Minneapolis-based Kraus-Anderson (KA) has added management staff to augment the company’s facility sustainability, planning and assessment units.
KA has hired Kevin Bright as sustainability manager, Mauri Solomon as facility assessment manager, Scott Davidson as strategic facility planner and Max Stockbridge as technology services product manager. They will work in the company’s Minneapolis office.
Kevin Bright
As sustainability manager, Bright will play a pivotal role with KA construction projects to promote energy efficiency, building performance and renewable energy project development. Bright comes to KA from Destination Medical Center’s Economic Development Agency and the City of Rochester, where he served as sustainability and housing director. He co-led Rochester’s project for the Mayor’s Challenge Bloomberg Prize, focused on creating sustainable career pathways to design and construction opportunities for BIPOC women. He also co-led the creation of Rochester’s first Sustainability and Resiliency Community Action Plan.
Bright received his B.A. in Environmental Geology from Middlebury College in Stowe, Vt. and his M.A. in Energy and Environmental Analysis from Boston University. A LEED Fellow, he is on the steering committee for Southeast Minnesota Community Energy Resource and for Greater Rochester and is chair of USGBC Minnesota. Bright also volunteers for the Rochester Energy Commission and for Guadalupe Alternative Programs, leading the LEED certification process for a youth-led home construction project approaching Passive House standards.
Scott Davidson
As strategic facility planner, Scott Davidson will lead KA’s healthcare efforts in providing strategic facility planning for the company’s clients. He comes to KA with 30 years of creating healing spaces for healthcare organizations with architecture and design firms that include Perkins & Will, BWBR and HGA, Inc.
Davison received his B.A in Architecture from Montana State University. He serves on the boards of Health Care Institute Midwest, Association of Medical Facility Professionals and National Council of Architectural Registration. Davidson is also a member of American Institute of Architects, an instructor of Architectural Technology at Minneapolis Community and Technical College and a professor in practice at University of Minnesota College of Design.
Mauri Solomon
As facility assessment manager, Solomon will work to ensure building efficiency and longevity, as well as identifying maintenance needs and upgrades, and safety concerns for optional functionality. She was previously the facilities manager at Medtronic where she maintained four Minnesota facilities totaling 500,000 square feet. She also was a senior corporate facilities manager for Shutterfly, Inc. in Eden Prairie.
Solomon received her B.S in Interior Architecture and Design from The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Minneapolis and her M.S. in Project Management from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. A Certified Facilities Manager, she is a member of Building Owners & Managers Association, International Facility Management Association, International Real Estate Management and Minneapolis Area Realtors. She is also on the board of Thumbs Up Mental Health and Suicide Awareness.
Max Stockbridge
As technology services product manager, Stockbridge will work with KA’s cross-functional teams and clients to leverage the company’s client portal, which includes existing facilities analyses, preconstruction and construction plans and schematics, and a digital reference archive for building materials and manuals.
Stockbridge previously held project management positions, including those at Possession Partner, GameStop and Best Buy, where he developed and oversaw all phases of the product lifecycle in regulated industries, including healthcare, insurance finance and law. He earned his B.S. from Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Fla. And his J.D. from Texas Southern University. He is a certified Scrum Product Owner.
