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Matt Owens, MSI, CWI, CBI
Owner and President
Since 2001, Matt has worked in the construction quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) arena. This began in Southern Utah as a part-time high school job testing concrete, asphalt, and soil for Landmark Testing and Engineering. This progressed to a full-time field technician position performing concrete, soil, and asphalt tests at hundreds of different construction sites. These positions helped Matt learn the industry from the ground up and understand the value that timely and accurate QA/QC brings to a client and their projects.
Matt later shifted his focus to structural and life safety special inspections, earning numerous certifications in reinforced and post-tensioned concrete, structural steel and welding, structural masonry, commercial buildings, fireproofing, firestopping, soils, and more through organizations such as the International Code Council (ICC), American Welding Society (AWS), American Concrete Institute (ACI), and International Firestop Council (IFC).
After taking a management position with STRATA, Inc. in Northern Idaho/Eastern Washington, Matt developed a passion for understanding and serving clients’ QA/QC needs and helping make their projects as successful as possible. This core value helped their team grow and expand for many years throughout the Inland Northwest before eventually leaving to form OCI.
In 2016, Owens Consulting and Inspection (OCI) was founded in Northern Utah with the purpose of providing top tier specialized QA/QC consulting to construction clients throughout the country. Since then, OCI has worked on a wide array of projects throughout Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Washington, even partnering with SI Certs (www.sicerts.com) to create their training courses for aspiring construction inspectors throughout the world.
Today, Matt focuses on growing OCI and partnering with clients on mega projects that face accelerated timelines, tight specifications, and complex plans.
Charlotte Irvine
Operations Administrator
Charlotte has been in the geotechnical and material testing & inspection industry for over 10 years, where she supports a wide range of administrative, operational, and project-related activities. Some of her roles include coordinating project setups and documentation, organizing field schedules and site information, assisting with invoicing and payroll processes, and ensuring daily field reports are completed and sent to clients. She also serves as a point of communication between office staff, project managers, field personnel, and clients to help keep information organized and projects progressing.
Outside of work, Charlotte is dedicated NFL fan who roots for the San Francisco 49ers and her fantasy football teams! She enjoys camping, paddleboarding, and spending time by the river with family and friends.
Russ Stevens, MSI, CBI
Senior CSA/MEP Consultant
Russ began his QA/QC career in Northern Utah during the mid-2000’s working for PSI. This started with field testing on soil, asphalt, and concrete, then progressed into special inspections as Russ became certified to inspect reinforced concrete, structural masonry, fireproofing, and structural steel.
These certifications enabled Russ to work on a variety of projects throughout Utah and the surrounding areas, including the landmark $1.5B City Creek project in downtown Salt Lake City. His experience, code expertise, and professional communication has helped hundreds of clients successfully complete their projects in accordance with code and specification requirements.
In 2020, Russ joined Lonestar Builders and became a project superintendent for several commercial projects throughout the state. This experience as a contractor allows Russ to provide next-level consulting to OCI’s clients as he understands the challenges a contractor faces as well as the expectations from the owner’s inspection agency.
Russ joined OCI in 2022 and is currently providing QA/QC consulting to the general contractor at the $4.5B SLC International Airport Reconstruction project. With an accelerated schedule, Russ’ skillset helps the contractor and their team efficiently meet project specifications in order to open various phases of the new airport to the public as quickly as possible.
Nathan Herrera, MSI, CBI
Lead CSA/MEP Consultant.
Since beginning his career in 2010 at Earthtec Engineering, Nathan has developed deep expertise in construction testing, inspection, and project management. Starting as a lab technician specializing in soil testing and material analysis, he quickly advanced into fieldwork and earned numerous certifications, including ICC Soils Technician, Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector, and additional certifications in masonry, fireproofing, post-tension systems, structural steel bolting, and welding.
Driven by a passion for comprehensive industry knowledge, Nathan also achieved certifications in commercial and residential building inspection, plumbing, and mechanical systems.
This broad expertise has consistently helped streamline projects, reduce discrepancies, minimize waste, and support budgeting accuracy for clients and contractors alike.
Throughout his career, Nathan has led testing and inspection teams on large-scale commercial projects such as the Zions Tech Center — a 400,000 sq. ft., five-story office building with an adjacent parking structure. His leadership oversaw project quality, regulatory compliance, and client satisfaction.
Currently, Nathan is the lead quality consultant for OCI on the $3 billion Texas Instruments LFAB2 project in Lehi, Utah, collaborating with Austin Commercial and Okland Construction. He is dedicated to applying his extensive technical knowledge and leadership to support complex projects and deliver exceptional results for all stakeholders involved.
