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ON THE MOVE KAI PROMOTES TODD R. JACOBS, AIA, TO DIRECTOR OF DESIGN KAI Design & Build has announced the promotion of Todd Jacobs, AIA, FHFI, LEED AP, to director of design. Jacobs, who was hired in November 2016 as vice president and senior project manager, will replace Marcus Moomey, AIA, DBIA, who is moving from the director of design position to a new position as director of design- build. As director of design, Jacobs will provide overall leadership for KAI’s architecture and interior design practice and foster a climate focused on collaboration within KAI’s multi-disciplined teams, delivering design and build solutions on complex projects. Jacobs will also represent KAI in the community by participating in professional organizations, speaking engagements and civic events. Jacobs has more than 30 years of management, collaboration, master planning, and design experience. His extensive portfolio includes projects within the healthcare, education, religious, and corporate industries. Jacobs will oversee 36 employees at KAI offices in St. Louis, Dallas, Atlanta, San Antonio, and Omaha. “Todd is a demonstrated leader as an active member of the American Institute of Architects and past president of the St. Louis Chapter. We are delighted to elevate Todd to this leadership role where he will drive the quality of our design work to satisfy our customers’ needs,” said Michael Hein, AIA, PMP, chief integration officer at KAI. Major projects Jacobs has worked on while at KAI include: ❚ ❚ St. Louis Community College Center for Nursing and Health Sciences

❚ ❚ Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation & Aquatic Center in Atlanta ❚ ❚ Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being in St. Louis ❚ ❚ SSM North County Pediatric Clinic in St. Louis Jacobs, a registered architect in Missouri and Illinois, has a bachelor’s degrees in architecture and in business administration from Kansas State University. He is a member of the KSU Professional Advisory Board, St. Louis Construction Forum Advisory Board, and several AIA committees. KAI Design & Build is a national more than 100 person design and build firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. KAI provides design and build integrated project delivery solutions through client collaboration, the latest technology, proprietary processes and individual expertise. Since its inception in 1980, KAI has been instrumental in reshaping the urban environment through its expertise in housing, K-12 schools, transit facilities, collegiate structures, commercial buildings, sports and recreational facilities, government/justice centers, and healthcare facilities. Beginning as an architectural design firm, KAI added mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineering to give clients a full package of in-house disciplines for their projects. Today, KAI continues with its original core service of design and has quickly grown its general construction and construction management groups since 1997. Additionally, KAI is a leader in building information modeling, applying the skill set to architectural, engineering and construction projects firm-wide. KAI’s affiliate locations include Atlanta, Omaha, Dallas, and San Antonio.

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do that (work over 40), should probably use their PTO to cover those hours. We need responsible employees with good judgement here. 3)Work from home. We want to be flexible. We want to allow this in select cases, but not as a steady diet. But there will always be those who emerge as abusers of the policy or practice. When interns are calling in to “work from home,” or certain people seem to do it half the time for no good reason, they need to understand they are potentially causing problems for management. First off, other employees who aren’t “working from home” typically resent those who do. They may feel there’s a double standard there that some people get away with it and others don’t. The other problem is it puts the manager in a tight spot. He or she may not want to say “no” to the employee because that isn’t pleas- ant, but the employee is putting them in a tough spot of either saying “no” and making them unhappy, or saying “yes” (or saying nothing which is tacit approval of their behav- ior), and then suffering through the complaints of others who feel they aren’t getting the same treatment. Either way it’s an issue. We need responsible employees who don’t create this problem through abusing the system. I could go on. Hard and fast rules are hard to enforce and sustain. It isn’t in our nature and doesn’t create the kind of climate we all want to work in. MARK ZWEIG is Zweig Group’s chairman and founder. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com.

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