MEET our TEAM

isg employee owners

We think it’s important to put faces to names.

Although this isn’t a complete list of our employee owners, we want to introduce some of our movers, shakers, and difference makers.

Meet Our Team

Have you met one of our employee owners and want to get in touch with them? Looking to find the best point of contact for your next project or idea? Look no further.

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Ryan Anderson

Commercial Business Unit Leader
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Kevin Bills

Education Business Unit Leader
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Julie Blackburn, CFM

Water Business Unit Leader
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Darren Blue

Sports + Recreation Development Strategist
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Samantha Boeck

Director of Talent Engagement
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Andy Brandel, PE

Executive Vice President
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Chuck Brandel, PE

Vice President – National Agricultural Drainage Expert
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Sam Brockshus, PE

Structural Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Tom Brown

Food + Industrial Operations + Facilities Strategist
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Lynn Bruns, PE, LEED AP

Chief Executive Officer
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Matt Cherek

Telecommunications Practice Group Leader
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David Doxtad, PE

President
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Eric Eby

Director of IT
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Tony Effenberger, PE, LEED AP

Mechanical Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Jerremy Foss, PE, CNU-A

Civil Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Brian Gjerde, PE

Food + Industrial Business Unit Leader
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Lynn Bruns, PE, LEED AP

Chief Executive Officer
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David Doxtad, PE

President
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Chad Surprenant, PE

Chief Strategy Officer
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Samantha Boeck

Director of Talent Engagement
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Andy Brandel, PE

Executive Vice President
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Alec Pfeffer

Chief Financial Officer
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Abby Gram

Director of Marketing
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Eric Eby

Director of IT
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Ryan Anderson

Commercial Business Unit Leader
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Kevin Bills

Education Business Unit Leader
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Sue Peterson

Education Strategy Specialist
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Brian Gjerde, PE

Food + Industrial Business Unit Leader
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Tom Brown

Food + Industrial Operations + Facilities Strategist
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Tanya Pierce

Government + Cultural Business Unit Leader
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Tarah Raaum, AIA, NCARB

Healthcare Business Unit Leader
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Bryan Petzel

Mining Business Unit Leader
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Derek Johnson, PE

Public Works Business Unit Leader
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Michael Novitzki, MBA

Public Works Development Strategist
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Ryan King, AIA, NCARB

Residential + Mixed-Use Business Unit Leader
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Amanda Prosser, PLA

Sports + Recreation Business Unit Leader
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Darren Blue

Sports + Recreation Development Strategist
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Leila Hussein

Telecommunications + Energy Business Unit Leader
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Will Kratt, PE, PTOE

Transportation Business Unit Leader
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Chuck Brandel, PE

Vice President – National Agricultural Drainage Expert
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Julie Blackburn, CFM

Water Business Unit Leader
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Jeremy Wiesen, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Architecture Practice Group Leader
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Jerremy Foss, PE, CNU-A

Civil Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Alex Gregor

Electrical Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Paul Marston, CFM

Environmental Practice Group Leader
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Jane Miller, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C

Interior Design Practice Group Leader
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Mitchell Workmon, PLA

Landscape Architecture Practice Group Leader
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Tony Effenberger, PE, LEED AP

Mechanical Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Danyelle Pierquet, PLA

Project Executive
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Tiara Marcus

Project Management Group Leader
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Ryan Welke

Project Management Group Leader
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Sam Brockshus, PE

Structural Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Dan Stueber, PE, LS

Survey Practice Group Leader
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Matt Cherek

Telecommunications Practice Group Leader
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Mike Nelson, PE

Vice President
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Jacob Rischmiller, PE

Water Resources Practice Group Leader
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Casey Patton, PE

Water/Wastewater Practice Group Leader
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