Cesar Villagran
Quality Director
Cesar Villagran is a Director of Quality, Conscious Constructor, storyteller, and emerging keynote speaker focused on how we build, not just what we build. With a career spanning field leadership, construction quality, and owner representation, he brings practical jobsite experience into the systems that shape how complex projects are delivered.
Today, Cesar serves as Director of Quality for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Expansion and Development Program, where he is helping build and lead a program-level quality framework for one of Austin’s most significant infrastructure investments.
His focus is creating a quality program that moves beyond inspection and documentation toward proactive planning, clear standards, early alignment, and predictable execution.
Through quality planning, pre-installation meetings, readiness gates, first-work inspections, checklists, workflows, and continuous improvement, Cesar is developing systems that connect design, preconstruction, construction, commissioning, and turnover. His approach treats quality not as something checked at the end of the work, but as something intentionally built into the way work is planned and executed.
His philosophy is grounded in Conscious Construction: the belief that better outcomes come from combining strong systems with greater awareness of how people communicate, collaborate, and make decisions. His work centers on four interconnected ideas: Conscious Compliance, Conscious Collaboration, Conscious Communication, and Conscious Connection.
Cesar is also a certified trauma-informed meditation and yoga instructor. That interdisciplinary experience informs his leadership approach and his belief that presence, emotional regulation, curiosity, and awareness are not soft skills; they are essential competencies for leading teams through complex, high-pressure environments.
At the center of his work is a commitment to relationship-centered leadership. Cesar works to create environments where expectations are clear, accountability is meaningful, and people feel empowered to speak up, solve problems early, and contribute their expertise.
“Build the system before you need the correction.”
The future of construction, he believes, is not more inspection. It is creating systems, cultures, and behaviors that make quality the natural outcome of how the work gets done.
Owen Pile, CBI, CBO
Quality Manager
With nearly a decade of experience spanning federal defense construction, municipal code enforcement, and large-scale commercial development, Owen Pile has established himself as a trusted authority in construction quality and compliance. His expertise centers on owner representation, building code analytics, plan review, and quality control management, disciplines shaped by years of working under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Quality Control System and NAVFAC performance protocols. It was during this federal tenure in Oahu, Hawaii that Owen built the foundation of his certification portfolio.
Overseeing both military housing (MHPI), commercial construction, and mission critical infrastructure, he earned his Combination Building Inspector (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Commercial Building) credential along with his Accessibility/Plans Examiner certification. Two designations that reflect the knowledge he developed in the field.
From there, Owen transitioned into the public sector as a Building Inspector for Salt Lake City, ensuring projects met state, local, and federal codes for structural integrity, safety, and energy compliance. He followed that with his Certified Building Official designation before moving into the private sector as QA/QC Manager for Visionary Homes, where he oversaw quality operations and code compliance across multiple residential and commercial communities throughout Utah.
Most recently, Owen has brought his federal-grade standards to the current market as a Construction Consultant with OCI, providing third-party quality assurance oversight for the QTS Data Center campus in Eagle Mountain, one of the largest active private capital investments in the state. Rounding out his credentials, he holds a Third-Party Firestop Inspector certification through the International Firestop Council, reflecting his continued commitment to expanding his technical expertise.
Don Campbell
Electrical/Telecom Consultant
With over 31 years of hands-on experience as n Utah-licensed electrician and a highly skilled QA/QC Specialist in MEP systems and telecommunications, Don’s background spans large-scaledata centers, commercial, industrial, mining, manufacturing, and healthcare facilities, with the past 15 years focused heavily on data center construction and QA/QC oversight.
Since joining OCI Don has brought a deep expertise in quality assurance and quality control, with a sharp eye for detail that ensures installations meet or exceed project specifications and the highest safety standards. He has played a key role on major data center projects, including the Meta (Facebook) Data Center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, where he led comprehensive QA/QC inspections covering underground, in-wall, and overhead electrical systems, as well as site and equipment deliveries.
A proven leader and strong communicator, Don works effectively with general contractors, owner representatives, subcontractors, independent inspectors, and local, county, and state agencies to deliver compliant, high-quality results on complex, mission-critical projects. His technical expertise includes switchgear, transformers, distribution systems, plan interpretation, and design-build processes across diverse construction environments, he has used and is competent using several QAQC/commissioning online programs including ACC, BIM 360 and CX Alloy.
Don is committed to maintaining the highest safety standards, with strict adherence to OSHA regulations, including 100% lockout/tagout (LOTO) and energy isolation procedures. He stays current with evolving data center designs and the rapid integration of AI-driven technologies in construction workflows.
