AVB hires Veenstra, Belinski, and Schipper

Kathy Jennings | Thursday, January 16, 2014

Nate Veenstra

Rebecca Belinski

Andrew Schipper

AVB has hired an assistant superintendent and two project engineers.

Nathan J. Veenstra is the new Assistant Superintendent for the company. He will be doing scheduling, site safety, and ensuring quality control for AVB's commercial construction projects.

Veenstra is OSHA certified and has years of construction experience. Previously, he has worked on ski lift installation and construction for Squaw Valley Resort and trails for Squaw Valley Mountain Bike Park in California, and as a Project Engineer for Kalleward Group.

Veenstra will be responsible for work on the Borgess Medical Office Park construction in Battle Creek.

AVB also recently hired two project engineers, Rebecca Belinski and Andrew Schipper. Their roles with the company include setting up and maintaining online Project Document Manager (PDM), as well as handling RFIs, and project correspondence.

Belinski graduated from Western Michigan University with a B.A. in English and then went on to receive a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Paralegal Studies with honors from Kellogg Community College. She recently worked as a Process Supervisor for Best Buy as well as a Legal Intern at Walling & Foster, P.C. At AVB she will use her communication and leadership skills to organize and facilitate projects as Project Engineer.

Schipper earned a degree in the honor’s program for Pre-Engineering from Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and went on to receive his Civil/Construction Engineering degree from Western Michigan University in April 2013. He started with AVB as a Monroe-Brown intern in 2012, which taught him about the construction industry. Schipper managed all project submittals and documentation for LEED credits on large construction projects and is now on site at the new Keystone Bank branch on Drake Road in Kalamazoo.

AVB has been building Southwest Michigan since 1981. Its commercial division focuses on construction management in the healthcare, education, office 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.

Writer: Second Wave staff
Source: Doug Phillips, AVB