Robert J. Lucas
Chairman of the Board
Strong leadership and an extensive real estate background are among the exceptional qualities Bob Lucas provides the Lucas Companies. His responsibilities include overseeing the company's asset and property management, as well as policy determination and overall corporate guidance. Bob remains active in daily operations.
After completing a Degree in Business at U.S.C. he worked for a number of years as a project manager for the Lusk Company. Afterwards he was responsible for starting Security Fore Corporation (later became Standard Pacific). As Vice President of Security Fore he oversaw the development of over 1,000 single family homes. In 1968, Bob founded Lucas. He has been responsible for the development of over 3,500 homes, 4,000 apartment units and numerous retail and commercial projects.
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Robert "Kent" Lucas
President
Kent Lucas became president of Lucas in 1990. Kent has the overall responsibility for all construction operations involving development and general contracting for Nevada, Northern and Southern California. His duties include forecasting, all development operations, overseeing general contracting operations, legal and contractual matters. Kent has been involved with development for over 24 years and has experience in most aspects of real estate. His management has included twenty-one apartment communities totaling over 3,600 units, eight shopping centers providing over 1,000,000 sq. ft. of leaseable area, five office complexes, several industrial buildings, two churches and over 1,700 single family homes. After graduation, Kent oversaw field operations as a superintendent. From 1980-1984, Kent relocated to Sacramento to head up the Northern California operation as project manager. He was directly responsible for the development in Northern California including a major neighborhood shopping center, a 12 building office/industrial park, two stand alone office buildings and a medical center. Kent also handled mapping and rezoning of several residential and commercial properties. In the early 1990's, Kent successfully led the company into Las Vegas, Nevada. Lucas has built 320 apartment units and lists 8 subdivisions totaling over 700 single family homes to date in the Las Vegas market.
Kent is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He also holds a real estate broker's license and California and Nevada contractor's license.
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Brad Teeters
Vice President
Brad recently returned to Lucas after spending two years with AvalonBay Communities and carries out responsibilities that encompass overall management of multiple projects from conception to completion. Primary responsibilities include New Business Development, consultant solicitation and coordination, design development and planning, product research and value engineering, budget preparation, bid coordination, contract administration, and Project Management. Throughout each stage he is responsible for maintaining the company's design, quality, scheduling, and financial objectives.
Before joining the Lucas team, Brad was Vice President of Construction for Regis Contractors, L.P. During his thirteen year tenure at Regis, he was responsible for he construction of over 3,000 units. Clients he has built for include Irvine Apartment Communities, Equity Residential Property Trust, Bridge Housing, Castle & Cooke, as well as Sares-Regis Groups own portfolio.
Brad's education includes an AA in architecture from Orange Coast College and several Construction Management courses at the University of California at Irvine.
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Robert Plavajka
Vice President of Field Operations
Rob Plavajka is currently managing all field operations and personnel duties include direct responsibility for the correct implementation during the construction phase of all projects, including scheduling, quality control and budgetary constraints, liaison with the office, owner, and jobsite superintendent.
Prior to joining Lucas, Rob was an Area Construction Manager for Centex Homes where he managed all field personnel and operations which included processing plans and permits for all new neighborhoods in San Bernardino and parts of Riverside County. This included several different neighborhoods with approximately 300 closing per year. Additional responsibilities included quality inspections of finished units and managing warranty on approximately 400 units. Rob was awarded first two "Senior Field Manager of the Quarter" awards. Rob had also been a Construction Superintendent for Homestead Land Development Corporation for several years.
Rob's education includes completion of the Construction Management modules at Riverside City College and successfully completing the Dale Carnegie's Human Relations and Leadership Training for Managers courses.
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Robert Mahony
Chief Financial Officer
Robert Mahony has been with Lucas since 2001 and brings over 20 years of experience in accounting. As a Certified Public Accountant, Robert has been involved with the construction industry for the majority of his career and his prior experience includes a positions as CFO at Slater, Inc., an underground utility and storm drain contractor, auditor at both KPMG, LLP and Moore Stephens, Frazier and Torbet LLP, and a Controller at Mesa Management, Inc.
Robert's responsibilities at Lucas include the oversight of the financial arm of the company, management of the company's employees, legal and contractual matters, and development of policies and procedures. Additionally, Robert oversees the all computer resources, including automation of both the accounting and project management departments utilizing Timberline and Prolog software, respectively. Robert's oversight of the company's draw and invoice payment processing ensures proper subcontractor invoicing by a detailed approval process including project managers, general superintendents, accounts payable managers and the Controller. Combined with Robert's oversight of insurance administration to verify all subcontractors meet the Company's stringent insurance requirements, he helps ensure the Company's team is committed to the success of each project.
Robert's experience during his tenure at Lucas included the financial management and reporting of projects such as Little Lake Village, Solara Court Apartments, Canterra Apartment Homes, River Run Apartments, The Village at La Quinta, the Palms at Placentia, the Summit at Crystal Ridge Office Building and Madison Square Office Building.
Robert is a graduate of California State University Fullerton and an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Joe Francis
Project Manager
Joe comes to Lucas after working in the Fractional Resort development arena constructing multifamily developments. Joe directed a team focused solely on project management, development and establishing design and development standards for fractional resort properties and developments in the United States and Mexico. He also implemented project management policies and procedures while directing efforts as liaison between planning, design and developer management.
Joe began his career in 1989 with Akins Development as an assistant project manager before being promoted to project manager in 1990. While at Akins Development Joe worked on several single family residence projects through out Orange County and was responsible for coordinating entitlements, design, budgets and implementation of construction schedules.
Joe left Akins in 1991 for a position with Western National Properties as a Senior Project Manager. Joe managed the executive builder projects for Irvine Apartment Communities. Supervised the design and development of 1,800 apartment units over 8 projects. Developed and monitored project budgets, contracts, development and construction. Interacted with architects, engineers and consultants through the design and completion of projects.
Joe is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He also holds a California real estate license and volunteers his time to Habitat for Humanity.
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Zachary Roth
Project Manager
Zachary joined Lucas from Standard Pacific Homes, where he was an Assistant Project Manager. At this position he oversaw and managed all phases of product development and construction of single-family tract homes. Zachary's responsibilities at Lucas encompass the management of multiple projects at all stages of construction, budget analysis and preparation, product research and value engineering, proposal coordination, contract administration, consultant and subcontractor job synchronization, as well as overall project management. Zachary is responsible for maintaining Lucas' quality, scheduling, and financial objectives throughout all phases of construction.
While earning a Bachelor of Science in Regional Development and Business from the University of Arizona, Zachary worked concurrently in Project Management for Bourn Partners, LLC. where he began his development background with the entitlement and construction of new retail shopping centers. From that point, he has since expanded his industry knowledge base to include multi and single-family residential entitlements, development, and construction for large and small tracts both in and out of master planned communities.
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