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MEET OUR TEAM

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Jay is the President and Founder of Trident Construction Group with more than 23 years of experience executing over $300M in construction projects ranging in size from $500,000 to $75M with the US Navy Civil Engineer Corps and privately held construction companies throughout the Southeast, Caribbean, Europe and Asia. 

JAY WICKLUND

President

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Paul brings more than 25 years of construction experience to Trident as Vice President of Operations and is committed to developing strong partnerships and exceeding his client expectations.  Paul is a member of the American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), and active Chairman of the Board for Sunshine on a Ranney Day.

PAUL NIELSEN

Vice President - Operations

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With more than 30 years of experience, Darren’s project expertise encompasses medical, commercial, mixed-use, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing facilities and includes renovations, historic restorations, core and shell, ground-up construction,

and more.

DARREN SAYER

Vice President - Preconstruction

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KEITH FRANKS

Senior Project Manager

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SCOTT SIMPSON

Senior Project Manager

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LANDRY HAYNES

Project Manager

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DANIEL DAVIDSON

Project Manager

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DE'ANGELO BRUSTER

Assistant Project Manager

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DAVID BLAYLOCK

Assistant Project Manager

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BRIAN CARROLL

General Superintendent

David's 25 years of construction experience ranges from commercial and residential, to renovation and ground-up construction. David's specialty is multi-family residential, but also lends his supervision expertise on Trident's medical, hospitality, and office projects.  David has renovated over 10,000 apartment units and was the recipient of the inaugural Trident President’s Award

in 2019.

DAVID TAYLOR

Senior Superintendent

    Eric started in the industry as a laborer and moved his way through the Carpentry trade and ultimately worked his way up to Senior Superintendent with TCG. Now with almost 40 years of experience, Eric provides leadership to the project team in the field. He is the field manager for safety and quality assurance as well as maintaining adherence to the project schedule.

    ERIC WATERS

    Senior Superintendent

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    As a Superintendent with almost

    40 years of experience,

    Dale provides leadership to the project team in the field.

    He is the field manager for safety

    and quality assurance as well as maintaining adherence

    to the project schedule.

    DALE ZIEGLER

    Senior Superintendent

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    RAY PEEK

    Senior Superintendent

      David is a 22-year construction professional with experience in construction material installation and supervision with a focus on drywall framing and installation. David has led various project types and sizes all over the United States including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. David is the recipient of the 2020 Trident President’s Award.

      DAVID MOLINA-RIVERA

      Superintendent

      As a Superintendent with 15 years

      of experience, Matt manages project schedules, quality control, and safety meetings and inspections. With several OSHA and carpentry certifications, Matt is not only an integral part of Trident's team, he takes pride in his projects

      completing on time and on budget

      and in the safest manner possible.

      MATT SCHILLING

      Superintendent

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      TYSON CABARUBIO

      Superintendent

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      JOHN MONTOYA

      Superintendent

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      JARRETT BOSWELL

      Superintendent

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      BRANDON CARGILE

      Superintendent

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      MICHAEL SCOGGINS

      Assistant Superintendent

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      JOSH SAGE

      Superintendent

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      CHET ROMINES

      Superintendent

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      EDDIE BATTISTA

      Superintendent

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      ANDRE KEATON

      Superintendent

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      ISAAC HUTCHISON

      Assistant Superintendent,

      Trident Interiors

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      ALLEN CABARUBIO

      Foreman

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      JOSH LITTLETON

      Senior Estimator

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      TAMARA CHINCHILLA

      Estimator

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      CORBIN WILSON

      Pre-Construction Engineer

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      Amy initially joined Trident’s sister company, The Wilkinson Group, in 2013 and ultimately transitioned to TCG fully.  She is now an integral member of the Trident family handling everything from finance and accounting, to human resources and benefits, information technology,

      and marketing. 

      AMY COATES

      Controller

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      Deneen has more than 30 years of accounting experience.  She has been with Trident since 2013 when she joined its sister company, Wilkinson Real Estate Advisors.

      After the sale of Wilkinson’s

      property portfolio in 2020, she transitioned to TCG.

      DENEEN SULLIVAN

      Accounts Payable and

      Contract Administrator

      CAMERON MCGOWAN

      Director of Talent Development

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      SUSAN RANCIFER

      Project Coordinator

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