PHOENIX, AZ — McCarthy Building Companies Inc. recently hired Russell Hulse as Business Development Manager for the firm’s Southwest region Education Services team.

In this role, Hulse is responsible for relationship development with clients in the education community and assists division leaders in identifying new opportunities within the K-12 education sector and pursuing requests for proposals. Additionally, he builds teams and works with the Operations and Preconstruction department to lead McCarthy’s business development efforts with the objective of providing clients with options that deliver upon their school’s needs and budget.

“Russell understands the school construction sector and this role will utilize his exceptional team-building skills to foster open collaboration on our education projects from start to finish,” said Steve Poulin, Vice President of Operations for McCarthy’s Education team.

Hulse earned his bachelor’s degree in technological entrepreneurship and management from Arizona State University. He is an Eagle Scout recipient and a member of Design-Build Institute of America, which promotes the fastest growing and most popular delivery method for U.S. construction projects.

McCarthy is the oldest privately held national construction company in the country. The company utilizes design phase and construction techniques combined with value-add technology to maximize outcomes. With approximately 3,700 salaried employees and craft professionals, the firm has offices in St. Louis, Missouri; Atlanta, Georgia; Collinsville, Illinois; Kansas City, Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; Phoenix, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Dallas and Houston, Texas; and San Diego, Newport Beach, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento, California. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. For more information about the company, go to mccarthy.com.