Ray Haj

Senior Vice President and Southern California Region Manager

Swinerton Builders

THE LATEST: Swinerton Builders has had a busy 12 months in Los Angeles, particularly at local airports. In February, Swinerton's design-build contract with the city of Long Beach for terminal improvements at Long Beach Airport grew by $21 million to $80 million. Last November, a Swinerton-led construction team guided the first foundation pour for the Intermodal Transportation Facility-West parking structure near Los Angeles International Airport, a major milestone for Swinerton, which landed the $209 million contract in 2018.

BACKGROUND: Haj in January replaced David Callis as Swinerton's Southern California region manager, overseeing operations in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. Callis had been promoted to president of San Francisco-based Swinerton. Haj joined Swinerton's L.A. office in 2001, working his way up the company ranks to the post of division manager for Los Angeles in 2015. He also serves on the board of directors for Swinerton Builders and its corporate parent, Swinerton Inc.

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