Team

Robert J. Lucas

Chairman of the Board

Strong leadership and an extensive real estate background are among the exceptional qualities Bob Lucas provides the Lucas Companies. His responsibilities include overseeing the company's asset and property management, as well as policy determination and overall corporate guidance. Bob remains active in daily operations.

After completing a Degree in Business at U.S.C. he worked for a number of years as a project manager for the Lusk Company. Afterwards he was responsible for starting Security Fore Corporation (later became Standard Pacific). As Vice President of Security Fore he oversaw the development of over 1,000 single family homes. In 1968, Bob founded Lucas. He has been responsible for the development of over 3,500 homes, 4,000 apartment units and numerous retail and commercial projects.

Robert "Kent" Lucas

President

Kent Lucas became president of Lucas in 1990. Kent has the overall responsibility for all construction operations involving development and general contracting for Nevada, Northern and Southern California. His duties include forecasting, all development operations, overseeing general contracting operations, legal and contractual matters. Kent has been involved with development for over 24 years and has experience in most aspects of real estate. His management has included twenty-one apartment communities totaling over 3,600 units, eight shopping centers providing over 1,000,000 sq. ft. of leaseable area, five office complexes, several industrial buildings, two churches and over 1,700 single family homes. After graduation, Kent oversaw field operations as a superintendent. From 1980-1984, Kent relocated to Sacramento to head up the Northern California operation as project manager. He was directly responsible for the development in Northern California including a major neighborhood shopping center, a 12 building office/industrial park, two stand alone office buildings and a medical center. Kent also handled mapping and rezoning of several residential and commercial properties. In the early 1990's, Kent successfully led the company into Las Vegas, Nevada. Lucas has built 320 apartment units and lists 8 subdivisions totaling over 700 single family homes to date in the Las Vegas market.

Kent is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He also holds a real estate broker's license and California and Nevada contractor's license.

Brad Teeters

Vice President

Brad's responsibilities encompass the overall management of multiple projects from conception to completion, as well as the growth of new business and preservation of existing clients. He specializes in consultant solicitation and coordination, design development and planning, product research and value engineering, budget preparation, bid coordination, contract administration and project management. Throughout each stage he is responsible for maintaining the company's design, quality, scheduling and financial objectives.

Prior to joining the Lucas team, Brad worked with AvalonBay Communities and Regis Contractors L.P. During his thirteen-year tenure at Regis, where he was the Vice President of Construction, Brad was responsible for building over 3,000 units. His clients included Irvine Apartment Communities, Equity Residential Property Trust, Bridge Housing, Castle & Cooke as well as Sares-Regis Groups own portfolio.

Brad earned an Associates of Art in Architecture from Orange Coast College. He has also advanced his education through several Construction Management classes at the University of California at Irvine.

Robert Plavajka

Vice President of Field Operations

Rob Plavajka is currently managing all field operations and personnel duties include direct responsibility for the correct implementation during the construction phase of all projects, including scheduling, quality control and budgetary constraints, liaison with the office, owner, and jobsite superintendent.

Prior to joining Lucas, Rob was an Area Construction Manager for Centex Homes where he managed all field personnel and operations which included processing plans and permits for all new neighborhoods in San Bernardino and parts of Riverside County. This included several different neighborhoods with approximately 300 closing per year. Additional responsibilities included quality inspections of finished units and managing warranty on approximately 400 units. Rob was awarded first two "Senior Field Manager of the Quarter" awards. Rob had also been a Construction Superintendent for Homestead Land Development Corporation for several years.

Rob's education includes completion of the Construction Management modules at Riverside City College and successfully completing the Dale Carnegie's Human Relations and Leadership Training for Managers courses.

Robert Mahony

Chief Financial Officer

Robert Mahony has been with Lucas since 2001 and brings over 20 years of experience in accounting. As a Certified Public Accountant, Robert has been involved with the construction industry for the majority of his career. His prior experience includes a position as CFO at Slater, Inc., an underground utility and storm drain contractor, auditor at both KPMG, LLP and Moore Stephens, Frazier and Torbet LLP, and a Controller at Mesa Management, Inc.

Robert's responsibilities at Lucas include the oversight of the financial arm of the company, management of the company's employees, legal and contractual matters, and development of policies and procedures. Additionally, Robert oversees the computer resources, including automation of both the accounting and project management departments utilizing Timberline and Prolog software, respectively. Robert's oversight of the company's draw and invoice payment processing ensures proper subcontractor invoicing by a detailed approval process including project managers, general superintendents, accounts payable managers and the Controller. Combined with Robert's oversight of insurance administration to verify all subcontractors meet the Company's stringent insurance requirements, he helps ensure the Company's team is committed to the success of each project.

Robert's experience during his tenure at Lucas included the financial management, budgeting, and job cost reporting of multi-family, affordable and senior apartment projects, as well as retail and commercial projects.

Robert is a graduate of California State University Fullerton and an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Joe Francis

Director of Business Development

During Joe's tenure with Lucas, he has managed multiple projects throughout all stages of construction, including Perris Isle Senior Apartments, La Entrada Family Apartments, and El Pedregal Family Apartments. His primary responsibilities include business development, project development and planning, product research and value engineering, budget preparation, contract administration, and overall project management. During each stage of building, Joe is responsible for maintaining the company's quality of work, scheduling, and financial objectives.

Prior to Lucas, Joe was working in fractional resort development constructing multi-family developments. He directed a team focused solely on the design, development, and project management standards for fractional resort properties in the United States and Mexico. At this position, Joe was accountable for creating and implementing policies and procedures while directing efforts as liaison between the planning, design, and development management.

Joe began his career in 1989 with Akins Development as an Assistant Project Manager, where he was quickly promoted to Project Manager, responsible for multiple single-family projects. From there, he joined Western National Properties as a Senior Project Manager. At Western National, Joe managed the executive builder projects for Irvine Apartment Communities and was responsible for supervising the design and development of 1,800 multi-family units from the development stages, through completion of finished product.

Joe is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and volunteers his time to Habitat for Humanity.

Zachary Roth

Project Manager

Zach's primary role at Lucas includes the simultaneous management of multiple projects in various stages of development and construction. He is responsible for maintaining Lucas' quality, scheduling, and financial objectives during all stages of development and construction. His areas of expertise include budget preparation and analysis, proposal coordination, product research, value engineering, contract administration, as well as consultant and job synchronization.

Zach joined Lucas from Standard Pacific Corp., where he was an Assistant Project Manager. At this position, he managed and oversaw the product development and construction of over 1,000 single-family homes both in and out of multiple master planned communities, for which he was responsible. Prior to this position, Zach earned a Bachelor of Science in Regional Development and Business from the University of Arizona, where he concurrently worked at Bourn Partners, LLC developing, entitling, and constructing retail and commercial centers.