Design Build Institute of America - Great Lakes Region

DBIA Designation

Since its inception in 1994, DBIA has been an advocate in pursuing and promoting “Best Practices” in Integrated Project Delivery. As with all organizations, an accepted level of excellence is aspired to. Today, we have a designation program that sets and maintains a standard of excellence in integrated project delivery. We will soon see the DBIA designation utilized as a weighted selection criteria and part of the RFP project selection process.

There are two types of designation:

Professional Designation - This credential recognizes professionals in the industry who possess a quantified level of expertise in design-build project delivery. These professionals have both education and experience in the design-build industry.

Associate Designation - The Associate DBIA™ is the entry-level certification, a way for individuals who may not meet the experience requirement of the Professional DBIA™ but possess the knowledge and understanding expected of a design-build professional. Once additional experience has been gained in design-build project delivery, the Assoc. DBIA is eigible to apply for the professional certification (DBIA™).

Click here to view the certification application which has a more in-depth list of requirements for each of the different designations.

Scroll to the bottom of the page for a list of designated professionals and associates in the GLR!

What is the Purpose of Designation?

Designation creates an accepted and recognized educational standard for experienced, knowledgeable practitioners that possess a qualified and quantified level of expertise in design-build project delivery.

What are the Benefits of Designation?

An individual who successfully completes the requirements of the Program will be appointed as a Designated Design-Build Professional™. Designees will have earned the right to display “DBIA” after their names, identifying them to design-build end-users and the community at-large as a professional in design-build project delivery.

What are the Program Requirements?

Experience: 3 years total of substantial, documented experience in a responsible position in the design-build method of project delivery; OR Masters degree in a concentrated design-build university level program approved by the Designation Board, and 2 years of documented direct experience in a responsible position on design-build projects.

Education: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in architecture, engineering, construction management, or Designation Board approved field of study; OR an additional 3 years documented direct experience in a responsible position on design-build projects.

Completion of Required Courses:

Fundamentals of Project Delivery* (1 day)

Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery (1.5 day)

Design-Build Contract and Risk Management (1.5 day)

Additional Coursework:18 Hours of Designation Board approved elective credit – (Approved credit includes but is not limited to DBIA Annual Conferences, Specialty Conferences and Chapter programs)

Examination: Successful Completion of the Design Build Designation Examination. Eligible to sit only after application approval and completion of required courses

References: Three (3) professional references attesting to your design-build experience and knowledge. Applications must include at least one owner/client reference.

Fees:

Application Fee - $95.00

Designation Exam Fee - $350/sitting

Click here to download the certification application.

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Great Lakes Region Design-Build Designated Professionals

For contact information for any of these Design-Build professionals, click here.

Illinois

Baer, Bill	DBIA	Highland	IL
Burgess, Hill	AIA, LEED™AP, DBIA	Chicago	IL
Calvert, Dennis	AIA, DBIA	Highland	IL
Davis, Brandon	DBIA	Highland	IL
Hollenkemp, Floyd	DBIA	Highland	IL
Judge, Robert	Assoc. DBIA	Lombard	IL
Kooiker, Thomas	DBIA	Chicago	IL
Korte, Brent	CPC, LEED AP, DBIA	Highland	IL
Korte, Jay	CPC, DBIA	Highland	IL
Kronewitter, Brian	AIA, DBIA	Elk Grove Village	IL
Lehman, Steve	LEED AP, DBIA	Morton	IL
Lyerla, Thomas	DBIA	Highland	IL
Maddox, Jeremy	DBIA	Highland	IL
Mantle, Jason	DBIA	Highland	IL
Martersteck, Christopher	DBIA	Chicago	IL
McCullagh, Grant	DBIA	Chicago	IL
Mollett, Laura	DBIA	Highland	IL
Osmun, Kenneth	PE, DBIA, LEED AP	Darien	IL
Palmby, Kevin	CSI, CCCA, DBIA	Elgin	IL
Raday, Jeffrey	P.E., DBIA	Rosemont	IL
Rehkemper, Gerald	CPC, DBIA	Highland	IL
Roeschley, Steve	DBIA	Morton	IL
Rossiter, Thomas	DBIA, FAIA	Chicago	IL
Rucker, James	FAIA, NCARB, DBIA	Highland	IL
Rutkowski-Hanks, Darlene	DBIA, AIA	Highland	IL
Schorfheide, Alan	DBIA	Highland	IL
Stanford, Troy	LEED AP, DBIA	Highland	IL
Tubbs, Michael	DBIA	Highland	IL
Walker, Anthony	DBIA	Highland	IL
Westfall, David	CPE, DBIA	Frankfort	IL
Zola, Scott	DBIA	Columbia	IL
Zwanzig, David	DBIA	Morton	IL

