Leadership

As President, Steve leverages his 30 years of industry experience to guide our team of over 300 associates in serving clients coast-to-coast from 11 offices. In his role, he provides executive leadership over the firm's vision and strategy, with a strong emphasis on company culture. Establishing strong relationships is a primary focus for Steve. His collaborative nature draws together our team's collective talents to grow our reputation as an A&E leader that provides comprehensive solutions that support our clients' visions. He appreciates that our clients seek strategic partners who can act as change agents in driving innovations that address shifting market trends.

With more than 25 years of experience building and motivating high-performance teams, Jeff is a dedicated leader focused on client growth and operational excellence. In his role, he leverages a history of emphasizing strategic thinking and positive leadership to develop staff and drive growth. Jeff is responsible for providing leadership for implementing strategic matters relating to the company's operations. As a guide and counselor, he makes recommendations for better outcomes. Moreover, he optimizes resources for the company’s short and long-term goals, plans, and policies.

A proven leader and dynamic thinker, Mike is our company steward for financial literacy. Leaning on more than 35 years of experience managing projects, developing, and executing strategic plans, he guides our team with a combination of data, experience, and leadership as we make critical operational decisions. In addition, his unwavering commitment to integrity when reporting financial results provides governance that reduces risk to the organization and permits sustainable growth.

Nick believes that each commercial client has a dream to be realized. He is instrumental in leading significant retail, restaurant, and automotive convenience program initiatives. Serving as a guide in making recommendations for better outcomes or optimized resources when guiding projects from A to Z, Nick provides strategic leadership and inspiration in leading the efforts of our Commercial Business Unit. Having overseen expansive roll-out, new store, and remodel programs for many renowned brands, he leads his team to bring the vision of our commercial clients to life through the inception, development, and manifestation of highly innovative efficiencies and standards.

As our Industrial Business Unit Leader, Jake offers our clients pioneering ideas and a strong understanding of industrial demands. He has a wealth of experience delivering excellence— partnering with clients to create solution strategies that are consistent, holistic, and powerful. His motivation and leadership guide our industrial project teams through the inception, development, and construction of complex projects with successful results. For Jake, there is no such thing as a typical day. No matter what he is tackling, he looks for ways to solve problems, streamline processes, and strengthen relationships.

Jeff is committed to a rigorous collaborative approach focused on results. As someone who thrives on complex challenges, he provides clear foresight to our Infrastructure Business Unit. With over 35 years of experience, Jeff brings a deep knowledge of how sites are evolving and how those changes will impact the design. He positions teams to leverage their individual and collective strengths to serve as trusted advisors to our clients. Exemplifying an excellent record of success, Jeff has managed notable development projects, from preliminary activities through final design and construction layout.

As our Residential Business Unit Leader, Andrew leads a team of residential land development experts across different geographic regions to obtain the best possible end-use for our clients. He has over 25 years of experience working with single and multi-family residential developers, HOAs, and project shareholders on a national platform. Typically brought in at a project's inception to discuss the overall direction and community identity, his team offers a multi-disciplined approach dedicated to achieving our clients' goals. Andrew’s expertise helps him assist the team with a keen eye for detail, integration, and ingenuity.

A deep interest in math, science and the built environment almost led to Zach pursuing a path in construction. However, throughout his 20+ year career as a civil engineer, he found that he has more fulfillment with design—specifically relating to site development. As a seasoned leader, Zach has more than two decades of experience providing site planning services in both the public and private sectors. He draws on his rich expertise to initiate, develop, and monitor the technical production and delivery methods as well as rigorous quality assurance standards for our civil practice. Taking an active approach, Zach champions the direction of our civil engineers across all market specialties.

With almost 30 years of architectural experience, Scott is a results-driven, collaborative leader with a proven track record of team building and developing processes to enhance productivity, quality, and bottom-line results for our industrial clients. As Technical Director of our Industrial Business Unit, with the responsibility of ensuring our clients’ visions are realized, his emphasis on pragmatic design and quality management results in consistent project delivery, adherence to client standards, and incorporation of industry best practices.

With more than 30 years of experience in the field of surveying, Steve has established a reputation for providing precise and practical solutions to a wide range of markets. His diverse portfolio includes collaboration with clients across the commercial, residential, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. Recognized for his uncompromising dedication to excellent service and a strong work ethic, his commitment ensures our survey team's performance standard exceeds the expectations of our clients.

