O'Shea Announces New Hire

O'Shea Builders welcomes Harry Schmidt, Director of Business Strategies

Schmidt is based out of the Springfield office.

Schmidt comes to O’Shea from Memorial Health System, where he worked for 12 years, most recently as CEO of Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. During his career at Memorial, he was Manager of Information Technology Customer Support and served as Vice President of Facilities Management.

Prior to joining Memorial, Harry served our nation for 20 years as a Professional Military Officer, rising to the ranks of Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy and Major in the U.S. Air Force. In this capacity, he was a leader in logistics and operations planning, ultimately serving as a Training Officer at TOPGUN Navy Fighter Weapons School, for which he was responsible for the safety and training of the Navy’s top 5 percent of fighter pilots.

Schmidt holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the United States Naval Academy and a master’s in business administration from Washington University. 

O’Shea Builders is a leading commercial construction-services provider in Illinois with offices in Springfield, East Peoria and Champaign. Founded in 1900, O’Shea provides General Contracting, Construction Management, Design Build, Civil Construction, and Building Maintenance services.