FNF Officers

Jed Billings
Chief Executive Officer

Jed Billings has been in the Heavy-Highway Construction industry for more than 40 years and CEO of FNF since 1986. Under his leadership, FNF is currently involved in active transportation projects in Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Jed’s commitment to Partnering in the industry has led the company to be ranked as the number one heavy highway contractor by Arizona Business Magazine's Ranking Arizona for the past eleven years.

Jed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Engineering from Arizona State University's Del E. Webb School of Construction. He is currently a member of various boards both locally and nationally including Past Chairman of the Arizona Chapter Associated General Contractors; Past President & Life Director of Arizona Rock Products Association; Board Member Emeritus of Rubber Pavements Past Chairman of the Association Asphalt Technical Institute; State Director of TRIP; and past State Director of ARTBA and the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Jed is the only Contractor Member of the Maricopa Association of Governments Regional Transportation Plan.

Matt Gully
President – Chief Operating Officer

Matt has been with FNF since 1986 and has more than 35 years of heavy-civil construction experience. He has been FNF’s Chief Operations Officer for the last 16 years also serving on FNF’s Board of Directors. Matt was instrumental in capturing and implementing the operating principles and values on which FNF was founded and continues to thrive on. Matt was heavily involved in assisting Arizona with contractor-input to improve the quality of the paving smoothness specification. Consequently, under Matt’s leadership, FNF began a smoothness quality control program that made the company one of the smoothest paving companies in the entire country.

Matt is involved in various industry associations including the National Asphalt Pavement Association and the Associated General Contractors, and he is committed to the continual improvement of the heavy-highway construction industry.

David James
Chief Financial Officer

David James has been with FNF for more than 7 years overseeing the company’s Finance, Human Resources/Benefits, and the Information/Technology Departments. He has developed policies and procedures for FNF's team that have helped to shape FNF into the successful company it is today. David is also responsible for FNF's financial planning and manages the financial risks of the company.

David obtained his B.S. in Accounting, Business Administration, Personnel Management, and Organizational Behavior from the University of Kansas. With more than 30 years of financial experience with a concentration on the construction industry, he is able to provide the company with extensive business guidance. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP).

David is active both the local and national Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and is a trustee of the Institute of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professionals (ICCIFP); as well as other associations including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Arizona Society of CPA’s, and Valley Leadership.

Will Garrison
Vice President/General Superintendent

Will has been an employee at FNF since 1990. He currently serves as a Vice President/ Project sponsor providing upper management support on Heavy/Civil projects for FNF. With his more than 30 years of industry experience, Will has an innovative approach to project delivery and his involved in his projects at the time of bid to make sure that projects are executed as they were estimated to provide our clients with both time and cost savings.

Will worked as the Project Sponsor on the following recent projects: ADOT’s US Highway 93 widening, US 191 Threeway, and SuperRedTan Interchange Phase I projects; Town of Queen Creek’s Ellsworth Loop/Rittenhouse Road Improvements; and City of Phoenix’s 35th Avenue Bridge and Deer Valley Road 7th St. to Cave Creek widening projects.

Lee Hulbert, PE
Vice President – Alternative Project Delivery

As FNF’s Vice President of Alternative Delivery Projects, Lee Hulbert is responsible for the expansion of this market, strategy, and the delivery of all professional and construction services. Lee joined the company in March 1991.

Lee has more than 20 years of construction and professional services experience and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona. Under his leadership the company's Alternative Delivery business has grown from nothing in 2004 to over $40M in 2008. His projects have been recognized locally and nationally for their exceptional partnering efforts and quality achievements.

Lee also represents FNF’s mining interest, currently serving as an executive board member of the Arizona Rock Products Association. As FNF’s mining manager from 2005 through 2009, he increased annual custom crushing sales volumes by 100%. Lee earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1989.

Cliff Ashcroft
Vice President – California Manager/Asphalt Rubber Manager

Cliff has been with FNF since 2000 overseeing the Asphalt Rubber and material contracts, primarily in the Southwest. Under Cliff’s management, FNF has been a leader in the Asphalt Rubber industry, making roads quieter, safer, and of higher quality. He has served as Project Sponsor for numerous Caltrans projects throughout the state. He has recently completed the expansion and resurfacing of the Laughlin Bullhead International Airport.

