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Jeff Jarrett joined O’Shea 35 years ago, after he and Mike O’Shea met on a bus in the fall of 1985 while they were both studying at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Get to know Alan Schindler: Carpenter Journeyman!

A few years ago, Lori Kerker was scrolling through Pinterest when she came across an intriguing hot chocolate bomb recipe. Motivated by her love of both baking and crafting, she decided to give it a try herself. 

Get to know Brian Guernsey: Lean Practice Leader!

Get to know Dusty Rademaker: Superintendent!

A coalition of community partners led by O’Shea Builders contributed to the rebuild, including Carpenters #270, Teamsters #916, Iron Workers #46, Painters Union, Bodine Electric, and Kenny’s Ace Hardware.

Amanda Maxheimer recently joined the O’Shea Team as a Planning Operations Manager in Springfield.

Get to know Paige Meteer: Construction Administrator!

Springfield has had a romance with chili  - or “chilli” as the Dew Parlor misspelled it in 1909, forever confusing local writers and editors – since the late 1890s.

Get to know Blake Bertolino: Carpenter!

It was the early 2000s, and young David O’Shea III, a.k.a. D3, was working under the tutelage of Superintendent Greg Walters at a local funeral home in Springfield. D3 was enjoying his career as a carpenter apprentice and working in the field, but there was one job that haunts him to this day.

“During the day, I don’t believe in ghosts. At night, I’m a little more open-minded.” Jim McCann, retired superin­tendent, recalls a particularly “spooky” project he worked on with Joel An­tonacci and Tim Lynch at the Illinois Supreme Court a few years ago.

Paige Martin recently joined the O’Shea Team as a Construction Administrator in Springfield.

Get to know Shynisha Evans: Employee Development Coordinator!

Brian Guernsey recently joined the O’Shea Team. In his role as the Lean Practice Leader, he will be the keeper of O’Shea’s Lean standards and continuous improvement efforts.