Our Staff

Phil Nichols is the President of The Phil Nichols Company and is responsible for all management and leadership functions of the company. His experience includes more than 20 years of planning, constructions and development of high end custom home projects in the United States Midwest/Western regions.

His construction and development experience began with his Father, a custom home builder and developer of 35 years, and encompasses more than 650 residences that bear the Nichols name. Phil’s development experience includes multiple ground-up projects on more than 300 acres from initial conception to successful completion. Since 1995, he has owned and managed "TPNC" of Scottsdale, AZ specializing in luxury residential construction.

Having built many of the finest residences in the Valley of the Sun, Phil is committed to a higher level of quality construction and management. Phil is a member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona (HBACA).  Phil resides in Scottsdale, Arizona along with his wife Jennifer and their three young children.

Cindy Gerboth is the Financial Controller of The Phil Nichols Company and her duties include all financial aspects of the company. She also will be dealing with our homeowners and sub-contractors on the financial level. She has, up to now, worked for paving/grading/underground contractors here in the Phoenix area, and so is very much looking forward to “witnessing” all of the different phases of custom home building.

She has over 18 years experience in the construction accounting field. The last ten years she “graduated” to the controller position. She moved to Phoenix from a short stint in California and had moved to California from Indiana where she had lived for a number of years. Cindy graduated from Mid-America Nazarene College in Olathe, Kansas with an A.A. in Education. She then went on to Indiana Business College in Lafayette, Indiana to earn her accounting certificate.

Beth Trefil is the Project Administrator for the company and her responsibilities include coordination and managing information within the design and build team which includes the Client, Architect, Interior Designer, and Builder.  Her key focus is to maintain close relationships with our subcontractors and manage the bidding process during each phase of the project.

Beth is a graduate from the Herberger College of Fine Arts from Arizona State University.  She graduated with honors in 2003 and later did several freelance illustrations/publications.

Art Tillotson is responsible for on-site management and field activities of the company’s high end custom homes in communities such as Desert Mountain, Estancia and Whisper Rock. Art’s experience began in his home state of Texas where he attended the University of Texas Arlington majoring in Architecture. As owner of his own building and development company, Art completed more than 100 custom homes ranging in size up to 6,000 sq. ft. Art’s talents took him to the Beverly Hills and Orange County areas of California where he excelled in building private residences up to $6.5 million in value. Relocating to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona with his family, his experience includes many luxury homes in such exclusive areas as Estancia and Desert Mountain.

Mark Engdall is responsible for on-site management and field activities of the company’s high end custom homes in communities such as Desert Mountain, Estancia and DC Ranch. Mark’s 24 years of building experience includes many luxury custom homes and villas in North Scottsdale for sophisticated clients and designers, including difficult work-out projects. His homes under management range in price from $500,000 to more than $4,000,000 where Mark is proficient in all phases of construction, building site layout, mechanicals and close-out. Good communication and relationships with subcontractors are strong suits. Mark, with his family, continues to live in Phoenix and participate in the luxury residential housing market.