Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Martin D. Howard

With HCDM since?
1972

Professional or charitable participation?
Bikeable Communities – Member, Board of Directors
Orange County School of the Arts – Foundation Board
John Bosco High School – Member, Board of Directors
Mary’s Medical Center Foundation – Member, Board of Trustees
ICSC – Member Licensed CA & NV State Contractor

Best HCDM memory?
With so many throughout the years, it is hard to pin one specific memory down. Our projects, our clients, our partnerships and most of all our team make for the best memories every day.

Describe your perfect day.
Ride, work, golf, eat.

Greatest album of all time?
Too many to choose from here: U2 – Boy, The Clash – London Calling, Miles Davis – Kind of Blue, Herbie Hancock – Cantaloupe Island, REM – Reckoning

Read any good books lately?
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Long Walk to Freedom – the Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

 

Steven Phillips

With HCDM since?
May 1996

Professional or charitable participation?
Member ICSC
Licensed soccer coach
Church volunteer

Best HCDM memory?
The company river rafting trip

Greatest album of all time?
The Beatles – White Album

Read any good books lately?
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson

What advice would you give your childhood self?
“Your parents really do know what they’re talking about—listen.”

Debbie Peurrung

With HCDM since?
March 2004

Professional or charitable participation?
Current involvement with the following – Institute of Real Estate Management OC Chapter 91; Bethany Lutheran Church; Supporter of Mayfair High School Cheer and Athletic Teams; fundraising for Alzheimer’s Foundation and the American Cancer Society

Best HCDM memory?
2017 Girls Trip to Palm Springs and 2006 River Rafting Trip

Describe your perfect day.
Leisurely waking up, meeting friends for breakfast, sauntering to the beach, sitting at the water’s edge, reading a book and/or listening to country music, watching the sun set while enjoying a seafood boil for dinner and if there are a few Jamaica-me-happy drinks throughout the process then that’s the cherry on the cake

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Fresh salmon caught in the Kenai River in Alaska

Greatest personal achievement?
I believe that being married to the same person since December 1976 and being an awesome grandmother are tied at the top of my list.

Mario Reynoso

With HCDM since?
January 1990

Best HCDM Memory?
2010, Reynoso Holiday BBQ for the Superintendents.

Describe your perfect day.
Rodeo competitions & riding my horses.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Seafood.

Greatest album of all time?
George Straight’s Greatest Hits

What would be written on your epitaph?
To Be Continued!

Gerry Parker

With HCDM since?
April 2017

Professional or charitable participation?
U.S. Green Building Council
SWIM Long Beach Masters Swim Team
Seal Beach Sea Monkeys

Best HCDM memory?
Chicken Taco Wednesdays!

Describe your perfect day.
Waking without an alarm to a beautiful sunrise and spending the day outdoors enjoying nature, then watching the sunset at the ocean.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Hometown Buffet with my St. John Bosco H.S. wrestling team after a very long season of cutting weight.

Greatest album of all time?
The Velvet Underground’s 1967 Album, The Velvet Underground & Nico, produced by Andy Warhol.

Greatest personal achievement?
Purchasing my first home here in Long Beach.

Eoin Crowley

With HCDM since?
October 2015

Best HCDM memory?
My favorite memories are always the fun at the Christmas party! That, and my informal meetings with Doug to discuss the jobs over a pint downstairs at SteelCraft after work.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
My mother’s Bacon and Cabbage

Read any good books lately?
Until Victory Always by Jim McGuinness

Greatest personal achievement?
Traveling around the world!

Kent Wells

With HCDM since?
June 2012

Professional or charitable participation?
In the construction industry for 30+ years

Best HCDM memory?
The Day we received Final Inspection on the Howard CDM Bellflower Bldg. 7-27-21 that was a milestone.

Describe your perfect day?
At my house in the desert riding my dirt bike.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Charthouse at the break wall in Redondo Beach.

Greatest album of all time?
Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon

Brad Abernathy

With HCDM since?
March 2018

Professional or charitable participation?
I’m a volunteer leader for Long Beach Young Life.

Best HCDM memory?
Digging holes and chasing leaks all week with John T… and having a blast doing it!

Greatest album of all time?
Back to Black – Amy Winehouse

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Filet minion and lobster.

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Be patient.

