Deep South Crane and Rigging is pleased to announce the addition of Rick VanHoose, executive vice president, to our growing team.

Rick joins Deep South with 33 years of experience in the petroleum refining industry working for Ashland Oil, Marathon Ashland Petroleum and Marathon Oil before coming to Deep South in February of 2010.  He has held various supervisory and management positions in the Operations, Turnaround, Maintenance and Capital Project groups at the Catlettsburg, KY, Detroit, MI, and Garyville, LA, refineries.  Serving as site construction manager, Rick completed the Marathon $3.8B Garyville Major Expansion Project at the end of 2009.

President Mitch Landry welcomes Rick to the Deep South team and shares that “we are excited to add Rick’s expertise and understanding of the petrochemical industry, specifically his extensive knowledge in maintenance and large new construction projects.”

Rick and his wife, Judi, relocated to the Baton Rouge area from his native Ashland, KY, in March of 2007 and now call Louisiana home. In joining the Deep South team VanHoose notes that he is “extremely happy and proud to join the Deep South Crane and Rigging family.  I have admired Deep South’s work ethic, expertise and absolute honesty and integrity for many years.  Everyone in the organization has been very helpful and welcoming since I came on board, making it a very easy transition from my former career.  I hope to assist all of the other members of the Deep South family in attaining our goals for the future.”