AVB hires commercial project engineer, residential framer, construction assistants

Jenae Kuipers has been hired by AVB as a commercial project engineer. She will coordinate all necessary documents and communications for commercial projects for the company.

She has a background in construction and project management and since joining AVB, she has demonstrated her skills in the communication process for project coordination. 

Kuipers earned her Master’s Degree of Business Administration and her Bachelor’s Degree of Arts at Michigan State University.

AVB also recently hired Adam Jackson as a residential framer. He will be responsible for the framing of homes anywhere from 2,500 square feet to upwards of 5,500 square feet. He has experience working as a rough framer for Midwest Builders Inc. where he acquired the qualifications for his new role. 

Jackson is a Kalamazoo Valley Community College graduate with an Associates degree in Applied Science. He has also worked with Habitat for Humanity. 

AVB also recently hired Dylan Richards and Andrew Adriance as residential construction assistants. 

Richards was the first person hired at Warehouse Associate in Paw Paw when it opened in 2012. He is a team player who excels at building trusting relationships with colleagues. He will be called on to use this team building mentality at AVB as he assists the residential project teams with building homes.

Adriance is currently attending Kalamazoo Valley Community College pursuing his associate’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has extensive experience as an automotive technician from positions at Strictly Import Motorsports in Kalamazoo, FEMA Corporation in Portage and Whalen’s Speed Research and Development in Paw Paw. At AVB, he will be assisting residential project teams with building homes. 

AVB has been building in Southwest Michigan since 1981. AVB’s commercial division focuses on construction management in the healthcare, education, office, industrial, municipal, and retail markets.  AVB’s custom residential building division specializes in single-family homes, condominiums and neighborhoods.  AVB’s development group focuses on property development for commercial, residential, and mixed uses.

Source: AVB