Patrick Phister has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Fossil Operations, of Day & Zimmermann (D&Z) Maintenance and Construction division. The move reinforces the company’s commitment to the future of this important market and to delivering for its customers, partners, and people.
“We remain extremely bullish about the growth potential in the fossil market, and Patrick’s vision and optimism match the opportunity we see,” said Jason Dunaway, Executive Vice President, Operations, for Day & Zimmermann Maintenance and Construction. “His deep customer insight, operational experience, and collaborative leadership make him exceptionally suited to lead this important market that is critical to quickly adding the power generation needed to meet surging energy demands.”
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Phister brings a strong blend of operational and business development experience in both heavy industrial construction and the fossil industry. His experience gives him a firsthand understanding of the work, risks, and pressures involved in project execution and the strategic background to help our fossil customers meet the challenges of today’s increasing power generation demands.
Over the past five years, Patrick has led D&Z’s Business Development team, where he helped modernize how the company sells and partners with customers. He has also been instrumental with the expansion into new markets, including our work on Ford’s Blue Oval City Electric Vehicle plant.
Before that, Phister spent five years as Vice President of Operations for a national union industrial construction contractor, overseeing business development, estimating, and field operations with full P&L responsibility. Earlier in his career at D&Z, he served as Business Development Director for the Northeast, Midwest, and Western regions, helping secure key contracts with Portland General & Electric (PGE) at the Boardman plant and the LGE/KU fleet.
“With Patrick at the helm, we are well-positioned to accelerate our project performance, deepen customer relationships, and expand our footprint in the fossil market,” said Dunaway.
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D&Z’s Maintenance and Construction division helps customers in the power and industrial markets focus on doing their best work better by delivering safe, first-time quality maintenance, construction, engineering, and technical services. In addition to our long-standing, proven maintenance capabilities, we offer a suite of multidiscipline engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to support large-scale, design-build projects. Plus, as a leading craft employer D&Z proudly provides long, meaningful careers to skilled craft professionals who build our future.