IN Construction with Nate Lelle – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Zach Benedict has dedicated his career to understanding the connection between people and places. As the firm’s president, he oversees MKM’s strategic operation and continued dedication to successfully serving clients throughout the Midwest. With an extensive background in urban sociology, he has been instrumental in developing the firm’s approach to healthy placemaking. Through these efforts, he has lectured internationally on a variety of topics that focus on encouraging communities to reevaluate the importance of inclusive civic space. While designing numerous projects ranging from rural hospitals to public libraries, Zach’s passion for MKM’s research-focused process has helped solidify the firm’s dedication to developing meaningful and disruptive design innovations with clients across the care continuum.

MKM has their own book club, these are the two books they are reading now.

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Palaces for the people: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life by Eric Klinenberg

Zachary Benedict

President

MKM Architecture + Design

zbenedict@mkmdesign.com

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Scott Peper co-founded Mobilization Funding in 2013. Scott’s vision and strategy transitioned a series of investments into the successful business Mobilization Funding is today. Prior to Mobilization Funding, Scott spent 16 years in the medical device industry with Angio Dynamics and Stryker Orthopedics. Before entering the medical device industry, he was the founder and principal of the Wellness Zone, a health and fitness company focused on individual wellness programs for executives. Scott received his Bachelor’s in Business with a concentration in Marketing and Hospitality Management from Keuka College in New York.

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Don Page, ME, MBA, is the Director of Engineering at Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) in Vincennes, Indiana. Don has had the opportunity to fill this role for the past 12 years, the passion to be successful for the patients and their families keeps him inspired to do all he can for the communities we serves.  Don’s responsibilities at GSH include oversight of Bio-medical engineering, plant operations, general maintenance, and all renovation/construction projects.  Most importantly He fills the role of being a “caregiver” to whoever needs assistance within the facility whether that is a patient, family member, or co-worker. His goal at work is pretty simple; “Make a Difference”, three little words that have a big impact.  Whether it’s construction of a multi-million dollar facility, working with problem solving teams, or simply giving someone directions in the hall, all contribute to the simple “Make a Difference” goal. This is something anyone can do without much effort and regardless of their position. 

Don had the opportunity to build the new 5 story patient tower (Gibault Memorial), along with renovations throughout much of the remaining space. Having completed many other projects of varying sizes throughout his career, working with department leaders and staff to ensure we are meeting their needs. One very exciting current project Don is working on is a “pre-fab” concept for the HVAC replacement in our main surgery suite, the goal is to minimize downtime and maximize revenue generation during the installation. Lastly, building a strong, cohesive engineering team has also been a priority to ensure we provide the best service possible to our patients and co-workers.  The past 5 years Don has served on the ISHE (Indiana Society of Healthcare Engineers) board in various capacities, currently being in the position of past president, and ASHE Liaison.  In 2020, received the “Engineer of the Year” award from ISHE, and in 2022 was honored to receive the “MAX” award. This award recognizes the recipient’s dedication to ISHE and healthcare engineering. Prior to serving as president he was the “Midwest Healthcare Engineering Conference” committee chairperson for 2 years. 

As far as interests and hobbies it can be summed up as “all things outdoors”. Don enjoys running, golfing, pickleball, hiking, and hunting.  For the past 6 years Don has also been refereeing high school basketball as a way to stay connected to the game he truly enjoyed playing for many years. Also enjoys woodworking, tinkering in his shop and driving the 1960 Ford Thunderbird that restored with his son. 

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Building Professionals, Building for Professionals 

with Bob Kort of Kort Builders in Indianapolis 

Bob lets us in on the story behind the starting of Kort Builders. From mowing lawns and painting houses in his teens his entrepreneurial spirit has always been a driver of his success. Studying business at Indiana University and keeping his Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brothers busy in the summers, Kort Builders was formed and grew from residential to commercial construction projects. 

Bob is a big believer in relationships and doing the right thing in business and life saying "If you do the right thing and care more about them and what you're doing for them. Then they will keep calling you back and get repeat business and the rest will take care of itself." 

Bob recommends frequenting any of the District Tap locations, Cholita Taqueria in Broad Ripple and soon to come The Quarters in Broad Ripple 

Bob's favorite book is: The Lazy CEO by Jim Schleckser. As I researched this book, I've found that Jim Schleckser has a podcast called The Lazy CEO as well. Will need to try that one as well. 

