Pinkard’s Blake Chambliss Retires After 41 Years with Company
Pinkard Construction is bidding farewell to one of its longest-serving team members as Vice President and former Chief Operating Officer Blake Chambliss officially retires after 41 years of service to the company.
First hired in 1984, Chambliss began his career as a journeyman carpenter with Pinkard, steadily rising to Carpentry Foreman, Assistant Superintendent, and then Superintendent by the 1990s. In 2004 he was promoted to field manager and later construction manager, before being named COO in 2022. For the past year, he has served as vice president and director of Construction Resources, as new Pinkard COO Tom Alford has transitioned into the role.
His long, diverse history of projects includes 10 recreation centers, dozens of affordable, senior and multifamily housing developments, a tropical conservatory at the Denver Zoo, a space command center for United Launch Alliance, and the first dedicated lacrosse stadium in the country for the University of Denver. Four of his projects won the National Excellence in Construction awards.
“Blake has been an important member of Pinkard’s leadership for 20 years,” says President Tony Burke. “His professionalism and passion for high-quality building and high-class customer service have helped to set the tone for Pinkard’s commitment to ‘Raising the Standard.’ Thank you, Blake!”
HKS Denver Welcomes Designer Rob Cleary
HKS’s Denver office has hired Robert Cleary as a designer.
With a background spanning media, film, and architectural photography, Cleary brings a distinctive passion for visual storytelling to the design process, crafting architecture that is not only beautiful but also responsive to today’s environmental and social challenges.
Before entering the architecture field, Cleary directed commercial films and photography projects for major brands such as Apple, Volkswagen, Zillow, and Taco Bell, with work recognized by The One Club and The Webby Awards and featured in Architectural Digest and Interior Design Magazine.
Based in Denver, Cleary is most passionate about cultural architecture that connects people and place through meaningful design.
