John M. Leonard
Vice President & Co-Chief Operating Officer Back to Bios
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John Leonard, who has been chief operating officer of LVI since 2003, has been with the company for 20 years.
Leonard oversees all of the branch offices and works directly with regional and branch managers to ensure that proper estimating procedures are utilized for all projects nationwide and for the safety, schedule and successful performance of every job. He is also responsible for maintaining LVI’s standards and procedures regarding client service across the company. Leonard is directly responsible for major projects for national clients and leads the LVI emergency response team in the pre-planning and implementation of responses throughout the U.S. He holds LVI’s contractor licenses in Hawaii, California, Nevada, Florida and Arizona.
Leonard joined LVI in 1987 as a member of the special projects division and later joined the company’s New York metropolitan operation as an estimator. He was promoted to vice president and branch manager in 1992 and president of the New York/New Jersey office in 1993. Leonard also served seven years as regional manager of the western United States where he had oversight of eight branches. Prior to joining LVI, Leonard served in the management trainee program of a national construction company.
He received a bachelor of science degree in finance and management information systems from Syracuse University.
