Golden Sands Corporate Officers

Mary F. Maguire, one of the co-founders of Golden Sands, has been instrumental in structuring the company and its operational systems as well as managing select construction projects over the years.

Since 2001, Mary has directed the successful expansion and diversification of the company, doubling its size in the past 10 years and earning the trust and recognition of clients including Boeing, Turner Aviation and Miami International Airport.

Prior to joining Golden Sands, Mary was with the Cayman Islands Government for 7 years as Director of Training. Before that, she was an international systems analyst for Cable & Wireless PLC, based in London. In this position, Mary established financial systems throughout the Middle East and the Caribbean and was the first woman in Cable & Wireless to work in the Middle East.

Mary Maguire, an active member of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, received her BS degree from University College in Dublin, Ireland. She is also actively involved in the Golden Sands Charitable Foundation, which builds schools and helps fund clinics in Jamaica.

Peter Fedele is one of the founders of Golden Sands and the President of the company. He has, quite literally, grown the company from the ground up.

Peter began in the business as a developer, initially in the Cayman Islands and then in Miami, with a focus on warehouses and offices. He also bought inner city property and developed housing facilities.

Always the innovator, he saw the company's role evolving and seized emerging opportunities for a general contracting company that would raise the industry standard entirely. The success of the early years of Golden Sands is measured by its entrance to the banking industry and a specialization that is the backbone of Golden Sands today.

In addition to leading the company with CEO Mary Maguire, Peter has been instrumental in building a team that is highly respected in the business, and in maintaining Golden Sands' expansion plans even in the down economy. He attributes this success to the company's diversification (specifically, the creation of the disaster recovery/business continuity division), oversizing their real estate acquisition, owning their property and, continually reinvesting in the business.

Peter Fedele is a graduate of Loyola University, Montreal Canada and holds licenses as a Florida State General Contractor and a Florida State Roofing Contractor.

John Fedele has been the Chief Operating Officer of Golden Sands since 2005. He directs company operations, logistics, contract management, new project partnerships, safety administration and human resources.

John first joined Golden Sands in 1996 where he started as a project supervisor and safety officer. During these early years, he also developed office space for governmental agencies and supervised the renovation of medical offices at both Cedars Medical Center and Kendall Regional Medical Center.

John, who resides in South Florida, is a LEED AP, 30 hour OSHA Certified and a Notary Public. A graduate of Florida State University with a BS in International Business, John is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the Florida State University Alumni Association. He is also active in charitable organizations including the Golden Sands Charitable Foundation, One.Org and Belen ACES, the architectural / construction / engineering section of the Belen Alumni Association that supports members and the community by providing professional and spiritual mentoring.

Roberto Diaz is the Chief Financial Officer of Golden Sands, having joined the company in 1997 after a successful career in the lumber and roofing industries. He is responsible for managing and controlling all financial related activities of the company including accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, job costing and deal analysis.

Mr. Diaz first came to the United States from Cuba in 1970 with a master's degree in economics from Central University Cuba and experience working for the Minister of Culture in the human resources department. His first position in Miami was with Davidson Lumber where he directed operations and eventually oversaw the liquidation of the assets and the successful sale of the company.

In 1984, Roberto founded Sentry Construction Systems, specializing in roofing. The company grew from a modest start up to a thriving 40-person operation over the course of a dozen years. Sentry served prominent clients including Fisher Island, Deering Bay and Gables by the Sea.

Roberto has been with Golden Sands since the early days and has directed the financial affairs of the company as it has doubled in size in the past 10 years alone.

Ken Fedele joined Golden Sands in early 2001 after finishing school at Florida State. He initially held the position of project supervisor and by the time he was 21, had been instrumental in the successful completion and delivery of 4 financial facilities that he built from the ground up.

He worked his way through the ranks to become Golden Sands' senior project executive. In this capacity, Ken is responsible for all new construction as well as major renovation projects for clients across multiple industries.

His major clients have included the American Airlines Arena, GSA (General Services Administration of the U.S. government), and Bank of America.

Ken, an avid and accomplished fisherman, is a Licensed Certified General Contractor, having been awarded this designation at the age of 25.

Maria Cruz joined Golden Sands in 2008 as the Administrative Director for the Florida, Texas and Georgia operations of the company. She is responsible for all general office administration, supervision of staff and project coordination including budget management, payroll, HR, Risk Management and General Insurance Audits.

Maria manages all insurance and licensing issues for Golden Sands, is the point person with state regulatory agencies and oversees the work of the company’s CPA firm.

Prior to joining Golden Sands, Maria was the Risk Manager/Insurance Administrator for Aon Risk Services, Inc. for 8 years. Her work was integral to Miami-Dade County Aviation’s $4.5 billion, North Terminal expansion project.

Maria Cruz also held executive positions with The Allen Morris Company, and Politechnical Institute of Florida.

Maria, who holds degrees in Business Administration from Miami-Dade College, and Elementary Education from St. Thomas University and also has a State of Florida G/L Property and Casualty (220) License, is OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 certified and is a Notary Public. Her volunteer work, in addition to that of Golden Sands, has been for the Broward County Public Schools and the Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational Rehabilitation.

Barry Sheehy is an internationally renowned business consultant and writer. In addition to Golden Sands, Barry's clients have included Fortune 500 companies in industries including financial services, transportation, health care and manufacturing and run the gambit from The Federal Reserve to the NFL to the Government of Kuwait. He is on the Executive Excellence Magazine's list of top 100 business consultants in America.

Barry has a track record of identifying important patterns, particularly those relating to quality and value, before they are broadly experienced. He has been the author or a contributing author to five books and more than fifty published papers and articles. His latest book, Smart Business, addresses quality issues surrounding technology investments. More recently, Barry has published the first two volumes of a four-part history of Savannah during the Civil War.

Barry's work has appeared along side those of Presidents Clinton and Bush, Alan Greenspan, Robert Rubin and business leaders such as Lou Gerstner, Jack Welch, Michael Dell as well as Edward Deming.

Barry Sheehy, who lives with his wife and two children in Savannah, Georgia, is a graduate of Loyola and McGill Universities as well as The Canadian Forces School of Electronics Engineering. He holds the Canadian Armed Forces Decoration.