Haselden promotes Rams to chief operating officer

JJ Rams

J.J. Rams was promoted to chief operating officer of Haselden Construction.

Rams has worked for the firm for more than 18 years, most recently as vice president of business development and previously as president of the company’s Wyoming office. In these roles, he focused on securing new business for the firm’s health care, education and mountain divisions, as well as creating internal alignment to streamline and enhance relationships with customers during construction.

In his new role, Rams will oversee the firm’s business development, preconstruction, operations and human resources departments. Rams also will expand the company’s strategy of “pursue, plan, execute, and reward” to create alignment across each of the departments he oversees, as well as integrate practices that enhance the customer experience and ensure smooth transitions between each phase of a project from preconstruction through project completion and warranty.

With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Rams has held various positions within the operations, preconstruction and business development fields, and has managed projects totaling more than $1 billion in value. He has created and implemented practices improving staffing and manpower, cost-saving techniques, budget and timeline planning, interdepartmental communication, and transparency among customers and partners.