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Construction

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    Duane Carlson

    Partner, President of Construction

  • Steve Martinelli

    Stephen Martinelli

    SVP, Construction

  • Loni Revercomb

    Loni Revercomb

    SVP, Construction

  • Bob Robinson

    SVP, Construction

  • Peter Cramer

    Peter Cramer

    VP, Construction

  • David Herr

    VP, Pre-Construction

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    Brandon Parham

    VP, Pre-Construction

Duane Carlson

Partner, President of Construction

Since joining Carmel Partners in 2014, Duane Carlson has managed construction activities for all new ground-up development projects. He provides long-range planning, strategic direction, and supervision for the Construction Management Team and is a member of the Management Committee.

In his 15 years of experience in the industry, Mr. Carlson has also worked with Avalon Bay, where he managed the company’s construction operations in the Pacific Northwest and the San Francisco Bay Area. A member of the San Francisco Building Industry Conference Board and the Association of Building Contractors, Mr. Carlson has managed a range of projects in both Chicago and San Francisco for Orix Real Estate & Capital, Heitman Properties, and Trammel Crow Commercial.

His expertise is evidenced by his management of several award-winning properties, most notably the 2014 Multihousing News Silver Award for Most Tech-savvy Community and the 2014 Pillars of the Industry Best High-Rise Apartment Award for his work on 55 Ninth Street in San Francisco.

Mr. Carlson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in building construction from Michigan State University.

Stephen Martinelli

SVP, Construction

Stephen Martinelli joined Carmel Partners in 2015 and currently oversees East Coast Construction Operations as Senior Vice President, Construction.

Specializing in construction management and value engineering, Mr. Martinelli has a diverse technical and leadership background and 28 years of experience navigating the complexities of large-scale urban development.

Prior to joining Carmel, Mr. Martinelli directed construction at LCOR, where he contributed to several multifamily, commercial, and mixed-use developments in the New York City Area, most notably the Chelsea Stratus in Chelsea, one of the area’s most sought after luxury condominium buildings. Prior to LCOR, he worked as Senior Project Manager at Morse Diesel International (now AMEC), one of the largest Construction Management firms in the country.

Mr. Martinelli earned a Master of Science degree in real estate at New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in architectural technology from New York Institute of Technology.

Loni Revercomb

SVP, Construction

Loni Revercomb joined Carmel Partners in 2007 and currently manages construction operations as Senior Vice President, Construction for the Denver Region. She oversees day-to-day multifamily construction projects from pre-construction to project close-out, including close coordination with consultants, subcontractors, and the other Carmel Partners Divisions.

Prior to joining Carmel, Ms. Revercomb was with DR Horton-Trimark Division as the Permit and Plans Coordinator.

Ms. Revercomb earned a Bachelor of Science in construction management from Colorado State University. She is a LEED Accredited Professional credentialed in Building Design and Construction.

Bob Robinson

SVP, Construction

Bob Robinson joined Carmel Partners in 2011 and is a Senior Vice President. Closely involved in every aspect of construction management, from day-to-day operations to maintaining strict budgetary standards, Mr. Robinson currently oversees Carmel’s Southern California Construction Group.

For more than a decade, Mr. Robinson has worked for a number of multifamily owners and builders. Prior to joining Carmel, he served as Project Executive at both the Hanover Company and Swinerton Builders. He spent the first portion of his 27-year career in the Commercial General Contracting sector building a wide variety of complex public and private projects including office, multifamily, hospitality, health care, and infrastructure.

Mr. Robinson has a Bachelor of Science in construction management from California State University, Chico.

Peter Cramer

VP, Construction

Peter Cramer joined Carmel Partners in 2019 and currently manages construction operations as Vice President, Construction for the Washington D.C. region. In his role, Mr. Cramer oversees the construction projects in the DC region, from pre-construction through closeout, ensuring project teams execute at the highest level. Passionate about both Carmel’s projects and the people who build them, he and his team have driven innovation into the company’s process, leading to greater operational efficiencies and improved tracking of project costs and materials.

Prior to joining Carmel, Mr. Cramer spent 14 years at Clark Construction Group, LLC, most recently as a Project Executive, on a variety of different projects including multifamily, office, lab, education, and healthcare buildings.

Mr. Cramer earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Bucknell University. He is also a member of Associated Builders and Contractors and Washington Building Congress.

David Herr

VP, Pre-Construction

David Herr joined Carmel Partners in 2011. As Vice President, Pre-Construction, Mr. Herr oversees Northern California, Pacific Northwest, and Denver pre-construction in the areas of estimating, value engineering, and plan review. He is instrumental in fostering rapport with leading subcontractors and suppliers along with negotiating national sales agreements. These relationships have resulted in securing preferential pricing and schedule considerations for all Carmel pursuits.

Prior to joining Carmel, Mr. Herr spent nine years as Director of Pre-Construction with Trammell Crow Residential, responsible for the Northwest division in a similar capacity. He has over 35 years in the construction industry with 25 years of experience in the multifamily sector.

Mr. Herr earned a Bachelor of Science in construction management from the University of Washington.

Brandon Parham

VP, Pre-Construction

Brandon Parham joined Carmel Partners in 2018. In his role as Vice President, Pre-Construction, Mr. Parham manages the pre-construction process from land acquisition to trade contract buyout, coordinates departmental efforts between Construction and Development, and oversees pre-construction personnel in Southern California, New York, and Washington D.C.

For nearly a decade, Mr. Parham has focused on Class A Multifamily Construction in a pre-construction role. Prior to joining Carmel, he focused on the competitive and negotiated bid environment of general contracting while serving as Estimating Manager at Suffolk Construction.

Mr. Parham has a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University, a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, and is currently working on a Master of Real Estate with Georgetown University.