Sources: Big Town Concrete, Irving, Texas; CP staff
One of the best traveled executives and experts in Texas concrete production and broader technical circles has been named chief executive officer of Big Town Concrete, a ready mixed producer with Dallas and Fort Worth plants. Richard Szecsy, P.E., PhD arrives at the independent producer with 25-plus years in management, operations, safety, environmental, quality control and engineering roles at Alamo Concrete Products, (pre-SRM Concrete) Charley’s Concrete, Texas Concrete & Aggregates Association, and (pre-Holcim) Lattimore Materials. Active in National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, American Concrete Institute, ASTM International and American Society of Civil Engineers board and committee matters, he is a widely recognized authority on concrete construction, technology and sustainability attributes. He heads the Big Town Concrete leadership team of CFO Mickey Schoenhals; Vice President, Operations Jeff Murray; Vice President, Sales, and Business Development Richard Martin; Director, Quality Control Mike Garcia; Director, Human Resources Nova Albers; and, Director of Operations Steve Morris. Szecsy holds Texas A&M University bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering and earned his PhD from the University of Illinois.