Donald L. Corthell

Mr. Corthell is a seasoned Owner’s Representative specializing in airport construction. He has worked as a tradesman, is a small business owner, a licensed building contractor, and possesses a long suit for leadership qualities which lead to transformational change. Although Mr. Corthell possesses the hard skills and experience required to perform any type of construction concerning airports, it is perhaps his soft-skills and exceptional leadership capabilities that truly sets him apart; building and managing teams of people is his calling.

Current responsibilities as the Co-Construction Manager on Orlando International Airport’s South Terminal Complex valued at approximately $2.5B, which consists of a new landside terminal, central energy plant, rental car facility, parking garage, ground equipment facility, airside terminal with 24 new gates, ramp and airfield extension of taxiways. This work is closely coordinated with the existing operations as well as Virgin Trains USA which is providing a train switchyard and connection to the existing Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF) that was completed in 2018. Previous airport work includes the ITF, Automated People Mover, baggage handling, airside reconstruction including the addition of new gates, Customs and Border Protection fit out, operations facilities, airfield and heavy civil including roads, bridges and waterways/box culverts.