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Todd M. Alexander, LEED AP

Todd Alexander is president of Continental Building Systems and has worked in the industry for more than 20 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from The Ohio State University and is a LEED Accredited Professional.  Alexander serves on the board of directors for the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio where he has also served on the Cornerstone Review Committee and as a Safety Awards judge.  He is a member of the BEST industry initiative (Building an Environment for Success Together) and has served as the board liaison for the BX Awards, Education and Safety departments.  He is also serving on the Partners in Construction (PIC) Task Force, a local effort of the American Subcontractors Association.  Alexander helped create the Tyler Ludwig Leadership Award scholarship fund which is administered by the Builders Exchange Foundation.  He is a member of the St. Edwards Church finance committee.

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Corinne Ambler, E.I.T, LEED AP

Corinne Ambler is a project engineer with The Barton Malow Company.  She joined the Barton Malow Company family as a full-time employee in July 2007 after completing a successful academic career earning a bachelor of architectural engineering degree at The Pennsylvania State University.  She has had the opportunity to work on a complex higher-education science facility as well as an intricate renovation and addition to a major healthcare facility.  Ambler successfully passed the LEED exam in March 2009 to earn LEED AP status.  Beyond her innovative efforts with streamlining Barton Malow’s project management efforts utilizing integrated BIM technologies, she serves as the recruiting coordinator for the Maryland office.  She continually recruits and guest lectures at The Pennsylvania State University, and her energetic ways will allow her to advance Barton Malow’s technology efforts on many future projects and ultimate positively differentiate Barton Malow from its competitors.

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Paul R. Becker

Paul Becker, CPCU, ARM was appointed the Willis Construction Practice Leader in January of 2005. As the president of the practice he leads Willis’ largest practice group.  The group has significant construction teams in over 40 offices in North America which service clients in all areas of construction.  The practice has specialty teams for Surety, Risk Management, Alternative Risks, Project Programs including Wrap Ups, and Professional Liability. With more than 450 dedicated construction professionals in Willis North America, the practice is the premier provider of construction industry brokerage and risk consulting. Previous to Becker’s appointment, he worked with the National Construction Team at Willis for 13 years, heading up the Construction Risk Management Group which spearheads the insurance services of the group as well as safety, claims and alternative programs. Becker is a frequent speaker at national construction conferences including IRMI, AGC, CFMA and DBIA.  In addition, Becker has served on the AGC Risk Management Committee for a number of years. He frequently authors articles for various trade publications for both the construction and insurance industries. Becker holds both the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Risk Management professional designations.

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Scott Becker

Scott Becker has been with OhioHealth for five years and has been the system director of project design and construction for the past four years.  Becker’s responsibilities include oversight of planning, design and construction for OhioHealth’s hospitals and outpatient health centers.  His major accomplishments while at OhioHealth include the completion of the Westerville Medical Campus, a 170,000-square-foot, multi-specialty facility and surgery center which opened in January of 2009; the completion of the Ann Burba Crane Center for Women and Babies at Grant Medical Center; and the Medical Education/Emergency Department project at Doctors Hospital which will be completed in June.  Becker has over 25 years of healthcare experience, including thirteen years at Kaiser Permanente in Cleveland, where he was responsible for project management and ADA compliance.  He was also the director of corporate real estate and construction for Pioneer Standard Electronics (now Agilysys) in Cleveland for seven years.  Becker has a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland State University and has served on the IFMA Healthcare Advisory Board.

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Alan R. Bell AIA

Alan Bell has 30 years of experience in the design and construction of various types of facilities. Alan is the Director for Design and Construction for the Seton Family of Hospitals.  He has been with Seton since October 2004.  In the past 30 months, Seton Network Facilities successfully opened the new Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (DCMCCT), Seton Medical Center Williamson, and Seton Medical Center Hays.   Prior to joining Seton, Alan worked for more than six years at Dell Inc. as Facilities Manager/Corporate Architect. Alan holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin.  He is a Registered Architect and Interior Designer in Texas, and a member of the American Institute of Architects, serving as President of the Austin Chapter in 2003.  Alan is also a founding director of the Austin Foundation for Architecture.

