Adam Hickey, President

Adam has over two decades in the Plumbing industry and is intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of WL Hickey Sons (WLHS). His experience in the construction industry started in his youth working with his father, Michael Hickey on various WLHS projects. He is a member of the Board of Directors for a local contractor’s association, Silicon Valley Contractors Association (SVCA) and help guide policy for the UA-Plumbers Locals in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Adam’s educational background includes an undergraduate degree in both Finance and Management from Oregon State University, related course work in Construction Project Management from UC Berkeley and UC San Diego OSHA certifications (OSHA 510 certification). Additionally, he holds an active CA BRE Brokers License in Real Estate. His diverse background helps navigate the needs of our clients from design, through construction and service.

Jim Roper, General Manager

Jim has nearly three decades of experience the plumbing industry and has been with WL Hickey Sons since his apprenticeship. He has collaborated on system design and value engineering with mechanical engineers, general contractors and owners’ representatives. Jim is an expert in coordinating the plumbing (div 22 00 00) and hydronic (division 23 00 00) scope with respect to efficiency of design, schedule and budget. He has worked as a Building Trades Journeyman, Field Foreman, Area Superintendent, Estimator and Project Manager.

Project experience includes:

• Single family residential
• Multi-family residential
• Hydronic heating system installations – residential and commercial
• Medical and Dental Offices
• School Campuses
• Commercial Tenant Improvement
• Specialty piping systems: Rain Water Harvesting, Reclaimed, Provisions for Unit Sub metering/Monitoring, Hydronic Heating, Condenser Water, Fuel Oil Systems, Methane Mitigation, etc

Roy Jackson, Pre-Construction Manager

Roy has over 50 years of experience in the San Francisco Bay Area plumbing industry! He has been with WL Hickey Sons since 2011. He has worked as Building Trade Journeyman Plumber, Foreman, Superintendent, Plumbing System Designer, CAD Detailer, Estimator, Project Manager, Contractor and Owner. With his extensive knowledge of CA plumbing code, Title 24, CA Building Code (CBC), LEEDs standards and Green Building Standards (related to plumbing) Roy can help develop workable ROM budgets on SD, DD or any % progression of CD set.

Project experience includes:

• Single Family Residential
• Multi-family Residential
• Mid-rise Residential
• High-rise Residential
• Specialty piping systems: Rain Water Harvesting, Reclaimed, Provisions for Unit Sub metering/Monitoring, Hydronic Heating, Condenser Water, Fuel Oil Systems, Methane Mitigation, etc.

Scott Schroeder, Lead Detailer

Scott has three decades of experience in the plumbing industry and has been with WL Hickey Sons, Inc since his apprenticeship. He has extensive experience in detailing piping systems and can coordinate clash conflict detection in whichever manner the project requires. Scott heads the department and is our lead participate in 3-D BIM MEPF coordination. He has works as a Building Trade Journeyman, Field Foreman, Estimator and Project Manager, Detailer, and Detailing Supervisor.

Project experience includes:

• Single-family residential
• Multi-family residential
• Hydronic heating system installations – Residential and Commercial
• Medical and Dental Offices
• School Campuses
• Specialty piping systems: Process Piping/Medical Gas, Rain Water Harvesting, Reclaimed, Provisions for Unit Sub metering/Monitoring, Hydronic Heating, Condenser Water, Chilled Water Systems, Fuel Oil Systems, Methane Mitigation, etc.

Mike Guida, Operations Manager

Mike has over four decades of experience in the Plumbing industry and has been with WL Hickey Sons, Inc since his apprenticeship. He has extensive experience in all aspects of the plumbing trade and business operations. Mike works intimately with our signatory unions to help ensure compliance with the master labor agreements and prevailing wage requirements. His extensive knowledge of construction enables him to drive our QA/QC program to be industry leading. He has worked as a Building Trade Journeyman, Field Foreman, Area Superintendent, Field Coordinator and Operations Manager.

Project experience includes:

• Single family residential
• Multi-family residential
• Hydronic heating system installations – residential and commercial
• Medical and Dental Offices
• School Campuses
• Commercial/Industrial
• Specialty piping systems: Process Piping/Medical Gas, Rainwater Harvesting, Reclaimed, Provisions for Unit Sub metering/Monitoring, Hydronic Heating, Condenser Water, Chilled Water Systems, Fuel Oil Systems, Methane Mitigation, etc.

Brian Sailor, Controller

Brian has been with WL Hickey since 2017 and is intimately involved in the day-to-day operations at WL Hickey Sons. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the local chapter of Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA). Brian’s knowledge of construction accounting and financial management provides valuable expertise to both our accounting department and estimating department. He has a Bachelor of Science from UC Davis and a MBA from San Jose State.

Mario Herena, Purchasing Agent

Mario has been with WL Hickey Sons since 2012. He has extensive knowledge in plumbing material, warehouse operations, wholesale distribution and alternate product solutions. He has worked as driver, warehouse manager and purchasing agent. His hands-on experience provides a deep knowledge base for him to pull from. His objective is to keep information flowing on material procurement including product availability, lead time, QA/QC matters and pricing forecasts.

Nate Osgood, Safety Coordinator

Nate has been with WL Hickey Sons since 2015. He has extensive knowledge in plumbing material and OSHA & Cal/OSHA standards. He completed the OSHA 500 course work and other associated certificates and is our in-house trainer for industrial equipment and safety procedures. Nate’s unique background in warehouse logistics, plumbing materials and safety regulations creates an ideal blend of expertise for our employees as he coordinates our Safety Program and Manufacturer’s Certificates of Training.

Hickey Team

Our office team collaborates daily to ensure our field is supported and our projects run smoothly. We do weekly operational meetings to facilitate communication amongst our various departments and project teams. Our staff has coined the affectionate phrase “Work-Family” to describe our company culture.