His experience over the last 20 years includes working with clients such as Caltrans, ADOT , NDOT, NJDOT, Ministry of Transportation of British Columbia Canada, Teichert Aggregates, Hanson Aggregates, DeSilva Gates, Syar Industries, Graniterock, Vulcan, and private developers.

Cliff is active in numerous associations including the Rubber Pavements Association and the National Asphalt Paving Association. His high level of involvement in these and other associations has made him an industry expert in Asphalt Rubber paving, allowing FNF to be innovative in our production and placement of the material.

Martin Ramirez
Vice President – Chief Estimator

Martin has been an employee at FNF since 1995. Prior to becoming FNF’s Chief Estimator, Martin served as a Project Manager on Heavy/Civil projects ranging in size from $75,000 to $27 Million. His experience as a Project Manager on FNF projects totals over $45 Million over the last 5 years. Martin's construction and industry knowledge gives FNF the ability to estimate projects as accurately as possible with an extremely high success rate in both low bid and negotiated projects.

Martin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction from Arizona State University’s Del E. Webb School of Construction in 1996. He is currently a faculty associate for the school; teaching CON 494 – Heavy Civil Project Management and Heavy Estimating. Martin also belongs to ASU’s American Minority of America program where he serves as a mentor to aspiring Engineers and current Del E. Webb School of Construction Students.

Martin provided estimating support and Project Management on ADOT’s Sunset Point Rest Area and Grand Avenue/67th Avenue Underpass projects, City of Phoenix’s Deer Valley 7th Street to Cave Creek project, and Maricopa County Department of Transportation’s Alma School North Bridge Emergency Repair project.

Jason Ruskey
Vice President-Equipment Services/Crushing& HMA Plants/Survey

Jason Ruskey has been with FNF for more than 10 years. His 20 years of comprehensive experience in managing/supervising projects ranging from Heavy/Civil, Infrastructure and Master Planned Communities in excess of $350 million gives him an intimate knowledge of the industry and first-hand project management experience to allow him to provide our projects with an exceptional equipment fleet to provide the best value to our clients.

Jason earned his B.S. in Construction Engineering from the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University where he is faculty. He also holds many certifications and awards in Asphalt, Concrete, and Aggregates as well as extensive safety training.

Scott Rand, PhD in Environmental Engineering
Vice President - Safety and Loss Control

Scott Rand has been with FNF since 2003 and is responsible for the development and implementation of Loss Control, Safety, Risk Management and Environmental programs, process safety management, and training program development and implementation at all levels. He is also responsible for all safety education and training, regulatory compliance, safety inspections, accident/incident investigations, managing a team of Safety Professionals on multiple job sites. Scott also chairs on the Associated General Contractor’s of New Mexico.

Scott has a B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health Engineering from Columbia Southern University along with extensive, specialized construction certifications and training. Scott has developed FNF's four-point Zap Program customized for each individual project to use during engineering, procurement, and construction activities to better the quality of life for all associated with FNF by creating and adhering to a disciplined Safety Program.

Under Scott's Safety and Loss Control Management, FNF was the recipient of New Mexico OSHA's the first ever blue level status for a general contractor in the New Mexico OSHA Heavy Highway Construction Safety Partnership (H.H.C.S.P) in 2009. This award was given for FNF's demonstrated excellence in developing and maintaining a safety and health culture through programs, dedication, and training.

Tom Kennedy, PE
Vice President – Quality Control

Tom Kennedy has been an employee at FNF since 1996. Tom is involved in the majority of FNF projects overseeing the quality control implementation per contract specifications. He applies action steps to the quality control of all projects to ensure compliance. Additionally, Tom oversees FNF’s in-house Environmental Department and also directs the asphaltic concrete mix design process along with the design efforts at consultant testing laboratories and FNF’s AASHTO-Accredited laboratory.

Tom earned a B.S. in Construction from Arizona State University. His more than 15 years of construction experience and attention to detail have enabled FNF to receive numerous quality incentives and accolades, including the Sheldon G. Hayes National Quality Award from the National Asphalt Paving Association.