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Employee Spotlight – Nick Woodard

Nick Woodard is a project leader + architect at our Davenport, Iowa office and leads his team through the design process, coordinating the internal efforts with colleagues and externally with consultants. He’s currently working on projects with the Mercer County and Cuba City School Districts. A visit to a construction site at an early age…

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Employee Spotlight – Oscar Avila

Oscar Avila is a senior project specialist at Bray and works on all the phases of an architectural project development process with focus on the technical details – implementing codes into floor plans while also coordinating with engineering firms and other contractors. While projects are in the construction phase, Oscar enjoys being on site seeing…

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Employee Spotlight – Jesus Sandoval

Jesus Sandoval is an architect at Bray and involved in many aspects of projects – research, production, design, consultant coordination, and client meetings. While he enjoys the various architectural tasks day-to-day, he really enjoys mentoring future architects on his team. “My mentors always told me that your main goal should be to train your replacement;…

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Celebrating IWD & Women in Construction Week

We’re proud to celebrate the talented women that work at Bray in honor of International Women’s Day and Women in Construction Week. Their passion and dedication to the firm and our clients are truly inspiring.

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Employee Spotlight – Michael Hauser

Michael Hauser is a project coordinator at our Sheboygan office and assists the project teams in the completion of construction documents using Revit software. He’s recently had the ability to dive into some design opportunities, currently working on the New Boston Elementary School project in Mercer County School District. Even though Michael is celebrating his…

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Employee Spotlight – Taylor Urchell

Taylor Urchell is Bray’s marketing coordinator. She leads our social media content, organizes our attendance at conferences and trade shows, coordinates project photography, and helps welcome new hires to the company. If you follow us on social media (and we hope you do!), you’ll already be familiar with Taylor’s talent for capturing and posting all…

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Kara Albrecht recognized as a 2022 Women in Construction Honoree

We’re excited to share that Kara Albrecht, Assoc. AIA, is named a 2022 Women in Construction honoree by The Daily Reporter! The Women in Construction awards recognize the top women in the industry who have outstanding achievements, leading the way for future women in their career paths. Throughout Kara’s eight years at the firm, she’s…

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Thank you, Fred Noble!

After 40 years in the industry, Fred Noble, construction administrator extraordinaire, is retiring. He is widely accepted within Wisconsin’s construction community as one of the best architectural on-site representatives. He has worked in the A/E/C industry for more than four decades, including 33 years with Bray. As the man behind the curtain, Fred makes sure…

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Employee Spotlight – Jake Wojak

Jake Wojak is a construction administration representative. He is the link between the design team and contractors to make sure that our buildings are constructed according to the plans and specifications. His day-to-day tasks include reviewing shop drawings, field observation, and working with the contractor to resolve any design or construction issues that come up…

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Kate Egan + Allison Mastel Earn ALEP Certification

In Wisconsin, only eight individuals have earned the Accredited Learning Environment Planner (ALEP) certification. Two of those are among Bray’s own: Allison Mastel and Kate Egan. A4LE, the accrediting body for ALEP, is a leader in educational design and draws international participation from not only architects, but also educational administrators, contractors, and a variety of…

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Employee Spotlight – Austin Schroeder

Austin Schroeder is a senior project coordinator at Bray and is currently working on New Glarus School District‘s new Primary School. He’s assisting with creating the renderings, developing the design as well as the construction documents. Throughout his time at Bray, he’s been an integral part of the team in creating renderings for projects. “I…

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Employee Spotlight – Karina Henderson

Karina Henderson is the director of marketing at Bray, where she oversees the marketing team and leads the marketing efforts for the firm. As she put it, her job is “to make sure people know about the wonderful things we do.” She recently led the efforts in our rebranding, including our new website.  She enjoys…