Meet the team
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Chris Richards
Chris is the owner and founder of Red Dog Construction. He has 12 years of commercial & residential construction experience (followed by 15 years of being a farrier). Returning to construction In 2019, Chris started Red Dog Construction. His company offers general contracting services, framing, excavation, and various other services.
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Tate Goergen
Tate started working at Red Dog Construction in 2020 after 3 years of farming. Since then he has been promoted to “assistant president” and self proclaimed “best employee”.
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Austin Johnson
Austin joined the Red Dog Team in early spring 2021. He brought along 3 years of heavy equipment operation experience. Since then, he has gotten certified by the State of South Dakota for Water & Sewer Installation. When he’s not operating equipment he’s swinging a hammer with the rest of the crew.
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Tygh Goergen
Tygh has been with us since the Fall of 2021. He brought with him 4 years of carpentry experience. He is a twin to the “assistant president” and a great asset to the company.
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Jeremy DeKoker
Jeremy, brother to the Bookkeeper, brother-in-law to the owner, and uncle to the marketing director. He is newest addition to the Red Dog family and brought along with him 15 years of experience.
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Tori Hansen
Tori works with us over the summers. Currently, she is an elementary teacher for the Tea School District. She is a fantastic teacher, and we can’t wait to see her back in the summers.
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Amy Richards - Richards Bookkeeping
Amy is the bookkeeper ( and wife to Chris ). All of the employee’s know that Amy is the actual boss because she is the one who signs their checks.
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Holly Johnson - H Photography & Design
Hi! I’m Holly. I’m the head (only person) of the graphic design team here at Red Dog Construction. I handle all of the web design and branding. I have my associates degree in Media Design Technology from STC & also own H Photography & Design.
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Red Dog
Our namesake, Red Dog. We rescued Red in 2013 when he was 2.5 years old. He is a German wire hair pointer who loves to hunt, lay in front of the fireplace, and take naps (kind of like Chris).