About Us

Our Roots

Astra was founded in 2019 by Chris Parker to fulfill the needs of American industry by leveraging his 15 years of experience in engineering and manufacturing operations. His background makes for a unique blend of expertise and understanding of operations life that adds tremendous value to the design-build process. This mentality is perpetuated throughout the entire team thanks to strong values of leadership and customer focus within our organization. Operating out of Twin Falls, Idaho, Astra is positioned to provide local support to clients throughout the Northwest. 

Our Mission

To provide engineering, construction, and consulting services to clients with a unique and industry leading blend of professionalism, understanding, and expertise. 

Our Values 

Focus on innovation.

We embrace new methods and technologies and remain unbounded by convention. We value fresh perspectives and approach new ideas with open minds. We leverage our collective skills and resources to take on challenges with vigor and creativity.

Always taking the time to do the right thing. 

Safety, housekeeping, quality of work, regulatory compliance, respect – all our pursuits are rooted in this core value. We take the time to think through our actions and make the right choices, even when it is not easy. 

Unrelenting focus on the needs of our clients.

We are responsive, respectful, and collaborative. We shape our approach to the needs of each project and remain adaptive as projects progress. We apply all of our experience and skills to ensure we deliver superior results from the initial concept all the way through to the finished product. 

Leadership by everyone, always. 

We focus on leadership at every level of the organization. We ensure our team members are empowered to achieve their potential because we genuinely appreciate them and desire their professional and personal growth. We live our values, we respect each other, and we help each other grow to foster a company culture of which we can all be proud.