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These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
Pictured: Bobby Teachey II, LEED GA. Project Manager, Brownstone Construction Group, Charleston, S.C.
They're the top young leaders of the commercial design and construction industry—40 outstanding individuals who have excelled not only in their chosen fields of work but also in service to their clients, their firms, their professions, and their communities.
Meet the BD+C 40 Under 40 Class of 2019!
See Also: BD+C's 40 Under 40 Class of 2018
► Melody Ablola ► Paola Moya ► Mike Aziz ► Anita Woolley Nelson ► Jeb Bair ► Luke Newell ► Ryan Calahan ► Jonathan Ninnis ► Shaun Carvalho ► Stacey Olson ► Michelle Chavey ► Jennifer Osei-Abebrese-Heltsley ► Shannon Coomes ► Sarah Pearlstein ► Nicholas Fair ► Michael Rechnitz ► Kelsey Gauger ► Bryan Roof ► Jared Green ► Michael Saccone ► James Isom ► Peter Schermerhorn ► Luke Johnson ► David Snell ► Zack Lamp ► Rebecca Sninski ► Andrew D. Lehrer ► Susan Stabler ► Lulu Li ► Bobby Teachey II ► Erica LiBritz ► Kari Thorsen ► Bradley Lockwood ► Collin Tsui ► Tyler McManaman ► Kristen Tuerk ► Jeffrey Meyers ► Mindy Viamontes ► Stephanie Mitrovic ►Gia Zapattini
BS, Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming
Director, FEA’s M/P/FP engineering department.
Supervised engineering of world’s first LEED Gold casino (Rivers Casino, Des Plaines, Ill.)
Board of Governors, ASHRAE of Southern Nevada.
Guest Member, Nevada State Board of Engineers.
ASHRAE chapter trip to Guatemala: installed PVs, battery packs, lights, and ceiling fans in 20 homes.
Mentor, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada.
Volunteer, Get Outdoors Nevada trail cleanup.
Flag football ("recently retired"); now basketball.
Swim lessons for daughter McKinley (6) and son Ben (3).
Played cornerback forUniversity of Wyoming Cowboys (1999-2002).
He proposed to his wife, Casey, in a Cayman Islands lighthouse.
MSCE (geotechnical), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
One of the youngest ever inductees into the ASCE Academy of Geo-Professionals (2019).
Promoted to Senior Associate/Vice President (2016).
Leads multidisciplinary engineering projects in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia.
Commencement Keynote Speaker for the Class of 2017, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University.
Micropile Technical Committee, Deep Foundations Institute.
Board of Directors, American Council of Engineering Companies, New York.
Advisory Board, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University.
Chair, ASCE Metropolitan Section – Geotechnical Group.
Enjoys LEGOs with sons Lukewinston (12) and Jonathan (10) and daughter Cassandra (7) and cooking with his physician wife, Camille.
Has donated >2 gallons of blood.
MS, Architectural Management, University of Kansas
The firm’s first and only female Partner.
One of only 251 Accredited Learning Environment Planners in the world.
Distinguished Service Award, Association for Learning Environments (A4LE).
Has worked on >200 school projects.
Learning by Design Grand Prize Award for Olathe (Kan.) West High School.
Pursuing EdD in educational leadership at Kansas State.
President, A4LE Kansas City chapter.
A4LE KC Board Member since 2015.
Co-lead, Cookie Construction, AIA Kansas City and Girl Scouts, to help girls explore design and construction.
Helped convert her family’s farm to a sustainable hydroponic environment growing 15 varieties of herbs.
Enjoys yoga and baking, plus arts and crafts with daughter Emma (4).
Won the Little Miss Kansas pageant at age 3; voted “most photogenic” in Little Miss USA competition.
BBA, Business and Marketing, Radford University College of Business and Economics
Director and Program Executive, Wake County Public Schools System’s Facility Design & Construction and Real Estate Services, which encompasses seven departments.
Manages the school district’s seven-year, $2.5 billion Capital Improvements Plan. Developed its Strategic Improvement Initiatives, revised its cost models, and created a new Strategic Projects Department.
