Our Team


Team Member Title, Experience Summary
glen.jpg Glen Ghilotti, Founder/President

  • With 30 years of engineering construction experience, Glen has “been there, done that” with every conceivable phase of the business, from changing oil and driving a truck as a teen to running a $25 million per year business.
  • He created Team Ghilotti so he could pursue his own vision after three decades of working with family-owned entities.
  • Glen is a respected community leader, estimator, project manager, boss and friend to his colleagues.
  • He lives in Petaluma with his wife Genevieve and between them, they have five children.
  • In his spare time, he tinkers with antique Caterpillars.
kevin_ghilotti.jpg Kevin Ghilotti, Marketing Director

  • Since graduating from Sonoma Valley High School, Kevin has joined Team Ghilotti and is in charge of the Web site, advertising and marketing efforts.
  • As a fourth generation engineering construction employee, Kevin was fed a steady diet of concrete, trucks and equipment from a young age.
  • His hobbies include digital photography, movie editing and computers.
paul_donaldson.jpg Paul Donaldson, General Manager

  • Paul has 20 years of experience in the construction industry, including stints at EuroDisney, a large home builder and three other Marin County companies.
  • He earned a BS in Construction Management, followed by an Executive MBA degree from Golden Gate University.
  • He lives in Santa Rosa with his wife and three children.
  • His hobbies include running and wine growing.
dave_guendner_1.jpg Dave Guendner, Equipment Manager

  • With 25 years of experience in the field, Dave is the ideal person responsible for keeping the Team Ghilotti equipment safe in excellent working order.
  • Dave also sets up service and BIT inspection programs.
  • He and his wife live in Petaluma with their two children.
  • He enjoys playing and coaching softball.
  • Dave also gives time to the community coaching a traveling girl’s softball team that represents Petaluma.
dan-mercury.jpg Dan Mercury, Service Manager

  • Dan has been in the Labor Union for 35 years.
  • With all of that experience, Team Ghilotti now has the perfect man for this job.
  • He supervises the maintenance and repair of city, county and various districts that own sewer, water and storm drain pipes.
  • When not working, Dan enjoys hunting and fishing; he is an active member of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
mike_muzinich.jpg Mike Muzinich, Underground Manager

  • With 34 years in the trade, ‘Moose’ was the obvious choice to head up our Underground Division.
  • The son of a plumber, Moose is a utility specialist who’s no stranger to pipes.
  • Mike lives with his wife and sons in Novato.
  • He enjoys dirt biking with his boys, hot rods and inventing gadgets, which has earned him the nickname “MacGyver.”
ed-ponte.jpg Ed Ponte, Grading Manager

  • With 14 years of experience in surface excavation, Ed is a wonderful addition to Team Ghilotti.
  • A Petaluma native, he has been moving dirt for as long as he can remember.
  • Ed and his wife Tracy of 17 years live in West Petaluma with their two children.
  • He is the President of the local Chapter 5 Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club.
mike-scaicca.jpg Mike Sciacca, Paving Manager

  • In charge of Team Ghilotti’s Paving Department, Mike has been working hard, running paving crews and operating paving machines for 20 years.
  • A talented operator, Mike has expertise in all fields of construction, but specializes in grading and paving.
  • When not working Mike enjoys spending quality time with his family, boating and riding dirt bikes.
jim_huppert.jpg Jim Huppert, Sr., Underground Foreman

  • Jim is a veteran of three decades of underground piping and dirt construction work.
  • Over his career, he’s worked all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
  • His hobbies include camping and off-roading in his 4-wheel Jeep.