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By Staff
Publication: Western Builder
Date: Thursday, April 1 2004

Delafield, Wis. — Welch Hanson Associates announced the addition of five new employees at the firm's Delafield office.

Sarah Church joins the staff as a civil engineer. She has a bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin — Platteville.

Jason Eckhart has joined the firm as an engineer-in-training. Eckhart brings a variety of experience to the position.

Marcus Fink has been hired as a civil engineer. Fink has experience in hydrologic modeling, land development, project management, estimating, and construction staking.

Jennifer O'Leary joins the firm as a landscape architect. O'Leary brings more than 10 years of experience in both planning and landscape architecture.

William Wollenzien has been added as an engineer-in-training. He brings a broad range of experience in municipal utilities to the job.

Welch Hanson Associates is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm with offices in Rochester, Minn.; Mendota Heights, Minn.; Mason City, Iowa; and Delafield.

Milwaukee — J.P. Cullen & Sons employees David Baran , Robert Coleman , Guy Hall , Robert Klaas , Tom Middleton , Tom Pertzborn , and Jeremy Shecterle have earned the American Society for Healthcare Engineering Construction Certification.

The Healthcare Construction Certificate recognizes outstanding individuals in the health care construction industry that have a unique understanding of the challenges faced while working in the health care environment.

J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc. is a general contractor headquartered in Janesville, Wis., with an office in Brookfield, Wis.

Milwaukee — Kahler Slater Architects announced a number of promotions.

Promoted to principals are: Kelly Gaglione ; Joseph Heinowski , AIA; John Horky , AIA; Daniel Morgan , AIA; Douglas Nysse ; Jennifer Schlimgen , AIA; Stephen Steen , AIA, CCS; and Matthew Tendler , AIA, LEED AP.

Named senior principals are: John Cain , AIA; Richard Eschner , AIA; Lawrence Schnuck , AIA; and Louis Stippich , AIA.

Kahler Slater is a multi-disciplinary firm with offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.

Oconomowoc, Wis. —David H. Keck has been promoted at MSI General Corporation to vice president of sales and marketing.

Keck started his career at MSI General in 1995 as a project director in special projects specializing in dental and banking facilities. He became the manager of special projects in 2003.

Headquartered in Oconomowoc, MSI General Corporation is a design-build contractor specializing in commercial, educational, industrial, municipal, religious, and retail facilities.

Milwaukee — Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLC announced that Gary Billington has been hired as a vice president at the firm's Milwaukee office.

Billington brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience to Plunkett Raysich Architects. His experience will be focused on developing the firm's healthcare studio throughout the state.

Plunkett Raysich Architects is an architectural and interior design firm with offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Wis., and Northbrook, Ill.

Brookfield, Wis. — R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. has named four new associates at the firm.

John Casucci , a survey project manager for National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith, has been selected as an associate. Casucci has 16 years of land survey experience.

Also named an associate is Candice Ekstrom , the executive assistant to the president of R.A. Smith. She has been an administrative professional for 18 years.

Another new associate is Glenn Gerschke , the division director for National Survey & Engineering's regional mall group. Gerschke has 17 years of engineering experience.

The fourth new associate is Chris Pinkowski , the information technology services director at R.A. Smith. Pinkowski has more than 11 years of experience in information technology with a specialty in system integration.

In addition, R.A. Smith & Associates has added Brian Turk as a planner in the Municipal Engineering Division.

Turk brings more than 13 years of planning expertise to the firm, most recently employed as the director of planning for the city of Muskego, Wis.

R.A. Smith & Associates is a civil engineering, surveying and technical services consulting firm headquartered in Brookfield, with a branch office in Oshkosh, Wis.

Verona, Wis. — The Horizon Construction Group announced that Joan Craig , NCIDQ, WRID, has joined the firm's staff as a project manager.

Craig has 14 years of experience in project management. A registered interior designer, she has extensive experience from the commercial and retail industries.

Headquartered in Verona, Horizon Construction specializes in senior housing, master-planned neighborhoods, office buildings, medical facilities, and retail centers.

Brookfield, Wis. — Total Team Construction LLC has announced the addition of two employees.

Nicholas Teichert has joined the team of Total Team Construction LLC as an assistant project manager and superintendent. Teichert currently attends the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where he is working on a double major in architectural engineering and construction management.

Michele Hood has joined the team of Total Team Construction LLC as the director of business development. Hood has over 18 years of construction management experience to add to the team.

Total Team Construction is a construction and project management company located in Brookfield. The company's experience includes commercial retail, restaurants, tenant build-outs, banks, and medical facilities.

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