M.D.S. BUILDERS, INC.
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

Mark Speedy is the founding member of MDS Builders. He relocated from Chicago, IL in 1987 to complete a large renovation and addition project for his former employer at regional shopping center in Delray Beach, Florida. He then decided to open his own company in 1989. Mark is responsible for the overall success of MDS and supervises all Planning and Operations of our company. His duties have included overseeing Sales & Marketing, Estimating, Project Management, Financial Management, Field Operations and all other organizational activities. Mark has built a platform and culture that assures the company will be able to maintain continued growth while also ensuring that every project is complete and on time and every customer is satisfied. Mark has over 30 years’ experience in the construction industry initiating in Project Management and estimating. He is the license qualifier for our company and holds licenses in all the states we do business. In 2007, Jim became our President and gained additional responsibilities which include planning and operations management, sales and marketing, and all other organizational and administrative activities. Jim is pivotal to carrying on and maintaining the strong core ethics and principles upon which MDS Builders was founded by promoting a strong work ethic and partnering philosophy. David co-founded MDS Builders and has been a partner since 1989. During his first seven years with the firm, David served as Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for planning, marketing, operations and financial management. He also developed and executed general corporate strategy, five-year and yearly business plans, sales/marketing plan, and all departmental policies and procedures. Upon graduation, David reorganized under-performing departments for other firms, managed annual budgets, cut costs, achieved significant inventory reductions and implemented quality assurance programs. Once he joined MDS Builders, David also led all operations including project managers, field production/scheduling, financial/accounting, legal issues, general administration, personnel decisions, employee benefits, safety and quality control. David has recently begun serving as our Chief Financial Officer and has implemented management information systems that include fully integrated estimating, job cost, payroll, and accounting packages, along with PERT/CPM scheduling programs. David’s contributions have helped maintain our finance/operations, strong core ethics, and principles by fostering a proactive work ethic and partnering philosophy. David is a graduate of Harvard Business School where he earned a Master’s in Business Administration with specialization in finance and operations management. David also achieved a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas. Project Executive for the MDS team since 2016 Murrell’s responsibilities include overall project operations for multiple projects where his duties include client relations, business development, contract negotiations and administration, permitting guidance and oversite, financial management, scheduling, sub-contractor and materials procurement as well as management of MDS project construction operations teams. Murrell’s construction expertise list includes such clients as, Las Olas Company, Audi, Bentley Rolls Royce, Florida Atlantic University, Hyatt, NASA, & Miami-Dade College. Murrell’s has been a resident of South Florida for 30 years, and has extensive Senior Construction Project Management experience. Murrell has attained a Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering from University of Central Florida and earn a Master Degree in Business from Nova Southeastern University and is a LEED AP. Preconstruction Manager and Chief Estimator for the MDS team since 2015 Ron’s responsibilities include management of estimating operations involving MDS Builders 3 operating office locations in Florida, Ohio and Texas and in addition his responsibilities as Chief Estimator include estimating strategy, estimating team guidance and support, personnel management, client relations, contract negotiation and Business Development. Ron’s 35 years’ experience in the construction trades include virtually all types and sizes of construction project ranging in size up to $125,000,000. With years of experience on the national stage, MDS can manage and facilitate your programs, whether rolling out a new product, or an overall rebranding. Where timelines with specific milestones are required, MDS focuses on the flow of program related information. MDS is a proud member of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Construction Association of South Florida (CASF), and of the Better Business Bureau (BBB).