Our Team

Executive Management Team

Hal Hays, CEO & President

Industry Experience, Licenses & Certifications
  • 32 years of industry experience
  • Contractors Licensing:
    • A & B General Engineering & Building
    • C12 Earthwork and Paving
    • C21 Building Moving and Demolition
  • US Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contractor Quality Control certified
  • OSHA Construction Safety 10-hour certification
  • Red Badge security clearance for military sites

Education & Training

  • Cabrillo Community College-Business Administration
  • Howard University, School of Business-Critical Management Competencies
  • LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) guidelines training
  • 10-Hour OSHA Training M.R.S. – OSHA Safety, Inc.
  • Unified Facilities Criteria-Design Standards for Sustainable Design and Facilities
  • Unified Facilities Criteria-Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-USACOE EM 385-1-1 Safety Manual
  • Avoiding Troubled Construction Projects – Lordman Educational Services

Facility & Infrastructure Expertise
  • Design Build Project Delivery Method
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
  • Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
  • Site Preparation and Demolition
  • Utility System Construction
  • Medical Facilities

Denise Hays, CFO & Vice President

Industry Experience, Licenses & Certifications
  • 11 years of industry experience
  • OSHA Construction Safety 10-hour certification

Education & Training
  • American Management Association-Management Skills for Supervisors Certification
  • Associated General Contractors-Construction Marketing
  • Associated General Contractors-Ownership Transfer and Management Succession Issues and Trends
  • Associated General Contractors-Accounting and Auditing Update
  • Associated General Contractors-A Blueprint for Managing your Company’s Information and Technology Functions
  • Associated General Contractors-Construction Company Valuation and How to Enhance Value
  • Associated General Contractors-Using Vehicle Equipment Cost Centers for Profit Enhancement
  • Associated General Contractors-Managing the Accounting Department
  • Contractor Safety on the Job-USACE South Pacific
  • Unified Facilities Criteria-Design Standards for Sustainable Design and Facilities
  • Unified Facilities Criteria-Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-USACOE EM 385-1-1 Safety Manual

Facility & Infrastructure Expertise
  • Leadership of Multiple Award Programs for US Navy, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Homeland Security, US Forest Service
  • Design Build Project Delivery Method
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
  • Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
  • Site Preparation and Demolition
  • Utility System Construction
  • Medical Facilities

Elizabeth Cabral, Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Development

Industry Experience, Licenses & Certifications
  • 20 years experience in federal procurement, construction and business development
  • American Society of Training & Development-Competency in Training Certificate
  • DoD Secret Clearance

Education & Training
  • Harvard Business School-Business Marketing Strategy
  • University of Southern California
  • Bachelor of Arts-Journalism Management
  • Bachelor of Arts-Political Science
  • Western Council of Construction Consumers-Project Management
  • Unified Facilities Criteria-Design Standards for Sustainable Design and Facilities
  • Unified Facilities Criteria-Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-USACOE EM 385-1-1 Safety Manual

Facility & Infrastructure Expertise
  • Leadership of Multiple Award Programs for US Navy, US Army Corps of Engineers and US Homeland Security
  • Design Build Project Delivery Method
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
  • Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
  • Site Preparation and Demolition
  • Utility System Construction
  • Medical Facilities


Management Team

  • Lori McDaniel, Accounting/Finance Manager
  • Jim Mundy, Senior Estimator
  • Alan Reed, Regional Project Manager
  • Divo Maldaner, Regional Project Manager

Construction Crews

The firm’s in-house crews include:
  • Demolition
  • Concrete
  • Heavy Equipment Operation
  • Utilities
  • Carpentry


Apprenticeship Programs

HHCI maintains apprenticeship programs for:
  • Heavy Equipment Operators
  • General Labor
  • Carpenters

The firm provides comprehensive compensation including performance based bonuses, medical benefits, educational benefits, and retirement savings