what we’re about

OUR MISSION IS TO: Honor God in all we do, Help people develop, Pursue excellence, and grow profitably.

Here at One Way Wireless Construction (One Way), located in Shakopee, Minnesota, with a satellite office in Olathe, KS and various states we serve, we’re proud of our over four decade history serving countless customers across the Midwest and beyond.

Our story begins with our very own Gary Bormes – a proud Navy Veteran – who started One Way Wireless Construction (previously known as One Way Building Services) over four decades ago in 1977 on his strong business sense and dedication to doing things “One Way – the Right Way”. Doing business “The Right Way” is not just a motto, but a major part of One Way’s culture and is greatly credited with the Company’s longevity and substantial growth over the past 4 decades.

In 1996 during a conversation with a friend, Gary decided to learn more about this relatively new technology, eventually driving One Way down a highly specialized path of building and maintaining telecommunications infrastructure. Now, over 20 years since that conversation on the ball field, One Way is the business partner of choice to many major wireless carriers in the Midwest and beyond.

In 2019 Gary stepped down (although his hands are still in quite a bit of the day-to-day operations) and handed the reins to his son, Jeff Bormes, as President.

Thanks to the help of our great employees, One Way has become a premier provider of telecommunications infrastructure and electrical services in the Midwest region.

All of our departments collaboratively work together to ensure a smooth and successful process from the initial planning phase through project completion. We not only believe in true teamwork, we live it every day.

When working with One Way as a customer, we consider you an essential member of our team. We treat our business partners with the utmost respect and encourage strong communication between all parties. We believe in long-term, mutually beneficial business partnerships. We value personal connections and the benefits of in-person meetings and meaningful and productive discussions. This drive for strong communication and long-lasting relationships means success for both our customers and for our family here at One Way.

One Way’s work speaks for itself and our reputation in the Midwest is one we are very proud of. Our management style is simple but effective, direct without complication. We care deeply about our staff and work effortlessly to make sure they are trained and equipped to the highest standards, in the office and out on the field. Our admiration and support of our highly valuable employees transfers to our dedication to our customers. It’s who we are.

One Way T-shirt on Construction Worker

OUR VALUES

INTEGRITY

Doing the right things in all circumstances

QUALITY

Work meets or exceeds One Way/client standards

SAFETY

Rules are always followed, do not put others in danger

PRODUCTIVITY

Efforts are focused & efficient

STEWARDSHIP

Pride in how we care for our time and tools

BROTHERHOOD

We care for & support each other

AGILITY

Nimble & responsive in a changing environment

Our most important asset – our employees

At One Way, safety is first and foremost and most certainly a way of life. Our commitment to keeping this prevalent and at the core of what we do is important to not only us, but to our customers. Our training sessions for new classes of field employees and on-going training for our more seasoned employees makes us as dedicated to be the best for our customers and ourselves. Our attention to safety and the team support is paramount to who we are.

Gary Bormes

Gary Bormes, CEO

A proud Navy Veteran, Gary started One Way in 1977 on his strong business sense and dedication to doing things “One Way – the Right Way”. Doing business “The Right Way” is not just a motto, but a major part of One Way’s culture and is greatly credited with the Company’s longevity and substantial growth over the past 4+ decades

