ST. LOUIS, MO S. M. Wilson & Co, hires six new employees including Rebecca Cornatzer as Director of Human Resources, Tim Ruck and James Shives as Project Superintendents and Josh Weber, Troy Gittemeier and Jordan Wicklein as Project Engineers.   

Cornatzer has spent the past 13 years in a variety of roles at Epworth Children and Family Services, most recently as the Acting Chief Executive Officer. At S. M. Wilson she will be in charge of employee relations, recruiting, hiring and retaining talent, as well as employee training. Cornatzer holds a Master of Education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. She is an iWAM Certified Administrator and a graduate of the CEO Leadership Program at Washington University.  

Ruck and Shives will be responsible for the day-to-day site management of a project including scheduling, quality and safety.  Ruck has 23 years of experience and is OSHA 30 Certified. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Drury College. Shives has 30 plus years of experience and is OSHA 30 Certified. 

Weber, Gittmemeier and Wicklein will be responsible for helping establish procedures with the design professionals, consultants and Owner of projects for information flow, approvals, meetings and reporting. They will also track shop drawings, submittals, material deliveries and RFIs through the duration of projects and assist the Project Manager with MBE/WBE participation and workforce inclusion.  

Weber has a Bachelor of Science in construction management from South East Missouri State and is OSHA 30 Certified. 

Gittemeier has a Bachelor of Science in construction management from Missouri State.

Wicklein has a Bachelor of Science in construction management from Bradley University and is OSHA 30 Certified.