Our Leadership Team

Steve Sherrer

As the founder of Align Builders, Steve’s sole mission was to create an organization with clear purpose and strong principals that would attract like minded individuals where we could all thrive together.   His fulfillment comes from seeing others succeed but above all else, being a part of an organization where regardless of your role, people will challenge you to improve.  Steve was raised by an inspiring single mom, he’s a father to three awesome kids, and supported by a rock-solid loving wife. 

Jon Hustedt

Jon is on a mission to help people become the kind of leaders who make a lasting positive impact on the construction industry.  For him, fulfillment lies in seeing others thrive in a healthy work environment.  A place where they love contributing their time, talents, and energy because they are inspired by a clear, shared mission.  A place where they feel genuinely known and cared for.

Jon’s primary role involves driving clarity and excellence at all levels of the organization – pushing Align closer to its ambitions of being the premier technical builder in our markets.

Jon is a husband to an amazing wife, and proud father to two little ones.  He loves to surf, fish, and snowboard when time allows.  He and his family are deeply invested in their community.

Jesse Geisler

Jesse has been working in the healthcare and life sciences sector of construction since 2009. He holds a Professional Engineering license in the State of California and has a Masters Degree in Business Administration. Jesse got his start in construction in 2008 working at a Civil Engineering Firm. He attended Purdue University where he obtained a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus in Structural Engineering. Since his first time on a construction site in 2008 he was hooked on the fast pace nature of construction. He enjoys tackling problems as a team with all the different stakeholders of any given project. During his time at Purdue he was able to work as a full-time year-round intern at Kiewit Power and Turner Construction. Following completion of his degree at Purdue he headed west to start a career in California working within the Healthcare Division of Turner Construction. After 5 years with Turner he made the transition to Align Builders where he has been employed since 2017. In 2017 Jesse became a registered and licensed Civil Engineer in the State of California. He also obtained a Masters in Business Administration in 2020 from Louisiana State University – Shreveport. Jesse’s career has been focused primarily on projects within the healthcare and life sciences industry. He has worked on projects worth $250M and been the Project Manager for jobs ranging in size from $1M-$20M. Outside of work Jesse enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. He loves the outdoors and spends his time at the beach or in the mountains whenever possible. He enjoys surfing, running, biking, camping, hiking and has even completed an Ironman Triathlon!

Trevor Gammelgard

Trevor leads preconstruction and estimating at Align Builders. He is passionate about providing value and clarity to Align’s clients during pre construction and delivering project costs and schedules that can be trusted.

He and his department are responsible for providing conceptual budgets, assembling GMPs, prequalifying and selecting subcontractor partners, bid leveling, constructability reviews, preliminary project scheduling, phase/logistics planning, value engineering, and project handoff. He is also responsible for design and preconstruction management on Align’s design/build projects. 

Trevor has experience in a wide variety of markets, including: cGMP/pharmaceutical manufacturing, healthcare (both acute care and outpatient), higher education, class A office, R&D laboratories, science & technology, and life sciences. He also has experience in numerous project delivery methods, including: GMP, cost plus, hard bid/lump sum, CMGC/CMAR, and design/build.

He particularly enjoys identifying potential problems (constructability/existing conditions/procurement) and working with the design and ownership/CM teams to resolve them during design development. He also enjoys talking to subcontractors during preconstruction to better understand the reasons behind a particular element of a job’s cost and schedule duration.

In his free time, Trevor loves to spend time with his wife and three sons, go surfing, and organize his garage.

Shea Foley

Shea started his career in the clothing industry with a few close friends from college (Point Loma Nazarene University) building a business for 10+ years in Los Angeles.  Once Shea met his wife, they both had a desire to start their family in San Diego closer to their extended family. He made a career and industry change and joined the Align team and has truly enjoyed being part of the Align family. He appreciates the challenge and support that is fostered by the Align team that has helped fast track his development.