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Phillip G. Bernstein FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP

Phil Bernstein is a Vice President at Autodesk, a leading provider of software for architecture and engineering.  A practicing architect with 25 years of experience, he leads Industry Strategy and Relations for the AEC Division, where he is responsible for setting the company’s future vision and strategy for technology serving the building industry.  Bernstein was formerly with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects where he managed many of the firm’s most complex commissions.  He teaches Professional Practice at the Yale School of Architecture where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture.  He is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council and former Chair of the AIA National Contract Documents Committee.

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Bob Biehl, CPA, CCIFP

Bob Biehl, CPA, CCIFP is the director of assurance and business advisory services at GBQ partners, where he began his career 22 years ago after receiving a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University.  Biehl serves as the firm’s director of construction industry services and spends most of his time working with local construction companies.  He is active in many construction related organizations, is on the Board of Directors of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association and is a member of the American Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.  

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Pete Billante

Pete Billante is the vice president of Product Management for Vela Systems, a software company focused on automating the execution and oversight of field activities on construction and capital projects for contractors, architects, engineers and owners.  Billante leads the company’s product and solution development efforts and has over 17 years of experience in helping large businesses leverage new software applications. Previous to Vela, he was director of product management at OATSystems, the leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions, where he led the development of the first software solution for Real-Time Retail Promotions Execution.  He also led the product group at Frictionless Commerce, the leading strategic sourcing software application prior to its acquisition by SAP in 2006.  Billante has also held key positions at Procter & Gamble and SAP America.  He received his master’s in business administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management and his bachelor degree from Vanderbilt University.

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Cheryl Butler

Cheryl Butler joined Busch Properties, Inc. in 1999 as finance and administration manager at the Columbus, Ohio office. She has held various management positions at Busch Properties, and has been involved in the development of the Busch Corporate Centers in Williamsburg, Virginia and Fairfield, California.  Butler holds a computer science degree from Belmont Technical College, a BBA from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, and earned her Ohio Real Estate Broker’s license in 2005. She is a certified Commercial Property Specialist, and currently manages the corporate real estate holdings of The Anheuser-Busch Companies in Columbus, Ohio as well as the Busch Corporate Center landowners association, the Columbus Center Association, of which she is an officer and trustee.  Butler is a member of Girl Scouts of Ohio Heartland Council, and has volunteered for various student and youth ministries throughout Central Ohio, including Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Franklin County.

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Scott Buzinski

Scott Buzinski has been with Limited Brands since 1998 and currently serves as director of construction. Prior to Limited Brands, Buzinski worked as a project manager for McDonald's Corporation in the Chicagoland area. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois.

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John Chiado, PE

John Chiado, P.E., has been vice president/director of construction for the JP Morgan Chase Midwest Region for the past six years. A 24-year industry veteran, he holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Bradley University. Prior to his role with Chase, Chiado served as vice president/senior project manager for Bank One, vice president/corporate engineer for Red Roof Inns and senior estimator/project manager for Elford, Inc. A past member of the ASCE and NSPE, Chiado is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and serves on the Nationwide Children's Hospital Development Board.

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Bernard Costantino

Bernie Costantino is the university architect at The Ohio State University. He is responsible for the administration of all architectural direction on OSU campuses, including oversight of architectural and planning design direction, final determinations in the construction dispute resolution process, and plays a major role in the relationship with associates, construction managers and other professional services.  During Costantino’s eight-year tenure, the university has built or renovated over $2 billion in building projects. He represents the university in matters related to architecture and the design and construction process and is the liaison to the architectural design community and the Knowlton School of Architecture.  Costantino holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Case Western Reserve University.

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Dave Crawford

Dave Crawford was named vice president of store planning and construction at DSW in January 2007.  Prior to joining DSW, Crawford’s professional credits included: WD Partners; Limited Brands, where he held a variety of positions, including vice president of construction; and F&R Lazarus, where he served as director of construction. He earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture from The Ohio State University.

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Bob da Silva

Bob da Silva is senior vice president of construction for Steiner + Associates, a Columbus-based firm best known for development of mixed-use town centers, including Easton in Columbus, and The Greene near Dayton. He currently oversees a team of professionals that manages all new construction, expansions, and tenant coordination. da Silva has over 25 years of broad-based construction management experience covering retail, office, residential, corporate headquarters, tenant improvements, schools, churches, commercial and industrial buildings. His experience is also geographically diverse, including projects in at least 10 different states. A graduate of Washington State University, da Silva holds bachelor’s degrees in both construction management and business administration.

