Recipes - Leadership Team
Katie Hiemstra
Katie is an experienced accounting professional with a background in the trucking and construction industries. She brings a wealth of knowledge in financial management. Katie holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Southern New Hampshire University, which complements her strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail. She is dedicated to fostering operational efficiency and supporting […]
Kole Nelson
Safety is our most important core value. We are committed to maintaining a safe work environment for all employees, subcontractors, clients, partners and the public. After serving 20 years as a U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Kole returned to South Dakota with his family. Kole said, “I […]
Dave Lems
Safety is our most important core value. We are committed to maintaining a safe work environment for all employees, subcontractors, clients, partners and the public. Dave uses his no-nonsense approach each day as he prepares the project-specific risk management plans, trains our workers, and conducts on-site safety inspections. Once identified, any safety concern is addressed […]
Miranda Bunde
Miranda’s role focuses on maintaining all aspects of the company’s human resources functions including recruiting, onboarding, benefits, compliance, payroll, performance management, employee relations and development. Miranda has over 15 years of experience in the Human Resources field, seven at Henry Carlson Construction. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resources Management from Metropolitan […]
Josh Coyle
Josh provides leadership and development of all field personnel to ensure that the execution of work is maximized to meet productivity, quality and safety standards. He works closely with the project management team on project timelines, manpower and equipment needs as well. Josh has held the roles of field engineer and project manager.
Chad Nelson
Chad understands that our clients have very high expectations when it comes to budgets, schedule and quality. Simply stated, Chad is extremely well organized, understands prioritization, and communicates in a succinct, professional manner. His current role involves strategic planning and leading the project management and field operations teams.
Travis Hatlestad
Travis is a construction professional with many years of experience. He has served in multiple capacities including field work, construction management, quality control and project supervision. His role involves senior project management oversight, workforce development and planning of the project management team.
Tom Carlson
Tom has become involved in many aspects of the construction process. For your project, Tom will provide support during both the pre-construction and construction phases.
Dave Derry
With over 30 years of construction experience in construction estimating and project management, Dave is extremely effective during the pre-construction phase of the project.
Henry “Chip” Carlson, III
Chip is keenly interested in each project’s success. He sincerely believes the company’s 100 year history depends on how we work with you.