IN Construction with Nate Lelle

Dr. Garry Vermaas is founder and CEO of BASE4 and Stonepile Construction College. With more than twenty-five years of experience in structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design and construction, he focuses his extensive knowledge and influence on the global leadership and industry. He earned his Ph. D. and Master’s in Engineering Mechanics from Columbia U...

Haley Rudolph, Sr. Development Director from the American Heart Association joins the podcast to tell us about the Hard Hats with Hearts event coming up on Oct 6th at Crane bay, downtown Along with her is Kurt Stahl, COO at Wurster Construction and the chair of Hard Hats with Hearts.   Hard Hats with Heart is an industry-specific initiative from the American Heart Association set out to...

Greg Looney is Founder & Principal of Inherent Commercial, LLC which is a construction management / general contracting firm in Indianapolis.  He leads the day to day operations for the company with a focus on client satisfaction, strategic direction, and creating a cohesive team. Greg believes that a team can only be as strong as its weakest link, thus promotes every team membe...

Chip Parsely is Director of Prefabrication Solutions As Poynter’s Director of Prefabrication Solutions, Chip is involved in prefabrication projects from conception to completion. Working with Construction Managers, Designers, and Owners, Chip brings new and innovative solutions to complicated building projects. With decades of experience in the industry, Chip brings a broad depth of industry knowl...

Shelby Bowen, President and Owner of Rebar Development has had a successful career as a lawyer working with Pedcor Companies, City of Fishers and Envoy before starting Rebar Development in 2017 where he believes he can be more nimble when working with communities. At Rebar he brings a unique approach to multi-family or mixed use developments he calls neighborhood commercial focusing on creating de...

This weeks guest is Brian Simons, Project Executive and Vice President, Indiana. Brian works with teams in Chicago and Indianapolis areas to build and manage healthcare and interior construction projects. Regularly managing new construction, build-outs, renovations, upgrades and modernizations for hospitals, healthcare systems and corporations. At Skender, we build lasting relationships, crea...

Kevin Osburn is Managing Principal at Rundell Ernstberger Associates in Indianapolis. With over 25 years of experience, Kevin is leading the firms most complex projects like the  Indianapolis Cultural Trail ,  Glick Peace Walk  and the  Monon Trail .    Kevin talks about the  Switchyard Park  in Bloomington, Indiana, transforming an abandoned 60 acre fo...

Brian Bosma  - Former Speaker of the House Representatives in Indiana and Partner at Kroger, Gradis & Regas law firm concentrating in the areas of complex business and municipal transactions, municipal fiancé and environmental matters. David Rainey  - Director of Owners Technical Representation for the Veridus group.   The construction delivery methods that are discussed on...

Dr. Derek Arrowwood, Superintendent of schools for Hamilton Heights and Carrie Lively from the Hamilton County Center for Career Achievement (HCCCA) join the podcast for a two part series on Career Technical Education (CTE) in Hamilton County. Carrie will lead the (HCCCA) as its founding director, creating a new shared cross-community program to support (CTE) programs for the county’s six sch...

Dr. Derek Arrowwood, Superintendent of schools for Hamilton Heights and Carrie Lively from the Hamilton County Center for Career Achievement (HCCCA) join the podcast for a two part series on Career Technical Education (CTE) in Hamilton County. Carrie will lead the (HCCCA) as its founding director, creating a new shared cross-community program to support (CTE) programs for the county’s six sch...

John studied Civil Engineering at Lakeland College in Kirtland, OH before coming to Indianapolis for The Race and getting a job as a draftsman at American Precast and has been in Indiana ever since. John has spent the last 37 years in the Precast Industry, with the vast bulk of that dedicated to the design build / development sector of construction of which 35 of those years have been in Indi...

Jeff is vice president and part Owner of Steel Services, a steel manufacturing company servicing Indiana and the nation for over 25 years. Providing Structural steel for many projects such as warehouses, churches, office buildings, hospital and medical facilities to name a few. The Steel Services team are dedicated to meet your expectations, with over 150 years of combined experience tha...

