Sullivan designBUILD

Every exceptional building project starts with an exceptional architect — and by any measure, Jim Triatik more than qualitifies. In his many years as one of SdB’s senior architects, Jim has amassed an impressive gallery of building designs and achievements — both by using his own formidable talents, as well as in partnership with architects retained by our clients.

Working closely with our clients just comes naturally to Jim. He listens, learns, and gets to work find- ing the best possible solutions that will deliver truly outstanding outcomes. Throughout the process, Jim applies an eye for detail, a talent for team-building, a knack for meeting challenges in form, func- tion or budget, and the ability to “talk the industry talk” that makes working with our building team (as well as other architects) both accurate and effortless.

Jim takes pride in creating designBUILD solutions that exceed expecations and earns SdB a place as your go-to partner for future projects. He embraces the challenges and triumphs of the process, and takes pride in meeting both with a positive spirit. It’s an impressive combination of creativity and “can do” attitude — and your project will always be better for it. 

When you talk with John, it doesn’t take long to see that a passion for the construction process runs deep in his DNA. As the second generation owner of SdB, he’s been involved in the industry literally all his life, making a start with building projects at home, honing his skills during high school and college working for Sullivan in the field as a laborer, moving up over time to project manager and estimator, then to Director of Field Operations and Safety, and eventually succeeding his father as president.

Given his hands-on, nuts and bolts background, it’s not surprising that John takes the exact same approach to every project that comes through SdB’s door. You’ll find him on the front line at every stage of the process — attending initial meetings and presentations, overseeing design and budgeting, assigning teams, aligning resources and managing the build, all with one goal in mind: Delivering the best possible outcome for our clients.

Interested in hearing about the benefits of Sullivan’s designBUILD process? Tom Knoop is a great place to start.

After all, he was the one who started it.

When Tom joined Sullivan in 1973, it didn’t just represent a new hire for the company — it signaled a whole new approach to the building process. Tom married his exceptional architectural talents with Sullivan’s impressive building pedigree, pioneering the true designBUILD concept in Madison and bringing our company’s capabilities to a whole new level. By offering the entire spectrum of architectural, engineering and construction services under one roof, Tom helped bring a whole new level of quality, efficiency and value to our clients. SdB’s reputation grew — right along with our clientele.

Throughout his remarkable career at SdB, Tom has provided excellent services to clients and innovative solutions to building challenges. And all along the way, he’s contributed invaluable insights that helped to refine the steps, approvals and checkpoints of our proprietary process, making it a true standout in our field. Just like Tom. 

When construction begins on your project, it’s critical to start with a solid foundation. And the ideal cornerstone for the task at hand? Bart O’Brien, SdB’s Vice President and Director of Field Operations. Bart brings an abundance of energy, logic and over 35 years of industry experience (the last 25 with SdB) to your benefit, providing leadership and supervision to practically every facet of your build.

Where there is activity, there is Bart. From project estimating through management through final delivery, he maintains a working knowledge of every aspect of your job, tracking daily costs, managing tool, equipment and material acquisition, supervising and training field crews, and providing executive level involvement every step of the way.

A successful building project takes more than bricks and mortar — it’s built on a winning vision, expert planning, design and construction, and the ideas, insights and innovations of an exceptional team. Bringing all those pieces to the table — and forging them into a successful collaboration — is the role of Jill Riley, SdB’s executive vice president and your partner in the designBUILD process.

Jill recognizes that relationships are at the heart of the SdB process. She approaches every project by listening to your goals and vision, learning about your business and your brand, and translating that input into action, in the most effective and efficient way. If it’s not broke, Jill won’t fix it — she’ll simply use her diverse background in business, construction and interior design to make it better.