Board of Directors
and Leadership Team

Jeff co-founded CRB in 1984 and currently serves as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors. He has played an instrumental role in building CRB into a respected provider of consulting, design, and construction-related services for pharmaceutical and biotech industries, manufacturing, and research facilities and processes. A licensed Professional Engineer in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, he oversees CRB’s international growth and leadership development.

Since joining the company in 1987 and later as leader of the company’s Midwest operations, Ryan has focused his technical career on process/process utility design, facility programming and layout and project management. He became president in 2017, and major CRB clients under his oversight have included Wyeth, Pfizer, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Baxter, and Genentech.

Tim is responsible for advancing CRB’s strategic business relationships and promoting innovation and best practices across the company. Tim joined CRB in 1994 and became Regional Manager of CRB’s East Coast operations before serving as the company’s Chief Operating Officer for CRB’s companywide design operations before becoming COO of our Global Technical Operations.

Sue provides oversight and connectivity to ensure that Technical and Regional Operations are supported with the appropriate business infrastructure to operate efficiently. Sue’s scope of responsibility includes interface and coordination across all enterprise functions to link new technology to effective business operations, support effective change management, promote knowledge sharing, and develop processes that improve business effectiveness.

Lee has nearly 30 years of experience with life sciences capital programs and strategic business planning. As a subject matter expert for CRB’s ONEsolution™ delivery model, he has overseen the delivery of life sciences projects in the U.S. and abroad, including three ISPE Facility-of-the-Year Award Winners. As Vice President of Operations, Lee manages key relationships with regional/national clients and industry partners.

Shannah is a member of CRB’s Board of Directors and leads the company’s Strategic Account Management program. Her team focuses on aligning solutions with client business objectives through innovation and execution, all founded on continuous improvement. She has held numerous leadership positions within the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) and participates in the Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) and Lean Construction Institute (LCI).

Tim is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for News-Press & Gazette Company, and has long-term success in driving business and financial results through strategy, people, and processes. He is also Chief Financial Officer for the BERKS Group, a business investment firm, and has deep experience in public accounting.

Lance leads special projects at the direction of President and CEO Ryan Schroeder, including efforts to bolster CRB’s talent pipeline. He joined CRB in 2011, eventually becoming Chief Operating Officer of the Construction Services Group before becoming COO of Regional Operations.

Sandy serves on Evergy and US Infrastructure Company boards, and also serves on the Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Foundation executive committee and on the boards of directors for the NACD Heartland Chapter and Kansas City Women Corporate Directors. She is co-chair of the development council of the United Way of Greater Kansas City. Price was named a Leadership Fellow in the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Since joining CRB in 1999, Paul’s engineering expertise, management style, and financial insights have contributed significantly to CRB’s strong and sustained growth. As Chief Financial Officer, Paul leads the corporate finance function, including accounting, treasury, facilities, real estate, financial planning and analysis, and enterprise risk management, leveraging his expertise to deepen the partnerships between the company’s finance and operations teams.

Bob provides strategy to senior executives, boards, and private equity firms to build value for their companies. He currently sits on several engineering and construction corporate boards, including TRC, Inc. and Stanley Consultants, and he previously served as Chairman of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock. Uhler also has been named as a National Association of Corporate Directors Leadership Fellow.

Since joining the company in 1987 and later as leader of the company’s Midwest operations, Ryan has focused his technical career on process/process utility design, facility programming and layout and project management. He became president in 2017, and major CRB clients under his oversight have included Wyeth, Pfizer, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Baxter, and Genentech.

Danielle’s teams are building programs and policies that attract and engage the best in our industry. She has spent much of her career supporting global organizations in various HR and recruiting leadership roles, most recently as HR Director for a global engineering and construction firm specializing in power, and oil and gas. She joined CRB in 2019.

Sue provides oversight and connectivity to ensure that Technical and Regional Operations are supported with the appropriate business infrastructure to operate efficiently. Sue’s scope of responsibility includes interface and coordination across all enterprise functions to link new technology to effective business operations, support effective change management, promote knowledge sharing, and develop processes that improve business effectiveness.

Courtney directs all aspects of CRB’s legal affairs, ensuring compliance for the company’s policies and business activities and advising the management team about business impacts. She joined CRB in 2018 as Assistant General Counsel, responsible for a broad range of legal matters including contracts, disputes, corporate law and governance, compliance, employment, and other areas of law relevant to the company’s business.

Sam oversees all CRB Operations, responsible for successful project delivery and business outcomes across CRB’s international footprint. Before becoming COO, he led CRB’s Emerging Business Operations group, responsible for bringing new initiatives to the marketplace. With more than 25 years of industry experience, he has held high-level operations leadership roles at multiple biopharma companies before joining CRB in 2021.

Bart joined CRB as its first business development professional, serving in that role until 2005 before moving to independent management consulting and subsequent leadership positions with two global AEC companies. He rejoined CRB in 2018 as CSO, leading the company’s strategic and business planning, growth development, market and competitor analysis, and enterprise marketing and communications.

Since joining CRB in 1999, Paul’s engineering expertise, management style, and financial insights have contributed significantly to CRB’s strong and sustained growth. As Chief Financial Officer, Paul leads the corporate finance function, including accounting, treasury, facilities, real estate, financial planning and analysis, and enterprise risk management, leveraging his expertise to deepen the partnerships between the company’s finance and operations teams.

Tracy leads our information and technology groups, enabling CRB to deliver world-class experiences for clients. Responsible for technology infrastructure, security, applications, data and intelligence, and technical project management, he has 30 years of construction experience in both operations and technology to help integrate new technologies at CRB. Tracy joined the company in 2011.

Fredrik leads all of CRB’s marketing & communications activities which include strategic marketing, strategic communications and sales services. He has previously served in senior Marketing and Sales leadership roles with global responsibility at Ericsson, CH2M HILL and Black & Veatch since 1984 and is an ITSMA Advisory Board member.