Raul Alvarez Joins Gilbane Building Company to Expand Corporate Interiors Portfolio in Chicago
CHICAGO – November 14, 2022 – Gilbane Building Company is pleased to announce that Raul Alvarez has joined the Chicago team as a project executive. Alvarez has more than three decades of knowledge and experience in the Chicagoland construction industry and will leverage this expertise to continue growing and developing Gilbane’s corporate interiors portfolio in Chicago.
“We are thrilled to have Raul Alvarez join our leadership team in Chicago. He brings a track record of success on complex, high-end corporate interiors projects that will support our growth in this strategic market,” said Matt Thompson, operations manager for Gilbane Chicago. As a seasoned construction professional, Alvarez brings extensive expertise across various market sectors, including corporate, interiors, retail, banking, manufacturing/industrial, and data centers. In his role, Alvarez will combine his technical expertise and hands-on approach to ensure the highest excellence in project delivery while working closely with the operations team to enhance and expand client relationships.
“I am excited for this next opportunity in my career to join Gilbane and help expand their growing corporate interiors portfolio,” said Alvarez. “I look forward to working with the Gilbane team, clients, trade partners, and the Chicagoland community.”
Alvarez has an architecture degree from the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago.
About Gilbane Building Company
Gilbane provides a full slate of construction and facilities-related services – from preconstruction planning and integrated consulting capabilities to comprehensive construction management, general contracting, design-build, and facility management services – for clients across various markets. Founded in 1870 and still a privately held, family-owned company, Gilbane has more than 45 office locations worldwide. Since 1978, Gilbane has delivered innovative construction solutions in Chicago for clients across multiple market sectors, including healthcare, higher education, K-12, and public sector, corporate and interiors, developer, residential, life sciences, and industrial.o