Andrew Lee

With HCDM since?
May 2018

Professional or charitable participation?
Vice President of the Westminster Presbyterian Church Foundation in Pasadena
Member of Pasadena Educational Foundation
Volunteer at Silverlake Conservatory of Music and 826LA in Echo Park

Best HCDM memory?
So far it’s witnessing the Rams defeat the Vikings in person at a sold-out Coliseum.

Greatest album of all time?
OK Computer – Radiohead

Read any good books lately?
I’m not sure it was actually a good book, but I enjoyed “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders.

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Don’t be afraid to take on a challenge just because it’s outside your comfort zone. The best moments in life have come from the those things that were challenges before I tried them.

Shelby Althoff

Shelby Althoff

With HCDM since?
August 2021

Professional or charitable participation?
World Vision Sponsor, Cal State Long Beach Cru Volunteer, Church Kids’ Ministry Volunteer

Best HCDM memory?
So far, my best memory is when the SteelCraft team went on a road trip to Downtown LA for a food tasting. Great food and even greater company to chat with on the way!

Describe your perfect day
My perfect day must start with drinking a cup of coffee followed by paddleboarding through Naples Canal in Long Beach, playing Ultimate Frisbee with friends, driving down PCH to Crystal Cove and watching the sun go down on the ocean!

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Fettuccini Compleanno and garlic bread from La Tavolata in Artesia, CA.

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Do NOT cut your own bangs… leave haircutting to the professionals.

Gerlyn Gray

Gerlyn Gray

With HCDM since?
September 2021

Professional or charitable participation?
Milo Marathon, CicLAVia

Best HCDM memory?
My favorite memory is when the Project Engineers + Estimators had a team bonding night and went to Thai Town for an amazing dinner at Ruen Pair!

Greatest album of all time?
There’s a lot actually that I like, but it would be: Tears for Fears: Songs from the Big Chair

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Take time and be patient; patience is a virtue. Just trust the process and all your wishes will come true at the RIGHT TIME with HARD WORK and PERSERVERENCE. Save and invest as early as you can. Listen more. Read more. Don’t be scared to try new things. Trust yourself! You can do it!

Greatest Personal Achievement
Bought a house in the neighborhood that I love.

Herminia Guandique

With HCDM since?
June 2019

Best HCDM memory?
Meeting everyone & being part of a wonderful team & of course Girl’s Trip 2019. Everyone made me feel extremely welcomed.

Describe your perfect day.
Sleeping in, attending one of my daughters sports games, getting ice cream after, a solo target trip & ending the day at my dad’s house with my family.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
In & Out Cheeseburger no onions with extra pickles & chopped chilies cut in half & well done French Fries.

Read any good books lately?
The entire Harry Potter series

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Be patient, everything will happen when it’s meant to.

Greatest personal achievement?
Raising my daughter.

Matt Smith

With HCDM since?
September 2020

Professional or charitable participation?
American Society of Professional Estimators
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals

Best HCDM memory?
My favorite memory at HCDM is the barbeque we had on the patio where Martin and William made hamburgers & hotdogs for the whole company, it was a great time and enjoyed the banter.

Describe your perfect day.
Wake up and go for a swim, followed by champagne brunch and the inevitable nap that follows such an event. Once awakening from my slumber take the boat out, cruise around. Play a quick 9-holes in the late afternoon. Finish off the day with some BBQ back at the house.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
I was bored one day and decided to try the food at Mar’Sel’s. I have to say their rib-eye and baby brussels sprouts were amazing.

Greatest album of all time?
The Slackers – Redlight

Jeremy Suryadi

With HCDM since?
October 2020

Professional or charitable participation?
Institute of Classical Architecture and Art

Best HCDM memory?
I’d say best memory now would be watching the cranes pick up and fly the containers into place for our Watts Works project. A lot of people onsite that day and very hectic, but a lot of fun watching the executive team, clients, and designers all being onsite to watch that big milestone.

Describe your perfect day.
Being around my wonderful girlfriend and enjoying whatever the day has to offer together. 

Greatest album of all time?
The Beatles – Abbey Road

Greatest personal achievement?
Leading Cal Poly to a 2nd place finish at the NAHB 4-year program competition against 40 other universities.

Scott Bowman

With HCDM since?
November 2020

Best HCDM memory?
Walking into Ironfire one month after completion and watching people enjoy and utilize the space I assisted in building.

Describe your perfect day.
Ride my bike 50 miles down PCH in the morning. Play 18 holes of golf in the early afternoon. Fly my fiancé to Santa Barbara in the Cessna for dinner. End the evening with a late night Negroni with my cats on the couch.

