Doug Pruitt

Chairman and CEO, Sundt Construction

Named the Valley's Most Admired CEO's Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 by the OneNeck IT Services, J. Doug Pruitt is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sundt Construction Inc., providers of preconstruction and construction services through a variety of delivery methods such as construction management at risk, design-build, program management, and design-bid build. Sundt Construction has divisions to service projects in commercial and institutional buildings, highways, bridges, dams, light rail, multi-family and senior housing, telecommunications, wastewater and water treatment, utilities, mining and power

Mr. Pruitt joined the Sundt family of companies in 1966. He has served as Executive Vice President and Manager of the Sundt's Building Division, Vice President/Manager of Construction Management Services and Chief Estimator of Sundt's Building Division. In May of 1992, he assumed the position of President and Chief Operating Officer and in 1998 became Chairman and CEO.

He is the author of articles on concrete slipform mechanical cores for high-rise buildings and has chaired committees for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) producing brochures and videos on "Total Quality Management," "Partnering" and "Workforce Development."

Mr. Pruitt holds an AS in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University, and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a graduate of the Arizona State University Management Institute and the Stanford Executive Development Program.

Mr. Pruitt's many community and professional affiliations include: American Council for Construction Education; American Institute of Constructors; Life Director, past President and past Chairman of many committees for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC); Life Director for the Arizona Builders Alliance; past President of the Arizona State University Del E. Webb School of Construction; Founding Member of the Construction Industry Ethics and Compliance Initiative; Consulting Constructors Council of America; past Chairman for the Construction Industry Round Table; Chairman of Greater Phoenix Leadership; National Academy of Construction; and Trustee of the Nature Conservancy.

In addition to his 2011 OneNeck IT Services Lifetime Achievement Award, Mr. Pruitt is the recipient of many awards and honors including the Spirit of Philanthropy Award in 2009, one of the Top 25 CEOs of the Valley in 2009, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year regional winner in 2008, Arizona Corporate Excellence Awards CEO of the Year in 2006, Phoenix Father of the Year in 2001 and Arizona Business Building Industry Person of the Year in 1993.