As partner and CEO of Talley Riggins Construction Group, Doug is responsible for developing strategic growth plans, establishing corporate values, and overseeing operations to ensure the successful delivery of all projects. During his 30-year career in commercial construction, Doug has earned a solid reputation for meeting and exceeding company goals related to growth and profitability. He is known for providing exemplary leadership and fostering dynamic corporate cultures. Doug was recently honored as one of Dallas’ Most Admired CEOs by the Dallas Business Journal.
Prior to Talley-Riggins, Doug served as President of two companies ranked in the ENR’s Top 400 Contractors. He proved to be instrumental in the strategic growth of each company, demonstrating his skills for managing multiple projects, problem solving and establishing working relationships to achieve win-win results.
As partner and president, John utilizes his 20 years of commercial construction experience to oversee corporate operations for Talley Riggins Construction Group. He is responsible for supporting the company’s strategic growth plans, financial goals and client relationship management. His executive leadership skills include delivering exceptional customer service, developing lasting relationships with clients and industry partners and managing operational activities for multiple projects.
John began his career in the industry as a project engineer, and steadily advanced into the roles of project manager, business development manager and vice president of project development. Most recently, he served as a division vice president of a company ranked in the ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list.
As Chief Operating Officer, James manages all aspects of project management, field operations, and information systems for all projects. James works closely with tenants, owners, architects, and trade partners to ensure a smooth process from initial estimate through contract approval and project closeout. He is responsible for all operations efforts including strategic planning and overall direction of the company. Prior to joining Talley Riggins, James spent 22 years with a national construction company where he oversaw construction operations across a variety of sectors including healthcare, commercial, and institutional.
Five Years with TR
As CFO of Talley Riggins Construction Group, Jessica oversees the finance, and accounting functions and works across the organization to ensure the financial execution of the firm’s operational and strategic goals. Her 20 years of progressive experience in corporate finance and strategic planning, capital market activities, and consulting resolutions brings a unique perspective on our business operations and conviction for value creation opportunities.
Prior to Talley Riggins, Jessica worked in various finance functions for both public and private companies, earning several awards for her work by Institutional Investor magazine at a Fortune 1000 company.
As Vice President of Preconstruction, Mike is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of project estimates and budgets. He oversees all preconstruction efforts including strategic planning and overall direction of the company. He coordinates with clients, internal personnel and subcontractors to establish a clear and defined construction scope of work and ensure proper bid coverage.
Five Years with TR
Hometown: Canton, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The professionalism, the people, the clients, and the relationships with our Trade Partners.
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People.
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: I’ve gotten to meet and get to know a lot of people
Favorite Core Value: Respect for people because if I show respect, I’d want them to show respect back to me
Andy provides leadership in Talley Riggins Institutional Market Segment. In this role, he oversees project management staff doing worship and education projects. His passion for worship projects started early in his career because of his involvement in his own church and the alignment of his core values with their goals for completion of the project.
Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: You will always get treated with respect
Favorite Core Value: Respect for people because I come from below and respect has taken me forward
Hometown: Leominster, Massachusetts
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership and it’s hard to choose just one when thinking about it
Five Years with TR
Hometown: Longview, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The people and core values
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because it applies to all the other core values
Hometown: Pflugerville, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The core values and the project portfolio
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because it sets the standard for the other core values
Brandon provides strategic leadership in Talley Riggins overall operations. In this role, he is responsible for delivering projects that exceed the expectations of our clients, design partners, consultants, trade partners, and other stakeholders and training our staff in operational excellence. Before starting at Talley Riggins, Brandon served nine years in the United States Army under various leadership roles in the 82nd Airborne Division.
Five Years with TR
Hometown: Mt. Olive, Alabama
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership because it’s leadership to serve others, he strives to walk daily to put others above himself
Hometown: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Favorite thing about TR: Everything- everyone is very kind and makes me feel comfortable
Favorite Core Value: Respect for people because it’s good to have good communication and respect
Hometown: Ft. Worth, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The people and core values
Favorite Core Value: Integrity: I learned at a very young age that being honest and having strong moral values is what shapes us into the best people that we can be
Hometown: Mansfield, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because honest people are who you want to surround yourself with
Hometown: Rockwall, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership because the other core values present themselves through this one
Five Years with TR
Hometown: Flower Mound, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The family aspect of it and how everyone steps in to help.
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People. I chose this because, in this industry, making relationships and having respect for one another can go a long way in a project and can help the outcome.
Hometown: Mcgregor, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because it’s fundamental for success in any organization
Hometown: LeRoy, Illinois
Favorite thing about TR: The people
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because it makes life so much smoother
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: My favorite thing about TR is that there is always an opportunity to move up in the company!
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People
David provides leadership in Talley Riggins Health and Wellness Market Segment. In this role, he oversees project management staff doing healthcare and life sciences projects. He has worked internationally in Healthcare and Hospitality projects.
Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
Favorite thing about TR: I’m glad to know many friends on the team that have the same builder views and values as I do
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because while growing up my father always encouraged honesty and to do the right thing
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: Talley Riggins reputation in the industry, which is reflective of Doug and John in building their team
Favorite Core Value: Integrity, which fosters trust and honesty for developing relationships
Hometown: Archer City, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The people and their values
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because without it, you have nothing
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
Favorite thing about TR: The fact that it’s a smaller company
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because when there is respect for one another, the morale of the project is better
Hometown: Mexico
Favorite thing about TR: We are all a team
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership because it gives me the opportunity to teach others
Five Years with TR
Hometown: Pampano Beach, Florida
Favorite thing about TR: The people
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because a person’s word means everything
Core Value Award Winner 2023
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Favorite thing about TR: The short but impressive history and portfolio piqued my interest, but I quickly discovered that the core values, people, and culture were the reason for the quick growth and success and that’s what really drew me in!
