Our Team
OUR TEAM
Our People Make a Difference
When passionate people come together, we can make a difference for our clients, employees, and the community.
Designs & Construction

Nina Frohling
Project Manager (Designs)
Arizona
Nina is a Project Manager for the Designs Department.
- Grew up in Illinois
- Loves the outdoors
- Likes spending time with family and friends, but loves hanging out with her dogs!

Ben Roper
Project Manager (Designs)
Arizona
Ben has been on the Designs Team for 23 years.
- Loves to golf and bowl.
- Ben has a six year old Grandson who has him wrapped around his finger.

Russell Langstaff
Project Manager (Designs)
Arizona
Russell is a Project Manager for the Designs Department. He and his team handle broadband projects of all sizes.
- Had he not explored Colorado for eight months, he would be at 17 years of service!
- He has the goal of hitting all the MLB parks. He has seen eight so far.
- His favorite place to vacation with his family is Redfish Lake, Idaho.

Andrew Nash
Project Manager (Designs)
Arizona
Andrew is the GIS / LiDAR Project Manager for BPG Designs.
- If he won the lottery, the first thing he'd buy is Batman!
- On his bucket list is to visit all of the Major League Baseball Parks.
- Instead of the job he has, he's always dreamed of being an astronaut.

Chris Duarte
General Superintendent (Construction)
Arizona
Chris manages project timelines, productivity, financials, customers, vendors, subs, QC, closeout packages, and preconstruction planning.
- He has a big smile and "go get it done" attitude.
- He loves that everyday is a new challenge and that he gets to make a difference. "Go BPG!"

Brent Knuckles
Operations Manager (Construction)
Arizona
Brent is in charge of estimating for our Construction Division.
- His quick wit and laughter are contagious.

Eric Ramsey
Project Manager (Designs)
Arizona
Project Manager for the Nevada market, also getting into the Arizona market.
- He loves to Barbeque.
- He loves to raise house plants.
- He loves to camp.

Alycea Espinoza
Division Administrator (Designs)
Arizona
Alycea's current title is Division Administrator. Alycea assists in all administrative tasks and coordination of all work in the Designs Division.
- She has been at BPG for 5 years.
- She likes to travel, work out, and eat good food.
- She loves spending time with family and friends.

Mark Muniz
Project Manager (Construction)
Arizona
Mark manages projects for our construction division.
- He is an avid bike rider (road) and hiker.
- Mark is a bit of a foodie - loves to go out to dinner.

Adrian Moctezuma
Project Manager (Construction)
Arizona
Planning, organizing, and directing the completion of construction projects, while ensuring these projects are on time, budget and within scope!
- Loves to read and educate on World history and Creation.
- Halloween is his favorite time of the year, volunteers as a haunt actor at local locations.
- Karaoke is his most favorite past time for entertainment.

Catherine Swigunski
Administrative Assistant
Arizona
Catherine provides general office support with a variety of clerical activities and related tasks and is responsible for assisting the construction department with project setup, and weekly reports.
- Loves to travel.
- Likes being outdoors, camping, or on the beach.
- Loves spending time with her son.
Technologies & Electric

Patricia Barkey
Project Coordinator (Technologies)
Arizona
Patricia is a Project Coordinator and handles the administrative work for the Tech department.
- She loves sports, especially the Seahawks and the Suns
- Moved to AZ almost seven years and her family all lives in the same neighborhood
- She loves being outdoors with her family or reading a good book

Kevin Barnett
Special Systems Estimator (Technologies)
Arizona
For the past twelve years, Kevin has been in a design and estimating role. He has a passion for wireless networking, WLAN, and Point-to-Point communications.
- Kevin loves designing and building things for home/fun projects, including 3D printing.
- Kevin rides a motorcycle and owns a few bicycles. The bicycles get more miles put on them than the motorcycle!

Kory Setzke
Project Manager (Technologies)
Arizona
Kory is responsible for the Fiber Optic Splicing and Testing department at BPG. Kory and his teams have delivered thousands of successful splicing projects throughout Arizona and Nevada.
- Enjoys outdoor activities such as off-roading, camping, and boating.
- Native to Arizona and bought his first house at the age of 23.
- Had never been on an airplane or traveled out of the country until the age of 24.

