About Us

Our Mission

Proctor Mechanical is committed to exceeding our clients' expectations of quality, design, cost, schedule and safety by providing outstanding career opportunities through continuous team improvement.

Joe Proctor, President, Principal in Charge.Joseph Proctor
President,
Principal in Charge


As president, Mr. Proctor will maintain responsibility for monitoring the Proctor Team progress towards scheduling, coordination of sub-contractors, and overall client satisfaction with the project. The winning leadership that allowed six first-place state awards, and two national awards, on previous projects will be maintained under his guidance.

Michael Proctor, Vice President, Principal Project Executive.Michael Proctor
Vice President,
Principal Project Executive


Michael has complete project responsibility for all cost evaluations and budgets, scheduling, manpower and staffing, job costs, accounting, contract administration, project management, site coordination, and project document compliance. He is also responsible for all project installations and subcontractor coordinations. Michael oversees ongoing RFI and CCD scope updates with all vendors, subs, and corporate resources. In addition, he handles all WIP and Labor Report reviews with General Superintendents, Foremen, and Project Executives.

Raymond Conway, Vice President, Project Coordinator, Chief Estimator.Raymond Conway
Vice President,
Project Coordinator,
Chief Estimator


Raymond handles responsibility for all Schematic and D/D estimates, schedules, contract set-up, project mobilization, materials procurement, and subcontractor alignment. Raymond covers all cost code setup and general contract conditions. As project coordinator, he is also responsible for all pre-construction and on-going construction coordination activities including cost reviews and productivity analysis. Raymond's responsibilities also include ongoing RFI and CCD scope updates, and all WIP and Labor Report reviews with General Superintendent, Foremen, and Project Executive.

Jason Zagar, Director of Technology.Jason Zagar
Director of Technology


Serving as Director of Technology, Jason is responsible for all temperature control projects and is directly involved with the installation as well as the finished product. He provides all estimates and manages the scheduling and material orders. Jason has 13 years of experience designing technology systems (paging/intercom, sound systems, access control, CCTV, audio/visual and structured cabling systems) for educational, office, healthcare, industrial and governmental projects. This intimate knowledge of building infrastructures allows him to creatively integrate temperature controls and other systems into the IT environment.

Deborah Croat, HR Director, Safety Director.Deborah Warner
HR Director,
Safety Director


Debbie worked with a law firm and general contractor prior to joining Proctor. She has been with the Proctor organization for 16 years as Human Resources and Safety Director. Debbie has responsibility for in-house safety training programs and has implemented many new programs and benefits since she started. Under her leadership Proctor Mechanical was awarded the highest honor for Safety from ABC, The Platinum Award.

Larry Sherer, General Superintendent, Project Manager.Larry Sherer
General Superintendent,
Project Manager


As the General Field Superintendent, Larry has complete responsibility for all mechanical systems installations in ongoing works in process. Larry has been with Proctor Mechanical for 24 years and brings to Proctor 30 years of expertise in Mechanical Contracting and 24 years of expertise as Superintendent and General Superintendent. Larry graduated from Iowa State University.

Todd White, Supervisor of Field Operations.Todd White
Supervisor of Field Operations


As Supervisor of Field Operations, Todd has complete onsite project responsibility for all project specific mechanical systems installations and is directly involved with the deployment of onsite tradesmen to meet the schedule and the tasks at hand. Todd is a Certified Plumbing Instructor and holds a Journeyman Plumber Master License and is certified in Medical Gas. Todd has been with Proctor Mechanical for 23 years.

Nathan Apprill, Senior Design Engineer.Nathan Apprill, PE
Senior Design Engineer


Nathan is a licensed Professional Engineer with 14 years of mechanical design and project management experience. He specializes in planning and design of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC), central plant cooling and heating, building automation control, fire protection, commercial building, data center, laboratory systems, commissioning, and energy analysis. Nathan is an active member of ASHRAE and a past president of the Central Iowa Chapter of the Iowa Engineering Society. 

Tesha Thrailkill, Service/Project Coordinator.Tesha Thrailkill
Service/Project Coordinator


As Service/Project Coordinator for Proctor Mechanical, Tesha is not only responsible for the scheduling and billing for the service department, but she is also responsible for the submittals and operation and maintenance manuals for Proctor Mechanical Corporation. Tesha brings twelve years experience working in an office environment, with added experience in marketing, scheduling, and customer relations.