People: Updates About Construction Professionals in the Southwest

Barry Bartle

BARTLE

Anthony Jeffers has been hired as a project manager for Johnson Carlier, Tempe, Ariz. Jeffers has more than a decade of experience in construction management, design, real estate and client development. Prior to joining Johnson Carlier, Jeffers was a project manager at Adolfson & Peterson Construction.

Johnson Carlier has also hired Michael Fischer as a senior project superintendent and Elizabeth Thiem as a project engineer. Fischer previously worked at High Desert Communications as a construction manager and at Kitchell Contractors of Arizona as a senior project superintendent. Previous projects he oversaw include the Flagstaff Medical Center, Arizona Mills Mall and Arizona Factory Shops in New River.

Prior to joining Johnson Carlier, Thiem was a project coordinator at Midstate Mechanical and was also a project engineer at Chanen Construction. Her portfolio of projects includes Talking Stick Resort and Spa and Midwestern University.

Dennis Gilbert

GILBERT

Gilbert's hiring is designed to strengthen Jokake's presence in what the company believes will be a key growth sector.

has been named president at Phoenix-based NAI Horizon and will lead the strategic repositioning of the Property Management Division to help the commercial real estate firm grow its management portfolio to 10 million sq ft. With a career spanning 30 years, Bartle has led property management divisions for such firms as RREEF, Cushman and Wakefield and Pacific Office Properties, directing more than $2 billion in real estate investments for more than 100 clients. has been hired by Jokake Construction's Phoenix office as director and project manager of the firm's hospitality building team. He brings more than 30 years of construction experience to Jokake and has managed the preconstruction and construction phases of some of the largest resort hotels in the Valley.

Blair leads day-to-day operations of the ENR editorial team to ensure brand quality and further best practices. He spearheads ENR's various competitions, including Best Projects and the Award of Excellence, and organizes editorial content at events including the Top Young Professionals conference. A Jesse H. Neal, Construction Media Alliance and AZBEES-award-winning writer and videographer, Blair frequently contributes to ENR’s burgeoning video channel with project tour videos and interviews with industry leaders. He is also a frequent speaker and moderator on topics such as diversity and inclusion, design and jobsite technology, construction means and methods and marketing.