Bob Kort 

Kort Builders 

bkort@kortbuilders.com 

www.kortbuilders.com 

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Mike started Make My Move as the nation's first and only marketplace that matches workers and their families to communities across the county offering relocation incentives. Mike previously worked at Angie's list for 11 years, where he led sales and played a major role in taking the company public and growing it to over 2,000 employees. Mike began his career as a strategist for political and advocacy campaign and held a key role leading fundraising in the campaigns for former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. He serves on advisory council boards for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Indian Technology and Innovation Association, Gainsight, and several other not-for-profit boards. 

Mike's favorite book: 

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin 

Podcast Note: Mike introduced Nate to the YouTube sensation show - "Hot Ones" Where celebrities' are interviewed while eating increasingly hot chicken wings. Fantastic Show, and the Gordon Ramsey episode is hilarious. 

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This week’s guest is Michael B. Cline the Vice President, Administrative Operations which is a mouth full and had to have him help me with his title during the introduction. Michael is a professional engineer with decades of leadership and engineering experience in both the public and private sectors. We talk about the mind shift that happened upon his return to Purdue in 2013 around Planning and Construction by prioritizing customer care, innovation and management accountability, Cline ensures the organization delivers high quality services at the lowest possible cost.

Cline, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, returned to the University in July 2013 as the Vice President for Physical Facilities with responsibility for the design and construction of all university facilities, the operation and maintenance of existing buildings, and the Wade Utility Plant.

Since 2013, Cline’s role expanded to include capital programming, campus master planning, sustainability, real estate, procurement, environmental health and public safety, supplier diversity, parking, transportation, and Purdue’s airport. In this role, Cline manages 1,200 employees on the West Lafayette campus, a $250M capital program, and a $150M annual operating budget.

Current major capital projects underway include the $140M Dudley and Lambertus Halls for the College of Engineering and Purdue Polytechnic Institute, $22M Hagle Hall for bands and orchestra, $41M Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility, $73M High Speed Propulsion Lab and $52M Schleman Hall and Stewart Center Renovations for data science and student services .

From 2015 through its completion in December 2018, Cline played a pivotal leadership role in delivering the $120M State Street Redevelopment Project in an unprecedented ‘town-gown’ P3 or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) with the City of West Lafayette. This project has sparked over $500M in private investment adjacent to Purdue’s campus since 2017. Cline was also instrumental in the completion of the 2018 Giant Leaps Master Plan for the West Lafayette campus—the launch of which coincided with the University’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary.

Prior to joining the University, Cline served as the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) from 2010-2013, where he was entrusted with overseeing all aspects of one of the state’s largest agencies. He successfully led INDOT’s delivery of Governor Mitch Daniels’ $10B Major Moves infrastructure investment program, while reducing annual operating spending by $70M. Noteworthy projects completed under Cline’s leadership include the $700M I-69 project (sections 1-3) and the procurement of the Ohio River Bridges project, a unique $2.4B P3 with the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Jeff Cook, the Director of Engineering and Environmental Services at Reid Health in Richmond, Indiana takes his role as a leader very serious by never asking of his people something he wouldn't do himself. They do not work for him, he works for them by making every effort to provide everything they need for success in their roles. This speaks of the level of commitment to Reid Health and the people he works with as well as the workplace culture he has helped to create.

Jeff started with Reid Health in 1993 as an Electrician and is now the Director of Engineering and Environmental Services leading a team of 138 employees at 80 buildings in 9 counties in 2 States where each day can take a direction all of it's own.

Reid Health has big projects coming in the near future and is looking forward to how these will shape Reid Health in the Future.

Jeff's favorite books are by the Angry American and has just finished Book 11 of the survivalist series and is looking forward to book 12.

Contact Jeff:

Reid Health

1100 Reid Parkway

Richmond, Indiana

jeff.cook@reidhealth.org

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Andrew McMullan is the owner and president of TSI Energy Solutions, a company his father and some college friends started over 40 years ago. He is also a husband, a proud father of three, an avid mountain biker and someone who does not sit still well. As a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in Advertising, he has been at the helm of TSI for 10 years. He has worked alongside his team to fine-tune the systems and processes at TSI to allow the company to be as dynamic as the changing times have required.  Andrew also serves on the board for BEC (Building Enclosure Council) Indiana as treasurer, as well as being involved with the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association helping to maintain natural surface trails.

