Team

Michelle Bigalke, CEO

Michelle is the visionary with a "get it done" attitude. She sees what needs to be done, or envisions what could possibly be, and finds a way to make it happen. With a mind for business, team building, and relationships, Michelle has been able to supervise and contract 3 residential remodels and 1 residential construction. Her passion for residential real estate and development has led her to have a Real Estate License, as well as extensive knowledge about real estate in the area. Michelle has had the opportunity to live in many markets throughout the United States, so she is able to bring a depth of knowledge from outside of Minnesota.

Michelle has another passion. During the school year, she loves her job as a Special Education Teacher where she is always enhancing her flexibility, collaboration skills, and her abilities to be a strong team developer.

Specialties: Visioning, Relationship Building, Team Building, Development

Michelle enjoys: Family, playing with all of the pets (Tahoe, Penny, Kami and Kira), imagining projects around the house, spending time with friends, swimming, and travelling.

Colin Bigalke, President

Colin started working in construction in 1987 when he worked his way through college as a laborer and carpenter for commercial concrete and single family residential contractors. His professional career started as a project engineer with promotions along the way to Superintendent, Project Manager, and Estimator. He has successfully handled roles estimating and managing self-performed demolition, concrete, masonry, and carpentry work as well as working as a full-time estimator for multifamily and mixed use projects. He has a broad range of experience as a Project Manager and Senior Project Manager successfully completing new construction and tenant improvements at churches, K-12 schools, restaurants, professional service buildings, data centers, big box retail, and multi-family housing projects with the occasional once in a lifetime opportunity like a coal storage building thrown in . Historic renovations, insurance claim projects, and sustainability also show up on the resume of projects delivered via hard bid, negotiation, best value, design build, design assist, and as an owner/developer/builder.

With completed projects from Minneapolis to San Antonio and from Milwaukee to Seattle, Colin is willing to go almost anywhere and build almost anything. Because the skill sets for Estimators and Project Managers work hand in hand, this breadth of experience, and the subsequent refining of both skill sets, manifests as accurate and detailed cost estimates that can be relied upon by Owners and Architects for a wide range of projects.

Give Colin a project, and he’ll take care of the details that bring it from idea to finished product. He charts a meticulous course for teams with a focus on schedules, budgets and planning. “On time and under budget – that’s my mantra,” Colin says. His trademarks: creative solutions and a can-do attitude.

Specialties: Cost Control, Employee Relations, Account Retention, Scheduling, Territory Development, Competitive Analysis, Operational Management, Team Leadership, Project Management, Conceptual / Pre-construction Estimating, and Contract Negotiations

Colin enjoys: Downhill skiing, bike riding, meditating, grilling, playing with puppies, reading, and travelling.

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