Ken R. Beuley
Director of Finance & Development

Kenneth R. Beuley is Director of Finance and Development for The Keith Corporation (TKC), responsible for the oversight of all development and construction projects. His duties include the negotiation of all build-to-suit leases, procurement of construction and permanent financing and supervision of all construction related activities.

Mr. Beuley has held his current position with TKC since 1993. In that time, he has overseen the development of over 100 projects totaling more than 9.6 million square feet and valued in excess of $942 million. Before joining TKC, Mr. Beuley served as Vice President of Finance for Lincoln Property Company in Washington, DC and Charlotte. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Beuley served as Senior Accountant at Arthur Andersen and Company for three years prior to joining Lincoln Property Company.

Mr. Beuley is a magna cum laude graduate of James Madison University, with a degree in accounting.

Wendy D. Fulton
Project Manager

Wendy Fulton is a Project Manager for the Development Division of The Keith Corporation (TKC), responsible for the daily project management and coordination of numerous development and construction projects. She manages projects from the early stages of planning, budgeting and scheduling through the final construction phases for occupancy and use of the facility. Her duties include site evaluation and predevelopment analysis, communicating and coordinating between engineers, architects, contractors and owners to ensure project completion and client satisfaction.

Ms. Fulton earned a BachelorS Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She joined the development team at TKC in 1996.

Ms. Fulton's project experience includes Tractor Supply Company, NVR, Thomasville Furniture, Garden Ridge, Office Max, Hollywood Entertainment, Sonoco Products/Keating Gravure, Public Service Company, and American Equipment Racing.

Eric Larson
Project Manager

Eric Larson recently joined the Development Division of The Keith Corporation (TKC) as project manager. He brings with him over 13 years of commercial real estate construction expertise.  During his career he has managed the construction of over 4 million square feet of commercial real estate.  In his most recent capacity as Senior Project Manager for Choate Construction Company he was responsible for managing all facets of construction for industrial, distribution, medical, office and institutional facilities. Mr. Larson brings a wealth of practical construction knowledge, estimating ability and a can-do attitude to TKC.

In his role as Project Manager for TKC, Mr. Larson will execute industrial and retail development projects from rezoning, feasibility, budgeting and scheduling through construction and final completion.

He will be a key contact for our various relationships and will be in continuous contact with vendors, contractors, lender and our clients.

Mr. Larson graduated from Western Michigan University with a B.A. in Industrial Management and a minor in economics and business management.

Brendan Pierce
Project Manager

Brendan Pierce is a Project Manager for the Development Division of The Keith Corporation (TKC). He is responsible for the daily management of development projects, including supervising and coordinating all phases of the development process from initial due diligence through project completion. His duties include preparing development budgets and schedules, directing the efforts of design and construction teams, securing all regulatory approvals and interacting with clients on a regular basis to ensure timely project completions.

Mr. Pierce previously worked as a project manager for Clark Real Estate Advisors in Washington, DC. His experience includes managing the development of retail, office, and multi-use space representing some of the largest commercial real estate projects in the Washington metro area.

Mr. Pierce earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Business Administration degree from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Derek L. Salfia
Director of Construction

Derek Salfia, has been Director of Construction for the Development Division of The Keith Corporation (TKC) since 1999.  In this capacity he oversees pre-development and management of  construction projects which includes site evaluation, pre-construction analysis, due diligence, preparation of construction budgets, and management of consultants and contractors. Mr. Salfia manages TKC owned facilities as well as third party client facilities.

Since 2005, he has managed and developed 2.5 million square feet of industrial projects including  Crate & Barrel; Room & Board; Schneider Electric/Square D; Lee Boy; Pergo Flooring; Papa John’s Commissary and RSI Home Products.       

Other projects that he has completed with TKC include corporate headquarter
facilities such as Parkdale Mills; Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; and Citizen South Bank and retail projects such as Thomasville Furniture; Walgreens; and Citizens South Bank.

Mr. Salfia previously worked as the site/civil group manager for Woolpert ­Consultants in Charlotte.

Mr. Salfia is a magna-cum laude graduate from West Virginia University with a Bachelor’s Degree in ­Landscape Architecture. He is also a registered landscape architect.