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Shut up, keep going, but have fun through it all.

Greatest personal achievement?
My first career in life as an ICU nurse.

Vanessa Mosqueira

Vanessa Mosqueira

With HCDM since?
May 2021

Professional or charitable participation?
See-LA Volunteer
No Kid Hungry Donor

Best HCDM memory?
Joining the team

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
My grandmother’s chicken and rice

Greatest album of all time?
John Coltrane – A Love Supreme

Read any good books lately?
Citizen Illegal by Jose Olivarez

Alli Ovits

Alli Ovits

With HCDM since?
May 2021

Best HCDM memory?
Michel’s Downtown Chef Giuseppe slinging fresh, brick oven pizzas at the HCDM office!!

Describe your perfect day.
Hop on the first flight out to Hawaii for the Grand Opening of SteelCraft Honolulu… wake up, realize it was all a dream then head to SteelCraft Long Beach for my morning iced dirty-matcha oat milk latte from Steelhead Coffee, spend the rest of the day at the beach with my cat.

Greatest album of all time?
Crossroads (1989) – Tracey Chapman

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Your worries aren’t as important as you think they are, be kind to yourself.

Elizabeth Martinez

Elizabeth Martinez

When did you start with Howard CDM?
November 2021

Are you involved in any professional or charitable organizations?
I’m on the planning committee for Long Beach Architecture Week.

What is your best SteelCraft memory?
My favorite memory so far has been our Lunar New Year celebration. Getting to share that with my niece and taking her to feed the lion dancer was the sweetest thing ever!

What is a fun fact about yourself?
I snowboard, roller skate, do aerial yoga, paddleboard, golf and love to dance!

Describe your perfect day.
Snowboarding in the morning, lunch with a view, sunset on the beach, rooftop drinks at night! All possible in Southern California!

What would you say is the greatest album of all time?
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

What is your greatest personal achievement?
Being the first person in my family to earn a college degree.

Alex Cervantes

Alex Cervantes

With HCDM since?
August 2021

Professional or charitable participation?
Beach City Sports Volleyball

Best HCDM memory?
Haven’t been here very long so I’d say just meeting the team.

Describe your perfect day.
Morning run or volleyball at the beach. Group motorcycle ride in the afternoon. Carbs and a movie in the evening.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Khao Soi in Chiang Mai

Greatest album of all time?
Swimming by Mac MIller

Elena Demarest

With HDM since?
February 2022

Best HCDM memory?
Party bus to the Watts Works project and taco event. It was interesting to see how HCDM is leading the industry in modular construction.

Describe your perfect day.
Waking up to the sunrise over the ocean in a foreign land with my husband and my dog.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
My first Michelin Star restaurant Rio Bistrot in Riomaggiore, Italy.

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Don’t sweat the small stuff.

Allison Corley

With HCDM since?
April 2022

Professional or charitable participation?
Self-Expression and Leadership Program Leader, AVID Tutor, PLEA Mentor & Discrete Trail Therapist

Best HCDM memory?
The best HCDM memory to date is attending the HCDM 50th Anniversary + Appreciation event, I was able to meet our team that work out in the field and enjoy some food, drinks, and dancing together!

Describe your perfect day.
All day at the movies whether at the theatre, drive-in, or park! (I once saw 6 movies back-to-back in the theatre)

Read any good books lately?
Black Box Thinking, 3 Laws of Performance, and 5 Love Languages

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Explore Life, Adventures are Worth the Risk, and Have Fun!

Nathan Hirschfeld

With HCDM since?
August 2022

Professional or charitable participation?
Toys for Tots

Best HCDM memory?
Office Team Lunch at SteelCraft

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Rico’s California Burrito

Greatest album of all time?
Out of the Blue – Electronic Light Orchestra

Greatest personal achievement?
Completing the SpaceX Test Hyperloop

Tiffany Wang

With HCDM since?
August 2022

Professional or charitable participation?
For Goodness Cakes, National Notary Association, and PanCan’s PurpleStride – Walk against pancreatic cancer

Best HCDM memory?
Getting to know our clients, tenants, vendors, and coworkers at the Howard CDM 50th Anniversary and Appreciation Event

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
This is a very tough one. I enjoy almost all the food I eat when I am in Taiwan. But on a regular basis, probably KBBQ

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Don’t be afraid to shine, you can do it!

