Mark Schmitz is the principal/creative director of Zebradog Design, Madison.

Kevin Duffy has a lot on his plate, but he says he couldn’t be happier.

As a design professional working on health care facilities, Paul DuCharme, a senior design project manager at Cogdell Spencer Erdman Management Co., Madison, often relies on evidence-based design, an increasingly popular concept that favors features shown to improve patient health and experience.

The last time there was a lull in the economy, Mark Tredo used his spare time to earn his private pilot’s license.

As a child, Chad Bathke always was building something.

Tom Callen, co-owner of Callen Construction Inc., Muskego, looked death in the face and survived.

Kim Bassett-Heitzmann had to overcome three major challenges to get to where she is today: being a woman in a male-dominated industry, proving herself at her family’s company and changing careers midstream.

Ken Maly did not need a certified economic developer designation to get ahead. He’s already a manager at Madison-based Vierbicher Associates Inc., where he leads the planning/community development department.

People usually call Frank Kowalkowski when they’re in trouble.

It took 10 years, but Kevin Broich is finally working at Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc. in Milwaukee.