K. C. Rounsaville

About K. C. Rounsaville

Accomplished Project Director with over 20 years of proven success delivering complex, high-impact EPC and design-build projects across heavy industrial sectors—including food manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and oil & gas. I thrive in fast-paced environments where speed, precision, and stakeholder alignment are critical to success. Currently leading the delivery of NewCold’s first-ever Canadian facility—a $230M, pallet-position automated frozen storage center—and recently completed the fastest project in the company’s global history. I bring full-lifecycle project expertise, from conceptual design and FEED through procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup. My approach blends strategic oversight with boots-on-the-ground leadership, ensuring safety, quality, and budget adherence. Whether I’m managing cross-functional teams, reducing procurement costs, or negotiating high-stakes contracts, I’m always focused on delivering results that exceed expectations. My background includes major project leadership at Amazon, Fluor, and CB & I, where I’ve driven success on billion-dollar industrial builds, refinery upgrades, and logistics infrastructure rollouts. With deep expertise in constructability, modularization, and contractor management, I specialize in unlocking value and speed across complex capital projects.

Experience

1. Project Director

   NewCold

   Aug 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   McCain Foods, Coaldale, Alberta (2023 – Present)Oversee end-to-end delivery of 56,088-pallet-position,$230M frozen storage facility in Alberta, Canada, NewCold’s first facility and business venture in Canada, including high-bay warehouse, automated loading systems, rail infrastructure, and fire prevention systemsDelivered $230M facility on time and on budget—fastest in NewCold’s 12-year history—by driving strategic procurement, contractor oversight, and international sourcing despite extreme winter conditionsLed cross-functional team of 8+ managers to ensure 100% compliance with design and safety standards, achieving safe work hours with only one recordable injuryNegotiated and executed 16+ direct supplier contracts, reducing procurement costs by $2.4M while ensuring company proprietary requirements and compliance with local CSA standards and code requirementsFinalized land sale and development agreements in coordination with the developer, property owner, and Town of Coaldale, with legal guidance from outside counsel to ensure compliance and project alignmentDarigold, Pasco, WA (2022 – 2023) Directed project definition and concept design of 61,100-pallet, multi-temperature, multi-high-bay facility, overseeing land acquisition, design consultants, budget development, scheduling, and supplier contracts.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  MSCE, Construction Engineering and Management

  2003 — 2004

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  BSCE, Civil Engineering

  2002 — 2003