Owen-Ames-Kimball welcomes 10 new employees
Grand Rapids-based Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. announced several new hires.
The commercial construction management company recently added Jack Backler, project superintendent; Anna Bieber, accounting assistant; Caleb Cuneo, assistant project superintendent; Christopher Kenrick, project superintendent; Kevin Knoll, LEED AP, project superintendent; Marissa Knot, assistant project superintendent; Steve McCaskey, project superintendent; Melissa Petersen, receptionist; Evan Schaap, assistant project superintendent; and Jacob Scholma, assistant project superintendent.
Backler has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. He has served as a project manager and project superintendent on multimillion-dollar educational, community and government construction projects in Michigan and Arizona.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in management, attended the architecture and design program at Lawrence Tech and is OSHA 30-hour construction certif
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