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New Board Member Appointed

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

JimN_800MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 20, 2016) – Egan Company, a Brooklyn Park specialty contractor, announced Jim Nonn, Chief Information Officer, has been appointed to the Egan Company Board of Directors.

“We [the Board] feel this is a signal of the next generation. Jim Nonn has been an innovative leader in his almost 18 years here. He provides unique expertise to his department…and we look forward to that on the Board as well,” said Jim Malecha, Egan Company President and Chief Executive Officer. “He demonstrates great positivity and a desire to invest in both the people of Egan and the Company itself. I’m excited to welcome him to the Board.”

Nonn joined Egan Company’s Information Technology group in 1998, and has developed into the role of CIO. Throughout his time at Egan, he and his team have introduced new and innovative technology – including server and desktop virtualization technology.

Nonn joins four other members on Egan’s board, including Jim Malecha, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duane Hendricks, Chief Operating Officer, Jim Paul, Executive Vice President, and Tim Woolworth, Senior Vice President.

About Egan Company:

Egan Company is a specialty contractor that represents over 15 skilled trade unions serving virtually every infrastructure discipline in the industry. Core services include: electrical, mechanical, curtainwall/glass (InterClad), millwrights, controls and system integration, building automation, and service. Egan serves every stage of a building and provides in-house expertise in planning, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance. For more information about Egan Company, visit www.eganco.com.

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Media Contact:
Jessica Johnson
jkjohnson@eganco.com
763-595-4310

Technology bands Egan Together

Wednesday, September 17th, 2014

jim-nonnJim Nonn, Egan Company’s Chief Information Officer hadn’t planned for this. As he watched the antenna wave in the -20 degree wind chill, he thought, “This isn’t going to work.”

The antenna was part of a new “air-fiber” connection that sends/receives data from Egan’s corporate headquarters to Egan’s Industrial Controls group about a mile away at speeds of 1.4 Gigabytes/second. The connection consisted of two antennae on top of each building that needed direct, uninterrupted line-of-sight to each other.

Minnesota’s December weather had other plans. Not only was the antenna failing to stay put in the freezing wind, but it was also too short. Line-of-sight to Industrial Controls was cut off by another building. If these antennae failed to work, the Industrial Controls employees may as well have not shown up to work next Monday.

With the help of Egan pipefitters and low-voltage electrical employees, a team was formed to find a solution.

A taller, sturdier tower was fabricated in Egan’s pipe shop, customized electrical wiring was rigged to it, and a bucket truck and crane were procured to safely install the new equipment. All of this was completed same-day.

“It’s one of those times when I’m really glad I work at Egan, not just because of our construction capabilities, but the fact that people are willing to drop everything and help when you need it most,” Nonn said.

Both antennae have needed minimal maintenance since that icy December day, and connection speeds between Egan locations have been consistently superior.