  • Jeff Bormer - One Way President

    Jeff Bormes

    President

  • Greg Held

    Greg Held

    Vice President

  • Darren Aune - VP Admin

    Darren Aune

    Vice President of Administration

  • Todd Paseka - Director of Operations

    Todd Paseka

    Director of Operations/2 Man Crews

  • Jostin Coleman - Safety Manager

    Jostin Coleman

    Director of Operations/4 Man Crews

  • Mike George - Safety Manager

    Mike George

    Director of Safety and Employee Development

  • Jessica Johnson

    Jessica Johnson

    Office & HR Manager

  • Heath Tobias - Accounting Manager

    Heather Tobias

    Accounting Manager

  • Adam Navastikis - PM

    Adam Navitskas

    Project Manager

  • Max Allum - Project Manager

    Max Allum

    Project Manager

  • Sean Krall - PM

    Sean Krall

    Project Manager

  • Tanner Dale

    Project Manager

  • Cody Mason

    Cody Mason

    Project Manager

  • Scott Matakis

    Project Manager – Electrical

  • Matt Nesmith - Fleet Manager

    Matt Nesmith

    Fleet Manager

  • Rodd Hustad - PM

    Rodd Hustad

    Warehouse Manager

  • Gene Leroux - PM

    Gene Leroux

    Shop Manager

  • Drew Kozak

    Drew Kozak

    Project Coordinator

  • Aaron Brown

    Aaron Brown

    Project Support

  • Blaise Roberts

    Blaise Roberts

    Project Support

  • Jerilyn Foster

    Jerilyn Foster

    Project Support

  • Joshua Metzger, One Way Wireless Construction Recruiting Support

    Joshua Metzger

    Recruiting Support

Customer Testimonials

Patrick S - AM Engineering and Regulatory

Hello. Just reaching out to say thanks again and pass on the compliments to your crew once more. Mark spoke very highly of the crew again as super responsive and effective. The station was also grateful to everyone for completed a full repair of the detune skirt in this case. They are working on adjusting the station now but it looks like the detune kit is installed and functional and the station engineer expressed his satisfaction. ’m writing up the final report for the site so you’ll see that from our coordination department soon. Thanks again and call me anytime if you have questions

Mike Krohn - Owner, The Salus Group, Inc.

If you are in the tower industry, or know someone who is, One Way Wireless Construction, Inc. Is a top notch, well run and well respected organization who takes care of their people. They invest in training and have a safety culture. I always enjoyed working with them. Give them a look!

Eric G - Director of Operations, EcoCycle

To the One Way Wireless Construction team, for their agility and professionalism. Thanks to their incredible collaboration #Eocycle continues to stand out in the small wind market and can now count on a partner of choice to continue its growth.

Nikki K - Career Services Coordinator, Pinnacle Career Institute

I wanted to give you a huge THANK YOU for meeting our students this morning and we appreciate all you do…I am very grateful for the partnership... and a big thank you for working with our team in the year 2022 and now in 2023. We are lucky to have great companies like you to work alongside with, and to send our students to. We care about where our hard-working students end up!

Melody B - Response Executive Officer

If I could rate this company a 1-10, it would definitely be a 10+! One Way Wireless Construction was very easy to work with from start to finish, and paid promptly upon completion of the project! The communication with this company is amazing! We, here at iResponse, LLC highly recommend One Way Wireless Construction.

Pat J - Engineer III Spec, Network Field Assurance, ND

Just wanted to send a note on One Way. Steve and crew did an outstanding job installing the new generator and ATS at my Sentinel Butte site. Everything is well labeled, neat, updated log book entries, clean and professional. He communicated what he was doing very well also. He even swept my floor. You should consider using him again in your next adventures.

Dale R - Carrier Project Manager

I have been informed that One Way has finished the project and cleaned the site. They did an excellent job on finishing the project and cleaning up after the first contractor. One Way- Job well done and thank you for fixing the problem!

Operations Site Lead, Western Wisconsin

A sincere “thank you” to your team…for getting this taken care of so quickly... As always, your company is at the top of my recommended vendor lists, when asked.

Kevin Z - Board of Advisors, Telecom Audit Solutions

Not too long ago I worked with One Way on a Sprint Project. I was directly involved with their professional tower hands on troubleshooting calls. I would recommend anyone to work for them as an employee or even if on the other end, needing some work done, they are a great company.

Chris N - Carrier Broadcast Operations Manager

What a pleasure to watch you gentlemen complete the New Hope, MN tower decomm yesterday. You handled the project with professionalism and safety as job one. I’m very impressed and look forward to working with One Way Wireless Construction again soon.