Michael Reed is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Member of Elite Construction Company of NY LLC, a full-service construction management firm serving the New York metropolitan area.
Established in 2011, Elite is a veteran-owned, certified Disadvantage Business Enterprise, certified Minority Business Enterprise, and a proud member of the Construction Management Association of America.
Elite was honored to be the co-award winner of the 2020 & 2021 CMAA (NYC Metro/NJ Chapter) MWBE Managed Project of the Year Awards for the net-zero emissions Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center Project and the Hempstead Lake State Park Environmental Education and Resiliency Center.
Since its formation, Elite has provided services to diverse public and private sector clients. The firm’s government clients include New York City, New York State, federal agencies, city municipal authorities, and Long Island municipalities.
Michael is a seasoned construction industry veteran with a vision for excellence and ethics.
He uses that vision to guide his team to deliver top-quality projects with a proactive, hands-on approach and transparent communication, which has been developed from over 30 years of construction experience. Michael has participated in several panels and guest speaker engagements to discuss construction-related experiences.
The relationships Michael has built in local communities further support Elite’s footprint.
He has served as a trustee at the Congregational Church of South Hempstead, a Commissioner of the Freeport Housing Authority, and mentors young construction professionals.
As an advocate for parks and passionate about the environment, Michael is currently a Board Member with Parks & Trails New York.
Before co-founding Elite, Michael worked as a project manager for Turner Construction.
His contributions were instrumental in the success of the first $100 million+ K-12 educational projects in New York State, the NYCEDC’s $77 million Coney Island Redevelopment project, and the 42-story Goldman Sachs Tower in Jersey City, N.J.
He later joined Triton Construction and served as a project executive for their Long Island construction operations, where he helped aid the company’s ascent to a Top 50 Construction Firm in New York.
Michael earned a B.S. in civil engineering and a B.S. in environmental engineering while attending the U.S. Air Force Academy. He then received an M.S. in engineering management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology during his assignment at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
After serving as a flight commander in the civil engineering squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, the U.S. Air Force honorably discharged Capt. Reed in 2000.