Member, Construction Management Association of America (N.C. chapter).
North Carolina Star Program, for implementing safety and health management systems.
Participant, Leadership Raleigh (Raleigh Chamber of Commerce).
Member, Association for Learning Environments (N.C. chapter).
Enjoys the arts and working the fields on a tractor.
Habitat for Humanity, Wake County Public Schools team; Watchdog Dad Volunteer, Wake County Public Schools.
Both parents worked on NASA’s Space Shuttle program.
Grandfather was a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division whose raid on Los Banos in the Philippines during World War II liberated 2,147 internees.
Wife Katie was enshrined in the Radford Athletics Hall of Fame.
Senior Project Architect, $2.1 billion Chicago Transit Authority Red and Purple Line Modernization (largest capital project in CTA history).
Project Manager, CTA 95th Street Terminal and five other CTA stations.
Project Manager, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport ETAM Campus Master Site Plan.
Mentor to 12 high school students in the Engineering Futures Program.
Director, AIA Chicago Board of Directors; Chair, AIA Chicago 150th Anniversary Committee.
Past Board Member, Angelic Organics Young Professionals Association Board (promotes sustainable communities).
Past President, Chicago Women in Architecture.
Urban hiking with her husband, Mike.
Self-taught fashion designer; creates items for her retired greyhound, Biki.
Has not driven a car in 14 years.
Took up ballet at age 34.
BArch, Yale College, Yale School of Architecture
Envisioned a new environment for cyber security pedagogy for the U.S. Naval Academy’s Hopper Hall.
Helped reimagine the role of the college library for The Milstein Center at Barnard College.
AIA/ALA Library Building Award, The Milstein Center (2019).
One of 24 participants in the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s 2018 Emerging Leaders Program.
Prix Versailles Special Prize Exterior Award.
Member, Society for College and University Planning (North Atlantic Region).
Volunteer supervisor for SOM’s internship program.
Founded and developed Bikenapped, an online, user-generated platform that maps bike thefts.
Co-founded and operates Akron Street, a direct-to-consumer furniture brand and studio.
Studied piano for 13 years; ATAM New England Piano Champion (2003).
MSc, International Transport and Logistics, University of Glamorgan
BS/BA, Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of San Diego
Helped develop the waste and deliveries management strategy for the 3,000-unit London 2012 Olympic Athletes Village.
Helped deliver first-of-its-kind automation design for the Zappos.com distribution center, Shepherdsville, Ky.
Helped create fully autonomous solutions for Masdar City (Abu Dhabi), including an underground tunnel network for distribution.
Named role model by Connect Out, Arup’s LGBTQ resource group.
Senior Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Chartered Member, Institute of Logistics and Transport.
Hosts Bring Your Own Vinyl community events in Oakland.
Can balance a pile of rocks into a towering sculpture.
Played guitar (Fender Sunburst Telecaster) in an all-girl ska band in high school.
BArch, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Advanced from new graduate to Vice President in <10 years.
Established relationships and made new inroads with >20 higher-ed clients in first 18 months as VP.
Managing the first-ever design-build project for the North Carolina Community College System.
Managing the largest emergency project in the history of the University of North Carolina System as a result of Hurricane Florence.
Earned MBA while working full time.
Member, North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness.
Volunteer, Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.
Volunteer, Cleworth Architectural Legacy of the Denver Architectural Foundation.
Latest project is restoring a 1979 Jeep CJ7 Golden Eagle.
Owns 14 guitars; built an acoustic guitar from scratch.
Great-grandfather ran a speakeasy in Newburgh, N.Y., during Prohibition.
Can trick rope; performed at amusement parks as a kid.
BSc, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Manages group that lowers installed cost via metrics and benchmarking.
Leads Fluor’s “Time on Tools” studies to optimize construction execution.
Global Operations Coordinator for Fluor’s SVP of Construction & Fabrication.
Coach, Fluor “Innovation Unwrapped” hackathon/intrapreneurship event.
Co-author, Fluor Advanced Work Packaging Practice.
Co-founder/Chair, Fluor's Emerging Leaders Group, Calgary.