Bryan Leon
Project Manager (Technologies)
Arizona
Bryan manages all Low Voltage projects for BPG.
- He has been in the Low Voltage industry for 25+ years. He started as an Outside Plant Copper splicer.
- He was a project Foreman for 16 years before he became a Project Manager.
- He has a passion for building Communication infrastructure.

Linda Morgan
Project Coordinator (Technologies)
Arizona
Linda collaborates in all project phases while supporting the strategic direction of the organization. She works closely with her team to ensure projects are completed on time to achieve profitable results.
- She enjoys different types of music genres, watching musical theater and spending time with her 2 dogs.
- Fall is her favorite season, and she loves pumpkin-spiced everything.

Jonathan Goddard
Director - Electric Division (Electric)
Arizona
Jonathan currently bids, manages and works BPG Electric projects.
- He enjoys taking apart and reassembling brain teaser puzzles.
- He enjoys camping and outdoor adventures.
- He has an artistic side and enjoys designing, painting, and other art projects

Juan Escudero
Electrical Apprentice
Arizona
Juan is a electrician apprentice that helps out with tasks to complete jobs, while he becomes an electrician.
- He is a U.S. Navy veteran
- He loves Disneyland!
Administration

Kristena Lauritzen
Employee Resources Assistant (Employee Resources)
Arizona
Kristena assists with pre-employment tasks, onboarding, and anything benefits related.
- She was born and raised in So Cal and moved to Arizona in 2018 with no job!
- She has four kids and a cute puppy named Kobe.
- Kristena and her husband owned a CrossFit gym for seven years.

Lorraine Sepulveda
Accounts Payable Specialist (Accounting)
Arizona
Lorraine receives, processes, verifies, and reconciles invoices for separate entities and maintains relationships with vendors.
- She loves to attend festivals in full costume. EDC, Country Thunder, Renaissance and Reggae Festivals.
- She fell off a bridge and lost her memory of her childhood prior to age 9. Now she is making as many memories as possible.

Doris Thompson
Account Specialist (Accounting)
Arizona
Accounts Specialist in Finance
- Lots of Energy
- When people meet her they usually remember her because of her quirky personality
- She is a Texa-Mexa_Rican

Michelle Stufflebeam
Executive Administrator
Arizona
Michelle assists the C-Suite Team members with all administrative support tasks.
- She was born and raised in Arizona. She has three grown children.
- Her favorite individual sport is Axe throwing. She hopes to go to Nationals someday.
- She moonlights for family and friends as an event coordinator, Baker, DIY guru, home organizer, and interior designer!

Don Thorstenson
IT Manager (IT)
California
Don has 20 years of Information Management project experience.
- Don loves to surf, paddleboard, kayak.
- Don spent two months in Antarctica, riding snowmobiles across the frozen desert.
- Don and his wife are empty nesters with all six of their adopted children grown.

Birgit Olson
Marketing and Communications
Arizona
- Marketing is her passion!
- Birgit enjoys travel, photography, painting and dance.
- She was born and raised in Germany.

Tony Judes
Fleet Manager (Fleet)
Arizona
Tony is our Fleet Manager and we'd be lost without him!
- He just celebrated his ten year anniversary at BPG.
- He is always willing to help.
California Team

Catherine Orendain
Department Administrator
California
I was raised in Southern California and most of my family works in Telecom. You can say its in my blood! I have a strong interest in Telecom and a team oriented mindset.
- I am an avid reader and gamer.
- I am foody and will travel far and wide to try new things.
- I love traveling to the desert and off-roading in my car.
- I love being with my family.

Michael Lumpkin
Project Manager (Designs)
California
Whether it's project management, design, or hitting the field himself, he's always willing to do whatever it takes to help the team succeed.
- Founded and help run a monthly Putt-Putt league.
- He enjoys playing golf, softball, guitar, and video games.
- He loves making people laugh, especially his sons.

Christopher Duran
Project Manager (Designs)
California
Christopher is the Project Manager for Frontier Fiber to the Home Project at BPG.
- He has a beautiful 11-year-old daughter.
- He graduated from the wildland fire academy at Rio Hondo College and worked on a type 2 hand crew for the US Forest Service for 2 fire seasons.
- He loves to golf whenever he has free time.
JOIN THE BPG TEAM
We believe that a passion to learn and grow moves us to better the community we serve and makes a positive difference in lives of our employees and customers. Find your next career by applying to join the BPG team today.