Business Challenge: In all my … [Read more...] about February 2002: Face to Face

Name: Jimmy Pettyjohn Title: President Company: The Jimmy Pettyjohn Group (JPG) Location: Las Vegas   Type of Business: A full-service benefits, human resources and risk management company    Years in Nevada: 18 Years with Company: 15 Biggest Business Challenge: During the last three years, our business base has more than doubled. As our firm continues … [Read more...] about January 2002: Face to Face

Name: John Haycock Title: President & CEO Company: Haycock Petroleum Company Location: Las Vegas Type of Business: Wholesale and Retail Petroleum Marketing Years in Nevada: 46 Years with Company: 22 Biggest Business Challenge: The biggest challenge in managing a business is to constantly be aware of all the conditions that make up the current … [Read more...] about December 2001: Face to Face

Name: Robbie Graham Title: President Company: Nevada Title Company Location: Las Vegas Type of Business: Title Insurance and Escrow Services. Founded in 1979, it is the largest locally-owned title company in Nevada. Years in Nevada: 26 Years with Company: 22 Biggest Business Challenge: Revamping our company structure and corporate culture in response to … [Read more...] about November 2001: Face to Face

Name: R. Michael Lee Title: Owner/President Company: Lee Bros. Leesing, Inc. Location: Reno Type of Business: Automotive Leasing, Sales & Equipment Years in Nevada: Native (48 years) Years with Company: 25 Biggest Business Challenge: Going from a handshake to a contract - Reno used to be a small town. Growing with and functioning in the information … [Read more...] about October 2001: Face to Face

Name: Joel F. Bower, M.D. Title: Vice President Medical Affairs Company: St. Rose Dominican Hospital Location: Henderson Type of Business: Hospital. St. Rose has operated a 143-bed hospital in Henderson since 1947, and its new 141-bed Siena campus opened in 2000. Years in Nevada: 30 Years with Company: 30 Biggest Business Challenge: Developing the … [Read more...] about September 2001: Face to Face

Name: Sharolyn Craft Title: Counseling Director Company: UNLV Nevada Small Business Development Center Location: Las Vegas Type of Business: A small business assistance program in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration and UCCSN. Years in Nevada: 14 Years with Company: 14 Biggest Business Challenge: Assuming directorship of a new … [Read more...] about August 2001: Face to Face

Name: Dick Rizzo Title: Chairman Company: Perini Building Company Location: Phoenix and Las Vegas Type of Business: Commercial construction, specializing in the hospitality and gaming industry. Recent Nevada projects include The Luxor, Paris Las Vegas and Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas, and it is currently constructing the Palms. Years in Nevada: 19 Years with … [Read more...] about July 2001: Face to Face

Name: J. Windom Kimsey Title: Principal Company: Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects Location: Las Vegas Type of Business: Architecture, interior design and construction management Years in Nevada: 12 Years with Company: 10 Biggest Business Challenge: In 1995, our firm doubled in size to over 60 people when we started work on designing the D Gates at McCarran … [Read more...] about June 2001: Face to Face