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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Poettker Industrial Services, a woman-owned business specializing in utility construction, has promoted five of its employees:
Everett Kelly – promoted to corporate safety director
Jay Timmermann – promoted to corporate quality director
Calvin Rakers – promoted to senior project engineer
Tyler Whitney – promoted to project engineer of operations
Katie Greuel – promoted to project engineer of operations
Kelly joined Poettker Industrial in 2021 as a safety specialist and is pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health & Safety from Columbia Southern University. Kelly was promoted to corporate safety manager in 2023 and now has earned a second promotion to corporate safety director. Kelly earned his 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification, acquired Construction Health and Safety Technician credentials and brings 27 years of construction safety experience to his new role.
Timmermann began his Poettker career in 2017 as corporate quality manager and is being promoted to corporate quality director. In his new role, Timmermann will oversee the company’s quality program, identify and resolve quality concerns and work closely with project managers and field leaders. A 30-year industry veteran, Timmermann holds a Construction Quality Management certification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, American Institute of Architects Architectural Design Conference training and his OSHA 30. He is an American Concrete Institute Certified Level I Concrete Technician, and he earned his associate’s in science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Rakers first joined Poettker Industrial in 2022 as a project management Intern. Skilled in organization and client communications, he was promoted to project engineer of operations in 2023 and now has been elevated again to senior project engineer in which he will set up new projects, schedule and coordinate subcontractors and oversee stakeholder communication.
Just a year after Whitney joined Poettker Industrial as a project engineer of operations, he has earned the promotion to senior project engineer. Whitney earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from SIUE and gained highway construction project management experience prior to joining the company.
Greuel is also on the fast track. After joining the company as a project engineer intern less than a year ago, she has been promoted to project engineer of operations. Gruel graduated from SIUE with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.