Mr. Hernandez has over 30 years of experience in the real estate development and construction industries. He joined Stiles in 1996, where he held many diverse positions including Preconstruction Manager, Project Manager and still maintains an active role as Director of Business Development. In 2002, he partnered with Stiles to form Hernandez Construction and Hernandez Development Services. As President, he has led the company’s growth, establishing Hernandez Construction as a market leader in the delivery of commercial and industrial construction in South Florida.

Mr. Hernandez’s experience encompasses many areas of construction including hospitality, healthcare, residential, commercial, industrial, tenant improvement, manufacturing, retail, automotive and public sector work. Over his distinguished career, Mr. Hernandez has managed over ten million square feet of tilt wall buildings including facilities for several Fortune 100 companies. Under his leadership, Hernandez Construction has received numerous industry awards and accreditations including LEED Certification, Community Appearance Awards and the Associated Builders’ Safety Award.

Don began his career with large-scale, design-build development, working for self-performing companies in the Midwest. He has served in a number of diverse roles across the Southeast over the years, working his way from hands-on roles in the field to construction executive and management roles delivering a variety of complex Industrial/Manufacturing facilities for Fortune 100 clients including Boeing and Honda. Don prides himself on maintaining positive and successful relationships with clients and everyone involved on the project teams.

Mr. Woods is experienced in all aspects of construction management on projects ranging from $1 million to $2.2 billion, including contract negotiations. His extensive experience in various construction market sectors will allow Hernandez to strategically expand its platform and further penetrate key market segments through the diversification of service offerings.

By establishing company-wide objectives, policies, procedures, processes, programs and practices to assure the company has a continuously sound financial accounting structure, Mr. D’Ascola forecasts and guides critical financial issues. He is currently focusing his efforts on implementing strategic programs that will allow the company to expand its platform and further penetrate key market segments.

Mr. D’Ascola has over 25 years of successful real estate experience in both start-ups and large corporations with extensive international experience. Prior to joining Hernandez, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at ESJ Capital Partners. In this role, he closed 46 transactions with assets totaling over $460 Million and founded a real estate private equity fund with investments in excess of $170M, managed through US and European-based vehicles. Mr. D’Ascola’s distinguished career has also included leadership roles in public and private companies throughout the US, Europe and South America.

Previously, Tom was Controller for Golden Sands General Contractors. Before that he was responsible for managing the $130M annual budget at Sheltair Aviation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He developed a plan that enabled the company to restructure its debt into a $200M credit facility, ultimately reducing the annual cost of the company’s debt by 4%.

Tom also served as a Sales Tax Auditor III with the Florida Department of Revenue, where he conducted sales tax audits. He holds a Masters of Accountancy from Nova Southeastern University.

Mr. Goss has over 30 years of construction experience across a range of sectors including Commercial, Industrial, Education, Hospitality and Public work. Most recently, he worked as the Vice President of Construction for Industrial Development International (IDI), where he oversaw more than 3.4 million square feet of development and construction. Joe has also held leadership roles at Centex Rooney and Moss & Associates, where he was a part of many notable projects, including Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Paradise Island’s Atlantis Resort.

Mr. Garcia oversees the establishment and maintenance of budget control during the preconstruction phase of the project and keeps owner and team abreast of current budget and impact of design decisions. He has extensive knowledge of cost elements of projects has been involved in all project types including commercial, industrial, retail, government, retail, and automotive dealerships.

Mr. Williams is responsible for overseeing important legal documents relating to construction projects and ensuring that any issues which arise are resolved as quickly and effectively as possible. He will utilize his international and local property development experience to manage, review and negotiate procurement contract terms, conditions of solicitation, team agreements, subcontracts, and other related procurement agreements.