Leadership Changes at Swerdfeger/Ivins Design Group Expands/Nolte Appoints New Principal

Keith Swerdfeger, president of K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc., stepped down on Nov. 1, handing leadership of the family business to son Raymond Swerdfeger, who has been employed at the company for 12 years. The elder Swerdfeger will continue to serve as chairman of the board.

K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc. changed leadership on Nov. 1, when Keith Swerdfeger stepped down as president and his son, Raymond Swerdfeger, became the new president responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company.

Raymond Swerdfeger, formerly the current executive vice president, will continue to serve as a member of the board of directors. Keith Swerdfeger will remain chairman of the board.

J. Paul Banks joined Shaw Construction as chief financial officer, responsible for overseeing the accounting and administration of staff for the company.

Matt Chaiken was promoted to regional director at Ware Malcomb's Denver office.

Chaiken, who has 14-plus years of architectural experience, joined the firm in 2004 as project manager for the commercial architecture studio. Earlier this year, he was promoted to studio manager.

Lakewood-based Homesphere promoted Glenn Renner from senior vice president and chief marketing officer to the newly created role of chief operating officer.

Kevin Andrew joined RNL in Denver as chief operations/financial officer.

Before joining the firm, Andrew worked at H+L Architecture, where he was chief financial officer. He has also run his own consulting practice and worked at a number of other large design and technology firms.

Adam White, PE, was hired as a mechanical engineer at Shaffer Baucom Engineering & Consulting. He has more than seven years of mechanical design experience and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.

Adolfson & Peterson Construction in Aurora reorganized its marketing department with the appointments of Suvi Caton to marketing director, Al Grasso to marketing manager and Darlene Martin to marketing assistant.

Forest City appointed a Tanalee Storm as specialty leasing manager for Northfield Stapleton, the 1.2-million-sq-ft "Main Street" regional town center that opened on Oct. 26 in Denver. David Boyza was named assistant general manager and Rachael Stiedemann was appointed marketing coordinator.

Michael Kraemer, PE, was named chief executive officer and president of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.

A 30-year SEH veteran, he served as interim CEO/president for nearly five months while the company developed and implemented a search process. For the past six years, he also led the company's civil market center.

Jody Barone and Nicole Horst joined Wenk Associates Inc.; Barone as a senior project manager and Horst as a project manager.

Before joining Wenk, Barone was founding principal of M Barone & Associates in Fort Collins; she has also worked with EDAW Inc., also in Fort Collins.

Horst rejoined Wenk after working as a project manager with Mayer Reed in Portland, Ore.

Lee Lindeen, PE, DEE, was named managing engineer for Boyle Engineering's Denver office.

Lindeen is past chair of the Rocky Mountain section of the American Water Works Association and recipient of the group's 2005 Fuller Award and 2001 Lyle Herman Distinguished Service Award.

Chris Long, who has more than 18 years of experience specializing in high-tech facilities, joined JE Dunn Construction, where he is is serving as a project manager for Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland.

The general contractor also added three other new staffers this fall - Erica Hammond, assistant project manager; and Jason Cook and Matthew Carey, project manager trainees.

Ken Manssouri, who has more than 21 years of design experience, was hired this fall by MCG Architecture as director of design for the Denver office.

His current duties include directing several large projects, including Tuskatella Center, a Mediterranean remodel of a shopping center in Orange, Calif., Twenty One Oaks, a 52-acre mixed-use site in Southlake, Texas; and Mountainside at Spectrum Commercial Core, a mixed-use project in Gilbert, Ariz.

Margie De Laurell joined JR Engineering as a project manager, while Thane Bishop, PLS, was promoted to project surveyor.

De Laurell has more than 10 years of engineering experience, including drainage, hydrology and extensive site investigation and feasibility reporting. Bishop began working at the firm in 2004 as a Surveyor I and received his PLS professional license last December.

Ted Willis, who has more than 11 years of experience in the industry, joined Mark Young Construction Inc. as an estimator.

Tyler Nottberg was named chairman and CEO of U.S. Engineering Co. - the fifth generation of the Nottberg family to lead the company, which has offices in Colorado, Tennessee and Kansas City, Mo. He succeeded former CEO Dwight Brinkman, who retired.

Two other promotions were also announced - Tim Moormeier to president and Bob Brunson to vice president of Colorado operations

Ivins Design Group expanded its architecture and interior design practices with the addition of four associates - Donald Goerig, architectural project coordinator; Jennifer Bergendahl, interior designer; Amy Lynn Juzenas, interior design assistant; and Trevor Lyle, computer graphics designer.

Mary Rose Loney, AAE, was named president and CEO of the DIA Partnership. In this position, she will lead development and public policy initiatives and serve as an advocate for the Northeast Metro/Denver International Airport area.

L. Daniel Israel, PE, a Terracon senior vice president and Rocky Mountain operating group manager, will receive a professional degree of civil engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla this month.

The university awards a limited number of professional degrees by invitation only to people whose accomplishments reflect well on the school and bring recognition to the campus.

Douglas Decker, vice president of White Construction Group, completed the requirements to be named a Designated Design-Build Professional by the Design-Build Institute of America.

Elaine Grover joined Jordy/Carter Furnishings and Jordy Construction as chief financial officer.

Grover, a certified public account licensed in Colorado, has more than 20 years of experience, including serving as senior auditor at Touche Ross and, most recently, as controller, treasurer and vice president at Merrick and Co.

Roger Miller was appointed as a principal a Nolte Associates Inc.

Miller is managing director of the firm's Colorado Springs office and, as an associate, assists in managing firm-wide operations and planning. He also plays an integral role in the direction and management of transportation and public works projects for the entire Rocky Mountain region.