Andrews favorite book is: Raising the Bar: Integrity and Passion in life and business- the story of Cliff Bar by Gary Erickson

Andrew’s moto: Don’t be a jerk! (PG version)

Andrew McMullan

TSI Energy Solutions 

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Bernie and I dive deep into Modular, Prefabrication and Lean processes in Design and Construction.   Over Bernie’s 40 years in the industry his focus has lead him to large and complex Healthcare Projects, Preconstruction & Prefabrication Initiatives. An Indianapolis native & Marine Corps veteran with 40 years of construction experience starting in the field as a superintendent in the Texas construction market in the early 80’s before being elevated to a project manager. Returned home to Indianapolis in 1990. Led the charge for AECOM Hunt at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in 2008 as the onsite preconstruction manager at the new $800m hospital expansion project. Next move was to Dallas in 2010 as the preconstruction manager on the new $500m University of Texas Southwestern Hospital (UTSW) project, and subsequently assumed an onsite operations role through 2014. Became the onsite preconstruction manager & project executive at the new $250m Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus, Ohio before being charged with the expansion of the Hunt healthcare portfolio. Next up was executive oversight of the preconstruction services at the new $1b McNair Hospital project for CHI Baylor St. Luke’s at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Most recently tasked with helping pull together the deliverable for the conceptual phase of the new $2.7b IU Health Medical Center in Indianapolis and later charged with supporting the development of the modular & prefabrication practices for the IU Health Program.

In conjunction with his preconstruction role, Bernie oversaw the development and implementation of the prefabrication plans for the multi-trade utility tunnel MEP racks, patient room bathroom pods, headwalls, and several other single-trade prefabrication operations at the UTSW project in Dallas. The CHI Baylor St. Luke’s and Mount Carmel projects mentioned above had similar initiatives but added multi-trade corridor racking to the list of items prefabricated.

The Indiana Society of Healthcare Engineering (ISHE) will be touring Studio Ho on March 17th, 2022. Find more information here: www.isheweb.org/about-ishe/calendar/

Bernie’s Favorite book is on Chuck Yeager named; Yeager: An Autobiography by Chuck Yeager.

Bernie’s Contact information:

Bernie Sublette

Vice President

AECOM Hunt

Bernie.sublette@aecom.com

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Bernie and I dive deep into Modular, Prefabrication and Lean processes in Design and Construction.   Over Bernie’s 40 years in the industry his focus has lead him to large and complex Healthcare Projects, Preconstruction & Prefabrication Initiatives. An Indianapolis native & Marine Corps veteran with 40 years of construction experience starting in the field as a superintendent in the Texas construction market in the early 80’s before being elevated to a project manager. Returned home to Indianapolis in 1990. Led the charge for AECOM Hunt at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in 2008 as the onsite preconstruction manager at the new $800m hospital expansion project. Next move was to Dallas in 2010 as the preconstruction manager on the new $500m University of Texas Southwestern Hospital (UTSW) project, and subsequently assumed an onsite operations role through 2014. Became the onsite preconstruction manager & project executive at the new $250m Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus, Ohio before being charged with the expansion of the Hunt healthcare portfolio. Next up was executive oversight of the preconstruction services at the new $1b McNair Hospital project for CHI Baylor St. Luke’s at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Most recently tasked with helping pull together the deliverable for the conceptual phase of the new $2.7b IU Health Medical Center in Indianapolis and later charged with supporting the development of the modular & prefabrication practices for the IU Health Program.

In conjunction with his preconstruction role, Bernie oversaw the development and implementation of the prefabrication plans for the multi-trade utility tunnel MEP racks, patient room bathroom pods, headwalls, and several other single-trade prefabrication operations at the UTSW project in Dallas. The CHI Baylor St. Luke’s and Mount Carmel projects mentioned above had similar initiatives but added multi-trade corridor racking to the list of items prefabricated.

Come back next week for episode two where we will dive deeper into the modular, prefabrication and lean process and how and when to partner with suppliers and vendors.

Bernie’s Contact information:

Bernie Sublette

Vice President

AECOM Hunt

Bernie.sublette@aecom.com

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