Our Team

Skylar is the Strategy and Growth Business Analyst at Trilon. She previously worked at Arrow Electronics as a Data Analyst for the Corporate Audit team. During her time, she analyzed complex datasets and provided valuable insights to enhance internal controls and financial reporting. She was also part of Arrow’s ECS North America Marketing where she ran internal communications and delivered B2B advertising. Skylar received her Bachelor of Science in Information Science from the University of Colorado Boulder and minored in Financial Analytics

Emad is the President of Trilon Water and Municipal. For over 30 years, Emad served as principal-in-charge, project manager, and senior project manager of the planning, design and construction review and management of numerous infrastructure projects for a total value of over $2 billion, both domestically and internationally. Emad has an entrepreneurial spirit and has served in executive and senior-level positions for the last twenty years. He has also served on a number of boards of directors of business and non-profit organizations. Emad enjoys the development of strategic direction of firms that allow businesses to grow and diversify. Emad is also passionate about advocating for world peace through security through education, cultural exchange, and trade. This is one of the reasons he co-founded the International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, Mississippi which is the first Islamic History and Culture Museum in the US.

Bob is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, where he supports Trilon’s growth while focusing on cultural stewardship, talent acquisition, development, employee engagement, and total rewards.  Prior to joining Trilon, Bob was the Chief People Officer for Brown and Caldwell, an ENR top ranked firm focused on water engineering and consulting.  Bob has a passion for helping individuals and teams achieve their greatest potential and ambitions.  He holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from SUNY Buffalo and a master’s degree in Organizational Development from Canisius College.     

Brandy Claar is the Senior Financial Systems Manager. Brandy is excited to bring over 20 years of A&E industry experience and extensive background in project management, training and system implementation to the Systems Integration Team.

Michael is Trilon’s Chief Strategy Officer. His expertise is in strategic growth, M&A, and operational performance. His passion is bringing together high-performing teams to solve complex projects. Prior to joining Trilon, Michael worked at AECOM, leading Strategy & Growth for the Americas and running a 350-person, West Region AEC services business. He was a Manager at Deloitte Consulting, from 2009 to 2014. He is currently a Director of non-profit A Place Called Home. Michael graduated with honors from Harvard and earned an MBA from UCLA Anderson.

Charul Doshi is the Chief Financial Officer of Trilon Inc and is responsible for all finance areas.

Prior to this role, Charul spent ten years in finance and investor relations leadership roles at Lumen Technologies and most recently served as Director of Corporate Finance. During her tenure, Charul was instrumental in transforming core finance processes of forecasting and budgeting and responsible for capital markets planning, financial reporting, Board of Directors financial updates along with other special projects. Charul has held roles in Private Equity and early-stage Venture Capital areas and has additional experience in building a medium sized technology business.

Charul received her Bachelors in Engineering degree from Mumbai University and her MBA from University of Colorado at Boulder.

Reed is the Finance Manager at Trilon, where he will support Trilon’s financial strategy through modeling, planning, and analysis. Prior to Trilon, Reed worked in various finance roles at Lumen Technologies, Intuitive Private Equity, Cargill, and Wells Fargo where he specialized in financial modeling, forecasting, and strategic analysis. He has Private Equity and Venture Capital experience, having been involved in the investment and portfolio management of early-stage technology companies. Reed received his Bachelor’s in Accounting from the University of Northwestern – St. Paul and his MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Kaity Frank is the Director of Legal Operations. She is focused on implementing processes and building systems to create efficiency throughout the company. She is excited to use her knowledge and experience to offer support to portfolio firms and sustain Trilon’s growth. Previously, Kaity served as Senior Paralegal at Cardno and continued this position after the transition into Stantec.  Kaity is a Notary Public in Colorado. She received her Bachelor’s in Marketing and Public Relations from Kansas State University and her Paralegal Certificate from Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Julia is an analyst on the corporate development team at the Trilon Group. She will be supporting Trilon’s investment in community and infrastructure solutions through targeted M&A. She has worked post-grad in litigation consulting and investment banking. Julia graduated from Miami University with a major in Finance and a minor in Philosophy & Law

Johnny leads our Commercial Development practice where he is tasked with identifying and recruiting top infrastructure consulting firms to join the Trilon Group family of companies. Prior to joining Trilon, Johnny spent several years working for SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC) and what is now Piper Sandler (NYSE: PIPR), holding various roles in both Sales and Finance. Johnny graduated with honors from the University of St. Thomas, where he studied Finance.

