THE FOUNDATION OF OUR COMPANY COMES FROM OUR LEADERSHIP.
MEET OUR CLIENT FOCUSED, INNOVATIVE, ENTREPRENEURIAL TEAM PAVING THE WAY
LEADERSHIP
THE FOUNDATION OF OUR COMPANY COMES FROM OUR LEADERSHIP.
MEET OUR CLIENT FOCUSED, INNOVATIVE, ENTREPRENEURIAL TEAM PAVING THE WAY
Jim Urner
President & Owner
Jim’s extensive knowledge of building construction, renovating, scheduling, and estimating is critical to his role as President. Jim assumes responsibility for AOW’s role on every project from inception to completion. Jim also works closely with his counterparts to provide mentoring and training opportunities to staff to promote professional advancement; he creates “wins” for our staff when promoting their growth. Jim’s expert experience in delivering projects on schedule and on budget is key to AOW’s continued success and client retention. Jim oversees business development as well, and balances strengthening established relationships with the continual development of new clients. Jim has managed and provided oversight on many major past and current projects throughout his career. This leadership has served as a cornerstone of AOW’s success. Jim graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Building Science.
Craig Kennedy
Vice President & Owner
Craig’s hands-on experience overseeing work in the field and from the office has provided him with an invaluable, unique perspective when mentoring our project management staff. Craig’s 30 years of field experience has given him an in-depth knowledge of constructability to include the ability to anticipate a realistic construction pace of a project. This experience serves as an excellent foundation for resolving the difficult issues that arise on every project. He is proficient at estimating and scheduling and is a real driver for project completion. Craig is highly valued by our client base; his ability to resolve problems on the fly, economically and efficiently without disrupting client operations is key to client retention. Craig also serves as a Project Executive, providing training and mentoring opportunities to Project Management staff allowing him to remain closely involved with clients and the constructability of their projects. Craig attended Hudson Valley Community College.
Nicki Armsby
CFO & Owner
Nicki has 25 years of experience working in the private sector in executive leadership roles and oversees Accounting & Finance, Project Administration, Risk Management, Marketing, and Information Technology at AOW. Nicki’s extensive experience in mirroring operational needs with financial considerations has allowed AOW to build a solid business process framework that has supported the continuous growth of the company. Nicki has a natural inclination for solving complex problems, implementing solutions, and driving change throughout AOW regardless of how big the obstacles might seem. She believes strongly in cross-training for the sake of remaining agile as an organization and has instilled in staff the importance of being accountable, striving to work with autonomy, and taking command of their own professional destiny. Before working in the private sector, Nicki was employed by the US Department of Defense in Garmisch, Germany and by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Management with concentrations in both Finance and Human Resources.
Al Burgazoli
Project Executive
Al recently returned to AOW after spending nearly 4 years working as an Owner’s Representative for the McDonald’s corporation and has amassed three decades of experience in the construction industry. He is a talented construction manager, and his diverse background includes work in urban renewal, healthcare, senior living, education, and retail construction. In addition to serving as a traditional Project Executive providing leadership and management oversight, Al is also working to build a robust training and mentoring program for our estimating and project management functions. Al is a natural mentor with extensive experience in estimating, cost analysis, project execution and close-out and is well versed in the detailed nature of construction.