Greatest personal achievement?
Buying my first home

Ty Byrd

With HCDM since?
October 2022

Professional or charitable participation?
Participated in the annually Aids walk, and volunteered at the GCLA (Girls Club of Los Angeles/ Faith Children’s Center)

Best HCDM memory?
Meeting the lovely team must be the best memory so far. When I was hired on, they welcomed me with open arms and made me feel right at home.

Describe your perfect day
A relaxing spa day, grabbing great food afterwards, and ending the night with a scary movie + popcorn with raisinets.

Greatest album of all time?
Donell Jones – Where I Wanna Be

What advice would you give your childhood self?
You must go through the valley in order to reach the mountain top. It won’t be easy , but it will definitely be rewarding!

Joe Alarcon

With HCDM since?
September 2022

Professional or charitable participation?
United Way

Best HCDM memory?
Celebrating Howard CDM’s 50th Anniversary + Appreciation event at SteelCraft Bellflower!

Describe your perfect day
Lots of subcontractors at the jobsite in production mode.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse ribeye steak medium rare and a loaded bake potato.

Greatest album of all time?
Staying Alive – Bee Gees

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Buy all the properties you can!

Cesar Huerta

When did you start with Howard CDM?
March 2023

What is your favorite Howard CDM memory?
My best HCDM memory was my first day. I loved meeting the team and being able to visit all the jobsites that I will be working on.

Describe your perfect day.
A perfect day for me is going for a great workout/lift, followed up with a couple games of basketball, heading home to a great meal, get ready for a Laker or Rams game + drinks in the evening and closing the night with some King Taco sopes.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
King Taco Sopes

Greatest album of all time?
Get Rich or Die Trying by 50 Cent

Have you read any good books lately?
One Simple Idea by Stephen Key

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Do what you want, stop caring so much of what others think.

Greatest personal achievement?
Passing my California Real Estate license on the first try!

Patrick Bateman

With HCDM since?
April 2023

Professional or charitable participation?
Saint Jude

Best HCDM memory?
My favorite memory is meeting my new team and seeing all the warmth and friendliness that everyone exudes.

Greatest album of all time?
Flogging Mollys-drunken lullabies, Dropkick Murphys-sing loud sing proud, and U2-Joshua Tree!

Describe your perfect day.
My perfect day would definitely consist of being around loved ones.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Tacos, tacos, and more tacos!

What is your greatest personal achievement?
My greatest achievement I hope is yet to come!

Monica Dominguez

With HCDM since?
May 2023

Are you involved in any professional or charitable organizations?
Maison de Music Foundation

Best HCDM memory?
Meeting everyone on my team and visiting all of the SteelCraft locations!

Greatest album of all time?
Either Sir’s Chasing Summer or Kanye’s Graduation album

Read any good books lately?
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

What advice would you give your childhood self?
It’s okay to fail – you’ve learned a lesson through your experience

Jeff Dorner

With HCDM since?
July 2023

Are you involved in any professional or charitable organizations?
Treasurer and Merit Badge Counselor for my sons’ Boy Scout Troop!

Best HCDM memory?
Doing job walks with our CEO, meeting the on-site team and learning about prefab modular units.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
My wife’s homemade enchiladas and fideo plate

Greatest album of all time?
Dio-Last in Line

Read any good books lately?
48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

Greatest personal achievement?
Passing the CCIFP, General Contractor and Roofing Contractor exams on the first try

Ryan O’Sullivan

With HCDM since?
July 2023

Best HCDM memory?
Working alongside Allison Corley getting shown the ropes of my position and learning more about the company.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
My Granny’s Irish stew!

Greatest album of all time?
My favorite is by Paolo Nutini “These Streets”

Read any good books lately?
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Listen to your mom and dad, they’re always right!

Greatest personal achievement?
Winning all Ireland Football competitions in 2014

Deidre Iribarren

With HCDM since?
July 2023

Professional or charitable participation?
I’ve been a team parent for 7 years for East Long Beach Baseball and Friday Night Lights! I have also volunteered with the Olive Crest non-profit organization during the holidays for the last three years.

Best HCDM memory?
My first ride along. I enjoyed being able to see our active jobsites and seeing the progress of our projects that we are working on!

Describe your perfect day.
As an introvert, my perfect day is staying in my pajamas and doing absolutely nothing! If I’m feeling fancy, I’ll order some sushi for delivery.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Hands down the best meal I ever ate was at Greystone in San Diego. Lump Crab Cake, Lobster Mac + Cheese, and an Australian Wagyu Steak. The food coma that came right after was well worth it!

