UIP General Contracting, Inc.
    140 Q Street NE | Suite 140B
    Washington, DC 20002
    UIP General Contracting
    Who We Are – Leadership
    Crystal Watkins
    Construction Accounting Manager
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    Jay Fellers
    Chief Superintendent
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    Joseph Hyman
    Project Executive
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    Cristopher Shaw
    Vice President, General Contracting
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    Cris joined UIP General Contracting in May 2023 as the Vice President of General Contracting.  Cris has over 25 years of experience in the Maryland, Virginia, and DC markets, including estimating/pre-construction, project management, site supervision, procurement of new work, and operations leadership. The types of projects he has overseen include high-rise, garden style, podiums, wraps, and hybrids like Hambro system. His management included that of multi-family residential apartments and condominiums, retail, mixed-use, senior living, affordable housing, and commercial office projects. Cris’s responsibilities include oversight of all corporate functions, contract authority and overall responsibility for performance on new construction, renovations, and special projects.

     

    Prior to starting his career in construction, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a United States Presidential Honor Guardsman and is a Desert Storm Veteran.  Cris attended the University of Maryland University College with a major in Business Management.  Cris is happily married for nearly 30 years with 2 children, and in his spare time he enjoys golfing, coaching, fishing, boating, and spending time with his family and friends.    

    Kai Dana Pantin
    Vice President, Human Resources
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    Kai Dana Pantin joined UIP in late 2021 as the Vice President of Human Resources. In this role, Kai oversees all internal talent, human resources, and people functions, and leads processes and structures that ensures that UIP has the leadership, recruitment and talent development practices, and culture in place to continue its growth. Prior to joining UIP, Kai held the position of HR Director at Zonda (formerly Hanley Wood), a data intelligence, software, and media company focused on the residential housing industry, where she led a variety of key initiatives around talent acquisition, onboarding, training and development, performance management, and employee engagement. She was also the Director of People & Operations at Indiggo, a thriving startup focused on leadership through an AI-based platform, and a Senior Manager, HR Programs at Avalere Health, a leading healthcare policy consulting firm.

    Kai earned her Master’s in Clinical Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Bachelor’s in Communications from the University of Maryland at College Park. She is passionate about continuing her education to stay ahead of the emerging trends the constant changes in the HR landscape.

    Kyle Eaton
    Chief Operating Officer
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    Kyle Eaton joined UIP in 2022 as the firms first ever Chief Operating Officer. UIP Mr. Eaton’s background includes experience in the C suite and other senior executive positions in national private equity firms. Mr. Eaton has lead large multifamily and commercial development, operations, asset management and general contracting teams in over 20 different markets throughout the US. Throughout his career Mr. Eaton has transacted joint ventures in excess of $2 Billion dollars.  Mr. Eaton has engaged in many JVs and partnerships with private equity firms and  institutional capital partners such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Airbnb, Brookfield, The Royal Family of Kuwait, Ohio State Pension Fund and many more. Mr. Eaton leads all team members and operation activities for UIP.