Founder, Construction Industry Institute (CII) Connect, Houston.
Developed business case for pilot integrated scaffold program (saved $10 million for client).
Industry Advisory Board (Construction Management), University of Houston.
Led Fluor partnership with University of Calgary Engineering Students’ Society.
Magic the Gathering card game player.
Chases the family cats with wife Joey and daughters Hazel (6) and Chloe (4).
Learned to fly as a Royal Canadian Air Cadet.
BSCE/SE, Southern Illinois University
Owner’s Technical Representative, $1.1 billion Indianapolis International Airport project.
Project Manager for $100 million IU Health Saxony Hospital.
Senior Project Manager on the multi-billion-dollar Adult Academic Health Center of the Future Project.
Board of Directors/Volunteer Chair, Rebuilding Together Indianapolis.
Committee Member, Junior Achievement JobSpark and Indiana Subcontractor Association.
Ambassador to Indiana Construction Roundtable – Building Your Future.
Habitat for Humanity’s Women’s Build Week (5 years).
Met her 104-year-old grandmother for the first time on vacation in Ghana, in 2011.
Known as “The Queen of Pop-A-Shot” among her friends.
Met husband, Josh, while both were working on the Indianapolis International Airport project.
BS, Building Construction, Auburn University
In her 16 years with the firm, has managed ~40 projects totaling >$500 million, notably the $207 million Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham.
Oversees the Birmingham office’s Healthcare Group, which executes $150 million/year in construction.
Board Member, American Heart Associate Go Red for Women Executive Team, Red Mountain Theatre Company, St. Vincent’s Foundation, Ronald McDonald House (operations/strategic planning committee), and Baptist Health Foundation events committee.
Founder, Co-chair, Brasfield & Gorrie’s Operational Women’s Resource Group.
Co-chair of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee.
ABC Future Leaders in Construction.
Managed 500 Brasfield & Gorrie volunteers and 42 subcontractors in a fundraising effort for the YWCA.
Volunteered at American Red Cross’s Ground Zero aid station after 9/11.
Member, Kiwanis Club of Birmingham.
Her father modeled underwear for a department store while in college.
MArch, BS, University at Buffalo
Heads design of the firm’s 200-person Buffalo office.
Youngest design leader in the >1,000-person firm.
As chair of education programming, over 980 public school children in Western N.Y. have been engaged in Architecture + Education programming.
Merit Awards, AIA Western New York/Buffalo (2013, 2016).
Community Service Award, AIA Western New York/Buffalo (2015).
Vice President/Chair of Education Programming, Buffalo Architecture Foundation (BAF).
Chair, Buffalo Architecture Foundation Architecture + Education Program, partnering with Buffalo Public Schools, University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College, and Villa Maria College.
Chair, Buffalo Architecture Foundation Native American Outreach Program, partnering with Lakeshore Central School District, UB National Organization of Minority Architecture Students.
Panelist, New York State Council on the Arts.
Volunteer, Junior Achievement of Western New York.
Enjoys hiking, camping, and outdoor meat smoking.
Studied architecture for five months in Antwerp, Belgium.
Didn’t speak a word until age three; first words: “Watch out, she bite you!” ("she" being the family cat).
Great-great-grandfather was part of the Underground Railroad.
Executive MBA, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
BS, Construction Science, Auburn University
Earned MBA commuting 400 miles roundtrip from Birmingham to Nashville while working full time with two children at home.
Trained and hired staff for the addition of satellite offices in Athens and Saraland, Ala.
Helped increase company revenues 58% and profits 168% (2014 to 2018).
Estimated over 200 projects ($682 million of work) and managed 30 projects ($20 million in revenue).
Program Chair, DBIA South Central Region.
Vice President, Firehouse Ministries Shelter Senior Board.
Group Leader, Cahaba Park Church, Birmingham.
Mentor, Cornerstone Schools of Alabama.
Member, Kiwanis Club of Birmingham.
Hunts deer, pheasant, quail, and duck.
Ran a 75-mile adventure race across the Andes in Argentina and Chile.
