Management Profiles

Mark Nicholson: President of The Nicholson Company.  Mark received both a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Santa Clara. Mark has over twenty years of experience in the high tech industry, with six years as President/CEO of Escort Memory Systems.  Mark has spent the last five years with The Nicholson Company, where he has worked his way up from Project Manager to his current position as President.

Bruce Nicholson: Co-Founder and Principal.
Bruce brings extensive experience in business management, planning, design and construction management to clients of all sizes. Prior to co-founding the Nicholson Company, Bruce managed the Northern California division of Ray Wilson Company which specialized in industrial and commercial general construction with an annual volume of approximately $20,000,000 in Santa Clara, CA. In July of 1981, Ray Wilson Company became a subsidiary of Amerad Betong Vagforbattringer (ABV) of Stockholm, Sweden. At that time, ABV had an annual volume in excess of $1 billion. Bruce holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Oregon.

John Nicholson: Co-Founder and Principal.
Prior to co-founding the Nicholson Company, John began his career in construction management and land development. He is a member if the American Society of Civil Engineers, is a licensed broker and general contractor, and holds a masters degree in Business Administration from the Claremont Graduate School and a BS from Santa Clara University in Civil Engineering.

Bob Dwyer
Robert (Bob) Dwyer has been a licensed California real estate broker and general contractor for 28 years. Bob began his career as an estimator and project manager in the general construction field with Morris Daley, Inc. in Burlingame, CA. In 1981, he joined Grubb & Ellis company in San Jose, specializing in sales and leasing of commercial real estate. In 1999, Bob joined The Nicholson Company as a partner. Since that time, Bob and his partners developed five buildings, totaling 138,000 square feet. Bob brings value to every project with his ability to regard the project from its inherent value as a potential real estate deal. Combined with the ability to take projects from ground zero and walk them through to completion, Bob enables his clients to spend their time focusing on their own businesses. Bob holds a BS from the University of California, Berkeley.

Mark Brannan
As Vice-President of Construction Management at The Nicholson Company, Mark has 29 years experience in the industry, with 19 of those years being dedicated to The Nicholson Company's construction efforts. Prior to his years with the company, Mark owned and operated his own general contracting firm. Mark brings extensive talent and expertise to every project by providing hands-on input and coordination for all major project activities, including design review, project scheduling and field operations.

Willie Koolstra
Willie brings 10 years of property management experience to the Nicholson Company. Prior to joining the company, Willie worked as a commercial real estate broker in Silicon Valley, eventually selling his company to Prudential California Realty. In 1997 Willie joined The Nicholson Company to direct all property management efforts.