Sam Harding

Sam joined the company in 1989 as a project manager and was promoted to Vice President & General Manager in 1994.  In August of 2004, he purchased the company and took over as President.  Sam is responsible for the management of the overall company operations, as well as serving as the company’s sales professional.  An accomplished estimator, he supervises and coordinates the preparation of all bids for both the hard bid and negotiated markets.  In addition, Sam does all front end contract work including issuing subcontracts and purchase orders, preparing internal budgets, and assigning project management and supervision as well as supervising all company accounting systems.

Born in Wyoming, Sam grew up in Kemmerer, Wyoming, graduating from Kemmerer High School in 1979, before attending the University of Wyoming where he received a BS in Mathematics in 1983 and an MBA in 1987.  He gained extensive construction experience by working road construction and housing construction jobs to help defray his educational expenses.  He worked full time as the Assistant Athletic Equipment Manager at UW from 1983 to 1987, following four years as a Student Equipment Manager for the UW Football Team.

It was while working at UW that Sam met his wife Rhonda, and they were married in 1985.  They have two children, Daniel (20) and Amanda (16).  Sam was elected to the Jefferson-Scranton School Board in 1993 and is currently in his fifth term of office.  He has served as the President of the JS Board five times for one year each time during his term on the Board. He is a Past President of the Jefferson Rotary Club, and he continues to serve as the Treasurer of the Jefferson Rotary Club Foundation.  He serves as Vice President of the Iowa Competitive Bidding Alliance, Inc., as well as serving on the Iowa Association of School Boards Legislative Resolutions Committee, and the Jefferson Park and Recreation Commission.  

Sam was named the 2007 Professional of the Year, an award given to the person who through devotion and dedication to their profession has helped make Jefferson a nicer place to live.  It is an honor that he is particularly proud to have received.

In addition, Sam has served on the Board of Directors of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa, the Jefferson Swim Team Board including three years as the Parent Representative to the Conference, the Board of Directors of the Greene County Development Corporation, where he completed a two year term as the President, and the Board of Directors of the Midwest Partnership, a three county development organization serving Adair, Guthrie, and Greene counties, as well as having served on the Rotary District 6000 Literacy Committee.  

An active member of First United Methodist Church in Jefferson, Sam has previously served as the Trustee Chair, Chair of the Building Renovation Committee and Co-Chair of the church’s Capital Stewardship Campaign for the Building Renovation, and he is currently in his second year as the Finance Committee Chair.