Rick Hurwitt joined William A. Hazel, Inc. in 1993 following a career in public accounting and several years of experience with a local real estate developer. Rick has been instrumental in improving our company processes and information systems to allow us to better serve our employees and our customers.

A graduate of the College of William & Mary (BBA) and Old Dominion University (MBA), Rick has enjoyed being involved in several community organizations, most notably the Loudoun County Economic Development Commission and Leadership Loudoun.

Rick is responsible for our accounting, human resources, IT, and administrative functions as well as risk management and banking relationships.

Doug Palatt began his career with William A. Hazel, Inc. in 1993 after graduating from Virginia Tech with a BS in Building Construction. He started with the company as an Engineer assisting the Project Managers in the office.

During his time at Hazel, Doug has worked in several different roles: Estimator, Project Administrator, Project Manager, Contract Manager, and most recently Construction Manager – supervising the total construction effort of his project management team.

As Chief Operating Officer, Doug is responsible for maintaining and driving operational results for the company.

John Roddy came to William A. Hazel, Inc. from Head, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, where he served as Vice President of Operations and he was responsible for implementing many changes that modernized the company. Prior to that he spent over 30 years working at Lane Construction. At Lane he was responsible for operations and profitability in the central US from Illinois and Indiana to Texas.

Prior to opening Lane’s Midwest District Office in 2012, John served for a year as Lane’s Business Development Manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. In the region he has previously managed several nationally recognized projects for Lane including the 495 Capital Beltway HOT Lanes, WMATA Green Line Completion and Blue Line Extension, and the runway expansion at Dulles International Airport.

As Chief Executive Officer of William A. Hazel, Inc. John is responsible for the profitability and future of the company. He feels privileged to be an employee of the firm and understands that the company’s greatest asset is its employees, over 150 of who have been with the firm for over 20 years.