The 7B Family - 7B Building Development

7B Building & Development Family

The Merchant Family and our entire 7B Family are committed to building lasting relationships with our clients. We realize people are what make a project or company succeed. The 7B team is the key to our success – some might call them our “secret sauce.”

We can’t wait for you to meet them!

Kent Davick – President of Real Estate

Kent is President of Real Estate and handles development for all new sites. Kent has over 20 years of real estate development and management experience throughout the West and Midwest for multiple retailers, including Family Dollar, Dollar General, Stage, and Anthony’s. Kent and his wife, Mary Ellen have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. They enjoy travel, regular family activities with their children and grandchildren and family visits to Walt Disney World. Kent is active in many local church activities and enjoys serving those around him.

Mike Furr – Senior Vice President of Real Estate

Mike recently joined the 7B team as Senior VP of Real Estate. Mike comes to 7B with 20 years experience in Real Estate with Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores. Most recently, he was the Regional Director of Real Estate with Dollar Tree. Mike and his wife Cindy reside in the East Texas area near Nacogdoches where they enjoy raising horses. Cindy shows ranch horses in the AQHA and Mike enjoys helping her at shows. They have ten grandchildren they enjoy spending time with and watching participate in rodeos, baseball, basketball and various other sports. Mike and Cindy are members of the Corner Post Cowboy Church of Nacogdoches where Mike plays the mandolin and sings with the praise band.

Steve Heaps – Vice President of Real Estate

Steve serves as Vice President of Real Estate for 7B with over 25 years real estate experience with QSR, Medical/Surgical, Family Dollar & Dollar Tree. He resides in Heber City, UT with his wife Susie. Together, they have 5 children and 13 grandchildren. When not working, Steve likes to spend time in the outdoors skiing, snowmobiling, golfing, hiking and camping. Spending time supporting the grandkids with their baseball, soccer and basketball games, traveling with his wife and serving in church activities. Most enjoyable is traveling on short trips with their grandchildren.

Jason Robertson – Vice President of Construction

Jason Robertson serves as Vice President of Construction for 7B Building and Development and is the managing partner of 4G Concrete. He graduated from Lubbock Cooper High School and attended Texas Tech University. Jason has 25 years of experience in construction operations and business management. He credits his successes to his experience at his previous careers with Robertson Bonded Warehouse, In. and Robertson Investments, where he worked alongside his father for over 20 years. Jason and his fiancé Alex have five amazing children – Cash, Case, Maci, Sloane and Laityn. Outside of the office, Jason is a cattle rancher. His hobbies include fishing, hunting, playing the guitar and traveling with his family. Jason is a proud member of Church On The Rock in Lubbock, TX. Faith is the foundation of who he is today and he gives all the glory to God.

Tyler Houk – Department Head / Senior Estimator

Tyler is the Senior Estimator and assists with project management for 7B Building & Development. Tyler graduated with two bachelor’s degrees from Texas Tech University in 2014. Tyler and his wife Lauren have two children – daughter Hadlee and son Jensen. Tyler enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching and attending sporting events, working out and playing any and all sports. He is faith and family-oriented and will do everything he can to help those he cares about.

Amalia (Lea) Bradley – Senior Estimator

Amalia, also known as Lea, is an Estimator and assists with project management for 7B Building & Development. Lea graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University in 2015 and was also a middle infielder for the Texas Tech Softball Team. After earning her degree, Lea went on to play for the Team USA Women’s Baseball Team in 2016 and played in the Women’s Baseball World Cup in Gijang, South Korea. Lea and her husband Ethan were married in May 2019 and have one daughter, Blair. Lea enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching and playing baseball, basketball, and football, and going to the Bradley family’s ranch on the weekends. Lea is very family-oriented and a devoted Christian.

Gabriel Macias – Junior Estimator

Gabriel also known as GB serve the 7B team as Junior Estimator. GB graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Texas Tech University in 2020. GB and his wife Miranda have been together since 2015. GB enjoys spending time with his wife and family as well as doing any sort of outdoor activities or sports, especially Disc Golf! He aims to live a life of ‘service above self ‘ and to put his faith at the center of everything he does.

Nathan Bahrenburg – Junior Estimator / Superintendent

Originally from Dallas, Nathan graduated with is Bachelor of Science from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches with a Bachelor of Science. He later received his Masters of Management with an emphasis in Emergency management.

Nathan is married to his amazing wife, Danielle. They enjoy volunteer firefighting, scuba diving, hiking, exercise, snowboarding, off-roading and all manner of other adventures. Primarily, they enjoy almost anything that can be done with friends and family.

Heather Murry – CFO/CPA

Heather is the Chief Financial Officer of 7B Building and Development and the other Merchant entities. As CFO, Heather oversees the accounting, business support, financial planning, and tax functions of all organizations. Before joining the Merchant entity group, Heather worked in public accounting for 12 years assisting clients in tax and accounting functions across multiple industries. She earned her Bachelors in Accounting in 2007 and later her MBA in 2012, both from Park University. Heather is a member of AICPA, TSCPA, the local chapter of TSCPA and WTWCPA. She is actively involved in West Texas Women Certified Public Accountants and her church Flatland Bible Church, serving others as the treasure and through the discipleship of other believers. Outside of work, Heather enjoys reading, laughing loudly and walks with her husband Michael, their two dogs, Jesse, and Frankie Jo and their soon-to-be blessing due September 2021.

Kordell Doshier – Contract Manager

Kordell serves 7B as the Contract Manager. Kordell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Wayland Baptist University in 2020. Kordell enjoys spending time with his family, watch any kind of sports and playing golf. Kordell is family-oriented and strives to live his life as a devoted Christian.

Ray Young – Executive Leadership Coach

Ray Young is a high-energy, high-octane, inspiring speaker, teacher and coach. For over 30 years Ray has been blessed to work with groups and individuals all over the world, including Mexico, Belize, Honduras, South Africa, Bolivia, Russia, Singapore, Thailand and all over the United States. Ray specializes in Leadership Development and Personal Development. Ray is a proud member of the John Maxwell Leadership Team.

Ray and his wife Sonya have been married 33 years. They have two daughters, Katelynn and Raegan. Ray graduated from Sunset School of Preaching in 1991 and received a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Lubbock Christian in 1994 and 2002 respectively. He has worked with multiple churches across New Mexico and Texas. Ray was an instructor at Sunset International Bible Institute for 14 years and at Lubbock Christian University for 3 years.

Ray is an avid runner and loves to be outdoors running, Jeeping, riding four-wheelers and hiking.