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Andy Dickey

Andy Dickey is currently the business manager for the Construction Group in North America for Tekla, Inc.  His focus is on product development for construction managers and BIM-enabled project management implementations for Tekla Structures customers.  In addition to his construction management activities, Dickey has extensive experience in cast-in-place concrete construction and consults with Tekla's Concrete Group on product development and implementation.  He has worked as a rebar detailer, concrete estimator, and project and business manager with a heavy focus on information technologies at various firms throughout the US.

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William Keoni Fleming, RA, LEED AP

Keoni Fleming is a registered architect and provides architecture and project management for a variety of projects at DesignGroup. He has worked on projects with widely varying technical demands and requirements, and is experienced in the coordination of varying disciplines throughout the design and construction phases of a project.  A LEED-accredited professional, Fleming has not only worked on sustainable design projects, but also taught sustainable design at the School of Architecture at The Ohio State University, where as an adjunct faculty member, he also taught architectural design, landscape design, and building construction. Fleming holds a master of architecture from Princeton University, a bachelor of architecture from Rice University and a bachelor of arts from Rice University.

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Franz A. Geiger

Franz Geiger of New Albany is in his twelfth year as managing director of NP Limited Partnership, the developer of POLARIS Centers of Commerce®. He is general counsel of NP and manages the day-to-day operations of the POLARIS development, with responsibility for lender relations-financing, leasing, construction and property management. Geiger is president of the Polaris Owners Association, Inc. Prior to his role at NP, he served as assistant director of real estate and facilities services at The Huntington National Bank in Columbus. Geiger has served as an associate attorney at Dinsmore & Shohl, and Enz, Jones and LeGrand law firms. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from The Ohio State University College of Law, a bachelor’s degree from The University of Michigan, and is an Ohio licensed real estate broker.

 

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Gary Groom

Gary Groom led a group of investors in the purchase of Sargent Electric in March 2006.  Since then Groom has been the chief operating officer of the company.  He has played a key role in growing the company to more than $100 million in sales and increasing profitability.  Prior to joining Sargent Electric, Groom founded Finance Specialists LLC, a consulting group that specializes in developing innovative project finance structures and corporate finance services.  He previously worked as treasurer and vice president of project finance for Ionics Incorporated in Watertown, MA. Before joining Ionics, he was vice president of project finance and development at Raytheon Engineers and Constructors, Inc. where he was responsible for coordinating project development opportunities along with project and trade finance.  Prior to joining Raytheon, he spent over 20 years with Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh with similar responsibilities. Groom earned both his bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

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Daniel Groves

Daniel Groves is the director of operations and workforce consultant for the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), an international organization of over sixty national and global companies representing nearly $200 billion in annual construction spending.  After graduating from Asbury College in Kentucky with a degree in accounting and business management, Groves began his career with a law firm in Lexington focusing on corporate and estate taxation.  In 1999, he became the chief of staff to a United States Congressman after managing his successful campaign in 1998. In 2003, Groves managed Congressman Ernie Fletcher’s successful campaign for governor winning back the seat for the party for the first time in nearly 40 years. He then served as the chief of staff and senior advisor to the governor until leaving in 2005.  Groves then began working with CURT on urgent workforce related issues. In this role he served the CURT workforce committee, the CURT Tripartite Initiative and worked with the Business Roundtable on the Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative. These efforts include the development of a national marketing program for craft labor and the development of the national craft labor supply and demand forecasting model.

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Alan Harbert, LEED AP

Alan Harbert, LEED AP is project executive with White Construction Company.  Throughout his 24 years in the construction industry, Alan Harbert has demonstrated expertise in managing complex and challenging projects. Since joining White Construction Company in 1997, he has built 2.5 million square feet of office, hospital, retail, manufacturing and laboratory facilities. A recent project, the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, has been honored with numerous industry and environmental awards, including the prestigious Eagle Award, first place in Associated Builders and Contractors National Excellence in Construction competition and LEED® Platinum, U.S. Green Building Council’s highest rating and the first hospital in the world to achieve this level of sustainable building. Harbert is a graduate of Rice University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.

