Who We Are
Built From
The Field Up.
Nomad Enterprises isn't a company that started in an office. It was built by a man who spent his twenties living out of a duffel bag — guiding wilderness rivers in Alaska, captaining brine shrimp harvest boats on the Great Salt Lake, and working construction in Utah's mountains between seasons. The name Nomad wasn't a brand decision. It was a description.
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The Founder
Coby Reid
Coby Reid grew up working with his hands. After earning a degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Utah, he followed the pull of the outdoors — spending half of every year in Alaska as a wilderness river guide and commercial boat captain, running remote expeditions across some of the most unforgiving terrain in North America.
The other half he spent in Utah, building. Custom homes. Mountain retreats. High-end remodels. Projects that demanded precision, problem-solving, and the ability to execute without a support system telling you what to do next.
Over the brine shrimp seasons on the Great Salt Lake, he ran boats. Over the Alaska summers, he guided rivers. Over the Utah winters and springs, he built. For nearly a decade this was the rhythm — a true nomad by trade and by choice.
The Company
Nomad Enterprises
When the contracting work grew large enough to demand full-time attention, Coby put down roots in Salt Lake City and built Nomad Enterprises into a full-service general contracting firm. He has held a Utah GC license since 1998 — nearly three decades of continuous licensure and field work.
That combination — the technical foundation of a mining engineer, the logistics instincts of a backcountry operator, and 28 years of hands-on build experience — produces something rare: a contractor who can read terrain, engineer solutions on the fly, and hold a job together under conditions most builders won't step into.
The projects in this portfolio span nearly three decades of work across Utah's Wasatch Front, Emigration Canyon, and the surrounding mountain communities. Every one of them was built the same way: full accountability, clear communication, and craftsmanship that holds up long after the job is done.
1998Licensed Since
28+Years in the Field
52+Projects Completed
AK·UTBuilt Across Two States
Credentials & Background
Experience That Shows.
Education
Mining Engineering — University of Utah. Systems thinking and technical precision applied to every project from foundation design to finish work.
Alaska — River Guide
Wilderness expedition leader running remote rivers across Alaska. Logistics, safety systems, and team management in environments where failure is not an option.
Alaska — Boat Captain
Commercial brine shrimp harvest captain on the Great Salt Lake. Heavy equipment operation, crew management, and seasonal production under deadline pressure.
Utah GC License
License #1390833-5501, held continuously since 1998. Fully licensed and insured. Residential and commercial general contracting across the state of Utah.
Specialty Construction
ICF foundations, timber frame structures, custom metalwork and ironwork, spray foam envelope systems, floating stair systems, and complex site development.
Mountain Builds
High-altitude and remote construction specialist. Wasatch Range, Emigration Canyon, and backcountry Utah. Experience building where others won't go.