Selection Meeting

BARRY MOODIE

About Barry Moodie

What is your position in the company?
Draftsman / Project Manager – I help bring your house sketches to life by turning them into plans and 3D renderings of your home. I also help in the pricing process and anywhere needed around the office.

What do you like most about your job or position?
The people – I enjoy getting to know the people waking through our doors and helping them achieve their home building goals.

What do you like to do in your free time?
Spending time with family and friends in God’s creation. I enjoy biking, fishing, hunting, snowboarding and so much more that Wisconsin has to offer.

How are you involved in the community?
I volunteer at my local church here in Plover and am often helping my neighbors on projects.

DAN JACOB

About Dan

What is your position in the company?
General Carpenter – mostly do framing along with some siding and roofing.

What do you like most about your job or position?
The atmosphere and the family-oriented company.

What do you like to do in your free time?
Hunt, fish, video games and spend time with family.

How are you involved in the community?
Support youth basketball.

SARAH FENA

About Sarah

What is your position in the company?
Administrative Assistant – I handle the day-to-day office tasks and connect new and existing home building clients with the rest of our team.

What do you like most about your job or position?
I really appreciate the attitude and environment of the company. They genuinely care about their coworkers and clients. You can feel the difference when you walk in each time.
I enjoy meeting all the new clients and getting to know about their home building experience.
There are a lot of moving parts, and it makes each day unique.

What do you like to do in your free time?
When I have free time, I love to read and workout. My daughter and I like to find new restaurants and ice cream places to try. Let me know if you have any recommendations!

How are you involved in the community?
I like to volunteer in the school systems.

MAT ELMHORST

About Mat

What is your position in the company?
Operations Manager – I run the office and the preconstruction side of the house, including sales, design, pricing, site prep and logistics.

What do you like most about your job or position?
Working with customers and designing a house to meet their specific need. It is a rewarding experience to build a house and see it become a home.

What do you like to do in your free time?
I have a wife and four kids, we enjoy our hobby farm and camping in the great outdoors. We also enjoy our family movie nights.

How are you involved in the community?
I am currently an elder at our church in Pittsville, WI.

WILL BLAKEY

About Will

What is your position in the company?
I am blessed to be co-owner at Heartland, having opportunities each day to Build Better Living! Acting as COO, I spend much of my day connecting the office to the field. Primarily, I oversee the schedule between our great field crew and awesome group of sub-contractors to ensure projects continue with a smooth flow. It truly is being part of a team that makes it all happen.

What do you like most about your job or position?
The best part of my job is seeing the positive difference we can make in someone’s life. Whether it is a customer having their dreams built, a crew member being able to achieve a big life goal, or simply giving encouragement to a sub-contractor on a long day. Everyone is here to improve life as we know it in some way or another and it’s really cool to be a part of that.

What do you like to do in your free time?
Busyness never seems to go away, so when there is a chance for free time, I love to spend it with my family! My wife and I have two wonderful kids who fill the downtime. Together we enjoy camping, chilling with friends, or just a quiet night at home. During the summer months I also enjoy getting ready for hunting season with food plots and property management. Then once fall comes, you can’t beat a day in the woods enjoying God’s creation!

How are you involved in the community?
I am involved at Woodlands church where I am a member and get to serve with volunteers monthly.

MUHAMMAD KARIM GOJAR

About Muhammad Karim

What is your position in the company?
I’m on the finishing team. I install trim, doors, closet systems, and make sure all the cleanup and finishing touches are taken care of before homeowners move in.

What do you like most about your job or position?
I like the satisfaction of seeing every detail taken care of, and seeing the excitement of homeowners as they see their dream home completed. I really enjoy working with my team, learning from and teaching one-another as we work to continue to expand skills.

What do you like to do in your free time?
I spend most of my free time with my family. I have 6 kids with endless energy, so we spend a lot of time exploring the area around our new home. I also like to hunt and fish. I am also an English student, and study my Islamic faith and the Qur’an.

