Real People
Our team understands the value of face-to-face meetings, friendly conversations, and a collaborative decision-making process to keep your projects focused on real, workable solutions. We drive the same roads, drink the same water, and live in the same communities as you do. Our team works together to make sure your projects are safe, sustainable, and beautiful.
“We view our organizational structure as optimizing the scale of human capital necessary to operate our systems, encourage accountability, and advance initiatives generated, vetted, and selected by our Thought System!”
– Kreg Schmidt, PE, COO
Meet Our Thought Leaders
Giving our team members a platform to influence company decisions is at the core of how we operate. We have established a diverse set of thought-influencing teams that directly contribute to decisions made by our executive leadership. Our thought influencers carefully inspect every piece of the puzzle before placing it to make sure it’s the right fit. Staff input on company decision-making expands individual employee opportunity and impacts the real solutions we provide to help our clients succeed.
Jacque Thompson, PE
“As an engineer, I get to use the technical side of my brain every day. The culture committee allows me to use the creative side of my brain, which I missed! Planning both large company-wide events as well as smaller office-centered activities to give everyone’s brain a break for 5-10 minutes is extremely rewarding!”
Marcell Walker
that. It encompasses real people in
the community and the real solutions we provide.”
Brian Simmons, PE
“Product innovation is an opportunity for us to anticipate things that our clients are not yet even aware that they need. We spend time thinking about where markets are going or where the industry is headed. Allowing smaller communities to have access to technologies they might not otherwise have is the ultimate goal.”
Meet a Team Member
Jenni Faulkner
Community Planning Practice Leader | Senior Associate
“In my profession, I have the ability to positively impact and influence how people experience their physical environment.”
David Martini, PE
Director of People & Culture | Senior Principal
"It's astounding how we've been able to grow over the years without losing focus on what the company was founded on, the services and those personal relationships."
Mike Waltman, PE
Municipal Practice Leader | Principal
"Bolton & Menk has a company culture focused on 'why.' Understanding why helps our staff focus on how to make designs, processes, and construction efforts as smooth and efficient as we can for our clients."
Mike Boex, PE
Municipal Division Leader | Principal
"I was drawn to Bolton & Menk for its client-centered municipal approach and focus on building relationships with our clients."
Casey Byers, PLA
Urban Design Practice Leader | Principal
"I find great reward in helping communities realize their visions. In particular, helping convey the value of quality, technically sound and environmentally conscience design to the public. It is one thing to sit in an office and dream up pie in the sky concepts all day, but a large percentage of our projects are realized and that is why we are often hired. That is what excites me about my job."
Chad Fowlds, PE
Construction Group Leader | Principal
"I thoroughly enjoy the construction side of projects and find construction and contract administration the most rewarding portion of a project."
Real People Telling Real Stories
We let collaboration lead us to lasting solutions. Our success is rooted in the hard work, innovation, and deep commitment that our employees have for the communities that they live, work, and play in.
Work/life balance? We’ve got you covered.
We’re proud to practice what we preach, embracing both hard work on the job site and a meaningful life at home. Join our team to see for yourself.
News
Bolton & Menk Listed Among the 2026 Top Workplaces in Minnesota
Bolton & Menk has been named one of the 2026 Top Workplaces in Minnesota by
Bolton & Menk on the Board: The Value of Board Service
At Bolton & Menk, the impact of our work does not stop when a project
Congratulations to our 2026 Corporate Values Award Recipients
On June 13, 1949, John Bolton & Martin Menk founded this company on four core