Meet the Staff of S&A Construction
We do not employ salesmen. We employ businessmen. S&A Construction offers a different approach for your project needs. Our businessmen have a competent, complex understanding of construction with many years of varied experience. Every businessman has a minimum of eight years of construction and project management experience.
Stuart Nelson – President/Owner
- Associate of Arts, business administration (Normandale Community College, MN)
- 25 years general contracting experience
- KDHE – Certified Lead Abatement Supervisor (KS05-6203)
- Haag Certified Roof Inspector (HCRI No. 201111169)
- IBC – Class B Certification since 1994
- IICRC certified
John VanSickle – Vice President
- Bachelor of Business Arts, emphasis in management (Wichita State University)
- Associate of Arts, business administration (Cowley College)
- 6 years experience in real estate investment, property acquisition, property management
- 15 years of construction project management experience (managing over 2,000 projects)
- 10+ years notary public for the State of Kansas
- KDHE – Certified Renovator (KS10-8524)
- Haag Certified Roof Inspector (HCRI No. 201111185)
- Clean Trust Certified – Water Damage Restoration
Rick Roberts – Senior Superintendent
- Associate of Arts, general studies (Butler County Community College)
- 12 years experience – City of Wichita Government Neighborhood Improvement
- 20 years of construction management experience
- KDHE – Certified Lead Abatement worker
- KDHE – Certified Renovator (KS10-7048)
- ICBO – Class B Certification since 1995
- ICBO Minimum Housing Code Certificate
Andrea Nelson – Insurance Program Specialist
- Bachelor of Arts, financing, and accounting (Wichita State University)
- 25 years general contracting experience
- IICRC Certified
Kirk O’Hair – Estimator
- 14 years assistant general manager – Truss plant
- 14 years self-employed in framing, concrete, siding, and deck construction
- KDHE – Certified Lead Abatement worker (KS11-7894)
- KDHE – Certified Renovator
Sean Porter – Estimator/Project Manager
- 20 years self-employed/business owner in custom cabinetry manufacturing
- 6 years foreman in the custom woodworking department (local production shop)
- 35 years custom woodworking, design, and layout; customer service; business management experience
Nathan Johnson – Estimator/Project Manager
- Bachelor of Science, emphasis in youth ministries and sports coaching (Pillsbury Baptist College)
- Masters of Divinity, emphasis in theology (Central Baptist Theological Seminary)
- 8 years of construction project management/field services experience
- Clean Trust Certified – Water Damage Restoration
- KDHE – Certified Renovator (KS13-10309)
Lauren Nelson – Insurance Program Manager
- 5 years of field services, customer service, and insurance project management experience
Dennis Pray – Office Manager
- Associates of Liberal Arts & Sciences, emphasis in science (Wichita State University)
- 10 years full-charge bookkeeping experience