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Jeremy Reding
Global º£½ÇÉçÇøplace Leader
Senior Principal

Jeremy Reding
AIA, LEED AP
Global º£½ÇÉçÇøplace Leader
Senior Principal
Jeremy leads the firm’s º£½ÇÉçÇøplace sector. He serves as a lead designer for many of the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s global technology clients, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Microsoft. Jeremy leads studios in all º£½ÇÉçÇø locations to deliver workplaces that work for public and private sector clients.

Aaron Kalfen
Design Leader
Senior Associate

Aaron Kalfen
AIA
Design Leader
Senior Associate
Aaron is a Design Leader at º£½ÇÉçÇø, committed to cultivating a collaborative and mentorship-driven design culture, ensuring projects benefit from a thoughtful, hands-on approach that emphasizes innovation, sustainability, and purpose. He is currently leading design for a 30-story hotel in downtown Austin, transforming a corporate campus in Chicago, and recently completed Hines T3 ATX Eastside, Austin, Texas – a heavy timber office and residential building.

Jesse Duker
National Business Development Leader
Principal

Jesse Duker
National Business Development Leader
Principal
Jesse is the National Business Development Leader for the º£½ÇÉçÇøplace sector. As a deep believer in º£½ÇÉçÇø’s employee-ownership culture, he brings a keen eye to detail when working with clients to craft design solutions which meet their individual goals on each project.

Gretchen Wahab
National º£½ÇÉçÇøplace Strategist
Principal

Gretchen Wahab
NCIDQ, LEED AP
National º£½ÇÉçÇøplace Strategist
Principal
Gretchen leads clients through collaborative engagements to help define high-performance, human-centric workplace environment. Through workshops, surveys, and cultural exploration activities, she captures authentic input that directly informs customized planning strategies and workplace design concepts.

Chris Ertl
Global Science+Technology Leader
Principal

Chris Ertl
AIA, LEED AP
Global Science+Technology Leader
Principal
Chris leads º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Science+Technology studio to deliver healthcare lab solutions; research and teaching labs on academic campuses; and biotech, pharmaceutical, and other corporate facilities. He ensures lab designs are adaptable for future users/programs, and are safe and healthy for occupants.

Jonathan Mesik
National Mission Critical Leader
Principal

Jonathan Mesik
PE
National Mission Critical Leader
Principal
Jonathan leads integrated teams to design and deliver mission critical facilities in which operations is essential to be maintained for clients throughout the country. He ensures our designs are flexible, maintainable, and optimized with redundancy for resilient systems that maximize uptime.

Tim Thielke
º£½ÇÉçÇøplace Leader
Principal

Tim Thielke
AIA, LEED AP
º£½ÇÉçÇøplace Leader
Principal
Tim leads the design and delivery of multiple-acre business parks and industrial facilities, including light manufacturing and distribution centers. Partnering with developers and build-to-suit clients gives him the experience to make informed design decisions on both sides of the table.

B. Sanborn
Design Research Leader
Principal

B. Sanborn
Design Research Leader
Principal
As Design Research Leader, B. collaborates with researchers in design technology, human-environment relations, and data analytics to generate actionable data. They support integrated design teams in developing goals based on relevant, applicable research, and leverages validated tools to assess project outcomes.