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Tech-forward facility will play a crucial role in shaping future of construction by empowering next generation of industry leaders with cutting-edge tools and resources

Procon Consulting, one of the region’s premier tech-focused construction management firms, is empowering the next generation of construction industry leaders with the establishment of the Procon Innovation Center at Virginia Tech, the alma mater of Procon’s Co-founders Mark Ilich and Kyu Jung. Located inside the newly constructed Hitt Hall at the university’s Blacksburg, Virginia campus, the cutting-edge facility fosters hands-on learning and collaboration for students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction and College of Engineering.

The Procon Innovation Center is an advanced facility designed to support large-scale, student-led projects and experiential learning. Equipped with cutting-edge resources, like robotics and 3D concrete printers, students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction will partner with industry in the development of new tech-driven solutions and approaches that have the potential to transform building construction.

Childhood friends from Richmond, VA, who both graduated from Virginia Tech, Jung and Ilich founded Procon with a focus on using innovation to disrupt the AEC industry. Leveraging their backgrounds in engineering and technology, combined with their entrepreneurial spirit,Procon continues to provide clients with unmatched construction management services and custom solutions to some of the nation’s most complex build and infrastructure projects. Ahead of the company’s 25th anniversary in 2025, the business partners sponsored the Procon Innovation Center to give back to the university that fostered their success, investing in facilities and resources that will drive the next generation to progress the construction management industry.

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VT Alumni and Procon Co-founders, Mark Ilich and Kyu Jung,  attend the 2nd Annual Lunch Pail 100 Celebration at Lane Stadium honoring the 2024 Top 100 Hokie-led companies. Procon co-founders Mark Ilich and Kyu Jung got a chance to mingle with fellow Virginia Tech alumni and entrepreneurs, ranging from the culinary masterminds behind favorite eatery, Benny’s Pizza, to leaders in cybersecurity, healthcare, and other industries.

This lunch pail symbolizes the Hokie grit, determination, and innovation that drives graduates to live out the VT motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). Procon is honored to be among this list of successful Hokie-led venturs and thrilled to represent VT in the CM industry.

With our 25th year of business approaching, Procon makes its debut at spot #25 on Building Design+Construction‘s list of the nation’s top 90 construction management (as agent) and program/project management firms for nonresidential buildings and multifamily housing work, as reported in BD+C 2024 Giants 400 Report.

A huge thank you to our clients, partners, and the incredible Procon Team for getting us to this point. We’re excited to keep advancing the industry and delivering CM solutions.

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When Mark Ilich and Kyu Jung were graduating from Virginia Tech’s Myers-Lawson School of Construction nearly 25 years ago, they could not imagine the future awaiting them as co-founders of an ENR Top 100 CM/PM-for-Fee firm.

The Virginia Tech Lunch Pail Ventures 100 list celebrates the innovative spirit of Hokie Nation by recognizing 100 alumni-led companies across all industries and sizes. For the second year in a row, Procon is being recognized for exemplary innovation, resilience, growth, and entrepreneurial success — as well as our contribution to the economic vitality of the country.

Procon is honored to be featured among so many impressive Hokie-led businesses all over the U.S. (and one in India!), ranging from pizza eateries to robotics and everything in between.

Kyu and Mark could not be more thrilled to represent their alma mater in the CM industry. Thank you to Lunch Pail Ventures for the honor.

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Procon Consulting is honored to receive the CMAA National Capital Chapter‘s Project Achievement Award for 2023 Building of the Year in the $150M+ category for the new Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro Office Headquarters in Alexandria, VA. Procon served as the on-site Construction Manager and Quality Assurance Manager for the project’s developer, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners, to ensure this modern, innovative, and sustainable 425,000 SF building was delivered on time and on budget. The project consisted of constructing a new base, building core and shell, and tenant fit-out. The building is designed to meet LEED Gold, and comprises 10 floors of offices, collaborative spaces, and data/operations centers with highly specialized equipment for monitoring metro safety.

Other members of the Project Team included Gensler (Architect), Bowman Consulting (Civil Engineer), Setty Associates (MEP Engineer), Hensel Phelps (General Contractor), and Jacobs serving as WMATA’s Construction Manager.

“The structure of the Development Team for this project was unique, with the Owner (WMATA) and the Developer (Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners) each having on-site CM representatives with different responsibilities,” says Procon Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Mark Ilich. “The Procon Team played a critical role in partnering with stakeholders to resolve numerous complications that arose during this complex project and deliver a building with state-of-the-art work spaces and operations centers that uphold Metro’s commitment to functionality and safety.”

The WMATA Metro Office building has also received recognition from Urban Land Institute (ULI) Washington for Excellence in Office Development and the FreelandBuck art installation in the building lobby, Tunnel Vision, has received attention from multiple design outlets and local media, including Washingtonian Magazine.