BS, Interior Design, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Current projects: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Building Care: Diagnostic and Treatment Facility; and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Critical Care Tower expansion/addition.
Recent behavioral health spaces: Swedish Medical Center–Ballard, Behavioral Health Unit, Seattle; St. Joseph Medical Center Behavioral Health Unit, Tacoma, Wash.
Green Belt, Lean Certification for Facilities Design.
IIDA Mentor, Seattle Pacific University.
Member, Outreach Committee, AIA Academy of Architecture for Health.
Baking with her daughter, Eleanor.
She and her husband met the Dalai Lama on a pilgrimage to India and Nepal.
Was on her college crew team.
BA, Art History, University of California, Irvine
AA, Interior Design, Interior Designer’s Institute of Newport Beach
One of the youngest LEED Fellows in the world (270 worldwide).
Director of Sustainable Design, Southwest Regional Design Resilience Leader and Sustainability Specialist.
Designed systems to conserve >5 million gallons of potable water annually across eight projects.
Stewardship Champion, Asset Network for Education Worldwide (ANEW), for outstanding dedication to social/environmental sustainability.
Director of Education, NEWH–The Hospitality Industry Network.
Has developed >150 education sessions.
Captain of an American Poolplayers Association women's billiards team.
Makes her own vegan butter and makeup remover.
Bachelor of Applied Science in Construction Management, Colorado State University
Instrumental in beta-testing and implementing Haselden’s new project management software.
Team leader, Haselden Continuous Improvement Committee; member, Haselden Innovation Committee.
Organized three Sense of Belonging events for the firm’s craft laborers.
Self-funds a scholarship for construction management students, which Haselden matches.
Co-chair, AGC of Colorado Future Leaders Forum steering committee.
Board Member, AGC of Colorado.
Program Leader, AGC Construction Connections (mentor program for high school students).
Mentor/Volunteer, Colorado State University “CM Cares” Service Learning Program (2013-present).
Team leader, Haselden’s Extreme Community Makeover Day (neighborhood beautification in Denver).
Was a semipro snowmobile racer in high school.
As CEO, he grew company revenues twentyfold from 2015 to 2019.
Launched Spot-r solution in 2017, which provides real-time worker and equipment location, safety data, and safety and evacuation alerts.
Key partnerships: United Rentals, Bosch Power Tools, Gilbane Building Company, and Travelers Insurance.
Member, Construction Institute, Professional Women in Construction (New York), and Chief Executive Network.
Board Member, Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York (cofounded by Washington Irving).
Executive Board Member, Children’s Day School, Riverside, Conn.
Enjoys skiing, triathlons, golf, trap anskeet shooting, home brewing, and sailing (member, New York Yacht Club).
He comes from an Old Dutch family that has lived in the New York City area since the 1640s.
BS, Health Policy & Administration, Pennsylvania State University
Managing all phases of delivery for 22 projects totaling $50 million in value.
Youngest female management team member for two healthcare systems.
Creating a Safety Liaison program for >80 employees, three hospitals, and multiple ambulatory sites.
Project Manager on the design of a new type of emergency department entrance with safe, secure access.
President, National Capital Region Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE).
Created a five-year strategic plan to increase ASHE chapter membership.
Gardening, wine tasting, hiking with fiancé and her Anatolian shepherd.
First college graduate in her family.
BS, Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
Since joining her firm in 2010, has grown revenue in both construction and services from $3.6 million to $29.2 million in 2018.
Often worked three jobs at a time to pay for her college education.
Member, Vistage peer mentoring organization; nominated for Leadership Award in 2018.
Board Member, Girls in the Game (nonprofit that empowers girls).
Presenter, Purdue University’s Building Construction Management program.
Co-chair, American Cancer Society Black & White Ball: raised $500,000.
Member, National Fire Sprinkler Association Illinois; assisted on committee for a new local chapter (2012).
Wife and mother of a daughter (8) and son (5), both into sports.
Skis, takes Pure Barre classes.
Owns—and uses—five Hula Hoops.
MS, Construction Management, Colorado State University
EMBA, University of Virginia Darden
Chair, Clark’s Regional Operations Group, Western Region.
