building great things together
Dominick Ranalli
Founder and CEO
In addition to his role as LCS’ Chief Executive Officer, Dominick leads the construction operations and estimating team, providing the high-level performance oversight for safety, quality, and cost control. As the founding shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors since LCS’ founding in 1992, he recognizes working shoulder to shoulder with clients is the best way to understand their needs and ultimately provide the best possible solution to meet their needs.
David Skinner
CFO and Owner
David is responsible for the leadership and oversight of initial planning and execution of design-build projects, as well as the management of marketing, finance, and administration activities. Spending the past 25 years focused on laboratory and technical facilities, he enjoys working with LCS’ diverse portfolio of clients and concentrates on providing solutions to deliver facilities that support the vital work conducted by these companies.
Eva Plosker
President
Eva is responsible for the business development and marketing department’s efforts in advancing client relationships, managing business initiatives, and marketing communications. With more than 15 years of progressive business development and marketing experience, she focuses on understanding the business and facility needs of LCS’ clients and works closely with LCS’ team to find solutions for these challenging and complex projects. She enjoys working with LCS’ diverse client portfolio while fostering and building new relationships.
Jeff Laakso
Executive Vice President and COO of Construction
Jeff is responsible for construction and project management, cost management, estimating and scheduling. He has more than 25 years specializing in laboratory construction, tenant improvements, and core and shell construction. With his comprehensive construction background, Jeff has served in a variety of roles including project executive, senior project manager, project engineer, estimator, and construction manager. Additionally, he is skilled in preconstruction services, value engineering, cost control, safety procedures, site visits, and investigations.
Jesus Moreno
Jesus oversees all field crews, which include plumbers, electricians, carpenters, laborers, and specialty tradesmen. He is responsible for field scheduling, project management of turnkey lab construction, field personnel, estimating, procurement, and safety. With 16 years of construction industry experience, Jesus brings a variety of commercial, industrial, and technical project experience to the LCS team.
Will Pate
Vice President & Controller
Will is responsible for leading LCS’s financial operations, Human Resources (HR), Information Technology (IT), and other administrative management duties. Will is a highly skilled corporate accountant with 14 years of accounting experience in the design and construction industry. He is experienced in project accounting, general ledger accounting, GAAP accounting and compliance, reviewing journal entries, pay applications, and subcontractor invoices. Will is known for his creative problem-solving and communication skills and ability to adapt to changes in the accounting environment and latest changes to the profession. He is also part of LCS’s executive leadership team and plays an integral role in LCS’s financial strategic planning decisions.