William Pitts
William G. "Will" Pitts serves as President and CEO of WGPITTS and WGPITTS Caribbean, A full-service award- winning Design-Build firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida with offices in Orlando, Florida, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
WGPITTS Caribbean is focused on becoming a Tier One developer and investor in Puerto Rico’s hospitality and residential building industry. In the past year alone, WGPITTS Caribbean has worked with Royal Palm Companies on their due diligence for the Melia Hotel and Resort in Coco Beach, Puerto Rico and its conversion to a Hyatt Regency. WGPITTS Caribbean is currently working on the acquisition of several hospitality projects and providing services for construction to hotel owners on the island.
Experience is important and Will mobilized to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on one of the first commercial flights after Hurricane Maria. The purpose of that mobilization was to assess the opportunities to assist the US Government, FEMA, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Government of Puerto Rico with the disaster relief and restoration program. Since then WGPITTS has formed a subsidiary company, WGPITTS Caribbean partnered with investment fund Wildermuth Advisory. WGITTS Caribbean completed emergency housing repair for FEMA and the Puerto Rico Department of Housing and Assisted Monarch Alterative Capital. WGPITTS Caribbean sits ready and able to execute on projects awarded by the Puerto Rican government in the coming months and years.
Committed experts with “Best in Class” capabilities in professional services, capital services, construction and design-build. WGPITTS and WGPITTS Caribbean has constructed in excess of 150 projects from 1996 – 2019. These projects include office parks, shopping centers, industrial buildings, condominiums, estate homes, golf club houses and parks. Will personally established and developed clients including well-respected names in the industry such as: Taylor Woodrow Communities, the Ritz Carlton Company, Amelia Island, Plantation at Ponte Vedra, St. Joe Company, Centex Homes, Pulte Homes, Landmar, DR Horton, Walt Disney Company, Publix, Sunbelt Management, Omni Hotels, Monarch Alternative Capital and numerous other service-oriented, quality-driven development companies. WGPITTS is currently executing the design of the 1200 room upgrade at Saratoga Springs for the Walt Disney Company.
Additional Background: Born at the Orlando Naval Training Center in Orlando, Florida, Will was raised and has lived in Northeast Florida for most of his life. Will earned a Bachelor of Science in Building Construction Management from the University of North Florida and holds a Florida Certified General Contractor (unlimited) license (no. CG-C060240). He is well respected by his peers and was elected Vice Chairman of the Associated General Contractors of Florida (2006-2008). He was previously named as a Top 40 Executives Under 40 in Northeast Florida by the Jacksonville Business Journal. Under his leadership, WGPITTS was ranked as the Number 1 Fastest Growing Company in Northeast Florida by the Jacksonville Business Journal. WGPITTS was also ranked as the 6th Fastest Growing Company in the State of Florida by the University of Florida College of Business and ranked 9th in the Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Jacksonville, Florida
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