Bianca is the Director of Strategy and Growth where she will help drive Trilon’s strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Trilon, she was an investment banker at Piper Sandler. She specialized in creating unique financing structures, in partnership with local governments and real estate developers, to fund public infrastructure for growing communities. She holds an undergraduate degree with a double emphasis in finance and human resource management from the University of Colorado Boulder and an MBA from Purdue University

Sarah Lam is the Vice President of System Integration. She is responsible for uniting the technological platforms of all portfolio firms. Prior to Trilon, she managed the Global ERP System and Implementation efforts at A&E firms; T.Y. Lin International, HKS, HOK, Perkins & Will, and SmithGroup. Sarah is excited to bring her 27 years of industry knowledge and migration experience to Trilon to implement a cohesive ERP system integrating the Trilon family of companies onto one platform.  

Sarah graduated from Wayne State University, where she studied Economics.

Henry is the System Architect who will design and implement a cloud-first infrastructure to support Trilon’s financial system integration business objective. As an AWS Certified professional with proven expertise in transforming traditional IT infrastructure into scalable and flexible cloud systems, he has previously helped organizations integrate disparate systems into one scalable solution within the scheduled timeline and budget. Henry received his bachelor’s degree in computer information technology from Southern New Hampshire University

Christie is the Vice President of Risk. She is focused on working collaboratively with internal and external networks to deliver the strategy for managing and mitigating the company’s risk profile. Christie has over 10 years of professional experience in risk related roles, a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Southern Queensland, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Queensland University of Technology, and is admitted as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia.

Rochelle Mitchell is the Financial Systems Manager and is responsible for supporting the systems migration through project management, process enhancement and firmwide training. Rochelle is eager to bring her diverse background in accounting management, compliance and process implementation at firms; Dar Group, HKS, Enlink Midstream and Oncor Electric to the Trilon family to support the fluidity of all systems integration. Rochelle received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona and her Master’s in Business Administration and Masters in Accounting from Texas A&M University Commerce.

Pierce is Vice President, Corporate Development, and is responsible for evaluating and executing upon Trilon’s strategic M&A strategy. Prior to joining Trilon, Pierce was an Associate at GLC Advisors, where he specialized in sell-side M&A advisory for software and services based businesses. Pierce studied Economics at Colorado College where he graduated with distinction.

Dean is the President / CEO of The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc.  He served in many leadership positions during his 35+ years with firm, influencing consistent growth, strategy and operations.  Dean drove the environmental practice during transformative years, including a start-up company that later merged into MSG.  Dean’s prior role as COO and Board Chair influenced his perspectives on how to lead a technical service organization with focus on clients and employees.  Dean graduated in civil engineering from the University of Toledo.  He served as an officer in multiple technical organizations and Boards, including the Rotary Club of Toledo.

Kate is the Vice President of Total Rewards for Trilon, where she works to ensure competitive compensation and benefits programs for the organization.  Kate has deep experience in the design and administration of rewards programs, most recently as a Consultant with Aon’s Human Capital Solutions practice, where she advised companies on compensation and job family design matters.  She is excited to collaborate with counterparts across the organization and leverage her experience to support the organization’s growth.  Kate received her Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Minnesota.

Bryan is Vice President, Treasury and Capital Markets. In this capacity, Bryan is responsible for capital structure and compliance, treasury operations, and financial risk management activities. Bryan leads the treasury transformation within the company to develop and execute on strategies that support Trilon’s growth.

