Our mission at Terra Works is to drive our business expansion in Western Pennsylvania, increase profitability and achieve consistent performance by focusing on the best business opportunities in the given geography or business cycle.
Our vision is to grow our footprint of operations and steadily diversify our business. As a heavy construction company, we have found that diversification, much like a diversified mutual fund, ensures solid, consistent financial performance. This diversification will allow us to minimize the risk of ever-changing economic environments and business climates. Over the past 16 years, we have developed the capabilities at Terra Works to tackle a wide range of civil construction projects, both large and small, and work with a broad mix of clients across Western Pennsylvania.
President/ Principal/ Project Manager
Ryan Miles is the Founder and President of Terra Works. Ryan began his career in the industry working for his father’s company Miles Developing & Contracting. He worked there from 1996-2002 as a Project Manager and Estimator. He handled all the financial duties, prepared proposals to customers and oversaw the project operations from day to day. He began his college career in 1999 in conjunction with working for Miles Developing & Contracting. Ryan had an unbelievable edge with the experience he received at such a young age and was continuing to grow his knowledge in the industry by attending Clarion University. He received his degree in Business Management & Industrial Relations in 2002.
After college he broke away from Miles Developing & Contracting and started his own company. Ryan set forth equipped with a single skid steer, Ford F650 truck and one mini excavator as the sole employee of Terra Works, Inc. He began completing many smaller projects for local customers. Terra Works began to gain the reputation as a well-respected company. The fleet and workforce began to grow in the upcoming years so much so, in 2009 the company became incorporated and Ryan’s two younger brothers joined the ranks of Terra Works as Owners and Project Superintendents at which point the company took off. With the arrival of Curtis and Theron Miles Terra Works focus evolved from seal coating and paving to site development, public utility installation, concrete, trucking and other civil construction services.
Ryan has 22 years of experience in the industry as a project manager and estimator. Ryan’s current Project Manager responsibilities include managing project communications, ensuring quality control is met on all projects, submitting regular billings to owner/general contractor to ensure prompt payment, estimate change orders, and scheduling/coordinating all resources as needed to complete the projects. His Estimating responsibilities include computing costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements, proposal development and management for public and private construction projects, effectively communicating with subcontractors, suppliers, specialty services, and equipment suppliers for best price quotes, and developing estimates (ranging $250k to $5 Million) from various types of bid documents and their key components such as bonding, insurance, indemnification and damage clauses.
Project Supervisor/ Principal
Theron Miles entered the industry as a laborer for his father’s company in the late 1990’s. He worked through high school and college as a laborer where he gained a wealth of knowledge in the classroom and in the field. He attended Clarion University where he got a degree in Corporate Finance and Commercial Real Estate. After college he joined his brothers and began to work for Terra Works, Inc. where he excelled in his role at TWI as a project manager. In 2011, with the success he was having at TWI he became a part owner with his two brothers Ryan and Curtis and became one of the lead Superintendents.
Theron has 15 years of construction experience and has been a part owner of TWI for 7 years. Theron oversees all the operations of a construction site, from planning to completion. Theron’s Superintendent responsibilities include effectively communicating with subcontractors, suppliers, specialty services, engineers and project owners to ensure their demands are met in a timely fashion. Theron manages all construction activities following project approvals and coordinated work with the project owner to include phasing, staging and site logistics. He also provides as-builts, submittals, RFIs, etc. to owner’s representative of a project. He is proficient in the use of Trimble GPS/ Business Center, HCSS Heavy Bid, HCSS Heavy Job and Auto CAD. When Theron is not in the field he is in the office assisting the estimating department in preparing bids and is monitoring the overall health of the corporation. Theron excels in and enjoys performing jobs that involve site development, structural concrete, street development, paving and marine work. Some notable projects that Theron was the lead on were: Conneaut Lake Fireman’s Beach Rehab (1.2M), Brookville Lift Station (1.8 M), Clarion YMCA (800K), Brookville Townsquare (1.2 M) and Jefferson County Bridge Replacement (211K).
Project Supervisor/ Principal
Curtis Miles entered the industry as a laborer for his father’s company in the mid 1990’s. In 2003, he joined his older brother Ryan and began to work for Terra Works, Inc. Curtis did a lot of everything from 2003- 2008 taking on whatever role was needed to keep the business afloat such as accounting, estimating, managing projects and operating equipment. He was a major contributing factor in creating the foundation of Terra Works. In the midst of helping his brother get his company off the ground he attended Clarion University where he received a degree in Business Management with a concentration in Accounting. Shortly after Curtis got his degree in 2009 he partnered with Ryan Miles and became a half owner of Terra Works.
After Theron joined the team in 2011 Curtis then became a 1/3 owner of Terra Works. Curtis has 18 years of construction experience and has been a part owner of TWI for 9 years. Curtis now oversees all the operations of a construction site, from planning to completion. Curtis’s Superintendent responsibilities include effectively communicating with subcontractors, suppliers, specialty services, engineers and project owners to ensure their demands are met in a timely fashion. Curtis manages all construction activities following project approvals and coordinated work with the project owner to include phasing, staging and site logistics. He also provides as-builts, submittals, RFIs, etc. to an owner’s representative of a project. He is proficient in the use of Trimble GPS/ Business Center, HCSS Heavy Bid, HCSS Heavy Job and Auto CAD. When Curtis is not in the field he is in the office assisting the estimating department in preparing bids and is monitoring the overall health of the corporation. Curtis excels in and enjoys performing jobs that involve underground utilities, paving and street development. Some notable projects that Curtis was the lead on were: HSWA 2017 Sewer and Waterline Replacement (2.2M), Plummer Street Waterline Replacement (1.6M), Zelienople Main Street Water Line (2.5M), and Villas at Water Run Contract 2 and Contract 1 (2.2M).
General Supervisor
Bio coming soon!
Controller
Emily Weiser joined the Terra Works team in 2016 to become the Financial Controller for Terra Works, Inc. Emily attended the Clarion University and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business & Accounting. Emily was previously an accountant for a CPA firm in Leeper, PA called Susan G. Patton, CPA and a Field Assessor for the County of Clarion before she came on board with Terra Works. Her wealth of knowledge has become a tremendous asset to TWI. Emily’s personality and work ethic are perfect for the role she holds in Terra Works. Emily is responsible for the overall financial operations within the organization such as account reconciliation, all required tax filings, 401k deposits, certified payroll reports, payroll, review of the monthly financial statements and monthly Workers Compensation deposits and enter all accounts receivable invoices and cash receipts.
Accounting Clerk
Bio coming soon!
Terra Works Inc. (TWI) began as a sole proprietorship and has developed into a respected leader in their industry. Terra Works has been founded on their core values of hard work, world-class safety, integrity, honesty and teamwork; which has positioned TWI to meet the ever-changing challenges of their industry and the needs of their customers.
In 2002, Terra Works, Inc. was founded by Ryan W. Miles Sr.. As the sole employee, Ryan Miles set forth equipped with a single skid steer, Ford F650 truck and one mini excavator. Ryan began completing many smaller projects for local customers. Terra Works began to gain the reputation as a well-respected company. The fleet and workforce began to grow in the upcoming years so much so, in 2009 the company became incorporated and Ryan’s two younger brothers joined the ranks of Terra Works as Owners and Project Supervisions at which point the company took off. With the arrival of the Curtis and Theron Miles Terra Works focus evolved from seal coating and paving to site development, public utility installation, concrete, trucking and other civil construction services. Terra Works has become a leader in the industry in Western PA and continues to grow today.
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Phone: 814-226-0702 |
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M -F: 8:30am - 3:30pm |
