Our People

With over two decades of professional office experience, Jessica joins the Veridus Group’s Administration Team equipped with a diverse skill set that spans HR and accounting. Her track record of success, combined with her passion for helping others, positions her perfectly to provide the support and guidance that staff members need to excel in their roles.

Nick Balentine is a Project Engineer within the Civil Engineering Team. Nick is a recent graduate from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and is working on diversifying his knowledge base and experience as he is pursuing his professional license. Nick’s engaging personality and passion for design make him a perfect addition to our Team for cultivating meaningful relationships so together we better our world.

John is a skilled project manager within the Owners Representation group with 3 years of experience. After graduating from Purdue with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, John has worked on projects of all sizes. John is a World Champion jet ski racer in 2008, is a youth ministries leader at Harbour Shores Church and his favorite food is Buffalo mac and cheese.

Jason is a relationship-focused professional with over 25 years of experience in Facilities Management. He has served as President for the Indianapolis Chapter of IFMA and is a current member of the Global Board of Directors. He has a diverse range of experience working with educational, commercial offices, healthcare, retail, congregational, and several other private entities. During his career, Jason has managed facilities and projects in over 26 countries while fostering the best practices model for IFMA in the built environment. He has a passion for giving back to the community and volunteers his expertise to several non-for-profit groups.

Gonzolo’s detailed and diverse experience in site design has helped the approval and leading project management within the Civil Engineering Team. Gonzolo’s environmental engineering experience has helped refine site design on many projects such as schools, athletic facilities, industrial buildings and multi-family residential.

With a passion for supporting owners through strategic planning and complex project implementation, Allison is leading our firm's expansion of services into Michigan. She relies on her strong leadership and communication skills to provide clients with efficient and effective solutions in owner’s representation, strategic planning, community engagement, trail development, and real estate acquisition and procurement.

Jesse Emswiller is a Project Manager within the Owner’s Representation Team. Jesse’s experience provides valuable insight into the overall delivery of capital construction projects from inception to completion. Her passion for building and construction knowledge base continues to develop with her involvement in diverse projects throughout her career.

Shane has over 25 years of law enforcement experience and conducts security and safety assessments for our clients. Shane uses crime prevention through environmental design concepts to make facilities safer for staff, clients and visitors. Shane is a former Chief of Police, FBI National Academy graduate, ALiCE & Stop the Bleed instructor and uses his knowledge of violent critical indents to help staff have a plan to react properly.

Jennifer provides a diverse civil engineering background to the Veridus Team with over 25 years of experience in a variety of land development projects ranging in size and complexity. As a primary member of integrated design teams throughout the process, she works closely with team members, owners, and regulatory agencies to find creative solutions for functional and environmentally conscious designs. Jennifer’s passion and enthusiasm for collaborative, thoughtful, and sustainable design are evident in her leadership of the Civil Engineering team.

With her extensive experience managing art projects and community engagement activities, Katie’s expertise lies in bringing together various groups with similar goals to produce coherent results. She creatively applies her scientific background in biology and plant science to bring creative ideas and solutions to unique challenges. In her free time, Katie serves as President of the Speedway Arts Council, created and manages the Speedway Garden Club hosting various garden installations and clean-ups, and volunteers at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site gardens as a member of the Arbutus Garden Club.

Pete is focused on positive outcomes for all entities by creating impactful relationships with elected officials, appointed officials, residents, and stakeholders. He recently retired from public service after more than 20 years of experience in local government and enjoys utilizing various techniques to vision, implement, construct, and operate projects and government services that lead to successful communities. Utilizing his skills as a veteran high school football official, he is able to overcome conflicts while seeing both sides of the situation.

David’s engaging personality and positive attitude is an asset to the Owners Representative Team. His experience isn’t limited to building assessments but includes civil design and representing owners in complex projects. David was the very first employee to join The Veridus Group back in 2012 and has continued to build a reputable relationship with new and existing clients.

Jim is part of the Community and Economic Development Team. His experience in public and private entities provides unique insight on practical solutions to state-wide communities. His well-connected and professional network has helped clients partner with creative solutions that help them achieve their long-term goals.

Chiara is joining the team as a recent graduate in civil engineering from Valparaiso University. Chiara is a project engineer motivated to broaden her experience and apply her knowledge to the team’s projects. Chiara was a former swimmer for Valpo and is looking to bring her dedication and passion from the pool to the office.

Alaina is a relationship-driven professional with a passion for helping to solve community challenges and ensuring that the best outcomes are achieved for the community. She has several years of experience working with a diverse range of business sectors including education, commercial, healthcare, municipalities, and the federal government. During her professional career, Alaina has worked with elected officials and executives, strengthened public-private partnerships, implemented award-winning collaborative quality-of-place initiatives, and created a cultural arts district in her community.

Scott is a skilled project manager within the Development and Construction Services Team as an Owner’s Representative. With 25 years of experience, Scott has led public and private projects in both site and vertical design and construction. He is also a Registered Landscape Architect, which provides a creative approach to design.

With the missional purpose to serve others with excellence, Lance Snedeker brings 25 years of experience in the construction industry to the Owners Representative Team. In addition to his management of construction projects in both commercial and residential spaces, he also has extensive experience in hands-on execution of a variety of scopes in the construction process. As a Project Manager, he values fostering relationships with clients and with field craft to help promote a team environment and successful projects.

With 20 years of experience in the design and construction industry, Dan leads the Building Forensics and Facilities Management Team. Bringing a detail-oriented focus with great communication skills, his work on building enclosure evaluations, water infiltration investigations, ADA evaluations and construction administration services ensures success for every client.

Jack is a project analyst on the Community and Economic Development team. He has national experience and understands a variety of unique challenges that communities may face. Using his background in quantitative and qualitative analysis, Jack helps clients understand economic trends to form implementable development goals.

Nate is joining the Veridus Group with over 25 years of experience in commercial construction management specializing in Healthcare, Senior Living, Industrial, Commercial and Corporate Offices. He is passionate about building relationships, and being a resource for clients and partners while helping to manage and solve complex situations within their projects.

Leading finance and business operations for 25 years, Kerry leads The Veridus Group’s Administrative Team as a Business Manager. His thorough and thoughtful approach makes the leadership at Veridus one-of-a-kind.

Leading our Development and Construction Services Team, Marc builds long-lasting relationships with clients. With construction management experience with multi-million-dollar projects as well as small but complex work, his knowledge and strong communication skills have led to the successful completion of projects, regardless of scale.

Being a broker, developer, and contractor, Tim has an experienced background that provides a deep knowledge in seeing projects come to life. In 2011 Tim founded Veridus Group and has been the Owner’s Representative on over $800M of public and private work. His passion to serve provides high-level leadership to the Veridus team and clients throughout every project.