Leadership

Scott Montross has served as our Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2013. A graduate of Colgate University, Scott joined the company in May 2011 after 23 years in the steel industry. Scott has held many senior positions including Executive Vice President of the Flat Products Group for Evraz Inc. North America, Oregon Steel Division, Claymont Steel Division, and the Regina Steel Division. Prior to Evraz Inc. North America, Scott held positions with Oregon Steel Mills and the National Steel Corporation. Scott’s primary responsibilities include leading the development and execution of long-term strategies, managing the overall operations and resources for the company, acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors and corporate operations, and increasing shareholder value.

Aaron Wilkins joined NWPX in 2014 as the company’s Corporate Controller and became Chief Financial Officer in 2020. In this role, Aaron is responsible for the company’s finance and investor relations functions. Prior to NWPX, Aaron spent two years as the Chief Financial Officer of Omega Morgan, an industrial services company. His experience also includes seven years with Evraz Inc. North America, where his roles included Corporate Controller and Director of Finance. Aaron began his career in public accounting with KPMG LLP, and earned both Bachelor of Science-Business and Master of Professional Accountancy degrees from Montana State University.

Megan Kendrick joined NWPX in 2008 as a manager in our Accounting Department. Megan has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility in both Accounting and Human Resources before being appointed to the position of Vice President of Human Resources in January 2017. As the head of our Human Resources department, Megan is responsible for overseeing all employee matters including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, compliance, and employee relations. Prior to joining NWPX, Megan worked for the National Basketball Association’s Memphis Grizzlies for seven years. Megan began her career with the public accounting firm Arthur Andersen in Vancouver, BC, Canada, after graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce Honors degree. Megan holds both a CA-CPA and SHRM-CP designation, which span her background in both accounting and HR.

Eric Stokes is responsible for all commercial and operating activities of NPWX’s water transmission arm, Northwest Pipe Company. Eric has been involved in securing many of the largest orders in company history. His day-to-day activities include water transmission commercial responsibilities, overseeing technical engineering, and working closely with his highly experienced sales team. Eric attended college with a basketball scholarship but left to start a construction company with his family in 1992. He then took a position with General Contractor Anderson Construction, where in his 12-year tenure he was repeatedly promoted to Project Superintendent. Eric Joined NWPX in 2008 after conversations with a former company sales manager, who was impressed with his knowledge and common-sense approach. Since joining NWPX, Eric has grown with the organization and become integral to client service. He previously served as Senior VP/General Manager of Water Transmission Systems before assuming his current role.

Michael Wray serves as Executive Vice President of NWPX Infrastructure, with executive responsibility for the operational and commercial performance across the Company. He joined NWPX in 2007 and has held roles of increasing responsibility across the organization, most recently serving as Vice President/General Manager Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems. Prior to joining NWPX, Michael worked for Continental Pipe Company and spent nine years with Smith Megadiamond, an Element Six (De Beers) company. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from Utah State University and is fluent in French.

Jesus Tanguis is responsible for all commercial and operating activities for the Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems Segment including NWPX Geneva and NWPX Park. Since joining the Company in January 2024 as Vice President/General Manager of NWPX Geneva, Jesus has steadily grown the Utah Precast business and improved its operational performance. Jesus has a strong background in civil construction and infrastructure and a proven record of increasing performance and revenue in underperforming market segments. He has a BS in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas and studied Economics at the Universidad del Pacifico. Tanguis is a native of Peru and has a keen understanding of the highly competitive international precast markets and trends.