Ground Engineering team working at site in Colorado.

Our Team

Meet our team

GROUND’s leadership team has worked together for over 25 years, bringing our clients the stability, experience and depth of expertise to help them succeed. With our experience on a wide variety of design, engineering, and construction projects including roadways, bridges, drainage-ways, dams, mine sites, vertical construction, and commercial development – you can rely on GROUND for practical and effective solutions.

Andrew Suedkamp

With GROUND Since 1988

Jim K

Senior Vice President

With GROUND since 1988

Sean Chiang

Vice President Geostructure Services

With GROUND since 1994

Troy Anderson

Vice President Construction Services

With GROUND since 1998

Jason Goodman

Vice President Finance/Operations

With GROUND since 2000

James Booze

Principal Construction Services

With GROUND since 2000

Jason Smith

Principal Geotechnical Services

With GROUND since 1997

Nick Andrade

Principal Laboratory Services

With GROUND since 2001

Kurt Legerski

Principal Transportation Services

With GROUND since 2004

Scott Sickler

Principal Pavement Management Services

With GROUND since 1996

Joe Zorack

Principal Northern Colorado Manager

With GROUND since 1998

Brian Reck

Senior Project Manager - Geotechnical Services

With GROUND since 1999

Brian Knecht

Project Manager - Geotechnical Services

With GROUND since 2014

Ben Fellbaum

Project Manager - Geotechnical Services

With GROUND since 2013

Don VanDevener

Project Manager - Transportation

With GROUND since 1996

Randall Hilzer

Project Manager - Transportation

With GROUND since 2012

Timothy Luscombe

Manager of Construction Services

With GROUND since 1999

Assistant Manager of Construction Services

With GROUND since 2001

Darian Buelter

Assistant Manager of Construction Services

With GROUND since 2014

Assistant Manager of Construction Services

With GROUND since 2017

Sam Thompson

Manager of Special Inspection Services

With GROUND since 2005

Manager of Structural Steel Services

With GROUND since 2000

Assistant Manager of Structural Steel Services

With GROUND since 2006

Evan Kuhn

Laboratory Manager

With GROUND since 2000

Patrick Pravorne

Assistant Laboratory Manager

With GROUND since 2017

Josh White

Senior Laboratory Technician

With GROUND since 2009

Chris Hutto

Area Manager - Western Slope

With GROUND since 1997

Josiah Johnson

Area Manager - Colorado Springs

With GROUND since 2014

Levi Klingsmith

Manager of Business Development

With GROUND since 2003

Daniel Turpaud

Assistant Manager of Business Development

With GROUND since 2015

Nicole Taylor

Administrative Manager

With GROUND since 2012

Chris Wieseler

Operations Manager

With GROUND since 2007

Ryden Lang

Assistant Operations Manager

With GROUND since 2017

Jeff Ackerman

Human Resources Manager

With GROUND since 2017

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