john-smith-1Eric Downs
President
Eric has worked from the bottom up in the installation industry. He began his career in geosynthetic installation twenty six years ago as a seaming technician and advanced through the ranks to superintendent at Nilex prior to forming D & E Construction with Ken Evans. Eric has the unique understanding of all that it takes to complete a project in the geosynthetic installation industry. He has developed specialized equipment that assists in the deployment and seaming of geosynthetics.

Larry Kamp
Vice President/Technical Director
Larry has over thirty years of experience in the formulations and laboratory testing of geosynthetic materials. He assisted in the development of various technical resource documents for the EPA and EPRI including chairing the industrial advisory committee who developed NSF Standard 54 for Geomembrane Liners.

Ken Evans
Secretary/Treasurer
Ken has over thirty years experience in the agricultural and trucking business and started D & E Construction with Eric. Ken oversees the financial operations of D & E Construction, Inc.

Dennis Shamoon
General Manager
Dennis joined D & E Construction in 2013 as Project Manager/Internal Operations Manager. Dennis has over 20 years of construction and mining experience performing Construction Quality Assurance and Project Management on Geosynthetic Projects throughout the U.S., and he possesses a valid USACE Construction Quality Management for Construction Certificate, is a Certified HAZWOPER Trainer and a QSP.

Mario Garza
Operations Manager/Chief Estimator
Mario Joined D & E Construction in 2015 as Project Manager/Estimator. Mario has seventeen plus years of construction and mining experience performing the duties of Superintendent on mass grading and landfill construction projects throughout the western U.S.