Leadership:
Paul Ahern, Principal
James Leopardo, Principal
Richard Mattioda, Principal
Pierre Cowart, Principal
Alp Haciosmanoglu, Development Mgr.
Phone: 847.783.3600
Fax: 847.783.3201

Richard Mattioda, Principal
• More than 30 years of industry experience
• President of Leopardo Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s largest 250 contractors (500 employees, $300 million revenue)
• Oversees all of Leopardo’s operations, which spans three offices, hundreds of job sites, multiple service offerings and several specialty groups – interiors, healthcare, retail, office, condo, industrial, aviation, hospitality, education, etc.
• Recently honored as 2006 Contractor of the Year by The Coalition for United Community Action – recognizing leadership
• Driving force behind Leopardo’s Total Quality Management (TQM) initiative, aimed at cross-awareness and quality in all processes
• Member of the Chicago Building Congress, the Building Review Board for the City of Naperville, the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
• Advisory board member for Roosevelt University’s Chicago School of Real Estate as well as co-chair for the Coalition for United Community Action-ORTC, Inc. Banquet Committee (2007).
