Casey Gunther

Vice President of Operations

As Vice President of Operations for United Construction, Casey oversees more than 30 project professionals in northern and southern Nevada. With nearly two decades of construction industry experience under his belt, he is an expert at ensuring all project teams meet objectives while following best practices and resolving project challenges. Casey has worked as a superintendent, project manager, estimator and senior project manager. He has built facilities as large as 663,000 sf and up to $30 million in project value.

Casey is a disabled veteran and was proud to serve his country. As a Corporal, he held the billet of a Staff NCO and was directly charged with leadership of 90 Marines. After being honorably discharged from the military, Casey set out on a dual path of being a fulltime student and fulltime project administrator and then project engineer. He got started at Truckee Meadows Community College through Veterans Upward Bound studying construction and then earned his civil engineering degree from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Teamwork and community service remain Casey’s guiding principles. In his hometown of Battle Mountain, he volunteers for rodeos, parades and more.  Casey also lobbies on complicated land issues and knows the challenges of dealing with wildfire devastation. As a member of Disabled American Veterans, he has supported various veteran initiatives. He was also honored with the 20 under 40 designation by the Northern Nevada Business Weekly in 2020.