Recent projects: Design-build services for the $755 million Sea-Tac International Arrivals Facility, which features a new elevated sterile corridor 32 feet above the aircraft apron level; and CHCF Stockton (Calif.) Health Facility, a first-of-its kind design-build prison/hospital spanning 34 buildings over 50 acres.
Past Member, Economic Advisory Commission, City of Fort Collins, Colo.
Board Advisor, Pullman Firefighters Charitable Foundation.
Volunteer, Lecturer, Competition Host, Associated Schools of Construction.
Enjoys baking French sourdough ficelle for his wife and two children.
Participates in the Murph Challenge charity event—one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, 300 squats, and another mile run wearing a 20-lb vest.
Drove cattle through the Colorado Rockies as a child.
Rose from co-op student to youngest Associate and Senior Associate in the firm.
Recent projects: Allston Green District (sustainably designed multifamily community), including PCA’s first LEED Platinum buildings; and “Serenity,” PCA’s first high-rise apartment building.
Led design of the firm’s first boutique hotel, The Revolution Hotel, Boston.
Has helped bring in 10 projects worth $500 million in construction value in three years.
Committee member, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital “Toast to St. Jude” fundraiser, Boston.
Longtime supporter, Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County.
Plays guitar (and ukulele) in the firm’s band, “Revit Clash.”
Enjoys traveling with his wife, Jes, and sons Fitz (4) and Finley (1).
His college band opened for Gavin DeGraw in the mid-2000s.
He’s an Eagle scout.
Master of Interior Architecture and Product Design, Kansas State University
Kansas City Design Center, Fellow
President, AIA Miami—the chapter’s youngest president in >80 years.
AIA Miami Architect of the Year (2016-2017).
Leads Perkins+Will Miami Social Responsibility Initiative.
Helped grow the Perkins+Will Miami Interiors Practice from $80,000 to >$2 million in less than three years.
Board of Directors, AIA Miami.
Board of Directors, ACE Mentors, Miami.
Has traveled to 41 countries and 39 U.S. states.
Volunteers at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, with her dog, Blue (who serves as a therapy pet).
Speaks Spanish, Portuguese, a little Italian, and Guarani.
BFA, Interior Design, Virginia Commonwealth University
Capstone Thesis, “Urbanism and Public Interest,” Universidad Torcuato de Tella, Argentina
Youngest Studio Leader across SmithGroup’s 15 offices.
Major projects: USDOE LEED Platinum National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Energy Systems Integration Facility, Golden, Colo.; Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s Forensic Identification Laboratory, Oahu, Hawaii; $140 million HQ for Axon, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Member, SmithGroup Emerging Leaders Program.
Steering Committee Member, Women United | Valley of the Sun United Way.
TGen Ambassador, Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation.
Team Leader, Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk.
Council Member, Arizona State University Alumni Foundation.
Flew to Europe in an Air Force C-5 cargo jet at age 10.
Brother is an F-16 pilot; father is a retired Air Force colonel.
BS, Safety Studies, Keene State College
Appointed VP of Safety in December 2018; manages a team of 15.
Since he joined the firm, in 2003, Shawmut has won AGC Safety Awards every year, and won the National AGC Safety Award in 2019.
Formed a partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield to develop an opioid toolkit program—only GC firm in the pilot.
Oversaw rollout of innovative safety technologies such as Smartvid.io, which uses AI to achieve desired jobsite behaviors.
American Red Cross CPR and First Aid authorized instructor.
Certified for hazardous work operations and emergency responses.
Member, Construction Safety Roundtable of Eastern Massachusetts, Safety Executives of New York, and American Society of Safety Professionals (NYC).
Attending his four kids’ athletic events.
Captained his high school soccer team, Warwick, R.I.
MArch, University of Texas at Arlington
BSc, Architecture, Texas Tech University
Leads studio in cross-sector collaboration projects (infusing design strategies and knowledge from all sectors at HKS) totaling $3 billion dollars.
Merit Award for Excellence in Design, AIA Maryland Chapter; IES Illumination Award of Merit, both for MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino (2018).