Prior to joining Trilon, Bryan worked in various Treasury and Finance functions at Hitachi Vantara, Gates Industrial Corporation, and Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has experience with all sizes of M&A and stages of private equity ownership. Bryan graduation from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a double major in Finance and Economics where he continues to serve as a professional mentor to undergraduates.

Ted is on the investing team at Alpine. Prior to Alpine, Ted studied Systems Engineering at the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar and graduated with highest honors.

Andrea is the Vice President, Real Estate & Legal Counsel, where she supports Trilon’s growth while focusing on the creation of synergies between the Trilon family.  Prior to joining Trilon, Andrea was Corporate Counsel for DRMP, Inc., a multi-discipline civil engineering and surveying firm where she was responsible for risk management, facilities, and property management.  Andrea has a Bachelor’s in Business Management, she earned her Juris Doctorate from Florida A&M University, College of Law, she is a licensed real estate broker and licensed attorney-at-law. 

Michael is Chief Executive of Trilon and is a driving force behind our vision of building an enduring business in this sector. Michael was the Chief Growth Officer at AECOM a world leader in infrastructure consulting. He was the CEO of Cardno, an engineering and environmental firm previously listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (CDD). He is an Independent Director of Opteon (property appraisal) and was an Independent Director on Nasdaq listed NV5 (NVEE). Michael graduated with honors from Central Queensland University and attended Harvard Business School advanced management program.

Robin has spent 25+ years in accounting and finance primarily in the financial services industry. Most of her career involved managing accounting/finance teams and implementing policies/procedures to ensure accurate reporting and a timely monthly close. Her last role was leading Mergers & Acquisitions for IHS Markit who recently merged with S&P Global. Robin was leading all the teams through financial system integrations, standardizing accounting processes, operationalizing transitional service agreements, and partnering with the Treasury, Tax and Accounts Receivable teams on special projects to create efficiencies within the organization. Robin has her undergraduate degree in Accounting, MBA with an emphasis in Accounting and is an active Colorado CPA.

Dan is a partner at Alpine and both oversees the sourcing team and co-leads Alpine’s business services and online investing team. Prior to joining Alpine in 2002, Dan graduated with honors from Dartmouth College and went on to direct the successful turn-around of an Alpine portfolio company. Apart from a two year period investing on behalf of a family office based in Hong Kong, Dan has spent his career with Alpine.

Amanda is the Vice President of Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness for Trilon, where she is focused on delivering world-class talent programs and projects across the organization. Amanda has extensive experience in talent acquisition, talent development, culture, comp and benefits, change management and communication, and organizational transitions.  Before joining Trilon, Amanda was the VP of People for The Collective, an integrated behavioral healthcare company, an HR Consultant for many different industries, and led the HR function for the hospitality and real estate divisions at Vail Resorts.  She couldn’t be more excited to be a part of an organization, Trilon, that values People First!

Amanda currently serves on the employer advisory council for Thrive Colorado. She graduated from the University of Illinois where she received her Bachelor’s in Business Administration. She loves spending time with her husband and two children, playing tennis, skiing, and camping.

Tom is Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. In this role, Tom is focused on growing the Trilon Group’s portfolio of infrastructure consulting firms through targeted M&A. Prior to joining, he worked at Aether Investment Partners as an Investment Director, where he focused on private investments across infrastructure, natural resources and related sectors. Prior to joining Aether, he worked at a financial services start-up that was acquired by Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV). Tom graduated from the University of North Carolina where he studied Economics. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

Larry is the President of Trilon Transportation. His background in civil engineering spans over 30 years having started in stormwater engineering and expanding his knowledge into overseeing civil engineering projects in the transportation, municipal, and Federal/Department of Defense markets. Larry has served as an executive and board director for the past 20 years. He learned early in his career that delivering projects you are proud of requires a deep understanding how that work impacts the communities you serve. Larry is focused on applying his business and engineering knowledge to support growth and opportunity for professionals in the A/E/C industry.

