ST. LOUIS, MO KAI Design & Build has hired three new employees to its Build Department.

Barry Alt of Ballwin, Missouri, Senior Project Manager. Alt comes to KAI's Build Department with 30 years of industry experience. Alt is highly organized and demands commitment and performance from field management, subcontractors and vendors to provide the owner with a quality finished project. He will focus his resources on organizing, scheduling, planning, motivating, controlling and completing projects. He has a Bachelor of Science in construction management from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Jeremy Lammers, LEED AP, of Chesterfield, Missouri, Senior Project Manager. In this position, Lammers is responsible for organizing a project from start to finish, with consideration given to the cost, scheduling and subcontractors. Prior to KAI, Lammers worked for Rhodey Construction, Inc. as a Project Manager/Estimator and as an Assistant Superintendent/Project Engineer for SM Wilson and Company. He has a Bachelor of Science in construction management with a minor in business administration from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Ron Covarrubias, CPE, of Maryville, Illinois, Director of Preconstruction Services. Covarrubias has 28 years of estimating, project management and teaching experience. As Director of Preconstruction Services, Covarrubias will be responsible for recruitment, development and retainment of preconstruction staff; maximizing existing systems and databases; providing all levels of estimates;  approving preconstruction deliverables; consulting with project teams; and developing relationships with vendors and subcontractors, among other duties. Prior to KAI, he served as Director of Estimating and Preconstruction for Alberici Constructors. Covarrubias has a Bachelor of Science in construction from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois.