Taylor Leohr has been named Director of Accounting at Pride One Construction. Taylor previously served as Director of Project Engineering at Pride One. Pride One Construction is a Developer and General Contractor that works primarily in the Eastern US from Florida to Michigan. Our Core focus of projects are Multi-Family Apartments, Industrial Warehouses, Hotels, Senior Living, and Commercial Construction.

Taylor has ten years of experience in accounting and construction. She started her career as a Project Accountant at Pride One in 2010 and held that role for four years. She then worked at Redwood Living for three years as their Cash Manager. She managed over 150 checking accounts and helped manage their cash flow in each account. In 2017 she came back to Pride One as a Project Engineer and in 2020 was promoted to Director of Accounting. Taylor brings a unique set of values to Pride One since she has been on the Operations and Finance side. She has been able to help bring the two sides of the company together to help with getting accurate job financials and accurate job forecasting.

Before her career started Taylor spent most of her time in the barn riding her horses. Once she started college, she shifted to playing tennis. Taylor graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Accounting in 2014. She then decided to get more schooling and in 2017 graduated with her MBA from Baldwin Wallace University.

Tim Courtad has been named President of Pride One Construction. Tim previously served as VP of Business Development. Pride One Construction is a Developer and General Contractor that works primarily in the Eastern US from Florida to Michigan. Our Core focus of projects are Multi-Family Apartments, Industrial Warehouses, Hotels, Senior Living, and Commercial Construction. Pride One was founded in 1991 and is approaching it’s 30 year Anniversary.

Tim Courtad has over 20 years of experience in construction. He started his career at Courtad Inc (40 Year Commercial Architectural Metal Company), where Tim wore every hat in the business. He was a Foreman in the field, Factory fabricator, Project Manager, Director of Operations, Estimator, Sales, HR, and Executive. Tim managed every facet of the business at one time or another. Tim has worked with many of the top Developers, General Contractors, and Sub-Contractor’s in the US. Tim brings years of experience in construction and business in which he is the perfect leader for Pride One’s future.

In 2019, Tim Courtad came over to Pride One and immediately impacted the business. Tim has solidified many big relationships and was able to closeout our hardest projects. Tim also has been one of our main architects building our infrastructure as we continue to strive for sustainability and growth. He has a great eye for talent and strategically gives our employees the tools to be successful. He has won at everything he has ever done and is relentless in the pursuit of excellence. Tim embodies a positive culture through transparency, expectations, and accountability. Tim is also a true visionary and leader of people. He sets high goals not only for himself, but also for our employees. He is a firm believer of core values in which he embodies every day with his leadership and decision-making ability.

Before his construction career began, Tim was an elite wrestler and football player in college. He played football and wrestled at Miami University of Ohio and later transferred to Ohio University where he was an All-American athlete.  Tim graduated with his bachelor’s degree in 2000 from Ohio University. Tim also coached wrestling at Cleveland State University and Clarion University where he completed his graduate class work. Tim has been married for 17 years to his wife Robin and has 4 kids Cole 16, Kara 15, Curt 12, and Cal 9. He resides in Aurora, OH.