As Controller, Kathy leads our accounting team in managing financial operations and reporting. Her demonstrated efficiency and productivity leverage her accounting, financial analysis, and communication competencies to provide our executive and senior leadership with accurate and timely financial information and relevant operational analysis. Additionally, Kathy excels at defining best practices for the accounting department.

As the Director of Marketing and Communications, Jessica leads initiatives that support the company’s brand awareness in the marketplace. She is responsible for implementing, monitoring, and evaluating our marketing and communications programs, including thought leadership, speaking engagements, collateral development, social media content, advertising, and sponsorships. Jessica enjoys collaborating with our organization’s subject matter and marketing experts to bring content to life.

With over 30 years of technical, management, and business development experience, Don is well-positioned as a Business Development Director to be a resource for finding unique innovations for prospective project needs. Each of Don’s partnerships is approached with a collaborative spirit. Eager to support our team in the creation of business solutions crafted specifically for each of our clients, he thrives on being a link to our multi-disciplinary market experts.

As Business Development Director, Mike supports the company’s client services functions in identifying, qualifying, and developing new opportunities. Additionally, he serves as a liaison between client partners and our diverse market leaders. Known for being a strategic ally, he enjoys being at the forefront of our partnerships to help define how the company’s innovative solutions help improve our clients’ market position and bottom line.

Amy focuses on growth opportunities and cultivating client relationships for our infrastructure markets. She seamlessly integrates her extensive experience in community engagement and partnership building in her role. With a background in relationship management, having served as a Chamber of Commerce president for 17 years, she understands the needs and challenges of public and private programs. Her meaningful collaboration bridges the gap between our expertise and the diverse needs of our potential clients.

Deanne is instrumental in leading the company’s in-house learning and development program. Through this initiative, she establishes procedural standards throughout the organization to help our team members reach their professional development goals. She works with high enthusiasm, invests in development outcomes, and motivates team members to do their best.

Throughout his 30-year career, Brady has appreciated the complexities, variety, and pace of retail design and the dynamic each challenge offers. Bringing a can-do attitude to projects, big and small, he views himself as a partner to his clients - working hard, listening closely, and serving as a strategic thought leader by providing recommendations and guidance when needed. Brady is a collaborative leader that has guided our multi-disciplinary teams on retail programs that span coast to coast.

Laura brings over three decades of invaluable expertise in the retail sector. With a diverse background spanning both client and consulting roles, she is a knowledgeable professional committed to driving strategic growth and client satisfaction. Laura leverages her extensive experience to develop dynamic teams and innovative programs that elevate our clients' successes, whether in multi-site national rollout programs or unique and complex flagship stores. Her visionary leadership and deep industry insights position her as a driving force behind our firm's commitment to excellence in the dynamic world of retail.

Bob’s confident and structured personality has served him well over his 23 years of experience. From idea to implementation, his contributions have been instrumental in leading multi-disciplinary teams on a wide array of retail programs. He has successfully developed and nurtured large-scale rollout initiatives that have encompassed new stores, remodels, expansions, and conversions. The solutions he devises for his clients are informed by strategies based on best practices, client insight, and market opportunity. His ability to balance technical skills with creative aptitude in a fast-paced environment positions him to oversee the entire process of taking a vision and translating it into a concrete reality.

With over 20 years of program management experience across a wide array of commercial projects, J.D. oversees roll-out, new store, and remodel programs for many renowned automotive convenience brands. A “big-picture” visionary, he adeptly drills down to the details with diverse stakeholders as an energetic facilitator and team builder. From site preparation to building completion, he provides direction to the broader team through an approach that identifies solutions to challenges in a practical yet innovative manner. With a focus on ensuring excellence in execution and delivery, he builds exceptional relationships with his client partners through his creativity and attention to detail.

A big-picture visionary with more than 20 years of experience to his credit, Michael adeptly drills down to the details with diverse industrial stakeholders. Collaborative by nature, Michael enjoys partnering with clients and is passionate about helping them achieve their vision. He is an energetic facilitator and team builder who engages project stakeholders from site preparation through building completion to ensure each aspect of a project is carefully considered. His attention to each element and his fascination with the nuts and bolts of a project - from conceptual creation through final construction support - lend to his continually growing knowledge of building detail.

With energy systems transforming rapidly, Mark oversees critical infrastructure services and solutions for our energy clients. As a determined and dynamic leader with more than 20 years of industry experience, Mark has built a reputation for supporting our clients’ visions from inception through implementation. Known for his focus on quality, he leads a team that is adept at identifying and facilitating strategies and site innovations that address a project’s mix of considerations while adhering to evolving regulatory compliance.