Indiana

Archer, Leslie	P.E., DBIA	Orleans	IN
Barbee, John	Assoc. DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Barnes, Matthew	Assoc. DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Bell, Chad	DBIA, LEED AP	Indianapolis	IN
Bluhm, Steve	DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Bowen, Michael	Assoc. DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Campbell, Cale	PE, DBIA	Fort Wayne	IN
Cass, Richard	NCARB, LEED, AP, Assoc. DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Delks, Harry	Assoc. DBIA	Fishers	IN
Doctor, Brent	R.A., NCARB, DBIA	Fort Wayne	IN
Doerr, David	RCDD, DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Fetters, Jacob	EIT, LEED AP, Assoc. DBIA	Auburn	IN
Ford, Rick	DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Gilliom, Kent	Assoc. DBIA	Fort Wayne	IN
Hellinger, Mark	DBIA, CPC	Fort Wayne	IN
Hennessy, Michael	PE, LEED AP, Assoc. DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Hobson, Chad	DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Holcolm, William	DBIA	Fort Wayne	IN
Kramp, Raymond A.	DBIA	Carmel	IN
Krebs, Heather	DBIA	Fort Wayne	IN
Lehe, Steve	DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Mezo, Mike	DBIA, AIA, CSI	Muncie	IN
Montgomery, Matthew	Assoc. DBIA, LEED AP	Indianapolis	IN
Neuman, Brian	DBIA	Fort Wayne	IN
Nicholson, J. Wes	DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Rawlins, Daniel	RA, DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Rigsbee, John	AIA, LEED, DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Ritzert, Dan	DBIA	Ft. Wayne	IN
Rolfson, Jerry	Assoc. DBIA, AIA	Indianapolis	IN
Schroeder, Scott	Assoc. DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Shambaugh, Mark	P.E., DBIA	Ft. Wayne	IN
Shannon, Michael	DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Shepler, William	PE, DBIA	Noblesville	IN
Skiba, Chris	LEED AP, DBIA	West Lafayette	IN
Smith, Brad	DBIA	Fort Wayne	IN
Snowberger, Devin	Assoc. DBIA, PE	Ft. Wayne	IN
Turner, Greg	DBIA	Zionsville	IN
Wagner, Dale	Assoc. DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Wallace, Lewie J.	PE, DBIA	West Lafayette	IN
Wannemacher, Dana	Assoc. DBIA, AIA, NCARB	Fort Wayne	IN
Webb, Garry E.	DBIA	Indianapolis	IN
Woods, Robert	Assoc. DBIA	Indianapolis	IN

Michigan

Czarnecki, John	DBIA	Farmington Hills	MI
Dome, Jim	AIA, DBIA	Southfield	MI
Peterson, Charles	DBIA	East Lansing	MI
Porter, Tom	JD, DBIA	Grosse Pointe	MI
Rener, Andrew	DBIA, PE	Southfield	MI
Spence, Steven	DBIA	Saginaw	MI

Wisconsin

Sine, Michael S.	DBIA	La Crosse	WI
Sorenson, Jeff	PE, CFM, DBIA	Madison	WI
Wodrich, Randall	DBIA	Sheboygan	WI

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