Favorite Core Value: Integrity, as I think the associated attributes of transparency, accountability, ethics are all essential to good character and good character builds trust and success.
Hometown: Rockwall, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership
Jason provides leadership in Talley Riggins Corporate End User Segment. In this role, he leads the business development efforts and oversees project management staff working on projects directly for corporate end users in various markets. He brings more than 25 years of successful planning, coordination, and execution of projects from start to finish.
As General Superintendent for Talley Riggins, Jim is responsible for existing and future development of all field operations. He is also responsible for supporting project management in execution of company policies. He is accountable for the successful completion of all projects within budget, on schedule with zero construction deficiencies in a safe manner.
Core Value Award Winner 2022 & Five Years with TR
Hometown: North Carolina
Favorite thing about TR: The people
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because it leads into a lot of the other core values
Hometown: Jonesboro, Louisiana
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because everything falls under integrity
Hometown: Liberty, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: I really like and appreciate the professionalism and family feel that TR gives me.
Favorite Core Value: I can’t pick just one of the core values because all of them mean and stand for all that I try to display in my work and be a part of this team.
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The opportunities for growth as well as the culture! After meeting everybody in the office, I knew that this is the company for me.
Favorite Core Value: Client Value Creation due to the satisfaction of making your client/customer happy
Hometown: Lawton, Oklahoma
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership because I practice servant leadership in day-to-day operations
Five Years with TR
As Director of Business Development, Joshua works closely with the Project Executives to develop and perform market segment business development plans with a focus on new clients. He also leads a marketing team who strive to represent the experience and expertise of TR through high-quality content. He drives recognition of the TR brand and name through external leadership roles in the community and initiatives internally to build culture and company pride.
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: We feel like a family here
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership because we all should be willing to do anything
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Favorite thing about TR: The experienced professionals that I’ve been able to work with who lead from the front and aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves/show everyone how it’s done
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership because the best leaders view themselves as servants to their team rather than a “boss”
Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: Being sent to different job sites because I get to learn from different superintendents
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because we all should treat others with respect
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: It’s more then just a company, it’s a family
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because it’s so important to be respectful at all times
Hometown: Ohio
Favorite thing about TR: Leadership and working with the team
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because you have to treat people the way you want to be treated
Hometown: Kaufman, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The people
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because a person’s word means everything
Five Years with TR
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Servant Leadership
Five Years with TR
Hometown: Ethiopia
Favorite thing about TR: The opportunity to keep learning
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because it’s not only something you do at work, but everywhere else too
Hometown: Allen, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: It’s a growing company with a great group of people!
Favorite Core Value: Integrity, since I believe Integrity builds trust and provides a good foundation for the other core values.
Hometown: San Angelo, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The opportunity to build meaningful projects.
Favorite Core Value: Integrity
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Favorite thing about TR: The people
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because if you manage yourself at the highest level of integrity, it’s the ultimate best attitude
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The people
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because when an employer has respect for someone it shows that everyone’s role is valued and important to the company’s success
Hometown: Usulutan, El Salvador
Favorite thing about TR: My coworkers
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People
Hometown: Toluca, Mexico
Favorite thing about TR: I like the people who work at TR
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The people
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because it’s one of my family core values
As Director of Preconstruction, Ryan is responsible for leading in a team environment to differentiate the company from the competition and build a growing base of business by evolving the Preconstruction and Estimating Core Discipline. This person will also be accountable to develop relationships with the above stakeholders focusing on customer and design organizations where appreciation exists for the added value brought by the service. He also participates in strategic planning and the overall direction of the company.
Five Years with TR
Hometown: Guanajuato, Mexico
Favorite thing about TR: The way projects are organized
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because communicating openly and honestly makes teammates feel appreciated and valued
Hometown: Rockwall, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: What it’s becoming
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because morals and honesty will get you further in life even when it’s difficult
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The People
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because without it you don’t stand for anything
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Favorite thing about TR: The TR team
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because it helps to cultivate strong and positive relationships from trade partners, potential clients, and the public
Hometown: Van Alstyne, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because it’s vital to achieving continuous improvement
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The culture
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because it’s a foundation of trust
Core Value Award Winner 2024
Tim provides leadership in Talley Riggins Commercial Segment. In this role, he oversees project management staff doing industrial, retail, and office projects. He brings more than 35 years of successful planning, coordination, and execution of commercial projects from start to finish.
Tim has more than 43 years of experience specifically in managing safety within organizations. He brings this wealth of knowledge to foster the development of safety programs and protocols. He develops and blends safety plans that incorporate the site specific practices for our core market customers as well as TRCG. He works to build a team environment that are consistent with the TRCG Core Values with all jobsite personnel.
Hometown: Bristol, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The people
Favorite Core Value: Integrity because you should be honest and do what’s right, even if it’s not easy
Hometown: Lewisville, Texas
Favorite thing about TR: The culture because everyone supports one another
Favorite Core Value: Respect for People because nobody is perfect and it’s a value I strive to implement in my daily routine, not only at work but also at home
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Favorite thing about TR: The family atmosphere
Favorite Core Value: Integrity, because being honest and having good values are strong factors in being great