As our Public Works Market Leader, Neil brings a reputation of integrity, dependability, and a team player mentality to the team. Having partnered on projects with varying scopes and design elements, his experience covers many public works projects, from planning-level efforts to detailed site design and construction services. In addition to enjoying the problem-solving approach of site design, Neil enjoys teaming with clients and interacting with the public and municipal planning boards to drive a project to success.

Jeff understands that project success for our residential clients begins with precise planning. For more than ten years, he has engaged stakeholders by bridging the gap between design and the end result. He has established a strong rapport with his clients and colleagues—excelling in identifying objectives and exceeding client expectations by meeting their unique needs. He inspires his team with imagination and resourcefulness mixed with a “whatever it takes” work ethic.

Jon works closely with our residential clients to navigate each community’s unique requirements. His broad range of single and multi-family residential experience has proven extremely valuable in providing our clients with the necessary details to help them make informed and prudent decisions. Whether collaborating on a 100-lot subdivision or a community with 1,000 units, he is skilled in efficiently maximizing the use of land for the intended development and identifying resolutions to unusual challenges that arise on a site, all while maintaining the vision set forth by the client.

As a fourth-generation engineer with more than 20 years of experience to his credit, Bryan’s fascination with how things work helps him approach site design with the mindset of organization, sustainability, and problem-solving. An out-of-the-box thinker accomplished in all aspects of land development, his innovative approach helps him cultivate designs with purpose and intent. He has extensive experience in successfully leading projects and teams through due diligence, planning, entitlements, civil design, and permitting for commercial development projects.

Skilled in efficient communication and creative leadership, Nick taps into his ten years of site design experience when overseeing client projects in the industrial sector. He enjoys finding resolutions to unique challenges and is known for his positive perspective when faced with a difficult situation. Nick inspires and upholds technical site design excellence, along with technical standards and practice, while driving strategic alignment and practice evolution.

As a seasoned construction inspection leader, Mike brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his role. With a keen eye for detail and a dedication to upholding a high standard of excellence, he leads our team of inspectors to ensure they are well-equipped and working in synergy to meet project deadlines and standards. Mike also coordinates with project stakeholders to address and resolve discrepancies to facilitate project progression. He is adept at managing the complexities of public infrastructure developments as well as private programs. Regardless of the project type, his commitment to quality, safety, and efficiency remains unwavering.

Jarrod has been in the civil engineering field for nearly 20 years, which has allowed him to build an extensive project portfolio supporting our infrastructure clients. As a Technical Leader for this sector, Jarrod is committed to driving success. His process includes understanding innovative civil engineering solutions, technology, and industry best practices, while still adhering to jurisdictional standards and regulations in order to maximize our clients’ return on investment. Committed to delivering exceptional results, he maintains a role in a project’s lifecycle from conception through construction, overseeing our staff's technical development and the quality control of deliverables.

Best known as a problem solver who provides exceptional service to our residential clients, Matt has almost 15 years of experience partnering on a diverse range of civil engineering services. With an understanding of how fundamental residential communities are, he brings a design management approach to the table that allows him to assess what is needed for each project and connect our expertise accordingly. Guiding the exploration, development, and dissemination of new technologies and innovative ideas across the residential practice allows him to deliver additional value to our clients.

Protecting the environment is a key CESO priority. In her role, Sara helps preserve natural resources for tomorrow while facilitating projects that benefit our communities today. With more than 15 years of experience, she coordinates compliance for energy, industrial, commercial, and residential projects. Through utilizing both her environmental knowledge and her project management abilities, Sara leads our environmental team in helping our clients manage ecological liabilities, regulatory obligations, risk management, and environmental stewardship.

Bernie ensures that a client’s vision becomes an implementable reality by bridging the gap between design and the end solution. In his role, he leverages more than 20 years of experience to guide the design efforts for large-scale industrial projects across a multi-disciplinary team while ensuring our clients realize the most value from their investments. An aspect of his role that he finds most rewarding is being able to lead a project through challenges frequently encountered when developing an industrial facility. His approach to planning assesses the elements of a project to consider how each aspect will best fit and function within an environment.

Eric’s design philosophy requires the designer to step out of their shoes and see the world through the eyes of others, immersing into an entirely new experience to create an innately different design language and palette. With more than 25 years of land planning and architecture experience, Eric leads a team that partners on projects across all our market sectors.