Commercial construction depends on the people who plan the work, price it, and see it through. Owners want to know who builds the schedule, who tracks the money, and who answers the phone when a problem shows up on site. Carl Construction answers those questions with a small leadership team. Steve Ralls, Donna Ralls, and Ryan Yarbrough divide ownership, operations, and project management between them. Their combined background covers general contracting, steel building systems, accounting, estimating, and material procurement. Staff details appear on the Carl Construction leadership page.
Steve Ralls Brings Decades of General Contracting Experience
Steve Ralls serves as president and owner. He brings decades of experience in general contracting, commercial construction, and project management. Ralls became a partner in the firm in 2006. In 2020, he and his wife, Donna, assumed full ownership of Carl Construction.
Ralls specializes in steel building construction. His work covers every phase of a project, including planning, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, construction, and final completion. That range keeps him involved from the first concept meeting through closeout.
Steel building systems in the United States follow design standards published by organizations such as the American Institute of Steel Construction. Contractors in this category need familiarity with fabrication schedules, erection sequencing, and coordination between suppliers and field crews. Ralls applies that knowledge to keep steel packages aligned with the wider construction schedule.
Donna Ralls Manages Operations and Internal Systems
Donna Ralls has served as operations manager since 2020. She brings nearly two decades of accounting experience to the role.
Donna manages accounting and internal operations for Carl Construction, working alongside Steve and the project management team. Her focus areas include clear communication, accurate documentation, and efficient internal systems. Contractors handle progress billing, lien waivers, subcontractor invoices, and change order records on almost every job. Processing that paperwork correctly keeps payments moving and keeps field crews working.
Accurate records also support owners during closeout, when lien releases, warranties, and final billing all come due at once.
As an owner, Donna also contributes to company planning and decision-making. That part of her role provides structure and consistency for employees and project teams.
Ryan Yarbrough Manages Projects From Preconstruction to Completion
Ryan Yarbrough works as a project manager. He has eight years of project management and estimating experience with the company, and he spent a decade in the U.S. and Canadian lumber industry before that. Yarbrough graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in business administration and international business.
Yarbrough runs large projects from preconstruction through completion. His duties include scheduling, budgeting, material procurement, field operations, and oversight of project teams. He works directly with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers to keep each piece coordinated.
His lumber industry background carries weight on the procurement side. Material pricing and lead times shift with market conditions. Someone who has worked inside the supply chain reads those shifts early. Yarbrough applies that experience at Carl Construction when he prepares estimates and sets material schedules.
How the Staff Coordinates Owners, Architects, and Subcontractors
Commercial projects involve many parties. An owner sets the program and the budget. Architects and engineers produce the drawings. Subcontractors and suppliers deliver the labor and materials. Someone has to keep them all aligned to the same schedule.
That coordination sits at the center of how the Carl Construction staff works. Steve Ralls draws on long-standing relationships with subcontractors and suppliers to assemble a team suited to each job. Yarbrough carries the daily communication, tracking submittals, deliveries, and field progress. Donna keeps documentation and billing current behind both of them.
Preconstruction work sets the tone for everything that follows. Budgets get tested against real material pricing. Schedules get checked against subcontractor availability. A problem caught at that stage costs far less to fix than the same problem caught after steel arrives on site. The team treats that early phase as part of the build, not paperwork ahead of it.
Established relationships also shorten response times. A subcontractor who has worked with the same contractor for years understands the expectations and the pace of the work.
What the Team Structure Means for Project Owners
Small teams create direct lines of contact. An owner working with Carl Construction speaks with the decision-makers instead of passing messages through layers of staff. Ownership sits with two of the three people named above, which keeps accountability close to the work.
Continuity matters as well. Steve Ralls has held an ownership stake since 2006, Donna since 2020, and Yarbrough has worked at the company for eight years. That institutional memory helps with repeat work and projects that run across several years.
Owners evaluating a general contractor can review project history, references, and staff experience before they sign anything. The Carl Construction team publishes background on each staff member, which gives owners a starting point for that review.
Construction outcomes trace back to the people running the work. The staff at Carl Construction covers estimating, operations, and field management, with a defined owner for each function.
