SAM CALLEJO JOINS HEIDE & COOK MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS AS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Callejo brings a wealth of experience in both the public and private arenas, having worked on all Hawaiian Islands, in California, and in Vietnam. As a Captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Callejo organized the design and construction of roads and airfields in Vietnam.
Sam holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa.
He is a Professional Licensed Engineer in the State of Hawai`i.
In the public arena, Sam has worked for the City and County of Honolulu as Deputy Managing Director and for the State of Hawai'i as Deputy Director of the Department of Transportation, the State Comptroller and the Chief-of-Staff in the office of the Governor. (Most recently, he worked in the University of Hawai'i System as Director of the Office of Capital Improvements and Chief of Staff and Vice President for Administration).
Callejo has been involved in all aspects of engineering and construction work from design/build model homes to supervising operating budgets exceeding $200 million. Most recently, Callejo was Chief of Staff and Vice President for Administration of the University of Hawai`i System, and prior to that Director of
the Office of Capital Improvements at the U.H. System.
"As our company continues to grow and to innovate, it is important for us to bring folks like Sam Callejo on board. Everyone at the company welcomes him, and I know that our vendors and clients do as well," says Matsuda.
"We value his broad experience," says Dexter Kekua, Matsuda's partner. "At one point in his career he owned a company that specialized in Civil Engineering Design and Quality Control inspection for general contractors working on Federal projects.”
Founded in 1946, Heide & Cook is one of Hawai`i's largest Native Hawaiian owned companies,
one of the largest kama'aina mechanical contracting companies, and is known for its innovation and com- mitment to finding the best solutions to problems. Heide & Cook is one of only 25 companies in Hawai`i which was given the Energy Star designation by the U.S. Department of Energy. Just some of Heide & Cook's innovative projects include Nordstrom's massive ice plant, the installation of Turbocor silent, electro-magnetic, energy-saving coolers at Macy's and the installation of the first Broad Absorber System at the Kaua`i Marriott.
