Luster Leadership Series: Episode 20 The Conversation Ep1

We are thrilled to announce that USF Gellert Family Business Center has announced that Luster National, Inc. has been selected as one of their 2025 Gellert Family Business awardees.

PRESS RELEASE: Luster National’s Ben Cooper named Construction, Engineering & Inspection Manager on Georgia Department of Transportation’s CEI Contracts.

Luster National, Inc. ("Luster") is a minority-owned professional services firm dedicated to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions, proudly marks its 35-year anniversary. Since its founding in 1990 by Robert Luster and his father Orville Luster, the company has remained steadfast in its mission to provide superior services that exceed client expectations. As Luster celebrates this remarkable milestone, a third generation is stepping into leadership with Emily Luster serving as the President of the company and John Luster as a Vice President.

Luster Leadership Series explores AEC Industry trends, diversity, equity and inclusion, while highlighting voices of the industry.

It is our honor to present Episode 19 of our Leadership Series where we are joined by Dana Lang, Transportation Funding Professional and Policy Advisor. Join us today in celebrating Dana.

The Luster Leadership Series explores AEC Industry trends, diversity, equity and inclusion, while highlighting voices of the industry.

We want to highlight and elevate our past interviews, and today we are so honored to feature Jeff Conrad, Senior Project Manager at HNTB.

Jeff has been conducting leadership and management oriented training since 1992. Most of his career has been in the transportation industry with the Georgia Department of Transportation where he served as the Director of Training and Development. Jeff is currently working specifically with GDOT's Major Mobility Investment Program as an Organizational Development Manager with HNTB. Jeff says that he often finds opportunities with engineering organizations to follow his work motto of "bringing right-brain thinking to left-brain organizations". Jeff's areas of interest include; Management and Leadership Development, Soft Skills Training, Organizational Alignment and Development, Emotional Intelligence, and Team-Building.

Luster National, Inc. (Luster) invites you to join our Careers Presentation (Virtual) hosted by Natalie Pumphrey, Associate Vice President, and John Luster, Owner, Vice President, to learn all about who Luster is as a company, what types of projects we work on, and why you might want to work with us. We'll also discuss open and upcoming job opportunities on our various large infrastructure programs and projects. You won't want to miss this!

Luster National, Inc. (Luster) established the Luster National Internship Program (LNIP) to offer undergraduate students valuable and professional development opportunities. The internship positions are structured as immersive, on-the-job training experiences designed to expose students to a wide range of project activities and maximize their skill development within the 10-week program. 

Luster Leadership Series explores AEC Industry trends, diversity, equity and inclusion, while highlighting voices of the industry.

We want to highlight and elevate our past interviews, and today we are so honored to feature Kip Edwards, P.E.

Kip is a healthcare executive with over 44 years of leading operations support, business, and clinical services in multi-facility, integrated healthcare systems. He serves as Luster National, Inc.'s Principal Healthcare Consultant.  He is responsible for providing senior-level hospital expertise on health care related initiatives. He has held the most senior leadership positions for facilities management and development for Banner Health, the California Pacific Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, and the University of Michigan Hospitals, which has involved over 50 million square feet of facilities in 21 states.  This included direct responsibility for over 25 million SF of new construction and renovations for medical facilities, totaling in excess of $14 billion in project expenditures. Additionally, with Kaiser Permanente, he was responsible for a large group of operations support services nationally and throughout California.

Luster National, Inc. (Luster) invites you to join our Careers Presentation (Virtual) hosted by Teresa Grant, HR/Accounting Manager, and James Lancaster, PSP National Program Controls Manager.

Please share with your contacts and network! We're continuing to grow and expand as we help build innovative and creative capital improvement projects for current and future generations. We would love to meet you and share why it's an exciting time to be working with Luster!