How are you involved in the community?
My family came to Stevens Point as refugees from Afghanistan in 2022. Now that we’ve been here long enough to get our feet under us, we help the resettlement agency that brought us, and other people in the community who support refugee resettlement efforts in the area to understand our experience, and improve the process for new families they are supporting now and in the future.

JASON JONES

About Jason

What is your position in the company?
Building Consultant – I design, estimate, and expedite your new home.

What do you like most about your job or position?
My job changes every single day.
Small house, big houses, it’s always different.

What do you like to do in your free time?
My wife and son keep my pretty busy. I love the outdoors, deer hunting & playing baseball.

How are you involved in the community?
I am on the board of directors for the Portage County Historical Society and also volunteer as a carpenter.
I am the president of a baseball division in which I also manage and play for the Plover Pterodactyls amateur baseball team.

ZACHARY GOERTZ

About Zach Goertz

NATHAN LAMON

About Nathan

What is your position in the company?
I work with customers through the sales and logistics.

What do you like most about your job or position?
Meeting new customers to try to help them put their vision in a finished home. Also, working with the team to ensure they have what they need to keep on track.

What do you like to do in your free time?
Hunting, camping, splitting firewood, ax throwing, family time.

How are you involved in the community?
Coach ax throwing for the youth ages 8-15 in community.

BEN KASTEN

About Ben

What is your position in the company?
Trim Carpenter – I strive for quality beauty in homes. Tasks include installing cabinets, countertops, and doors.

What do you like most about your job or position?
My favorite things about trim carpentry is working with home owners. They plan their dream and then I get to build it. I love to see their dreams becoming reality.

What do you like to do in your free time?
When I’m not training mixed martial arts, I enjoy playing board games in my free time.

How are you involved in the community?
I volunteer at my church running slides during service. I’m also a volunteer wrestling coach for UW-Stevens Point.

NICK FEIST

About Nick

What is your position in the company?
Trim Carpenter – Finish work: doors, casing, baseboard, cabinets, countertops, stair rails. Hardware, paint, mirrors, flooring.

What do you like most about your job or position?
Being able to see your progress, but mostly the fine tuning and detail work that brings together the finished product.

What do you like to do in your free time?
Woodworking, shooting guns, spending time with family and friends.

How are you involved in the community?
I’ve done volunteer work/donated labor and dog walking at the Humane Society.

NICK PEOTTER

About Nick

What is your position in the company?
Trim Carpenter – Doors, casing, baseboard, cabinets, paint, drywall.

What do you like most about your job or position?
I get to do something different every day and I can take a lot of pride in my work.

What do you like to do in your free time?
I like to ride motorcycles, camp, fly-fish and wood carve.

How are you involved in the community?
I do volunteer work through the BSA.

JAKE GRIMM

About Jacob

What is your position in the company?
Lead Framer – build better living for others.

What do you like most about your job or position?
I love that I get to be a part of building dreams and having the opportunity to meet great people. With my position, I get to pass on the knowledge that has been passed on to me and help build the company and keep moving forward.

What do you like to do in your free time?
On my free time you will find me building or working on a DIY project and working with my son.

How are you involved in the community?
I support the local hockey program.

LORAINE ERICKSON

About Loraine

What is your position in the company?
Controller – responsible for all accounting and HR operations of the company.

What do you like most about your job or position?
Providing support and taking care of as many back-office functions as possible so that others can focus on building beautiful homes.

What do you like to do in your free time?
Reading (by a fire with a blanket and a cup of coffee).
Watching my boys compete.

How are you involved in the community?
Youth leader at my church.
Treasurer FLD Board.

CALEB DOEBEREINER

About Caleb

JOE SPOON

About Joey

ERIC MLODZIK

About Eric

What is your position in the company?
Lead Carpenter – mentor to younger carpenters.

What do you like most about your job or position?
That every day is something different.
Teaching the new guys.

What do you like to do in your free time?
• Youth football board member
• Youth baseball board member
• Coach for both
• Active in church
• Hunt, camp, fish, travel

How are you involved in the community?
Youth sports and church activities.

TONY SHILKA SR.