ABOUT NULCA

Formerly known as the National Utility Locating Contractors Association, we are now “Nulca – representing utility locating professionals”. Nulca was formed in 1994 by several contract locating companies to advance locating throughout North America. In 1996, Nulca published its first Competency Standard for training utility locators. This guideline has since become the industry standard and is now in its fifth revision. It serves as the basis for the Nulca Accreditation/Certification program, rolled out in March 2016 through a partnership with NSF, the industry leader in safety-based risk management solutions and verification.

Nulca also works closely with numerous industry associations and organizations to prevent utility damages as well as to promote safety and enhanced communication. Nulca will continue to work to promote professional locating from the individual technician to the largest company. Our members include contract locators, in-house locators, pipeline companies, private locators, SUE contractors, vacuum excavators, regulators, one call systems, manufacturers and suppliers and many others.

NULCA Leadership

Officers

Mike Marrero

PRESIDENT
USIC
Mr. Marrero serves as a Regional Director for USIC, LLC. USIC is America's leading provider of utility infrastructure locating services. Mike has over 20 years of utility locating experience in the US and Canada. Mike is an active member of the CGA where he is a member of the Education and Marketing Committees. Mike is also involved in managing the International Utility Locate Rodeo as master judge. Mike served in the United States Army Reserves for 6 years as a Medic and is a veteran of Desert Storm.
Terry Fordham

VICE PRESIDENT
Utiliquest, Inc.
Terry has over forty (40) years of leadership experience supporting our nation’s underground infrastructure with roles in telecommunications, construction and the utility locating industry. He has held management positions with increasing levels of responsibility and has been a proven advocate for the damage prevention industry. His roles include Engineering and Engineering Management, Inventory Management, Contract Management and ground level Construction and Underground Locating Operations Management. Terry also proudly served on the Board of Directors for GA811 for ten (10) years holding leadership roles as the Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Board and in this role worked with other State leaders to help drive the direction of infrastructure protection in Georgia.
Currently Terry serves UtiliQuest, LLC as their President and dedicates his time on Nulca’s Executive Committee as the Secretary.
Troy Holzworth

SECRETARY
Summit Utility Locating
Troy Holzworth Is a 36 year veteran in the utility locating and construction industry. He has painted the ground and managed locating contracts from Alaska to the Florida Keys. Troy worked as an inspector for the Montana DOT from 1984 to 1991. He then took a quality Control positon with a major heavy highway contractor in Montana, Riverside Construction. In 1992 he became the first manager for startup locate contractor in Kalispell, MT, he held numerous positons in that organization to include Executive Director of Operations, He managed over 1200 outside employees as it changed ownership and grew into a National services provider . In 2011 he founded Summit Utility Services, LLC with an investor who was the founder of Riverside Construction, with a single contract in South Dakota. Summit has now grown into a regional services provider having performed underground construction on Fiber projects, CATV projects and water line projects in addition to providing locating services.
John Krueger

TREASURER
Krylon, Inc.
Josh Hinrichs

PAST - PRESIDENT
Utilisource
Mr. Hinrichs has been President of ELM Locating since 2012. Prior to that he was Chief Operations Officer for several years. Josh has been employed by ELM Locating & Utility Services since September of 2001. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Montana. Following graduation, Josh joined the Utility industry as an employee of 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, the largest of its kind in the state of Montana. He also spent several years with Montana Rail Link and its parent company, Washington Corporations before joining ELM. In addition to currently sitting on the Board of Directors for NULCA, Josh actively participates in the Montana Utility Coordinating Council (MUCC) and various national and regional CGA groups.
Ron Peterson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ron Peterson is the current Executive Director of Nulca. Ron has been involved in the industry for over 20 years with extensive experience in locating and damage prevention. He has been involved with NULCA since 2003 as well as with the Common Ground Alliance since its inception. Ron was the recipient of the 2007 Ron Olitsky Award given each year to the CGA’s “most valuable member” and the 2008 NUCA Associate of the Year for his work in damage prevention.
Dean Parker

LEGAL COUNSEL
Hinshaw Culbertson
Mr. Parker joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in June 1979. He is the Leader of one of the firm’s two Business Transactions Departments. In that capacity, he provides guidance for the group's attorneys in a number of practice groups, including Commercial Transactions; Real Estate & Construction; Special Assets, Bankruptcy & Reorganization; and Estate Planning. He is a past regional director.