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Brian Haughn

Brian Haughn, Executive Vice President, joined Haughn & Associates in March 2002 as a commercial lines producer.  His background includes seven years as a project manager and estimator with a local specialized contracting firm.  Brian has a bachelor of arts degree from Colorado State University, and is licensed as a Property and Casualty insurance agent.  Brian works very closely with the president of Haugh & Associates to develop both client and market relationships.  He is involved with the overall management of the firm.

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John V. Heilmann, Jr., CDP

John Heilmann is currently the Director of Construction for Casto, a retail development company headquartered in Columbus, OH. He is responsible for all commercial construction activity in Ohio and other areas of the country, which includes new development and redevelopment projects. His responsibilities also include tenant coordination activities for over 12,000,000 square feet of existing retail space plus specific new projects. Previously, John held the position of Senior Project Manager for Casto and Glimcher Realty Trust, Facility Manager for Glimcher and was Assistant Director of Store Planning for a major shoe retailer totaling more than 24 years in retail construction for both Landlord and Tenant.

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Doug Houser

Doug Houser is the senior vice president of commercial banking at FirstMerit Bank in Columbus. Houser has 16 years of experience as a commercial banker and has many commercial construction client relationships.  Prior to his banking career, Houser was a CPA with Deloitte. He received a bachelor’s degree from Wittenberg University and a master’s degree from The Ohio State University.  Houser is active in many construction related organizations and is a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.

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Dr. Jerrold L. Hutton

Dr. Jerrold Hutton is the Dean of Hocking College’s Energy & Transportation Technologies and serves as the Director of the Hocking College Energy Institute. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of this growing division of the college, which includes two Associate degree programs: Advanced Fuels & Fuel Cells and Advanced Fuels and Vehicular Hybrids. Hutton holds a bachelor of science degree from Weber University in Ogden, Utah, majoring in automotive engineering and technology, a master of education degree from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, majoring in engineering/technical education and is studying for his doctoral degree from Capella University.

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Jack Kehl

Jack Kehl is vice president and surety bond producer with Willis HRH. Kehl holds an Associate Fidelity and Surety Bonding designation from the Insurance Institute of America and has 23 years of industry experience.  He is active in many construction related organizations, is Past President of The Surety Association of Ohio and been honored by the National Association of Surety Bond Producers, The Surety Association of America and Surety Information Offices.

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Brett Kollar

Brett Kollar is currently the facility manager for UPS in their central Ohio District. His responsibilities include the maintenance, renovation and expansion projects for 26 package, freight and office facilities within the state of Ohio. Kollar obtained his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cleveland State University and a master’s degree in business from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

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Joseph F. Kuspan, AIA

Joseph F. Kuspan, AIA is a senior vice president/director of design for Karlsberger. With over 30 years of professional experience, he has devoted his career to creating healthcare environments that embrace, encourage, and entertain patients, their families, and caregivers. Just recognized as one of the top 25 Most Influential People in Healthcare Design by Healthcare Design magazine in December 2009, Kuspan is at the forefront of healthcare design trends. This is most recently demonstrated by breaking unprecedented ground as lead designer for Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, the first and only hospital in North America to achieve platinum-level LEED® certification. He has a bachelor of architecture from the University of Notre Dame, including graduate studies from Notre Dame’s Rome Studies Program and The Ohio State University.

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Donald B. Leach, Jr., Esq.

Don Leach is a partner with the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, in Columbus. Leach’s practice includes 25 years actively representing owners, lenders, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in construction contracting and dispute-related matters. He authored the chapter on mechanics’ liens in Baldwin’s Ohio Practice: Ohio Real Estate Law.  Leach holds a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV (very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar) and is listed in Best Lawyers in America® (construction and real estate), Chamber’s USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers (construction) and in Ohio Super Lawyers™ by Law & Politics, Inc. as recognized by his peers (construction) and in 2004 as one of the Top 50 lawyers in Columbus. He serves as president of the Upper Arlington City Council.

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Milt Lewis

Milt Lewis recently joined Columbus Downtown Development Corporation & Capital South as director of construction services.  In his new role, Lewis is responsible for all design and construction activities of CDDC & Cap South including the construction of the new Scioto Mile Park and Columbus Commons Park.  Prior to joining CDDC, he was the owner’s representative for Grange Insurance where he directed the $100 million expansion of their corporate headquarters in the Brewery District.  Lewis is a registered professional engineer and a licensed attorney in Ohio.

