Jeff joined HKGi in the summer of 2005 after working as a City Planner for the City of Chaska. While with the City of Chaska, Jeff worked on the Heights of Chaska development plan and participated in that city's successful downtown revitalization planning initiative. This initiative included creation of the Downtown Preservation Design Manual, historic building preservation, downtown street redesign and redevelopment site planning. In earning a Master's degree in Planning from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Jeff developed a broad base of knowledge concerning brownfield reuse, transportation planning and neighborhood development. This knowledge, combined with his public sector planning experience, has enabled him to develop an integrated approach to understanding and addressing the variety of planning and design issues that communities must face.

Jeff has a Bachelor's of Arts in Economics and a Master's in Planning from Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota.