OVER 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
Oak Grove Construction Services, Inc. started out as a small family owned company and has since turned into the area’s largest general contracting firm in Springfield, Missouri, averaging approximately 7+ million in sales per year. Their commitment to providing exemplary customer service all while maintaining a focus on integrity, quality, and excellence has set them apart from the rest.
Marvin Cummings
Founder 1973-2005
Marvin was born and raised in Nevada, Missouri. After high school, he went on to attend Southwest Missouri State University located in Springfield, where he became a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and later graduated in 1969 with a bachelors in business. Fresh out of college, he secured a position as a claims adjuster for State Farm Insurance. While learning the industry, he noticed the lack of options for remodelers in the area. At that time there was only one, Ronnie’s Remodeling. Seeing the need to fill the enormous void, a short 4 years later in 1973, he founded Oak Grove Construction, Inc. For over 30 years, Marvin enjoyed a successful career as a general contractor. However, in 2005 he decided to sell his company so he could concentrate on his real estate investments and spend more time with family and friends. Three of Oak Grove Construction’s employees, David Knetzer, Marvin’s nephew Matt Vaughn, and Bob Clifton purchased the assets and rebranded the company as Oak Grove Construction Services, Inc. A few years later, Bob Clifton reached retirement age and was bought out by David Knetzer and Matt Vaughn.
David Knetzer
Co-Owner 2005-Present
David was born and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri. After high school, he went on to attend Southwest Missouri State University located in Springfield, where he majored in industrial technology with an emphasis on construction. He was an active member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, played intramural sports, and operated a small painting company. Upon graduation in the fall of 1985, he landed a position as a general manager at Nesbitt Construction Company and over the course of the next three years, gained a great deal of experience. Then in 1988, Marvin Cummings recruited him to join Oak Grove Construction, Inc. as an estimator, which he gladly accepted. He then went on to become a principal shareholder in the summer of 1997, and eventually co-owner in 2005. Under his leadership, Oak Grove has thrived, evolving into the area’s top leading general contracting firm. Over the span of the last 3 decades, he has worked with some of Springfield’s best and most well-respected individuals and corporations, focusing primarily on commercial properties and apartment renovations, with a concentration on insurance claims and home remodeling in his earlier years. After a long and rewarding career, David plans to retire towards the first part of 2025 to travel abroad and spend more time with friends and family.
Matt Vaughn
Co-Owner 2005-Present
Matt was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas. After graduating from Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School, he went on to attend Texas Christian University located in Fort Worth, where he received a degree in business administration. Upon graduation in 1994, he secured a job as an insurance adjuster at Farmers Insurance Group in Richardson, Texas where he spent the next four years writing estimates for residential and commercial properties. After gaining several years’ experience, he decided it was time to enter the world of restoration construction. He left Farmers Insurance Group in 2000 and moved to Springfield, Missouri to work for his uncle’s company at Oak Grove Construction, Inc. as an estimator, and eventually co-owner in 2005. During Matt’s 20+ years at Oak Grove, he has seen it all, from the trail of devastation tornadoes leave behind, to extensive building damage from vehicles, homes destroyed by water damage, and the harrowing aftermath of house fires. He works alongside insurance companies to get homes back to the condition they were prior to the disaster. In addition, he has managed a multitude of commercial and residential remodeling projects both large and small. There isn’t anything he and his team can’t tackle.