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Mr. Koerner - CEO of US Development and Construction Inc.

Mr. Koerner is currently the Chief Executive Officer for US Development and Construction Inc. (formerly Altus Development Corp.) and is responsible for managing the construction operations of the corporation as well as overseeing its strategic real estate development plans. Mr. Koerner has an extensive background in all areas of the construction industry and has received a bachelor’s degree in Physics and Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy, in addition to holding graduate degrees from the University of Southern California and Arizona State University. Upon graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1982, Kurt served in the US Air Force as an F-15 pilot and qualified in various other aircraft throughout his 12-year career in the Air Force.

Before US Development and Construction Inc., Kurt owned and operated Altus Development Corp. of Arizona for 25 years and was the qualifying party for the company’s KB-1 Dual Residential and Commercial Building license as well as its KA Dual Engineering license. Under his licenses, Mr. Koerner has supervised the construction of over 400 high-end residential homes and over 60 large commercial projects, along with numerous smaller commercial and industrial projects.

Kurt has also developed and improved raw land for housing and commercial projects, where he supervised the installation of the underground dry and wet utilities, curbs, gutters, and paving. To maintain quality control, he also ran his own concrete, framing, drywall, and stucco crews for his residential and small commercial projects. The company also owned a large amount of heavy equipment and employed operators for heavy construction projects and earthwork.

Mr. Koerner has also been an adjunct professor* at the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University (ASU) for more than 20 years, where he has utilized his hands-on construction industry experience and knowledge to teach the industry’s future constructors in the latest means, methods, and techniques of building sciences. As an adjunct professor at ASU, Kurt has taught various construction courses to undergraduate and graduate students, such as Estimating, Methods of Construction, Construction Scheduling, Cost Accounting, and Heavy Construction. In addition, as a professor at a major university, Kurt has been hired as a consultant on various construction projects for the Hunt Construction Group, McCarthy Building Companies, and Sundt Construction.

* Adjunct Professor means part-time, usually one course per semester.