Known for his reliability, professionalism, and solutions-oriented mindset, Don takes pride in delivering quality workmanship and holding projects to the highest standards. Based in Utah, Don continues to provide exceptional value through his extensive electrical and QA/QC expertise currently working on another private large scale critical path Data Center campus in Eagle Mountain, Utah.
Brian Binks
Electrical/Telecom Consultant
Brian is a Master electrician with over 17 years experience in all areas of electrical work. Brian has been involved in several of the largest projects across Utah and surrounding states, including multiple data centers, airports, sports stadiums, water treatment plants, and city and government buildings, spanning in many different management and production roles. Brian’s expertise lies in backup power generation, medium voltage, switchgear, transformers,distribution systems, plan integration and design build processes.
His experience as a general contractor and an electrical contractor provides tremendous value as he can understand roles from a general contractor/ owner’s perspective, as well as the requirements and expectations that the team must meet on multi-billion dollar programs. Most recently Brian, brings his electrical expertise to the QA/QC and consulting and inspection team with OCI, focusing on helping clients deliver a quality product on tight schedules with high owner expectations of owners on multi-billion dollar projects.
Armand Franquelin
CSA Consultant
Armand began his QA/QC career in the special inspection/testing field, which provided excellent QA concrete testing experience for 2 years before moving into a QC Management role at Suntec Concrete.
Working with Suntec, Armand worked to obtain the Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector certification and worked at the Salt Lake City International Airport Redevelopment project for 4 years expanding his knowledge to work closely with other QC departments to provide the best possible experience for the client.
Currently, Armand utilizes the skills developed throughout the years in the concrete industry to progress the quality program department at the Texas Instruments LFAB2 project with OCI. He is working as the Lead Concrete and Rebar consultant to ensure quality of the product placed while maintaining strict adherence to codes and specifications.
Justin Etimani
CSA Consultant
Justin Etimani is a Quality Control Manager and Senior Special Inspector with more than 10 years of experience supporting complex construction projects where precision, accountability, and strong field coordination are critical. His background includes healthcare, government, infrastructure, cleanroom, and mission-critical construction. He has supported major projects such as Hoag Irvine, the Dodger Stadium remodel, the DHOJV Hawaii project, and TSMC helping contractors meet strict quality standards, inspection requirements, and project specifications.
Justin has extensive experience with reinforced concrete, structural inspections, fireproofing, equipment pads, anchors, embeds, and high-tolerance installations.
He is well-versed in ICC, ACI, LADBS, HCAI/OSHPD, local, federal, and project-specific requirements. His approach is practical, detail-focused, and built around catching issues early before they impact schedule, cost, or final acceptance. His work in LA city, Irvine, and Hawaii stands out as a major part of his career. On large-scale projects, Justin supported QA/QC efforts in challenging environments where logistics, weather, coordination, and schedule pressure demanded strong communication and disciplined execution. That experience sharpened his ability to manage field quality in high-pressure conditions while keeping teams aligned and moving forward. Justin is also experienced in cleanroom and semiconductor-focused construction, including contamination control practices, documentation control, NCR tracking, corrective action, turnover readiness, and inspection coordination for mission-critical systems. He understands that successful quality control starts before the inspection through planning, communication, and clear expectations in the field.
Outside of construction, Justin has a strong background in emergency response and community service in Hawaii. He has supported Maui wildfire rescue and relief, Waialua flood disaster rescue and relief, big wave rescue jet ski operations, open ocean lifeguarding, and swift water rescue training. This experience reflects the same qualities he brings to the jobsite: calm under pressure, situational awareness, accountability, and a commitment to protecting people. Justin brings a field-proven mindset to every project. He is focused on doing the work right the first time, maintaining compliance, reducing rework, and supporting successful project delivery from start to finish.
Daniel Prickett, MSI, CWI, CBI
Senior CSA Consultant
Daniel Prickett brings more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry, including over two decades specializing in Construction Materials Testing (CMT), quality assurance, quality control, and special inspections. His extensive background spans commercial, residential, industrial, and government projects throughout the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and the Midwest.
Throughout his career, Daniel has progressed from engineering field technician to executive leadership positions, including Branch Manager of a full-service testing, inspection, and certification office.
He has successfully managed multidisciplinary teams, directed quality programs for complex construction projects, overseen regulatory compliance, and implemented operational strategies that support both project success and organizational growth.
