He began his field career with AP in 1992. As he progressed through various roles, including project engineer, superintendent, and senior superintendent, Herrera’s career trajectory was shaped by a blend of hands-on experience and learning the intricacies of construction documentation processes.A life event led him to transition into an office capacity, where he honed his skills and ascended to increasing leadership roles. John’s success is grounded in perseverance, continuous learning, and embracing both successes and setbacks.
He emphasizes the importance of pushing beyond comfort zones, being receptive to feedback, and maintaining resilience during challenging times. John believes in giving back to our communities. He is serving as a Board Member for Construction Education Foundation (CEF), Board Director for Five Star Education Foundation and serves as a representative for AP at the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership.
He is also involved in workforce development programs and is passionate about growing our community’s next generation of construction personnel. In his AP role, John encourages the support of career development programs emphasizing our participation in high school, college, and apprenticeship programs as both recruiters and mentors. Additionally, John advocates for internal training programs including leadership development, strength finding, and process improvement training.
John is an approachable leader with an open-door policy. You will often find John engaged in conversation with employees in the shared kitchen, routinely meeting with clients, and often on project sites continuing conversations with our field staff and subcontractors.