Our History
More Than 20 Years of Doing It All and Doing It Right
Founded in 1995 in Atlanta, ARCO Design/Build, Inc. is a national design-build contractor with a focus on the industrial market. Despite our tremendous growth over more than two decades, the way we do business remains unchanged. In fact, it’s our philosophy of “we win when our clients win” that has helped us become the industry leaders we are today.
In 2016, the build-to-suit division of ARCO Design/Build became a separate organization to ensure that our team remained as nimble, responsive, and hyper-focused on our clients’ needs as possible. Whether you’re working with ARCO Design/Build or ARCO Design/Build – Build to Suit, you’re getting all the know-how and resources of a huge corporation without the bureaucracy and slow-turning wheels that sometimes come along with it.
Whatever it takes to get the job done right, that’s what we’ll do. When you are committed to that approach and offer complete, turnkey project delivery, success naturally follows. One point of contact. One company. One streamlined process.
We’re ARCO Design/Build and ARCO Design/Build – Build to Suit, your partners in success.
Core Values
- Treat people fairly and do the right thing.
- Understand our customer’s business and solve their problems.
- Be positive, upbeat and have fun.
- Create opportunities for individual financial success based on merit.
“Such a pleasure to work with someone with our best interests in mind even though the project has been completed for 8 months. Eric is truly an asset to your organization and his can do attitude is a model for all to work by.”
ARCO Design/Build Leaders
Rick Schultze
Co-Chairman
Mark Mummert
CEO
Joe Matthews
President
Jake Stefan
President, ARCO Design/Build BTS
ARCO Design/Build Business Development
Shane Neel
Director of Business Development/Principal
Brian Osterloh
Director of Business Development, ARCO Design/Build BTS
Eric Thompson
Director of Business Development, ARCO Design/Build BTS
Rick Schultze
Co-Chairman
Hometown: Keokuk, Iowa
College/Degree: Iowa State University, Construction & Civil Engineering
Experience: 35 years of industrial construction industry – has managed and overseen millions of SF of construction nationwide. Started ARCO Design/Build in Atlanta.
Other Activities: Snow skiing, hunting, traveling and spending time with his wife, two children and three grandchildren
Mark Mummert
CEO
Hometown: Aurelia, Iowa
College/Degree: University of Florida, Bachelors of Science in Building Construction
Experience: 25 years of industrial warehouse/distribution expertise – has managed and overseen over 100 million square feet of construction nationwide
Other Activities: Hunting, fishing, traveling and spending time with his wife and two daughters
Joe Matthews
President
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
College/Degree: Clemson University, Construction Science Management
Experience: 20 years, with a deep knowledge of industrial projects serving various industries from light manufacturing to speculative development
Other Activities: Hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife and three sons
Jake Stefan
President, ARCO Design/Build BTS
Hometown: Chicago, IL
College/Degree: Marquette University, Civil Engineering
Experience: 21 years, with a deep knowledge of industrial projects serving various industries from food and pharmaceutical distribution to e-commerce and speculative development
Other Activities: Senior crew leader for Atlanta Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, distinguished clown for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, active member of the Construction Engineering Advisory Board, Senior design mentor, guest lecturer, coop engineering education employer (Marquette), and spending time with his wife and two sons