Design Director for the HKS team on the 350-sf Kasita modular micro-home.
Founding Member, HKS Xchange Fellowship Program.
Volunteer, The Real Estate Council Dallas Catalyst Project.
Fishing, hunting, golfing, skiing, camping, hiking, kayaking with his family.
Has caught a fish on a fly rod in 14 states (only 36 to go!).
MArch Savannah College of Art and Design
BS Architecture, University of Maryland
Youngest Director-level member at firm.
Project manager for master planning 880-acre Hunters Point/Candlestick Point redevelopment, San Francisco.
Author of Reshaping Gentrification: An Urban Design Proposal for the Redevelopment of Columbia Heights.
Helped draft Mississippi’s first form-based SmartCode early in his career.
Adjunct Professor/Visiting Critic: Columbia University, Bard College, and University of Pennsylvania.
Led planning (with Riverkeeper) that identified 135 projects to restore water and ecosystems for New York’s Newtown Creek and Flushing waterways.
Professional affiliations: ULI, SCUP, Congress for New Urbanism, AIANY Planning and Urban Design Committee, NYC Waterfront Alliance.
Founded one of the oldest and largest co-ed soccer clubs in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Married, with two young children.
Rehabbing his family’s 179-year-old Dutch colonial home.
Built a replica of Star Wars’ Millennium Falcon using 1,245 LEGO pieces.
BS, Construction Science, University of Oklahoma
Since joining the firm in 2016, has been project manager on 10 projects, six as preconstruction leader.
While at Beck, helped renovate the Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Grand Junction, Colo., the GSA’s first LEED Platinum net-zero energy building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Norman Resource Board Chair, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (2019); nominated for Big Brother of the Year for Colorado (2014).
United Way of Norman, Young Leaders Society; Norman Rotary Club.
University of Oklahoma Construction Science Professional Advisory Board.
Board Member, Norman NEXT (local Chamber of Commerce branch for under-40 professionals).
Volunteer, Project Search, which offers job experience for high schoolers with disabilities.
Hikes, camps, off-roads in his Jeep.
Has hiked three “14ers” (peaks >14,000 feet) in Colorado: Mt. Elbert, Mt. Bierstadt, and Quandary Peak.
MBA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
BA, English/Communication, Wake Forest University
Joined Skanska in June 2019, leading effort to identify, develop, and implement the company’s strategic goals.
Previously at AECOM: Led strategy, marketing, and communications for Construction Services Group, with 14,000 personnel in 25 countries.
Helped quadruple the group’s revenues to $8 billion in 4½ years.
Led strategic analysis, acquisition, and integration of AECOM’s key construction assets.
Promoted five times in 15 years with AECOM and Tishman Construction.
Board Member, Women Builders Council.
Helped create the Women Build New York event.
She and husband Eric designed and built their Hudson River Valley house.
Directed a comedy troupe in college.
She was the mascot of the Long Branch (N.J.) High “Green Wave.”
BSArch, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Founded OCDM in 2015; has grown the firm to >40 employees and $100 million in annual revenue.
Recent projects: retail repositioning of 195 Broadway and redevelopment of 575 Fifth Avenue, a 540,000-sf commercial office building.
Has completed >$800 million in projects across 4.5 million sf in his career, for such clients as JP Morgan, Beacon Capital, and NYU Langone Medical Center.
Dean’s Council, Hillier College of Architecture and Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Board Member, Empire Ball, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation fundraiser.
Enjoys skiing, boating, landscaping, and woodworking..
Proud native New Yorker, but now lives in the Garden State.
BSc, MArch, Catholic University of America
Finance certificate, Wharton Finance for Executives, University of Pennsylvania
Founded own firm in 2017; now 20-member staff.
Board member, District of Columbia Building Industry Association.
Exhibitor/Presenter, World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul (2016).
Speaker, AIA National Conference (2018); Keynote Speaker, NOMA Annual Conference (2014).
Milton F. Clogg Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, Montgomery College (2018).
Supplied pro bono design services to nonprofits addressing homelessness, empowering young women, and supporting victims of domestic violence.
