Team Members

Robert Cardella, Controller | e-mail

Education
DePaul University, Chicago, IL - B.S. Business Administration, 1977
C.P.A., Illinois, New York
Member of Illinois C.P.A. Society
Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Employment
1977-1980       Associate, Bansley & Keiner, Chicago, IL
1980-1990       Controller, Chicago Machine Tool Co., Chicago, IL
1990-Present  Controller, Cassidy Brothers, Inc., Rosemont, IL and Franklin Park, IL

Martin J. Cassidy, Senior Project Manager/Estimator | e-mail

Field Experience
Plasterers Union, Local 5, 1975 - 1978

Education
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI - B.A. Communications, 1978

Employment
1978-1990       Estimator/Project Manager, Cassidy Brothers, Inc., Rosemont, IL
1990-1992       Estimator/Project Manager, R.G. Interiors, Franklin Park, IL
1992-1994       Estimator/Project Manager, Classic Drywall, Milwaukee, WI
1994-Present  Senior Project Manager/Estimator, Cassidy Brothers, Inc., Rosemont, IL and Franklin Park, IL

James K. Benninger, Project Manager/Estimator | e-mail

Education
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI - Studies in History, 1986-1990

Employment
1990-1995       Various positions culminating in Food Operations Manager, Lake Lawn Lodge, Delavan, WI
1996-2002       Sales, Estimating and Project Management in commercial flooring, FB Sales, d/b/a Carpet One Interiors, Crystal Lake, IL
2002-Present   Project Manager/Estimator, Cassidy Brothers, Inc., Rosemont, IL and Franklin Park, IL

Scott Phillips, Project Manager/Estimator | e-mail

Field Experience
U.S. Air Force, Active Duty [Rank at Discharge, Sergeant (E-4)] 1985-1989
U.S. Air Force, Reserves [Rank at Discharge, Staff Sergeant (E-5)] 1990-1992
Carpenter’s Union Local 272, 1995-1997

Education
Governor’s State University, University Park, IL- B.A., 1993

Employment
1995-1997       Commercial Carpenter, Thorne Associates, Inc.
1997-1998       Estimator/Project Manager, Thorne Associates, Inc.
1998-2002       Project Manager, Capitol Construction Group, Inc., Wheeling, IL
2002-2003       Estimator/Project Manager, M. Ecker & Co., Rosemont, IL
2003-2005       Estimator/Project Manager, Chicago Ceiling and Partition, Elmhurst, IL
2005-Present  Estimator/Project Manager, Cassidy Brothers, Inc., Franklin Park, IL

John Sheehan, Superintendent | e-mail

Education
Maine South High School, Graduated 1987
Carpenters Apprenticeship Program, Local 181, 1991-1995

Field Experience
Journeyman Carpenter, Local 181, 1995-present

Employment
1987-1991       Carpentry and painting, Sellergren Painting, Park Ridge, IL
1991-1995       Union Carpenters Apprentice, Cassidy Brothers, Inc., Franklin Park, IL
1996-2006       Carpenter Foreman, Cassidy Brothers, Inc., Rosemont, IL and Franklin Park, IL
2006-Present  General Superintendent, Cassidy Brothers, Inc., Franklin Park, IL