Kevin Hunt began his career at Shiel Sexton 30 years ago as a summer field intern. He earned a degree from Purdue University and went on to work in a number of departments within the firm including project management, estimating, and marketing. Kevin was promoted to the executive group of Shiel Sexton before the age of 35. He has been instrumental in developing new markets and new clients througho...

A veteran on the Lushin team, Brian is a strong sales management consultant who connects with his clients using a direct—sometimes sarcastic—communication style. His favorite piece of advice:  Stop doing that. He helps clients eliminate unproductive behaviors to make way for action that drives results. Brian thrives on the daily opportunity to positively impact people’s lives—both professiona...

Dan Lawson is an United States Air Force Veteran and has been in construction for over 23 years with three companies. His opportunities in Construction have forged invaluable relationships with executives from many notable Indiana based construction industry firms as well learn different approaches to project delivery methods. Dan is responsible for the implantation of overall strategies...

Mark Heirbrandt was elected in 2013 to the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. District 3 represents the Adams, Fall Creek, Jackson, Washington, Wayne, and White River Townships, along with the municipalities of Arcadia, Atlanta, Cicero, Sheridan, and Westfield.  Heirbrandt attended the University of Indianapolis on a track and field scholarship where he held the school record in pole vau...

Coined “Dr. O’Neil” by family and friends, Scott quenches his natural curiosity by listening to podcasts on a variety of subjects. Also enjoys being active, whether through golf, lifting weights, yoga, or simply playing with his dog. As Director of BOLTT Interior Construction, Scott will transform how you experience your building project and resulting space by combining the best of technology...

Coined “Dr. O’Neil” by family and friends, Scott quenches his natural curiosity by listening to podcasts on a variety of subjects. Also enjoys being active, whether through golf, lifting weights, yoga, or simply playing with his dog. As Director of BOLTT Interior Construction, Scott will transform how you experience your building project and resulting space by combining the best of technology...

Megan was named the Economic Development Director for the City of Fishers in 2018. During her tenure at the City Fishers, Megan has led the city's business retention, expansion and attraction project efforts while serving as the main point of contact between Fishers businesses and the City. Since 2015, Megan has been part of the team responsible for attracting over 25 new companies to Fi...

Chris is the President of the Indiana Construction Roundtable Foundation, President of the Build Your Future Indiana as well as partner in Mattison Corporation. Chris is passionate about helping people with their employment path into the Indiana workforce. Within the Build Your Future programs Chris coordinates the Build You Future for High School Students, BY for Adults looking for careers i...

Bryan is excited with the advancements in construction particularly off site construction and the savings and speed it provides. He is a strategic business leader who believes in turning ideas into reality,  Bryan started Integrated Modular Construction (INMOD) to be the leader in permanent modular solutions in the Midwest. Permanent modular refers to any portion...

Jana Hageman founded T&H Investments and T&H Construction with the goal of improving lives by solving community needs with innovative housing. Prior to starting T&H, Jana was a real estate attorney at Bose McKinney and Evans and practiced in their Real Estate Law Group. An entrepreneur at heart, she left Bose to pursue real estate development and has been an owner/developer of over $50...

Cam focuses his practice on representing municipal and private clients in navigating the myriad potential complications associated with urban infill and other redevelopment projects. Drawing on his legal and government experience alike, Cam possesses a depth of understanding about what makes a redevelopment project successful and works across various practice areas, including environmental, real e...

Jeff Kingsbury is a partner in Ancora and has nearly thirty years of experience in the planning and development of communities throughout the United States, encompassing over 35,000 acres. He has been a principal in the development and disposition of over $350 million in real estate, and consulted on planning, economic development, and regulatory issues for private sector clients as well as cities...

Michael's values and vision for delivering quality healthcare, via real estate, evolve around creating meaningful partnerships, financing structures and cohesive team approach to development. Michael has a decade of pre-construction management and real estate development support for medical and senior housing facilities across the country. Prior to co-founding Avenue Development, he led...