- His inspection and quality management expertise includes:
- Structural steel bolting and welding inspections
- Reinforced concrete and masonry inspections
- Building envelope and waterproofing systems
- Roofing and fenestration testing
- Light-gauge metal and wood framing inspections
- Fire-rated assemblies and life-safety compliance
- Geotechnical and construction materials testing oversight
- Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) program management
- Property condition assessments and commercial inspections
Daniel holds numerous industry certifications and credentials, including Master Special Inspector (MSI),Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), Certified Building Inspector (CBI), and multiple ICC Special Inspector certifications. His commitment to technical excellence, regulatory compliance, and client service has made him a trusted resource for owners, contractors, engineers, architects, and government agencies alike.
Today, Daniel continues to provide expert construction inspection, quality assurance, and consulting services, helping clients mitigate risk, maintain compliance, and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality projects.
John Lincoln, CWI, MSI
CSA Consultant
With more than 30 years of construction industry experience, I help project teams prevent costly delays, resolve compliance issues, and reduce the risk of defects, rework, and failed inspections. As a Construction Consultant, Special Inspector (MSI), and Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), I provide the field knowledge, technical expertise, and practical guidance needed to keep projects moving forward while meeting required standards for quality, safety, and code compliance.
I support owners, contractors, engineers, architects, and design professionals with special inspections, structural steel and welding inspections, QA/QC management, construction observation, and code compliance. By reviewing work against approved plans, specifications, building codes, and industry standards, I help teams identify potential problems early—when they are easier and less expensive to correct. I also communicate findings clearly and work with project stakeholders to develop practical paths toward resolution.
My role is not limited to identifying deficiencies. I help project teams understand requirements, maintain accountability, coordinate effectively, and make informed decisions in the field.
Through objective inspections, thorough documentation, and responsive consulting, I provide reliable information that supports quality workmanship, efficient project execution, and confident decision-making.
Clients can expect a collaborative and solutions-oriented partner focused on protecting their interests and supporting successful project outcomes. My work helps reduce risk, improve quality, support timely approvals, and ensure that completed construction is safe, compliant, and consistent with the project’s design intent.
Mike Ulmer, CBI
CSA/MEP Consultant
Mike began his career, working with a testing/inspection firm to retreive concfrete test cylinder. Since that beginning, Mike has accumulated several CSA and MEP certifications and amassed an abundance of expertise in the construction industry. With 22 years in Quality, Mike excels in building client relations and helping to find practical solutions to problems that inevitably occur during construction.
spent half of his career in special inspections and materials testing, and the other half as a fully licensed combination inspector for local municipalities. His certifications include ACI Testing Technician grade 1, and International Code Council (ICC) reinforced concrete, post tension concrete, structural masonry, residential building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical, as well as commercial building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical.
During his career, Mike has been instrumental in numerous high profile projects in Las Vegas and Utah, including the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, World Market Center, Fontainebleau, LVMPD Headquarters, The Village At Queens Ridge (Tivoli Village), Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, Provo City Center Temple, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, BYU Heritage Halls and many others.
After working in the Inspection field for years, Mike also developed a respectable career in the government sector, spanning three different municipalities, Mike has built invaluable relationships with contractors, design professionals, developers, building officials, building inspectors, mayors, and city council members. He brings this tremendous experience to OCI to help our clients benefit from his solid understanding of quality expectations during complex construction.
Ryan W. Trounce, MSI
CSA Consultant
Ryan W. Trounce is an accomplished, metric-driven Operations Executive and Master of Special Inspection with over 20 years of leadership experience steering regional departments, independent contracting firms, and landmark civil infrastructure projects. As an expert in Construction Engineering & Inspection, Ryan pairs deep technical governance with sophisticated corporate strategy.
He has built a distinguished track record directing regional department operations, successfully executing P&L ownership over a $10M annual revenue budget while driving peak operational efficiency and high-value client partnerships.
Known for fostering cultures of extreme accountability, Ryan has successfully led, mentored, and deployed multidisciplinary teams of over 50 field personnel.
His impressive portfolio spans massive regional developments throughout the Southern California and Rocky Mountain regions, including the 400,000 sq. ft. Pluralsight HQ steel structure, 26-story Salt Lake Convention Center Hotel, multiple mission critical data/AI projects, and the Salt Lake City Temple renovation. As a former business owner, contractor, and seasoned corporate project manager, he brings an owner’s perspective to risk mitigation, pre-construction planning, contract administration, and financial scope modeling.
Ryan holds the Master of Special Inspection designation from the International Code Council (ICC), alongside a comprehensive suite of structural certifications ranging from reinforced concrete to structural welding. He has studied business at the University of Redlands and has advanced his leadership acumen through the FranklinCovey framework, ensuring every project he touches balances rigorous regulatory compliance with modern enterprise program management.