Employees

Justin has been in the home building industry his entire life, building a variety of different projects. He loves working with customers that bring their own creative ideas to a design so the end product is truly unique. One of his favorite projects was building the Denali model, a 400sq.ft. tiny home. Hundreds of thousands people have toured it, and he loves seeing their excited reactions. When Justin isn’t working, he and his wife like to travel and race cars. At the top of his bucket list: visit Australia and drive a car on the Nürburgring in Germany. “I think life throws curve balls at us all the time, catch as many as you can.

Starting his construction career in 1992, Scott has worn many hats throughout the years (all of them red) including roofing, tiling, framing, project management, design, sales, marketing, and Directorship. His achievements include winning 23 NARI regional design awards & 2 national Contractor of the Year awards. Scott’s father and grandfather were both builders, so he is a 3rd generation residential builder. Scott served 6 years in the US Navy & 2 years in the Army Reserves. Scott prides himself in living out the companies 7 Core Values daily.

Jen grew up in the South Bend, Indiana area but calls Antioch, IL home. She started her administrative career in 1994 and has polished her skills over the years. She has joined our team eager to jump right in and support Justin as his Executive Assistant and the Vertical Works team. Jen enjoys spending her time outside of the office with her husband and their 3 children. Her hobbies include restoring old furniture, nature walks, and a great movie night.

I graduated from MIAD in 2018 with a BFA in interiors, architecture, and design, and started working here in August 2021.I enjoy spending time outdoors, either camping or just sitting in a hammock with some watercolors, painting a sunset over the lake. After work you can find me knitting or perfecting a new cookie recipe, always something creative. I'm also obsessed with chickens and plan on owning a small hobby farm some day.

I started my career as a rough carpenter in the West Bend, Wisconsin area before returning to school to continue my education. After graduating from UW-Milwaukee with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, I started my Design career with the Vertical Works family in October, 2022. When I'm not working I enjoy spending time at the gym or catching up on the latest shows.

Colby lives in the Texas Hill Country where he was born and raised. He got his start in the construction industry working for his dad building custom homes. After several years, he switched to the manufacturing and distribution industry, where he worked as a Production Supervisor and Facilities Manager. Throughout this time, he continued to complete construction projects on the side, including remodels and additions. Colby joined Vertical Works in October 2022, and is excited to get back to his passion of building and construction. Colby enjoys spending time with his wife and their 2 daughters. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, hiking, and cheering on the Texas A&M Aggies.

Ben was born in Milwaukee, WI in 1982 and has always lived in Southeastern Wisconsin. He currently lives in Delafield, WI with his wife of 14 years, their young son, and the family dog. He worked as a carpenter for VWI from 2011-2016, then other opportunities presented themselves. In 2022, Ben rejoined the Vertical Works and Riemer Remodel team as Project Manager so he could provide a more fulfilling life for his family. In Ben's opinion, seeing the happiness on customer's faces when a project is completed makes all the work worth it. When not at work, he likes to spend his time hunting, fishing, and grilling/smoking delicious food.

Mitchell J Haumersen was born in 1992 and raised in Racine Wisconsin. He has a gorgeous wife, beautiful daughter and a house full of pets. His passion for work started at a young age learning from his dad and grandfather in their basement wood shop. His passion for wood working and his college education quickly expanded his interests to other trades and led his career through carpentry, concrete, landscapes, hardscapes, cabinet making, display manufacturing, and new home construction. Three years ago He landed himself a career building kick ass tiny homes for Vertical Works Inc.

Scott was born, raised, and lived his entire life in the Milwaukee area. He began learning the carpentry trade at a very young age from his father who was a union carpenter. In 1967 when Scott was just 5 years old he and his father, along with family and friends, built the house that he grew up in. Scott became proficient in the use of hand and power tools by the time the house was completed. Scott continued to work with his father throughout school, and after high School graduation went right into the building trades. In 1984 he got married to his wonderful wife Jane. They remain together to this day (you do the math). Scott's hobbies include fishing, playing guitar, fishing, playing the piano, and fishing. But there is nothing he and his wife enjoy more than hopping on their respective Harleys and hitting the road. Scott claims that through his entire career he has never worked with a better group of guys than here at Vertical Works and we have no reason to doubt him. By the way did we mention that Scott is also a trekkie?

Andy was born in Ohio, but lived most of his childhood in East Troy, Wisconsin. He started his carpentry career in 2007 as an apprentice. In 2010 he started with Vertical Works, Inc. and worked for 3 years before relocating to Tennessee. There he worked as an independent contractor building his skills with everything carpentry. One major lesson learned was establishing strong relationships with customers. In 2020 he came back to Wisconsin to rejoin with family and Vertical Works, Inc. He lives on a lake and spends his time fishing, jet skiing and enjoying that time with friends and family.

Ken is from Racine, Wisconsin and he is a 3rd generation carpenter and cabinet maker. Ken grew up in the footsteps of his Father and Grandfather in the Holeton Construction family business. He started out very young with a broom in hand, began reading blueprints by the age of 18 and was a lead in his field in his early 20's. Ken enjoys life with his wife Robyn and his son James and daughter Summer. Ken has a passion for wood working, technology, and RC cars/boats with his son. He also gets to show off his cooking skills for every family holiday meal. When it comes to pets, Ken has a soft spot for his 3 pitties Clyde, Buddy and Capone.

Shaun was raised in Anchorage Alaska and Freeport Illinois where he attended school. Having spent so much time in Illinois you can guess who his favorite football team is…. When he isn’t watching the Bears Shaun is out on the golf course hitting a hole in one. Shaun lives in Racine with his wife and two daughters. At 16 Shaun knew he wanted to be a carpenter, he held other jobs through the years but found carpentry to be his passion. Shaun has been with us since July of 2022 and has loved it ever since. His favorite things about working here are the great people and positive work environment. He doesn’t mind the climate controlled factory either.

Corey is from Antioch, IL and he has a great passion for carpentry. He truly loves seeing how happy customers are with a finished project he had a part in building. Corey enjoys spending quality time with his wife and three children. He has a passion for riding motorcycles, he was born to ride. His background will tell you he isn't afraid of heights, he spent 11 years being a tower climber working on many buildings in Chicago including the John Hancock building. Over the past 6 years he has also enjoyed working on large pole barns.

Delante Higgenbottom-Parker lives in Milwaukee, he’s been in construction for the past 2 years and is expanding his knowledge on all the different aspects of construction. He has been focusing more so on his framing and exterior skills. Delante went to college for three years where he was majoring in biology with a minor in psychology. He loves learning about almost anything and is very excited to gain new skills in construction and apply them to his own life.

Turner Prochnow was born in Racine Wisconsin and he's wanted to be a carpenter all his life. He started working at Vertical Works, Inc. in April of 2020. Before that, he worked at a machine shop and played Varsity football at Washington Park High School. Things that he like to do are bowling, playing magic, video games, and just being around people.