The Korte Company welcomes Chris Shepard to the team as an integral member of its business development efforts. Mr. Shepard joins the company’s business development group with more than a decade of experience in design and construction, primarily in the Federal Contracting/International Development area.

Working through the U.S. State Department, highlights include developing Secure Network Infrastructure opportunities for facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, he has worked on United Arab Emirates joint venture projects with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Oil.

Chris is a graduate of Auburn University where he studied architecture. “His background and experience fit well with both our current clientele and our longer term goals,” according to Todd Korte, president and CEO of The Korte Company.

The Korte Company, founded in 1958, specializes in Design-Build, construction management and construction services, and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with offices in Highland, Illinois and Las Vegas, Nevada. The company manages, on average, an excess of $200 million in annual construction volume.

A fully integrated Design-Build general contractor with in-house design, estimating, project management and construction services, The Korte Company’s project expertise includes buildings for federal, state and local government agencies as well as the design and construction of healthcare facilities, medical office buildings, warehouse/distribution centers, religious facilities, commercial buildings, schools, recreation centers and office complexes.