Dennis Noland, founder and principal of Alpha Resources, is a graduate of Sam Houston State University in Hunstville, TX where he received a Bachelor Degree in Management and Business Administration. Following graduation, he joined a major engineering and construction company beginning a career in human resources management serving in a variety of positions including Craft Recruiter, Compensation Administrator, College Recruiter, Technical Staffing Manager and Employee Relations Manager. His career has taken him across the country working at construction projects in Texas and Wyoming. Prior to founding Alpha Resources, Dennis worked 11 years in the corporate office of a national industrial construction company as Staff Employment Manager. Dennis is an exam-certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and active in the Birmingham Chapter of Society of Human Resources and the Alabama Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors in Birmingham, AL.

Debra Johnson is a Cum Laude graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she received a Bachelor Degree in Human Resource Management. With 25 years of experience, she has worked in a variety of professional human resource positions including Project Human Resource Manager on industrial construction and maintenance projects in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Utah and Texas. Her wide array of experience also includes Corporate Recruiting Manager, Employee Relations Representative, EEO Officer, Corporate Training Representative and Office Manager. Debra has a thorough understanding of the human resource body of knowledge relevant to industrial construction. She is an exam-certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Human Resource Certification Institute and is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management.