Maureen Weatherby
As Chief People Officer (CPO), Maureen "Mo" Weatherby serves on Kingscott’s executive leadership team and oversees human resources (HR) strategy and initiatives. Her focus is to provide holistic HR support and drive processes related to employee experience, recruiting and retention, career and talent development, along with oversight and management of operations. The CPO position was created in 2023 as part of Kingscott’s continued commitment to align its organizational goals and objectives with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and promote an exceptional company culture.
Mo has over 30 years of experience in the architectural and engineering industry. She was previously a member of the Kingscott team as an HR manager from 2017 to 2018. She rejoins the firm after serving in numerous HR roles, most recently the last five years in the automotive manufacturing industry.
Rob Atkins
Rob Atkins has been the President at Kingscott since 2019 and has more than 25 years of experience in engineering and project management for educational, municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential clients. In addition to providing direction for the company, he leads and manages several projects, working daily to Create Places You’ll Love. As a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) Rob joined Kingscott as a Civil Engineer in 2005. He has served as the Director of Engineering for the last eight years and as a member of the board for over a decade. Rob’s strength lies in his expertise and ability to lead a team collaboratively and efficiently, all while finding fun in the work.
Rob’s number one is priority is family. The Red Wings are a close second. When he’s not engaged in leading Kingscott’s engineering team Rob is the President of the Youth Hockey Association of Kalamazoo, serves on the Board of Directors for Pretty Lake camp and attends his sons’ numerous sporting events. Growing up in the UP and being raised in Marquette, Rob has a deep love of the great outdoors. Summers are spent camping with his family and friends and preparing his famous dish "The Brat Bath."
Dan Tryles
Dan has more than 20 years of experience managing projects and their design process. His creativity and attention to detail has helped clients translate their visions into reality, and his track record for budget and schedule management is outstanding. Dan works with all Kingscott clients and design teams to develop a customized sustainability plan, monitor its implementation and ensure your sustainable goals are met. He can coordinate your LEED certification submittals.
Dan enjoys being outside in the summer camping with this family, out on a boat, or fishing.
Martin Smith
Martin has more than 30 years of experience in professional practice and architectural education. He is responsible for the technical and regulatory aspects of projects. Martin has a passion for creative problem-solving, architectural engineering and innovative construction systems.
Kristin Keirns
Kristin has 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, and graphic design. She has worked with various industries, including higher education, professional and collegiate sports, manufacturing, and nonprofits, giving her a well-rounded approach that enables her to uniquely problem solve and create content. Kristin loves when an idea becomes a plan, a plan becomes an action, and an action creates change. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors and traveling.
Vince Murad
Vince Murad is a Project Architect at Kingscott and has over six years of experience in institutional, municipal, and retail projects. His responsibilities include overseeing the development and coordination of construction drawings and contract administration. Vince appreciates the process of communicating the needs of the client to the project team, and in turn, working in cooperation with the team to achieve a comprehensive and feasible result.
Away from work, he enjoys a good outdoor adventure. Hiking, bicycling, and kayaking are just a few ways Vince resets for the next great project.
Kelly Shrauger
Kelly Shrauger is the Director of Business Development at Kingscott. Kelly works to initiate and maintain long-term relationships with new and existing clients as well as industry partners. Kelly is focused on driving growth through promoting the accomplishments of the Kingscott team, creating partnerships that result in bringing your vision to life. Kelly has over a decade of experience in the Michigan Education, Industrial, Medical, Commercial, and Government sectors as Director of Sales and Marketing in the Facility Services Industry.
In her free time, Kelly enjoys golfing, fishing, rockhounding, painting, baking and spending time with family and friends.
Lisa Truscott
Lisa Truscott, Kingscott’s Marketing Director enjoys seeking information and finding answers. She is committed to learning and growing. This lends itself well to her exceptional problem-solving skills, and ability to analyze and interpret technical issues and communicate them succinctly. With over twenty years of experience in communications and corporate relations, Lisa utilizes her expertise to promote the work of Kingscott and engage our partners to cultivate lasting relationships.
In her free time, you can find her with her family along the shores of Lake Michigan, or creating one of kind tie-dye artworks.