People

Dave Richards serves as CEO. He draws upon his 30+ years of experience in the industry to benefit each and every client project.

Dave holds Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Master of Industrial Administration degrees from Purdue University, and has managed projects from coast to coast. He began his career with The Limbach Company, after which he served as Vice President of Operations for the Emde Company in Houston, Texas and as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board for Dynamic Systems Inc., in Austin, Texas.

Aaron Richards joined The Porter Company in 1995 after earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University. He serves as President and COO of the company.

Aaron’s project experience includes the University of Texas, Weaver Power Plant, Dell Headquarters, Applied Materials and Koch Microelectronic Chemical Company, just to name a few.

David Sietsema joined the Porter Company in 1996. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining The Porter Company, he was the CFO and Controller at Advanced Programming Concepts, Inc.

Zeke D. Gowin joined The Porter Company in 1995 as a sheet metal apprentice. After completing a four-year apprenticeship, Zeke served as a project superintendent on the Dell campus in Pflugerville, TX before joining the preconstruction team in late 2000. In addition to his hands-on field experience, Zeke has performed the role of project manager when needed and because of this experience, he brings a unique perspective to the executive team. Zeke now oversees our project management team in addition to our preconstruction services and business development efforts.