Ditchmen • NUCA of Florida Ditchmen • August 2018 | Page 8

LEADERSHIP 8 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER JOHN SAVAGE Q&A Can you briefly tell us about your professional background? SAVAGE: My professional background started with an engineering firm performing materials testing, this grew into a construction manager position for AT&T building cell sites throughout Florida. I came back to the engineering industry as a Quality Control Manager for a consulting firm and 6 years ago joined the Ajax Paving family as a Quality Control Manager. I currently share roles as DITCHMEN • AUGUST 2018 Ajax’s Construction QC Manager and Design Build Project Manager. Why you are in the underground utility business and how did you get started? SAVAGE: In my QC roles, I work closely with our underground teams to ensure compliance of our underground facility installations. Driven by the hard working crews in the field and years of inspecting and testing various underground systems, I