Snelson Companies and PLH Group, Inc. are pleased to announce that Kevin Farris has joined the Snelson team as Director of Business Development. Mr. Farris’ industry experience, technical expertise and focus on customer relationships will support Snelson’s mission to provide value-added, safety-first construction services to the energy and utility industries.

Mr. Farris brings over twenty-five years of experience in the energy industry, recently working with Henkels and McCoy, Inc. in Chicago as their Senior Director of Gas Operations and with Bilfinger Westcon. He has also held management positions with Spectra Energy, Citizens Gas, Williams Company, El Paso Energy, and as an independent consultant developing oil & gas pipeline Integrity Management Programs (IMP) for several companies. His educational background includes a B.S. in Physics from Indiana State University and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue.