Title: Principal of Snead Construction Group
Years on the job: Started Snead Construction Group 5 years ago, 14 years in the construction industry.
Company: 18 employees; offices in Georgetown and Arlington, $35M in revenue in 2015, includes a commercial/multifamily division and a custom homes division.
Memorable project: South Cathedral Mansions, 2900 Connecticut Ave NW. Nearly 100-year-old property, developed by Harry Wardman, it's on the National Register of Historic Places and is an official DC landmark. Renovating it for CAS Riegler and Commonwealth Residential into 165 apartments, the first 100 of which will deliver in Q3 2016. Converting an old carriage house on site into amenity space with a dining room and chef's kitchen.
CRE career: Joined NVR (Ryan Homes) right out of college. After seven great years with Ryan Homes, moved to DC and joined Urban Investment Partners.
Grew up: Born in Washington State on Whidbey Island (father was a Naval Aviator), but grew up in NoVa.
Fondest childhood memory: Watching the New York Giants beat the 'Skins at RFK countless times.
Current home: Arlington.
Schools: James Madison University.
Job in another life: High school football coach. Coached six years at Potomac HS in Dumfries.
Favorite app: Uber, then Twitter while riding in an Uber
Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption, The Big Lebowski, Good Will Hunting
Favorite restaurant: Pupatella, Taco Bamba
Favorite music group: Avett Brothers, Sturgill Simpson, OCMS, Greensky Bluegrass.
Favorite vacation spot: Runaway Hill on Harbour Island in the Bahamas, the Big House in Ann Arbor Mich.
Favorite charity: The Chad Tough Foundation, funding research and raising awareness for pediatric brain tumors.
Coast, desert or mountain: Mountains for me, coast for my wife.
Drink of choice: American Pilsner by Wild Wolf Brewery or Gold Leaf Lager by Devils Backbone.
Family: Married for 6 years to Lauren, a residential Broker with Keller Williams, two sons: Tucker (4) and Clark (16 months).
Couldn’t live without: Wife and kids, parents and in-laws...and our wonderful nanny, Marta.
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, fishing, Michigan football
Biggest pet peeve: DC traffic.
Startling fact: Great-grandfather (L.A. Snead) was the first man selected by the Republican National Committee to run as vice President on Warren G. Harding's ticket. They eventually settled on Calvin Coolidge when they discovered that my L.A. was only 34 years old.
