Lonnie MorelockLonnie grew up in a construction family, being introduced to the construction industry at a very early age. He would spend summers and weekends with his Dad on heavy construction projects, reinforcing his desire to someday become a great builder. At 8, Lonnie joined the Operating Engineers Local Union #3 on the Warm Springs Dam Project in Healdsburg, CA. For the next 20 years, he honed his skills as a heavy equipment operator working on a plethora of civil grading projects for multiple companies throughout Northern California and Alaska. In 199,2 Lonnie became a Grade Setter with Kiewit Pacific Co. in Brisbane, CA. Due to his strong work ethic & civil grading knowledge, Lonnie was promoted to a Grading Foreman, supervising civil grading crews for Kiewit on large infrastructure mass grading projects. In 1996, Lonnie was promoted to General Excavation Foreman on the Los Vaqueros Earth Fill Dam Project in Brentwood, CA.In 2000, Lonnie accepted a Salary Superintendent position with Kiewit Companies. He quickly rose through the ranks, managing large construction projects throughout Northern California. In 2008, Kiewit promoted Lonnie to Project Manager on PHASE 1 of the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway Flood Control Project for the Bureau of Reclamation. This project was very successful, with Kiewit being awarded the Bureau of Reclamation's "Construction Safety Award for 2008," and Lonnie was nominated by Kiewit at the Board of Directors Annual Meeting for the coveted "Peter Kiewit - Excellence in Management Award" for his Team's efforts on the project. Lonnie developed and improved his methods for training field supervisors & building high-performing teams on mega-projects throughout the Western United States, retiring from Kiewit in 2018 as Site Logistical Operations Manager on the Oroville Dam Emergency Spillway Repair Project in Northern California. After retiring, Lonnie followed his passion and started Morelock Motivational Inc. He focuses on leadership development, team-building, and team performance, working with clients to become the best leaders they can be, as well as training and inspiring their teams to reach new levels of high performance and overall success. Read More Read Less