Julia is the Senior Vice President of Legal & Risk, General Counsel, where she supports Trilon’s growth while focusing on the creation of synergies between and protection of the Trilon family.  Prior to joining Trilon, Julia was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Cardno, a global engineering and environmental firm previously listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (CDD), up to and through its acquisition and integration of Cardno into Stantec.  She serves as a Director, leads the Chief Legal Officer Practice group and acts as the Legal Operations Committee Chair for the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.  Julia earned her Bachelor of Business Administration, Juris Doctorate and LL.M in the Laws of Taxation from the University of Denver.   

Peter-John (PJ) is the President/CEO of CPH, LLC.  PJ graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Environmental Engineering. He has over 28 years of experience with CPH designing and managing projects for local, national and municipal clients.  PJ has served as the program lead for several national commercial programs having projects throughout the eastern US and Puerto Rico.  In addition to his design and program management experience, PJ has served in several executive roles at CPH including Vice President, Sr. Vice President, Executive Vice President, and as a member of CPH’s Board of Directors for over 15 years.  

Jamie is the Executive Recruiter supporting the expansion of Trilon’s corporate team. Prior to Trilon, she spent several years in agency recruiting before pivoting into corporate where she has led and scaled teams within Wayfair, DraftKings and the Boston-based Healthcare IT company, athenahealth. She is excited to partner with Trilon’s leadership team and use her experience hiring senior and executive level talent across multiple industries to help the organization grow. Jamie received her Bachelor of Arts from Central Connecticut State University.

Oinatz is the Vice President of Finance, where he supports Trilon’s growth while focusing on financial planning and analysis. Prior to joining Trilon, Oinatz was the Chief Financial Officer for Magswitch Technology, a global industrial automation technology manufacturer, where he was responsible for all the finance functions globally. Oinatz earned his Bachelor’s in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Jake is a Vice President of Corporate Development, where he is focused on growing Trilon’s portfolio of infrastructure consulting firms through targeted M&A. Prior to joining Trilon, Jake worked in private equity at Excellere Partners, serving as a member of both the Business Services and Healthcare investment teams. Prior to Excellere, he worked in investment banking at Lazard. Jake earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Denver.

Jim is the Director of M&A Integration at Trilon where he integrates the financial processes, systems, and accounting practices related to our new business partners.  Prior to Trilon, Jim held various accounting and financial planning & analysis positions in both manufacturing and services environments at General Electric, Johns Manville, Covidien, and Medtronic.  Most recently, Jim served as the Director of M&A for Safebuilt, a private equity-backed provider of community development services, where he led the integration of numerous acquisitions .  Jim received his Bachelor’s in Finance from Boston College and is an alumni of General Electric’s Financial Management Program.  In his free time, he enjoys skiing, camping, and scuba diving.

Dixon is an Analyst on the Corporate Development team at Trilon Group, where he supports the firm’s continued growth through strategic M&A. Prior to joining Trilon, Dixon contributed to government affairs efforts for Fortune 100 companies and served as an aide to a senior United States Senator, who he advised on infrastructure, finance, and economic development policy. Dixon has also held various client-facing roles at marketing and PR agencies in the DC and Denver areas. Dixon studied Economics and Public Policy at the George Washington University and is also an alumnus of the London School of Economics, where he studied Management and International Relations.

Aaron is an Analyst on the Corporate Development team at the Trilon Group. He will be supporting Trilon’s investment in communities and infrastructure solutions through targeted M&A. He interned at Bridgepoint, a European middle-market fund, and various management consulting firms. Aaron is a recent graduate of Northwestern University with a major in Linguistics and minor in Business.

Hayden is Trilon’s Accounting Manager. Prior to joining Trilon Group, Hayden worked as an auditor for KPMG, a big four accounting firm. Hayden has a passion for creating relationships and working with others to accomplish goals. He holds an undergraduate and master’s degree in accounting from the University of Missouri. Hayden has also passed the CPA exam and is currently awaiting licensure from the state of Colorado