Stephen D. Bechtel Sr.
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Stephen D. Bechtel Sr. was an American engineer and businessman who led and expanded the Bechtel Corporation into one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms.
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| instanceOf |
businessperson
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engineer → human → |
| associatedWith |
international engineering and construction consortia
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large government infrastructure contracts in the United States → |
| businessDomain |
energy and power projects
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large-scale infrastructure projects → transportation infrastructure → |
| businessStrategy |
diversification into global markets
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focus on large, complex engineering projects → |
| child |
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| employer |
Bechtel Corporation
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| familyName |
Bechtel
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| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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construction management → project management → |
| givenName |
Stephen
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| hasPartIn |
growth of American engineering and construction industry in the 20th century
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| industry |
construction
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engineering → infrastructure development → |
| influenced |
global engineering and construction practices
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
Bechtel family
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| name |
Stephen D. Bechtel Sr.
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| notableAchievement |
building Bechtel into a leading global contractor
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establishing Bechtel’s reputation for managing megaprojects → |
| notableFor |
leading Bechtel Corporation during major 20th-century infrastructure expansion
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transforming Bechtel into one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies → |
| notableProject |
Boulder Canyon Project (through Bechtel involvement)
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Hoover Dam construction (through Bechtel involvement) → large-scale infrastructure and energy projects worldwide (through Bechtel) → |
| notableRole |
second-generation leader of Bechtel Corporation
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| notableWork |
expansion of Bechtel Corporation into a global engineering and construction firm
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| occupation |
business executive
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engineer → entrepreneur → |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Bechtel Corporation
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president of Bechtel Corporation → |
| relative |
Warren A. Bechtel
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Bechtel family
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Stephen D. Bechtel Sr.
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Stephen Bechtel Fund
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Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.
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