ABOUT US

It’s 1994 and two high school friends get together for dinner.  Don Mangan and Rick French grew up in the same neighborhood and ended up working in the same industry.  Don was an owner/operator grader and Rick was an estimator/salesman for a local paving company.  That night over dinner Pave West was born.  The two friends started in La Habra, CA with three employees and that first year grossed $1 million. In 2007, still in La Habra and still friends, they grossed $37 million and employ 60 people.

When Rick and Don first started out they offered patch and seal services.  They brought in Don’s brother, Dick, who has a background in engineering and construction.  Pave West has broadened its scope of services to include all aspects of paving and grading.

If you are interested in Pave West for your next project, one of these people will meet with you to discuss the best option for expeditiously satisfying your project requirements:

Don Mangan
Operations Director
562.824.2527
dpmangan@pavewest.com
Don’s introduction to the paving industry came through a friend he partnered with for three years, starting in 1983. Through this partnership he learned the basics of grading, asphalt and concrete. In 1986 he ventured out on his own, accumulating both equipment and more experience. As DPMangan, the business grew to about $1 million per year.  In 1994 he had dinner with Rick French, and the rest is history.

Rick French
Sales Director
562.824.2523
rfrench@pavewest.com
Rick’s forte is sales and estimating. This is how he started in 1987 with Century Paving, and this is where he met Tim McLean. In 1988 he switched to United Asphalt where he continued as an estimator and also started working in management. For six years he was educated in the nuts and bolts of selling and managing, learning all he needed to know to run his own business. And then in 1994 he had dinner with Don Mangan, and the rest is history.

Dave Padilla
Senior Estimator
562.762.9052
dpadilla@pavewest.com
Dave’s career in the paving business began with his father’s general engineering / paving company in 1977. He started working from the “ground-up” as a laborer, then as an equipment operator, foreman, superintendent and general superintendent.  Dave eventually became the lead estimator for public and private general engineering projects of all sizes. His field and office experience include, but is not limited to, demolition, grading, underground, and concrete and asphalt construction. Dave has since worked for other large contractors as a Senior Estimator and Project Manager, and joined Pave West in 2005.

Mark Perkins
Project Manager/ Arizona Office
602.471.4882
mperkins@pavewest.com
Mark’s graduation from Northern Arizona University in 1999 with a degree in Construction Management marked the commencement of his career in the general contracting industry. He worked for seven years as a Superintendent and Project Manager before joining us at Pave West. Because of this extra measure of understanding of the requirements, constraints and scheduling demands a General Contractor juggles, he is eminently qualified to serve your needs.  For our Arizona clients, Mark is your man for estimating, scheduling and onsite supervision.