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Scott Blattner has lived in the construction world since he was a child, living on the road with his family while his father worked on construction projects for the company. While he was on summer break from junior high in 1974, he began to work for the family business. His passion for the business and dedication to the quality of work Blattner constructs continues to propel the family business to new advancements and success.

John Blattner has been working in the family business full-time since 1985. He worked in various areas of the company where he developed a full understanding of the company operations. In 1996, John began working as the Chief Financial Officer and joined the Executive team at Blattner.

Ken Hilgert joined the Blattner team in 1990, and possesses a strong entrepreneurial spirit, intuitive marketing ability and thrives in dynamic and competitive environments to secure work opportunities. His experience and strong understanding of the industry has propelled Blattner into new markets, and his ability to fuel business by promoting Blattner's world class service and reputable ingenuity has driven Blattner to repeated success.

Joining Blatter in 2020, Kathy is the newest member of our leadership team. A global supply chain executive with over 36 years of experience, Kathy brings extensive experience in business transformation, strategy development and execution, as well as process and S&OP implementation.

Jason Abfalter has more than 15 years of business technology and agile delivery experience. Jason has worked with the company since 2018 and leads the information technology (IT) team with wide-ranging expertise. He is responsible for leading the strategy and execution of all the IT operations.

Matt Chisesi holds a wealth of experience in risk management, along with government contracting, audits and regulations at the state and federal levels. At Blattner, Matt and his team are tasked with building a world-class Enterprise Risk Management program. He is a member of the Veterans Resource Group at Blattner and honorably served in the United States Navy from 1994-2002.

As Executive Vice President & Of Counsel, Dave Blattner has a comprehensive understanding of the construction industry and the needs of the company that make him a leader at Blattner. He also takes a special interest in development and the culture at Blattner, making him a leader at the company level. Since he was young, Dave knew he wanted to work for the family business in the legal field. After he received his business degree, he went right on to earn his law degree and then he joined the family business.

Jeremy Wacker has been a vital player in the successful advancements of renewable energy within the company since he joined the company in 1993. Today, Jeremy is responsible for developing and leading the procurement group, which includes overseeing estimating, engineering and innovation and development.

Jason Widman has been an integral part of the advancements of the wind market segment since he joined the company in 1993. Jason provides key leadership and guidance to the wind operations group. His expertise includes completing a range of complex wind energy projects involving accelerated schedules, difficult logistical challenges, new technology and collaborative construction methods.

Nik Maeder joined Blattner in 1996 and has worked through the field and management levels in the company. He’s been a driving force in the market segment. Nik leads the solar operations group. His expertise includes collaborative construction methods, embarking on new markets, completing a wide range of large, energy-related projects that involve accelerated schedules and logistical challenges.

Matt Dankers is responsible for the overall management of all strategic and operational marketing and customer relationship activities at Blattner. He provides market feedback to leadership to support overall business development goals. Matt continues to establish long-term client and vendor relationships and acts as advocate for Blattner’s clients while driving strong business performance, continuous improvement and best practices. Since joining Blattner in 2006, he has worked on projects that total more than one gigawatt of new generating capacity.

Candi supports the day-to-day operations of the business development team at Blattner while leading market intelligence efforts and supporting client relationships. She has almost two decades of business development experience and is an integral member of our leadership team and Women’s Employee Resource Group. Candi is also a founding board member of the INDY Foundation and is a community board member at Falcon National Bank.

Patrick joined Blattner in March 2022. He holds a wealth of experience in compliance and governance and brings extensive knowledge in corporate law, audit and strategic policy and SOP implementation. At Blattner, Patrick and his team are tasked with building, leading and continuously improving a world-class compliance program.

Joe Conrad brings years of utility construction and safety experience to his role at Blattner. As the Director of Safety, he is part of a team that develops and executes strategies and operations directly related to organizational wide environmental health and safety. He is part of the Blattner culture of safety that supports operational excellence at the highest levels.