Jared Mark
Jared Mark brings significant experience in marine construction, design, engineering, and regulatory compliance from the offshore Oil and Gas industry. He spent the early years of his career executing large EPC projects (engineering, construction, and installation) for deep-water, floating drilling & production platforms.
Mr. Mark holds a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and an MBA from the Jones Business School at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Clayton Callaway
Clayton Callaway brings substantial experience in accounting and fiscal management to his position at Dredgit. Mr. Callaway has worked in public accounting and the private sector, where he provided accounting, financial and estate planning to start-up and entrepreneurial, privately-owned companies.
Mr. Callaway is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a post B.A. in Accounting from the University of Houston, and a B.A. in Psychology and Humanities from the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Robert Samples
Robert Samples brings more than 30 years of construction operations leadership to his role directing field execution at Dredgit. He has managed projects across the full spectrum of scale and complexity, from single-crew assignments to large multi-year programs, with a consistent record of performance in safety, quality, budget discipline, and client satisfaction. Mr. Samples oversees the full project life cycle, from bidding and pre-construction planning through execution, equipment management, and P&L responsibility, delivered through the field and office teams he has built.
Chris Napier
Chris Napier has over 35 years of experience in solids/liquid separation, land farming, dewatering, and water treatment in the Oil & Gas Industry and numerous other industrial applications. Throughout his long career—most of it spent abroad—Mr. Napier has acquired a broad array of valuable, hands-on experience with the major separation technologies, including clarifiers, decanting centrifuges, vibratory screens, hydrocyclones, belt presses, and gravity belt thickeners.
Ranae Landrum
Ranae Landrum brings a wealth of human resource knowledge from her management experience and background in freight and logistics, applying that insight to the unique employment demands of the construction industry. Her strategic approach to this vital area ensures that Dredgit attracts, retains, and develops the best talent available while fostering a culture that aligns with our core values of integrity, safety, and grit.
Ms. Landrum holds a B.A. and an MBA in International Business and Management.
Justin Chitty
Justin Chitty is a seasoned marine construction and dredging professional with a decade of experience managing inland and offshore projects throughout the United States. He specializes in hydraulic cutter dredge operations and has successfully led projects spanning small-scale assignments to some of the largest dredging operations undertaken in the U.S.
With a solid foundation in field operations, crew leadership, and project management, Mr. Chitty effectively bridges strategic planning with hands-on execution. He is also a proud veteran of the United States Air Force.
Keith Hendrick
Keith Hendrick brings extensive expertise in a wide range of technical, financial, legal, and administrative areas to the Dredgit management team. He started his career holding multiple positions with Conoco’s liquids pipeline division before leaving to start the first of five international software companies focused on asset management.
Mr. Hendrick holds a B.A. in Economics with additional concentrations in Physics and Russian from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Stephen McGrath
Stephen McGrath is a proud veteran of the United States Army Reserve and brings over 14 years of hands-on construction and dredging experience to his business
development role at Dredgit. Having served the company as General Manager of Operations and, previously, as Superintendent and Site Safety & Health Officer, Mr. McGrath possesses an in-depth understanding of dredging and dewatering operations, project delivery, and client needs, uniquely positioning him to identify and pursue new growth opportunities.