10 McKinstry operations leaders
Thomas Tellefson, Senior Vice President - Data Center Innovations at McKinstry, is one of ten McKinstry operations leaders listed here, alongside people who hold vice president, head of operations and director of operations roles at the company. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at McKinstry from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Daniel Acker
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations, National Programs · McKinstry
Daniel Acker was Director of Operations, National Programs at McKinstry from 2021 to 2026 and has been Vice President Operations at Corvant since May 2026, based in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Daniel Acker was Director, Project Execution, North America at Siemens Government Technologies from 2011 to 2021.
James W. Miller
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Construction Operations - McKinstry · McKinstry
James W. Miller has been Vice President - Construction Operations - McKinstry since 2020, based in Seattle, Washington, and was Project Executive at McKinstry from 2014 to 2020. Both roles in the listing are at McKinstry, and the profile headline uses the construction operations title.
Jennifer Koch
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations - Service · McKinstry
Jennifer Koch has been Director of Operations - Service at McKinstry since October 2019, based in Seattle, Washington, with a profile headline of Vice President of Service at McKinstry. The work history in the listing shows only this service operations role at McKinstry.
Jesse Sycuro
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations, Technical Services · McKinstry
Jesse Sycuro has been Vice President Operations, Technical Services at McKinstry since December 2023, based in Golden, Colorado. At McKinstry, Jesse Sycuro was Operations Director, National Technical Services from 2020 to 2023 and Operations Manager, Energy Management Services from 2008 to 2014.
Joseph Busch
LinkedInExperience: Head of Operations East Coast DER · McKinstry
Joseph Busch has been Head of Operations East Coast DER at McKinstry since November 2025, based in Greater Boston. Joseph Busch was Executive Vice President Project Execution at Convergent Energy and Power from 2023 to 2025 and Vice President (VP) Of Operations at Cleanleaf Energy from 2013 to 2023.
Kevin Callis
LinkedInExperience: Director of Regional Operations · McKinstry
Kevin Callis was Director of Regional Operations at McKinstry from 2024 to 2026 and has been Vice President Operations at icon Mechanical since July 2026, based in Wylie, Texas. At McKinstry, Kevin Callis was Operations Manager from 2022 to 2024, Construction Services Manager from 2021 to 2022 and Commissioning Manager from 2019 to 2021.
Lou Bailey
LinkedInExperience: Vice President-Mechanical SPG & Electrical · McKinstry
Lou Bailey has been Vice President-Mechanical SPG & Electrical at McKinstry since February 2026, based in Seattle, Washington. At McKinstry, Lou Bailey was Vice President - PNW Mechanical SPG from 2022 to 2026, Director of PNW Mechanical SPG from 2021 to 2022 and Director of Mechanical SPG Western Washington from 2017 to 2020.
Mark Jonson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - PNW Construction · McKinstry
Mark Jonson has been Vice President - PNW Construction at McKinstry since November 2017, based in the Greater Seattle Area, and the profile headline shows an Executive Vice President title. The profile also lists a Vice President role at McKinstry from 2016 and a Business Development Manager role there from 1994.
Nate Smith
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, McKinstry Modular Products · McKinstry
Nate Smith has been Vice President, McKinstry Modular Products since January 2026, based in Seattle, Washington. At McKinstry, Nate Smith was Business Unit Director - Manufacturing from 2025 to 2026, Business Unit Manager - PNW Shops from 2022 to 2026, Director Of Operations from 2021 to 2026 and Project Director from 2004 to 2021.
Thomas Tellefson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Data Center Innovations · McKinstry
Thomas Tellefson has been Senior Vice President - Data Center Innovations at McKinstry since December 2024, based in Spokane, Washington, and the profile says the role is leading McKinstry's Design, Manufacture, Build, Operate and Maintain solutions in support of digital infrastructure development. At McKinstry, Thomas Tellefson was Vice President - Mechanical New Construction from 2022 to 2024 and Director - New Construction Washington from 2020 to 2022.
Choose the right perspective
For questions about service and technical operations, start with the service and technical services leaders; for questions about construction, prefabrication or a regional business, start with the construction, modular and regional leaders. Check the dates to see whether each person still holds the role.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current operations role?
- 02How do you coordinate construction, service and prefabrication teams across the work you oversee?
- 03What has your own experience taught you about keeping operations consistent across offices and business units?
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