A TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR LATINO CONTRACTORS

An accomplished military officer, and entrepreneur, David Molina is President and Owner of Molinas Construction Company, a small civil construction company. Molinas was founded on a bootstrap budget and $3,000 loan. Since 2015, Molina has led the company through jobs in the rain, snow or shine all over the Pacific Northwest for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. As Molinas’ President, Molina oversees all aspects of business from business development, human resources, field operations, equipment and asset management to strategic planning. The son of migrant farmworkers, Molina was the first to graduate high school in his family, earning his B.A. in political science and Army ROTC commission from Oregon State University. After commissioning as an officer, Molina trained in the U.S. Army School of Infantry before serving over a decade in uniform as a soldier and officer both in the reserve and active at all levels from company to division level. Molina culminated his military career in the rank of Captain eaming the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medals, and the Rowan Award. After exiting Dover AFB, Molina founded and scaled nonprofit startup, Operation Code, to help veterans and military families use their New GI Bill at coding bootcamps. At every turn, Molina gives back volunteering on several boards, including LatinoBuilt, the American Society of Professional Estimators, and early in his career on the Oregon Community Foundation Latino Partnership Advisory Council, Oregon State University Board for Community and Inclusion, and the Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs. Outside of work Molina enjoys spending time with family, his three daughters, traveling and BBQing.

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