Joel Kelps

Joel Kelps is a Senior Project Manager at Leopardo Construction, leading a $60 million senior living facility project, Covenant Living of Northbrook. Previously, Joel served as Project Manager II at Gilbane Building Company, managing multiple healthcare renovation projects with a combined value of $25 million. Joel's earlier experience includes roles as Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager at Mortenson, overseeing significant hospital projects, and as Project Manager at Key Builders Construction Inc., where project values reached up to $1.5 million. Joel began a career in project management at Delnor Community Hospital, contributing to projects totaling over $100 million. Additionally, Joel has a background in engineering from AG Communications Systems and maintained security and maintenance duties at the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society. Joel holds multiple associate degrees in Construction Management Technology and Computer Aided Architectural and Mechanical Design.