Contact Information

You can reach Groundhog Excavating by phone at 505-243-2133 or via fax at 505-243-1444.

Project Management and Estimating

Troy Otero (troy@ghoginc.com) and/or Robert Montoya (robert@ghoginc.com)

Business Development and Federal Projects

Roxanne Rivera (roxanne@ghoginc.com)

Accounting

Gloria Hawks (gloria@ghoginc.com)

Groundhog Excavating Inc. can be found at 805 Nikanda Road Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87107


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Relevant Personnel

Founder, CEO

Troy Otero

Mr. Otero is a fourth generation contractor. He started working as a young man in his great-grandfather's cabinet shop learning the woodworking trade. He has 26 years of experience in residential, industrial and commercial contracting. Having worked in every aspect of the building process including earthwork, concrete, metal/wood framing, steel erection, utilities, demolition and all associated trades gives an unsurpassed "hands on" edge to managing all projects. Troy is a strong supporter of our community belonging to ABC, ASA and the EAGA. Troy is also a committed community volunteer supporting the Albuquerque Rescue Mission, Youth athletics and various children's cancer charities.

Certifications:
HAZWOPER
30 hour OSHA


Project Manager

Robert Montoya

Certifications: HAZWOPER
30 hour OSHA

24 years of construction experience in all phases from hands on to management
Duties: Estimating, project management and hands on field support


Construction Manager

Scott Anderson

Certifications:
Registered Architect State of N.M. #4341, Arizona #35852, Colorado #306516, AIA #30219438
LEED Accredited Professional
US Army Corps of Engineers Construction Quality Control Certificate
CSI Certified Document Technician and Certified Construction Contracts Administrator
OSHA 10 Hour Certified

18 years experience in all phases of construction
Duties: Estimating, project management, quality control, design/build and estimating


Environmental Manager

Elvin Chavez

    Education:
  • AAS CHEMISTRY, NMSU, 1985
  • BS, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, KWU 1999
  • MBA International Business KU 2009
  • Radiation Safety Officer 40 hour trained
  • DOE Radiation Worker I and II Training
  • DOE General Employee Training
  • OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER
  • Confined Space Training
  • H2S Training
  • Texas Water Commission 20-hour Laboratory Calculations, QA/QC and Recordkeeping
  • 49 CFR 172.700 -172.704 Transportation of Radioactive Material
  • NORM Surveying and Control
  • Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operation (165.5)
  • USEPA Office of Emergency Response
  • USEPA Data Quality ObjectivesvUSEPA Technical and Management Assessment
  • USEPA Quality Management Plans/Quality Assurance Project Plans
  • USEPA Quality Assurance Management
  • Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives, and Deadlines
  • American Chemical Society Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy
  • American Chemical Society Inductively Coupled Plasma
  • American Chemical Society Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy

ARS International (June 2004 to June 2009)
Vice President-Partner/Owner

Assaigai Analytical Laboratories, Inc. (June 1992 to June 2004)
Vice President/Technical Director/Owner

Texas Testing Laboratory (January 1992 to July 1992)
Laboratory Director, San Antonio Division

Raba-Kistner Consultants (September 1988 to January 1992)
Laboratory Director/Technical Director

Controls for Environmental Pollution Inc. (May 1985 to August 1988)
Laboratory Manager

Experience: Over 25 years experience in the laboratory environmental industry with engineering consulting firms and laboratories as owner, President, Technical Director and Lab manager. Over 20 years of experience in environmental analytical chemistry using a wide variety of analytical instruments such as GC, AA, and GC/MS. Broad range of analytical techniques following USEPA, AOAC, SM, BAM, USP, US DOE, and SW-846 procedures.