Contractors was when he participated in his university’s AGC student chapter. In addition to his love of the outdoors,
Rule also had a lifelong passion for flying and all things aviation. Tat spurred him to sign up for the Navy, with plans to join their aviation program immediately upon graduation from college. Fate intervened, however, and he took an honorable med- ical discharge before ever serving after breaking his ankle skydiving just prior to graduating in 1983. He landed an entry level job with
Turner Construction, starting out in their Los Angeles office and later moving to the Northern California office. It was a serendipitous decision that ultimately allowed him to focus his career in the aviation sector – only instead of flying airplanes, he would help build and deliver airport facility projects.
Milestone Projects in Aviation Sector During his expansive career with Turner, Rule has helped manage a wide array of largescale aviation and transportation related projects in California and be- yond. Among them: the LAX Terminal 2 expansion, the Oakland Airport Terminal 2 expansion and renovation; Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 construction projects at San Francisco International Airport; and the Transbay Terminal project in San Francisco, where he spent six years help- ing to manage construction of this vital transportation hub. He also participated in preconstruction on aviation terminal projects in Vietnam, Denver, CO, and at Seattle’s SeaTac airport, among many other notable jobs over the years. Currently, Rule is project director for the new $3 billion San Diego International Airport Terminal 1 (T1) project, leading the terminal and roadway construction underway by the design-build team of Turner-Flatiron, A Joint Venture, with
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Progress on the new San Diego International Airport Terminal 1 (T1) project.
Gensler as lead architect. Te T1 project encompasses a total of 30 gates at the new terminal, associated roadways, and a five-story parking structure.
Leading AGC of California in 2024 In addition to overseeing Turner’s work on the T1 project in 2024, Rule will also be helping to pilot AGC of California in the year ahead, supported by Marti, his wife of nearly 35 years. His rise to the role of president culminates nearly 15 years of active involvement in the association, including several years in the leadership ranks as chair and vice chair of Building contractors in 2017 and 2018, treasurer from 2019 to 2021 and president-elect in 2022 and 2023. Over the last five or six years, Rule
said he has observed impressive growth and change within AGC of California. “We have engaged more people, we’ve been able to get more contractor mem-
bers to join us, and we’ve been able to significantly increase our revenue in support of all our priorities including workforce development, DE&I initia- tives, training, legislative advocacy, and more,” he said. “I’m very proud of being able to play a role in helping make those things happen.” But there is always more work to
be done.
“Te association is in a good place, but we need to look at what’s coming next,” he said. “Tat includes a renewed focus on the impact of climate change and sustainability on our industry, the impact of the retiring baby boomers, and the continued efforts of Build California to make this industry attractive to the next generation.”
Tackling Big Issues Similar to his approach on the projects he oversees – where his top goal is “to create
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