As chief development officer, Samuel Huckaby is responsible for overseeing design engineering, new site development and construction across the company’s new and existing campuses in EMEA. Huckaby brings to Vantage more than 19 years of experience delivering multimillion-dollar projects on time and within budget.
Prior to this role, Huckaby served in a variety of leadership roles at Vantage, including chief operating officer of North America, where he managed the execution of design engineering, construction and operations. Before joining the company, he was a project and scheduling manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he delivered multiple new, high-tech facilities. Huckaby’s career achievements include delivering $280 million in major capital projects at San Jose State University and numerous commercial projects while at Turner Construction and O’Conner Construction Management. He has also served as a lecturer at California State University, East Bay, where he instructed classes in the undergraduate and graduate construction management programs.
Huckaby has earned various certifications within his expertise, including the Design-Build Institute of America Professional and the Project Leadership Institute from the Stanford Center for Professional Development.
A graduate from California State University, East Bay with a Master of Science degree in construction management, Huckaby also holds a Bachelor of Science in concrete industry management with a minor in business from Middle Tennessee State University.