Jason Penney
Jason was born in Albuquerque, NM but has called Alamogordo home for the past 21 years since his parents’ retirement. In the 15 years he has been employed with the company, he has worked his way up from a laborer to Concrete Manager. In 2013, Jason was promoted to the Materials Division Manager position, in which he manages material production to meet design and performance specifications. Jason oversees all aspects of the materials department, including customer service and sales. He successfully completed his biggest project in 2012, providing over 38,000 yards of airfield concrete to the Parallel Taxiway job at Holloman Air Force Base. Jason is OSHA 30-hour certified and is an ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician. He also holds an NRMCA Concrete Plant Manager Certification. Jason is a sports enthusiast and enjoys playing basketball, watching football and running. In his free time he enjoys working on his old trucks, a 1972 Chevy and a 1973 Ford.
Derek Jones
Derek was born in the Azores, Portugal and grew up as a “military brat.” His family permanently settled in Alamogordo while Derek was still in elementary school when his parents retired from the Air Force. Derek started with the company in 2003 while attending college, working on a construction crew at Holloman Air Force Base. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from New Mexico State University in 2006 and became the Site Safety and Health Officer for a USACE project building concrete parking lots at Fort Bliss, Texas. Once that project was completed, Derek started estimating construction projects varying in size from $10K to over $10 million dollars. He worked as the Contractor Quality Control Manager for two USACE airfield projects at Holloman Air Force Base before becoming the Project Manager on two additional USACE projects at Holloman and White Sands Missile Range. Currently, Derek is AGGTEC’s Mining/Pit Production/QC Manager overseeing aggregate production and quality control. He holds a GB98, GA98 and GF98 New Mexico Contractor’s License. Derek has been married to his beautiful wife Stacy since 2008. He enjoys hunting and other outdoor activities in his free time.
Andy duran
Andy was born and raised in Tularosa, New Mexico and joined the company in 1994 as an equipment operator. After working in utilities and operating the concrete and asphalt plants, Andy was promoted to Superintendent at AGGTEC’s Pit in 2005. As Pit Superintendent, Andy directs and coordinates the mine site and is responsible for all material production. He is MSHA Part 46 trained and ensures MSHA compliance, along with being OSHA 10-hour certified. Andy has been married for more than 10 years to his wife, Corina. He enjoys spending time with his family, which includes two children, three stepchildren and four grandchildren. In his free time, Andy loves being in the outdoors and is an avid hunter and fisherman.