Past Advisory Board Member, Catholic University Graduate Architectural Real Estate Program.
Avid marathoner—and salsa dancer.
BS, Computer Science and Mathematics, Northeastern University
Started TRUX—a software firm that helps dump truck owners manage their fleets—with his cousin, at age 24.
Company has grown from two people to >60 in less than 18 months (currently 80 full-time employees).
TRUX has grown from three metros in 2018 to 19 markets in 2019.
TRUX named a Top 10 ConTech solutions company for 2019 by CIO Applications magazine.
Spent five years building a 15-foot wooden rowboat from scratch.
Loves photography, mountain hiking, and camping in remote areas.
Father, two uncles, and grandfather all owned construction companies.
Once took a two-month solo road trip around the country, camping and hiking in national parks.
Zoning expert on complex NYC projects.
Helped secure approvals on the assemblages of sites and air rights transfers for 30 East 29th Street, and ULURP approvals for 45 Broad Street and 77 Commercial Street.
Pencil Partnership volunteer, teaching young STEM students about design.
Heads CetraRuddy’s involvement in the AIANY Women’s League and ULI NY Women’s Leadership Initiative.
Renovates houses on a budget with her architect husband.
Learned to throw pottery from her husband and his grandfather, a professional potter.
Rose from Intern to Principal in less than 13 years.
Earned degree at night while working full time.
As Team Leader, tripled the size of the firm’s first remote office in five years.
Helped bring in Boston’s TD Garden arena as an MEP client for the firm.
Instrumental in positioning the firm as an agricultural design specialist.
Hunts and fishes; belongs to Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Foundation, and Trout Unlimited.
Hikes and camps with wife, Amy, and children, Hunter and Braelynn.
Mentor, Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Holds a national title for competitive co-ed cheerleading.
His father set the then–world open sea dive record (1,148 feet) in 1975 as a Navy saturation diver.
MArch, California State Polytechnic University
BA Design, University of California, Davis
Earned California architect’s license before age 30 without having to retake a single exam.
Since joining HMC in 2014, she has completed >40 school and healthcare projects and a women’s detention/reentry facility.
Vice-chair, HMC Emerging Leaders Forum.
Loves to hike, mountain bike, backpack, snowboard, and snorkel.
Plays golf, disc golf, sand volleyball, tennis, and kickball.
Played “Miss Josephine” in her roommate’s film, “Father’s Day Breakfast.”
MS, Project Management, Keller Graduate School of Management
BSCE, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Developed the Brownstone Institute, providing workshops for >40 minority-owned construction firms.
Wrote and implemented a successful Diversity & Local Participation Plan for Small, Women, and Minority-Owned subcontractors.
Managed and built >3.5 million sf and $2 billion of facilities and infrastructure in the Southeast and eastern U.S.
Staff sergeant for eight years in the Army Reserve; served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2004).
College Initiative Chair, National Society of Black Engineers, Charleston.
Board/School Co-Leader, ACE Mentors Program of Greater Charleston.
Enjoys exotic food history tours with his wife, Shiante.
Played trombone, tuba, baritone, and percussion in high school.
Drove >30,000 miles in Operation Iraqi Freedom with Transportation Battalion.
BSME, Washington University in St. Louis
Leads ESD’s work in corporate headquarters, adaptive reuse, building repositioning, and R&D sector.
Major projects: Google HQ, Spertus Institute, Motorola Mobility, Willis Tower podium, Wintrust Arena, 330 N. Wabash & 333 S. Wabash, Obama Presidential Center, all Chicago; Masdar Headquarters, Abu Dhabi.
Executive Board, ACE Mentor Program.
External Advisory Board Member, Washington University in St. Louis Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
Fundraising Committee, Rivendell Theatre (women’s theatrical ensemble).
Volunteer, Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Completely renovated his family’s 1908 Craftsman Foursquare home.
Exploring forest preserves with his wife, Liza, their children, Benji (5) and Alice (1), and Fergi, their Corgi-Lab.
His father’s uncle, Robert N. Lehrer, chaired the School of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech.
Sings a capella; met Liza at a mixer for a cappella singers in college.
