Jeff Bauknight is President of Crossroads Mechanical, Inc. Born in Austin and raised in Victoria, Bauknight earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

He began his career as an E.I.T. engineer in the MEP engineering firm in San Antonio and then went on to work on inhouse Construction Project Management at Intel Corporation. He worked on Fab Building construction projects in various sites like Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and eventually Ireland. Once he returned home to Victoria in 2004, he started Crossroads Mechanical, Inc., a mechanical contracting firm.

Following his passion for serving others and being involved in industry boards, he serves as the Treasurer for the Associated Builders and Contractors State Board and is currently serving as the Mayor of Victoria, Texas after serving on the City Council for 8 years. Bauknight is also a member of the Victoria Sales Tax Development Corporation, Victoria Economic Development Corporation and Legislative Committee boards. Bauknight is a founding board member for the Mid-Coast Construction Academy and has served on the ABC Mid-Coast Chapter Board. Bauknight is married to J. Lynn and they have two daughters.