Our Management Team

	S. Christian Nielsen, III President/CEO   Chip is responsible for the development and mentoring of our real estate development, design, construction and management professionals, as well as maintaining and expanding partner and client relationships. Chip is well versed in the challenges and opportunities in running a family-owned business, having followed his father and grandfather into the printing business in 1981. He spent the majority of his professional career focused on the expansion of The Nielsen Company where he and his management team grew the business from a $15 million dollar company into a $95 million dollar operation before selling it in 2002. Mr. Nielsen earned an MBA degree in Management/Finance from the University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. He earned a BS in Environmental Science/Business from Vanderbilt University.
	David F. Neyer Executive Vice President, Principal Dave Neyer is responsible for the management of Al. Neyer's Business Development, as well as maintaining and expanding partner, client and community relationships. He has been a member of the company’s executive management team since 1998, and represents the fifth generation of the Neyer family to own and lead the firm. Under his direction, Al. Neyer has successfully transitioned from a family-owned real estate enterprise to a professionally managed service provider embodying innovation and value. Mr. Neyer received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. He is the Cincinnati Advisory Board Chair for Urban Land Institute and sits on a number of boards including the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati and People Working Cooperatively.
	William L. Neyer Executive Vice President, Principal  Bill Neyer has more than 30 years of experience in every phase of development and construction.  He is responsible for organizational development and administrative functions.  Prior to his current role, Mr. Neyer led our design-build team, transitioning it to its current leadership.  Mr. Neyer received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Cincinnati. He serves as chairperson of an industry advisory board to the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.  He is a trustee of the university's Economics Center, serving as chairperson of the Student Enterprise Program.  He is also an active member of other professional and community organizations.
	James T. Neyer, P.E. Executive Vice President, Principal, Real Estate Development  Jim Neyer leads Al Neyer's real estate development activities with a balanced focus on market-driven investment and creative inspiration. Mr. Neyer has over 20 years experience in commercial real estate, in development, financing and construction. He has the hands-on expertise and strategic perspective to drive results for Al. Neyer and its investor partners. Mr. Neyer is a principal and a member of the Al. Neyer Executive Team. Mr. Neyer received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Marquette University. He is an active member of both local and national NAIOP chapters, Downtown Cincinnati, Inc. and other professional and community organizations. Molly North Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Molly North was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in 2012 after five years of leadership in real estate development and finance at the company.  Molly is responsible for all accounting, finance, and treasury management functions.  Molly also leads investor and lender relations and structures all capital for the company's real estate transactions.  Ms. North has significant experience in sophisticated capital instruments such as New Markets Tax Credits, Historic Tax Credits, and Tax Increment Financing.  She has a special passion for urban redevelopment and a track record of executing otherwise 'impossible' deals. Ms. North earned a Bachelor of Administration degree from the University of Cincinnati in Finance and Accounting and spent six years in the banking industry and four years in public accounting prior to joining Al. Neyer.
	Daniel P. Ruh Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development Dan Ruh joined Al. Neyer’s real estate development operation as senior vice president in 2009 to expand the company’s deal-making capacity and ultimately increase value creation through real estate projects and leasing transactions. He is a member of the Al. Neyer Executive Team. Mr. Ruh received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from University of Kentucky. He earned a Juris Doctorate with a Corporate Law concentration from University of Cincinnati, College of Law in 1997. Dan serves on the Kenton County Municipal Planning & Zoning Commission.
	Robert Read Thrun, A.I.A. Vice President, Architecture, Al. Neyer, LLC President, Neyer Architects, Inc. Rob Thrun has lead the architecture and engineering teams at Al. Neyer since 1999. Prior to joining us he held positions as managing partner of A.M. Kinney Associates, studio director/design principal for CUH2A and project architect/project designer for The Kling-Lindquist Partnership. Mr. Thrun has been responsible for many of our residential, office, academic, industrial, and mixed-use projects including the Luxottica world headquarters, Delta Airlines Reservations complex and the St. Xavier Park urban development. Mr. Thrun holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree from Colby College. He has received the AIA Award for Design Excellence for five projects, as well as numerous other awards. He holds professional registration in 12 states.
	Matt E. Blankenship Vice President of Operations, Design-Build Matt Blankenship oversees all Al. Neyer design-build construction projects, providing day-to-day leadership to project teams planning and executing project delivery in all phases.  Over his 13-year professional career, Mr. Blankenship has been involved in producing more than 3 million square feet of mixed-use, office, health care and industrial projects. His proven expertise from inception to completion in ground up design-build, construction management, tenant improvements and renovations has earned him the respect of clients, subcontractors and his colleagues. Prior to joining Al. Neyer in 2005, Mr. Blankenship’s former employer was Paul Hemmer Construction Co., where he worked as a senior project manager. He also worked for Clayco Construction Co. in Missouri as a project manager. Matt holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
	Jerome A. Tepe Senior Vice President, Design-Build Jerry Tepe is a seasoned professional with an attitude toward our customers that can be summed up in one word - advocate.  He is responsible for Al. Neyer's design-build team of achitects, designers, engineers and construction professionals.  Mr. Tepe is involved in projects from initial planning to move-in, which ensures our customers receive the same level of attention throughout the project duration. At Al. Neyer, he has become our point person for the “mega” office and mixed-use projects, routinely thinking through complexities associated with 400,000+ sf multi-phase projects. Mr. Tepe joined Al. Neyer in 2000 as a design-build director, and worked as a project executive at Frank Messer & Sons, Inc., for a decade prior to that. He earned both an undergraduate and post-graduate degree -- a Master of Business Administration --from the University of Cincinnati.
	Mark L. Vella, P.E. Vice President, Business Development Mark Vella brings over 30 years of project management and field engineering experience to serve our clients in their pre-sale decision process. Mr. Vella helps companies and municipalities define their project goals, and shows them all their options, so they can make an informed decision on the right course of action. He earns high marks from the CEOs, corporate real estate executives, brokers and economic development officials he works with everyday. Mr. Vella is a registered professional engineer with the experience and insight to ask the right questions, assuring successful projects and long-term relationships.  At Al. Neyer, Mr. Vella has directed design-build services and national accounts development. He led Al. Neyer’s expansion into Greater Pittsburgh area, resulting in successful projects in McClaren Woods Business Park and Airside Business Park, as well as Turnpike Distribution Center in Beaver County, co-developed by Al Neyer. Al. Neyer’s success in Pittsburgh with the use of tilt-up concrete panels as a preferred method of construction is especially significant because of its relative newness in that market.