Meet Our Core Team

RDR Construction Services began in 2017 as a partnership between three construction professionals who shared the core principles of diligence, integrity, craftsmanship and respectful collaboration. Their combined 80 years of successes and learning-opportunity failures brings STRENGTH to their partnership and ADVANTAGE to our clients.

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Ray Brumley

Owner

Ray Brumley is a founding owner of RDR Construction Services and co-owner of Exceed Engineering. He serves as Project Manager, Production Manager and Construction Manager. He has over 30 years of experience in most all areas of the construction industry. His background includes the design, bid and development of educational, commercial, industrial, municipal and residential projects. Ray specializes in helping school districts and municipalities plan and construct their critical infrastructure developments.


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Dyde Manning

Owner/Project Manager

Dyde Manning is a founding owner of RDR Construction Services and owner of Van Zandt Steel, Inc. and has 40 years of experience with steel frame and metal building construction. He has undertaken countless commercial projects and has a reputation for constructing pristine, cost- effective projects that stand the test of time. Dyde’s connections with industry professionals throughout the state is a tremendous asset to RDR. His relationships with quality tradesmen and ethic of common-sense costing enable RDR to procure the lowest bids for our clients’ projects.


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Ray Thomas

Owner

Ray Thomas is a founding owner of RDR Construction Services and co-owner of Exceed Engineering. He is a licensed registered professional engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Texas at Tyler. Ray has 15 years of experience in project management, civil-structural engineering and design. He has engineered schools, commercial buildings, Petro-chemical  and  agricultural structures and industrial projects of many types.

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Eric Burns

Project Manager

Eric Burns has over 30 years of experience in construction management. Previously owning and managing his own general contracting firm, Eric is experienced in providing clients with turn-key solutions for their construction needs. With an extensive list of skills that include budgeting, contract negotiation, planning and logistics, and project close-out, Eric provides each client with exceptional project management.