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Gregory Mella

Greg Mella is a principal at SmithGroup’s Washington, DC office, directing their firm-wide sustainability initiatives.  Mella became immersed in sustainable design in 1998 as project architect for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s headquarters, the first recipient of a LEED platinum rating.    Past projects include a LEED platinum research center for Clemson University and a classroom laboratory at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the winner of the 2009 USGBC-NCR Project of the Year.  Current projects include the sustainable restoration of the Smithsonian’s Art and Industries Building (seeking LEED gold), and an interpretive center for Historic St. Mary’s City (seeking LEED gold).  Mella is a member of the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group and the AIA 2030 Commitment Program Steering Committee.  In this role, he is helping to shape the 2030 Commitment Program, creating the recording mechanisms for signatories, while developing SmithGroup’s 2030 action plan and annual report. Mella is a frequent speaker on sustainable design. 

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Richard C. Murray

Richard Murray has served as executive director of the Ohio School Facilities Commission since September 2009.  Prior to joining OSFC, Murray functioned in a labor management capacity as the director of Ohio LECET, a Taft Hartley labor management trust between the Ohio Laborers’ Union and the Ohio Contractors Association. He has also served as legislative director for the Ohio Contractors Association.  In state government, Murray spent 11 years on the staff of the Ohio House of Representatives, five years in the Office of Governor Richard F. Celeste, and four years helping establish and run the Ohio Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board. He served as mayor of the Village of Marble Cliff for six years. Murray is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and The Ohio State University.

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Clyde R. Rauch, LEED AP BD+C

Clyde Rauch is president and CEO of Tuttle Construction, Inc. In 1969, Rauch began his career with Tuttle as a construction laborer. After his graduation from college in 1974, he started his construction career at Tuttle as a expediter to Tom Tuttle, the president of Tuttle Construction. Over time, he took on additional responsibilities as a project manager and an estimator. He was invited to become a stock holder in 1982. After Tom Tuttle’s retirement, Rauch became president and owner of Tuttle Construction, Inc. in 1991. On January 1, 2003, a new administrative management company, Tuttle Services, Inc. was formed with two subsidiary companies; Tuttle Construction, Inc. and Touchstone CPM. All three companies are under his direction as president and CEO.  Rauch received his bachelor’s degree from Taylor University and his MBA from Tiffin University.  He is involved in numerous industry and civic organizations.

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Scott Reifeis

Scott Reifeis is the Director of Design and Construction at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH). He leads the organization's design, planning and construction efforts. During his 16 year tenure, Children's has grown from 1.15 mSF to approximately 2.98 mSF including many major buildings, which will culminate in 2012 with the completion of a new inpatient hospital addition and a third research building.  His work also includes off site owned and leased properties. His internal team consists of project and construction managers and site superintendents who deliver projects from initial concept to the "go live", and post occupancy closeout. Budgeting, planning, architecture, engineering, construction, FFE, move services, contract relationships, inclusion efforts, dispute resolution, design and construction standards are all managed under his leadership. Scott is a licensed architect, a former Plans Examiner and CBO, and a former partner at M+A Architects.

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Jim Rost

Jim Rost is vice president of Nationwide Realty Investors. He is responsible for all development and construction activities of the organization. With more than 30 years in the industry, Rost has a wide range of experience with commercial, residential and mixed used urban projects. He is past president of the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio the Builders Exchange Foundation. Rost holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

 

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Mark Schmunk

Mark Schmunk, a 28-year industry veteran, joined Pizzuti Construction Services in 1995, and is senior vice president overseeing all aspects of tenant improvements (TI), and ground-up construction for the Columbus, Florida and Indianapolis regions. Schmunk also serves as construction manager on high profile build-to-suit and TI projects across the country. As pre-construction manager for Pizzuti, Schmunk developed and implemented a computerized estimating and database system for the TI group. He completed millions of square feet of speculative and build-to-suit developments as director of industrial construction. Before joining Pizzuti, Schmunk worked for a general contractor as both project manager for commercial, industrial and institutional construction, and as vice president overseeing business and field operations.  He received a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Clark State College, and is active at the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio; Associated General Contractors Indianapolis, Chapter; and Associated Builders and Contractors-National Level, Central Ohio Chapter, and Orlando Chapter.