BA, History/Anthropology, Williams College
Promoted to Director at age 26.
Oversees regional innovation for >50 teams using latest jobsite technology.
Has run 19 pilots of technology initiatives in the last year—IoT sensors, reality capture, AI, and VR.
Participant, Suffolk Emerging Talent series.
Hosts “Smart Labs, Smart Kids” for various nonprofits.
Cofounder, The Abigail Club (young women’s social club in Boston).
Big Sister at Big Sister Boston.
Big Brother Big Sister Young Professional Executive Committee, Boston.
Her family has owned the Fleming Farm, Antrim Township, Pa., since the 1800s, where Cpl. William Rihl was the first Union soldier killed north of the Mason-Dixon line (June 22, 1863).
Managed $400+ million in PK-12 projects in the District of Columbia Public Schools modernization program.
Directed fast-track $65 million, 4,200-seat Washington Wizards arena and practice facility.
Joint City-Schools Facility Investment Task Force, City of Alexandria, Va.
Youngest Board Member, Women in Construction.
WIC Program Committee Member since 2015; WIC Scholarship Chair.
Youngest Member, ACE Mentor Board (D.C. affiliate); Judge, ACE Mentor student competition; mentored >40 high school students in ACE program.
Engineer in training; ASHE Health Care Construction certificate; Construction Quality Management (USACE).
With husband Eli, trains their boxer mix rescue dog, Hermione.
Has traveled to 19 countries; favorite locale: Cartagena, Colombia
BS, Construction Science & Management, Kansas State University
Helped grow the company’s commercial construction business from $10 million in 2011 to $300 million today.
Helped implement a design-build process that cuts >30% off commercial project delivery schedule.
Member, Civic Advisory Council, Park University, Parkville, Mo.
Executive Board Member, National Institute of Construction Excellence; focus: student workforce development.
Volunteer, i-Build (exposes >2,500 students to AEC careers).
Volunteer/Team Leader, Burn & McDonnell’s “Battle of the Brains” competition for high school STEM students.
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions Leadership Program.
Enjoys golf, water sports, hunting waterfowl and upland game birds.
Married, three children under age 10.
His grandfather, Buck Isom, played for South Carolina in the first-ever Gator Bowl, 1946.
BS Architecture, MArch, Certificate of Urban Design, Kent State University
Joined David Sommers & Associates at age 22; made Partner at age 29.
Named CEO of renamed DS Architecture in 2016.
Created five studios, built staff to >30.
Has grown revenues 10X in nine years.
Advisory Board, Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design (2014-2017).
Past Chair, Main Street Kent (Ohio).
Greater Cleveland Partnership Diversity & Inclusion Committee; Heritage Ohio; Sagamore Hills (Ohio) Board of Zoning Appeals (2015-2016).
President, Kent Junior Chamber of Commerce (2011-2013).
Member, Kent Area Chamber of Commerce (2011-2018).
Top 5% finisher in Boston Marathon.
Ultimate Frisbee player for 12 years; played on first professional team.
He’s an identical twin.
His grandfather landed in France on D-Day, earned a Bronze Star.
Each year since 2006, the editors of Building Design+Construction have honored 40 individuals in the AEC community as the next generation of rising stars. The 2022 "40 Under 40" competition is now open for entries.
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
Entry information and past winners for Building Design+Construction's four major awards programs: 40 Under 40, Building Team Awards, Giants 400, and Reconstruction Awards.
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
The deadline for materials is April 17, 2020 DEADLINE EXTENDED: May 15, 2020. Winners will be featured in the September 2020 issue of BD+C. (Note: one hardcopy of the submission must be mailed to BD+C's offices.)
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
Forty individuals who have distinguished themselves by their career achievements, service to their professions and communities, and active participation in charitable work.
Each year since 2006, the editors of Building Design+Construction have honored 40 individuals in the AEC community as the next generation of rising stars. The 2022 "40 Under 40" competition is now open for entries.
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
Entry information and past winners for Building Design+Construction's four major awards programs: 40 Under 40, Building Team Awards, Giants 400, and Reconstruction Awards.
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