Team Dempsey

As a superintendent, Dennis’s role is to give the customer the best project possible upon completion, to turn over completed projects on time and under budget and to help our customers return to us for future projects. Dennis has been with Dempsey Construction for 6 years and has been in the construction industry for over 30 years. Dennis likes taking older properties/projects and breathing new life into them. In his spare time, Dennis coaches girls softball, rides his motorcycle and fishes.

As a field technician at Dempsey, Doug assists superintendents in maintaining project schedules, and running a safe work environment. Doug has worked in commercial, and residential construction for over 20 years. When he’s not working, he enjoys fishing, golfing,and spending time with his family. A quote he lives by is “you do not merely want to be considered the best of the best, you want to be considered the only ones that do what you do” – Jerry Garcia. Doug is inspired by watching the jobs come together from start to finish. Seeing the finished product is the ultimate reward.

As Director of Project Management, Drew oversees all Project Management activities while also maintaining his role as Project Manager on several projects. Drew’s responsibilities include preconstruction estimating and planning, selection and coordination of trade partners, BIM coordination, developing and monitoring project budgets, schedules, and production through the life of a project. Drew has been in the construction industry for over 20 years and has been a Dempsey team member since June 2014. Drew is motivated by being able to huddle around a group of people willing to accomplish something great, then delivering something greater. Drew holds a Bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering Technologies from the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Dustin Black joined Dempsey Construction in 2023 and is currently a member of our Field Operations Team.

Eli Balladares is a Superintendent and has been in the construction industry for 23 years. Eli started a career with Lusardi Construction as a laborer. He set his sights on being a carpenter and signed up for the AGC program, where he graduated as a journeyman carpenter in less than 2 years. Eli soon stepped into the role of leadman, then foreman, and then eventually became Superintendent. As a superintendent, Eli has direct responsibility for job site supervision of subcontractors and their crews, ordering and controlling material and equipment, job scheduling and labor cost controls, coordination and scheduling of city and county agencies, as well as overall coordination and scheduling of all subcontractors. Eli’s interests include spending time with his family, riding motorcycles, and working on cars. He currently resides outside of Temecula with his wife and 2 of their 4 kids.

Eric Costales joined Dempsey Construction in 2022 as a Superintendent, bringing with him extensive experience in commercial construction. As Superintendent, Eric manages daily on-site activities, coordinates all trade activities to maintain the schedule and budget, complies with OSHA safety standards/regulations, and assures compliance of all work and contract documents. Throughout the project, Costales works to assist the project manager in documenting approved changes, recording daily job logs and as-built drawings, and maintaining strong relationships with the client, architect, and subcontractors through various procedures. At the end of his projects, Eric participates in the project closeout package process supported by his 23+ years working within the construction industry.

Frank Burke joined Dempsey Construction in 2023 as a member of the Field Operations Team out of Las Vegas.

Frank Herrera joined Dempsey Construction in 2021 and is currently a member of the Field Operations team.

As a Assistant Project Manager, Gabriel helps steer projects in the right direction by handling submittals, RFIs, and general coordination between DCI, their subcontractors, project ownership, and the design teams. Gabriel graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2017 with a B.S. in Engineering Physics – Mechanical Engineering. Gabriel wants to instill a sense of pride into everything he does. This means handling every task to the best of his ability, and seeing every decision through. He would like every customer at the end of a project to think, “there’s no way it gets better than this.” Gabriel enjoys spending his free time with his friends and family. He is always up for the challenge of a board game or escape room.