Greatest album of all time?
Chris Brown’s Self-Titled Album or Bruno Mars’ 24k Magic album.

Read any good books lately?
The Ultimate Oral History of The Office – HUGE The Office fan!

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Trust in your gut feeling. Pursue your passions fully.

Greatest personal achievement?
Raising my son by myself his whole life.

Max Bates

With HCDM since?
August 2023

Professional or charitable participation?
Member of The Los Hermanos Youth Charity Club as well as volunteering for the Los Angeles Food Bank.

Best HCDM memory?
Everyday being a part of a dynamic company working on high-end projects! I enjoy working with my passionate and collaborative team, it makes each job enjoyable.

Describe your perfect day.
A day at the beach with my family, followed by a poke bowl, nap, and a movie.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Pizza in Italy and dinner in Vegas with my wife.

Greatest album of all time?
Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys

Read any good books lately?
Mostly books that I am reading to my kids these days, Where the Wild Things are is their favorite!

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Worry less about what people think of you, don’t be afraid to be yourself.

Greatest personal achievement?
Becoming a Project Manager + raising a family.

Paul-Michael Martin

With HCDM since?
August 2023

Best HCDM memory?
Touring the SteelCraft facilities with Tiffany + Alli and getting to see them interact with our various tenants. It was great to see the relationships that their team is constantly nurturing with our partners in the field.

Describe your perfect day.
My perfect day is spent with friends – playing games, making each other laugh until we’re light-headed, with passing moments of calm silence mixed in. Bonus points if there are any dogs around, naturally.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Oxtail in Germany! No one on the trip spoke German, and the waiter didn’t speak English, so we let them surprise us and I’m glad they did.

Greatest album of all time?
The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance or Move Along by The All-American Rejects.

Read any good books lately?
I am always reading! My current favorite is Agustina Bazterrica’s, “Tender is the Flesh”.

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Don’t wait so long to ask for a puppy!

Alvin Lam

With HCDM since?
September 2023

Professional or charitable participation?
Pasadena Humane Society

Best HCDM memory?
Going to lunch with my manager, Jeff Dorner, on my first day and meeting the rest of my amazing team!

Describe your perfect day.
12 hours of uninterrupted sleep followed by a Jack in the Box #1 Large combo with curly fries.

Greatest album of all time?
Low kii savage EP

Read any good books lately?
David Sklansky’s Theory of Poker

Kim Anderson

With HCDM since?
September 2023

Professional or charitable participation?
The Salvation Army

Best HCDM memory?
Every day! Beautiful office environment. Great people. All of the team bonding events!

What is the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Any meal in a beautiful setting and/or with people I love.

What advice would you give your childhood self?
It is okay if you fail at something. Get up and go again!

Greatest personal achievement?
My four children and being blessed with great family and friends!

Dee Towns

With HCDM since?
January 2024

Professional or charitable participation?
Mentor at Crossing Ministries

Best HCDM memory?
My first interview with Allison, Jeff, and Lindsey, I knew this would be a great team to be apart of.

Greatest album of all time?
“Enter the Dru” by Dru Hill

What advice would you give your childhood self?
There’s always light at the end of the tunnel. Keeping going!!

Greatest personal achievement?
Raising two intelligent boys

Andrew Yev

With HCDM since?
January 2024

Professional or charitable participation?
In Construction Industry since 1995, PMI Accredited PMP Member.

Best HCDM memory?
Going out to lunch with Joe & Gary – the best colleagues ever.

Describe your perfect day.
Visiting places with my wife and kids.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Blue Tuna Sashimi at secret Japanese Cuisine.

Greatest album of all time?
Pink Floyd – Learning to Fly.

Read any good books lately?
Simpson Strong-Tie Catalog.

What advice would you give your childhood self?
Know your market cap rates early & purchase more real estate.

Greatest personal achievement?
Raising my children.

Rigo Salas

With HCDM since?
February 2024

Professional or charitable participation?
Actively involved in rescuing and finding new homes for our furry friends throughout the Southern California region, through several Animal Rescues including;
Wags and Walks, Hand in Paw for dogs and Zazzy Cats and Tonks Feline Rescue for our feline critter friends.

Best HCDM memory?
Finding out that I had been hired and my first day at work…. getting to know everyone.

Describe your perfect day.
Bike climbing Mount Baldy on a cool April day.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
My mom’s Chiles Rellenos.

Read any good books lately?
The Portable Nietzche, by Walter Kaufman.