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Ben Schultz

Ben Schultz, publisher and director of sales for McGraw-Hill Construction – East.  Ben is currently serving the AEC community across 15 states in the U.S. and eastern Canada with the full focus of building his customers’ business. Ben provides new and current customers with analytics solutions that will help them Get Smarter and Get Seen though digital media, print, and industry events in conjunction with Mid-Atlantic Construction. Ben also provides thought leadership that will help customers Find Work and Do Work with the McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge Network and Project Document Manager workflow solution.  Prior to joining McGraw-Hill, Ben was district manager at ICI / Glidden Paints, a worldwide paint manufacturer specializing in architectural and industrial coatings. At ICI / Glidden, Ben also held the role of Strategic Business Leader and earned his Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. Ben has developed patent pending processes to drive out cost from the building cycle while improving overall quality and customer satisfaction, and he brought this proven methodology to McGraw-Hill Construction.  Throughout his career, Ben has been a leader, spokesperson, and advocate for driving process improvement and reducing non-value-added expense to the construction industry.  Ben is currently attending Kent State University for his M.B.A. and holds a B.A. from the University of Cincinnati College of Business Administration.

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Scott Simpson, FAIA, LEED AP

Scott Simpson is an award-winning architect and Senior Director of KlingStubbins, a global design firm. He is a Richard Upjohn Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a Senior Fellow and co-chair of the Design Futures Council, and serves on the boards of the Rice Building Institute and the Boston Children’s Museum. Simpson has published more than 120 articles on issues of innovation in the design profession and has co-authored two books. He has lectured at the Harvard, Yale, Wisconsin, and Rice schools of architecture. His projects have won Lab of the Year honors as well as two Business Week/Architectural Record awards for design excellence.

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Larry Spysinski

Larry Spysinski, LEED AP is vice president of planning & construction administration for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.  He is responsible for the planning, development and implementation of the capital improvement program. Though he recently relocated to Columbus, Spysinski has actually lived and worked in the central Ohio community for more than 20 years. His previous work in Columbus included owning his own construction business and serving as the director of construction for Opus North Corporation. His career has focused on design/build construction and commercial development, where he has worked with both local and nationally recognized firms, most recently serving as the executive director for Panattoni Construction Inc. based in Atlanta.  Spysinski holds a bachelor’s degree in architectural and building construction engineering technology from the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and a management certificate in MBA topics from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.

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Craig Weise, AIA, CCM, PMP, LEED AP  

Craig Weise began serving as the State Architect in October 2007, and he is responsible for centralized management of capital improvement projects for Ohio government. With more than 25 staff members, Weise’s office establishes the procedures and policies for management of all state-funded design and construction capital projects, except K-12 schools. Weise has more than 20 years of experience in the design and construction industry, covering a wide range of building types and scales of projects. Prior to leading SAO, Weise served as interim chief of projects, deputy chief of projects and project administrator for the Ohio School Facilities Commission where he was involved with managing a $1 billion-per-year construction program. Weise received an associate’s degree from Alpena Community College in Alpena, Michigan, a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, master of architecture and master of science in engineering degrees from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He holds architectural licenses in Ohio and Wisconsin and a National Council of Architectural Review Boards certificate and is a LEED accredited professional.

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Jonathan C. Willette

Jon Willette is a partner and managing partner in Four Points Real Estate Development, Ltd. Since 2003, Willette has played an integral role in the creation and expansion of the real estate site search and selection as well as underwriting and development services provided by Four Points. He is the architect of Our System, taking his expansive experience in the real estate industry and formulating a process that streamlines and improves the efficiency in which to develop real estate. Willette entered the real estate business in 1995 and has been an independent business owner since the late 1980s. Early in his career, he began defining a record of successful strategies in understanding expanding markets, recognizing development opportunities and structuring real estate deals. Over the next 10 years he worked with large and small companies including ProLogis Trust where he was responsible for over six million square feet of product. Willette's responsibilities also included the deployment of marketing programs, budgeting, lease negotiations, feasibility studies and project proformas. While working with Massa Realty and Development he helped develop projects from the ground up, worked with financial institutions in raising capital and was constantly in contact with current and potential customers. Continually conducting transactions in the real estate market, he has become skilled in dealing with the end user and handling all aspects of the project.  He attended The Ohio State University and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

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