St. Louis, Missouri (May 14, 2019)—M Property Services (MPS) has announced the hiring of Dr. Ramona Tumblin-Rucker, PE, MBA, MPM, CHC, as director of design/build and construction management.

In her new position, Tumblin-Rucker will provide oversight to evaluate and monitor complete design/build project bids, construction schedules, proformas, budgets and project activities. She will also manage project implementation, including resource allocation, quality control, change order processing and risk analysis, as well as conduct field inspections and monitor building program success. 

She has more than 30 years of project management experience, having previously served as project manager for McCarthy Building Companies and Legacy Building Group where she successfully managed projects of various sizes and levels of complexity in the healthcare, academic and corporate industries.

“We are very excited to have Dr. Tumblin-Rucker join the M Property Services team,” said MPS Chairman Paul McKee Jr. “She uses best practices and industry standards to deliver high-level projects ranging in cost from $50,000 all the way up to $182 million. We are very impressed with her education and dedication to her profession and community and are excited to see what she does at MPS.”  

Tumblin-Rucker has a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri; a master’s degree in management from Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; a master’s degree in project management from Keller Graduate School of Management in St. Louis, Missouri, and a doctorate in management from Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri.

She is a member of a number of industry organizations, including: National Society of Black Engineers, Associated General Contractors of St. Louis, St. Louis Construction Forum, St. Louis Construction Consumers Council, Missouri Society for Healthcare Engineering, American Society for Healthcare Engineering, and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. 

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