January 28, 2022
OCEANSIDE — A downtown eight-story building with 115 studio apartments topped by 64 hotel rooms received the go-ahead this week from the Oceanside City Council,
Co-founded the company in college in 2005 with his “wombmate”. Lives in the Little Apple (Manhattan, KS) with his wife Holly and their three children: George, Alice, and Emily. Enjoys family time, serving at Grace Baptist Church, and exploring the world.
Enneagram 8Bryan Elsey
Principal
2 minutes older than his brother. Chris often wakes up at 3am in anticipation of finding the next deal. Aspires to develop real estate as fast as the LEGO sets of his youth. Married to fashionista Sarah with 3 kids, Lily, Lacey, and BJ. Laboring to make Jesus' name GREAT.
Enneagram 8Chris Elsey
Principal
Marc Welk
Director – Affordable Housing Project Finance
Jeremy Niederwerder
Executive VP of Construction
Luke has over 10 years of experience managing multifamily construction projects. He enjoys being with his wife and four kids and playing disc golf. Luke has a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University.
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VP of Construction
Ben worked for a commercial general contractor several years in the field. After swapping the work boots for dress shoes, he has found a niche in helping drive value in preconstruction. Living in Manhattan, KS, He and his wife (Cassie), boy (Micah), and dog (bear) enjoy the outdoors, working on their house, and staying active.
Enneagram 1Ben Flowers
Director of Preconstruction
Edward joined The Prime Company as an estimator after flying Blackhawks for the Army. He has an Accounting Degree from Arizona State University and spends his free time wishing he was at the dojo practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Enneagram 5Edward McDonald
Sr. Estimator
Victor spent 10+ years building residential, commercial, industrial, healthcare, hospitality, and public infrastructure for Amazon, Hilton, CBRE & IHG. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
victor@theprimecompany.com 310.871.5105Victor Vuong
Project Manager
Jared has worked in data analytics and as a program/systems analyst for Koch Ag and Energy Solutions and Envisage Consulting. He currently lives in Manhattan, KS, with his wife, Michaella. He enjoys board games with friends, playing guitar, reading books, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and spending time with his family.
Enneagram 3Jared Pierce
Estimator
Harrison grew up surrounded by friends and family in construction, which has fueled his desire to be involved in the construction industry. Along with his wife Emma, he is involved with Grace Baptist Church, and is committed to seeing Christ's kingdom grown on earth.
hmetzger@theprimecompany.comHarrison Metzger
Estimator
Young yet sophisticated student with a hint of coffee snobbery, Mike, is studying Construction Management at Kansas State. He was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas and loves viewing God's creation on the occasional visit back home to see family. On the side, he is mastering a NY pizza recipe and enjoying serving the Navigators Student Ministries.
mreimschisel@theprimecompany.comMichael Reimschisel
Estimator
Josh spent his first career in Golf Course Management at places like Pebble Beach and Royal Thimphu (Bhutan). He was the first employee of The Prime Company. Josh loves being with his family, especially sitting around a campfire.
Enneagram 7Josh Adrian
VP of Development & People
Trevor graduated from Oklahoma State University and lives with his wife and four daughters. He loves remodeling his home, dance parties with his family, painting, and ordering multiple beverages at restaurants.
Enneagram 1Trevor Gibbons
VP of Operations
Ben enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids. They love being outdoors, training for obstacle course races, and watching competitive eating videos. He also enjoys getting beat up at the Dojo with Edward.
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VP of Leasing & Marketing
Mickey graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Accounting and Finance and worked for over 10 years as a CPA and Notary. He enjoys spending time with his wife, kids, and Jesus, as well as cheering for whatever sports team is currently winning.
Enneagram 3Mickey Zimmerman
Controller
Randy stands head and shoulders above the rest of the office at 6’10”. He likes to spend time with his family and considers himself an expert on western Kansas and all things Mennonite-food related. He is not good at archery.
Enneagram 2Randy Friesen
Assistant Controller
Morgyn has over 15 years of experience in the multifamily industry and has worked in multiple markets all over the USA. She currently resides in Kansas City Missouri where she enjoys spending time with her boyfriend, dog Walter, friends, family, traveling, reading and just enjoying life.
Enneagram 2Morgyn Yearout
Regional Manager
Levi graduated with a marketing degree from Kansas State University, and has worked in digital marketing ever since. On nights and weekends, he can be found laughing with his wife, creating music, and drinking all sorts of coffee.
Enneagram 9Levi Bailey
Digital Marketing
Finds great joy in knocking over cups of water and coffee, especially onto important documents. Loves spreading cat hair throughout the office and generally being evil. Only has two lives left.
Enneagram 10Hazel
Hairball Dispenser
Joe Barnett
Facilities Director
Fiona Mathew
Director of Operations
Harry is a Nebraska native, but he graduated from Kansas State University. He enjoys disc golf and spending time with his wife, two kids, and dog. His mere presence solves computer issues.
Enneagram 7Harry Staab
Project Manager
Joe graduated from Kansas State University with a Master’s of Architecture. He and his wife Bethaney have three kids. When not in the office, he is somewhere else.
joe@primedesign.co 816.294.0849Joe Stock
Project Manager
Ryan has over nine years of experience in multifamily apartment design. Ryan is a native of Kansas, but has lived in Colorado and Texas. He has a passion for creating mixed use, human scaled places. He lives car free in Manhattan, Kansas and enjoys nerding out about architecture and urban planning, reading, dancing, and biking.
Enneagram 5Ryan Wilson
Project Designer
Erik Rotramel
MEP Engineer
Emmy earned her Masters in Architecture at K-State and forgot to leave. After years in project management at KSU, she's excited to be designing again. Blessed to have a husband and son that she likes an awful lot.
Enneagram 9Emmy Chamberlin
Project Architect
Kazem holds a bachelors and two master’s degrees in architecture and has been a College instructor. He is a husband, father and an aviation and robotics enthusiast
Enneagram 1Kazem Namazi
Design Professional
Zain graduated with her Master's Degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has worked at AECOM and has also taught architecture abroad. In all, she has about 5 years of experience. Being a military family, this has brought her, her husband, and her two young boys to Kansas. In her free time, she loves to make furniture!
zain@primedesign.coZainab Alaithan
Project Architect
Mitchel has been in the field for one year after completing his Master's Degree at Kansas State University. He currently resides in Olathe Kansas where he enjoys exploring the big city and surrounding trails with his new wife and 2 cats. He also collects shoes and tattoos.
Enneagram 4Mitchel Yarnall
Design Professional
Ian received his degree in Interior Design from Kansas State University. He and his wife, Gretchen, have two sons and two yellow labs. He enjoys powerlifting, roasting his own coffee, and home improvement projects on their 1911 Foursquare.
Enneagram 9Ian Hartsook
Design Professional
Alex graduated from K-State with a Masters of Interior Architecture and Product Design. She enjoys cycling, hiking, and hitting up the best doughnut shops around the country.
Enneagram 4Alex Marschman
Interior Designer
Aaron graduated with his Master's Degree from Kansas State University. He worked at Creal, Clark, & Seifert Architects and Engineers from 2014 to 2022. In all, he has about 13 years of experience. Aaron is currently spending all his free time renovating his house with his wife and two daughters.
aaron@primedesign.coAaron Stutterheim
Project Architect
Maryam Kazemi
Design Intern
OCEANSIDE — A downtown eight-story building with 115 studio apartments topped by 64 hotel rooms received the go-ahead this week from the Oceanside City Council,
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