The Gordon James Team

John Quinlivan

Founder

John has been in the construction industry since 2005, when he founded Gordon James. His background in the field: his father was a contractor, and he managed the construction of a Maple Plain coffee shop that he and his wife, Kim, own... Read More.

Joe McPherson

President

Joe has been with Gordon James for eight years and in the construction industry for 20 years... Read More.

Jennifer Nyquist

Chief Financial Officer

Jennifer and Matthew built a home with Gordon James in 2014. This is when Jennifer fully realized her passion for home building and the construction industry. One year later, she returned to public accounting briefly before coming to Gordon James... Read More.

Will Haack

Director of Residential

Will has over 30 years of experience in construction, manufacturing and development businesses including custom home construction, land development, multi-family housing, property management and planning, design and management of industrial/manufacturing facilities... Read More.

Jeremy Thompson

Project Manager

Jeremy has been in the construction business for 14 years, although it may be difficult to believe, given his youthful appearance... Read More.

John van Dyck

Project Manager

John has been in the construction industry for 6 years, with experience in a combination of high end single family homes, remodels and multi-family developments... Read More.

Bill Wickesberg

Project Manager

Bill has spent most of his adult life in construction – 38 years. He started as a union carpenter and later joined forces with a coworker to start his own company. Bill has primarily worked in commercial construction, but has also built large, luxury estates around the country... Read More.

Sarah Wildman

Project Coordinator

Sarah started out in residential remodeling and new home building in 2001. According to Sarah, “When I started, I was new to ‘building’ and had a lot to learn, but quickly found I enjoyed my new career and I became rather passionate about it.” She enjoys the relationships brought together throughout the process. “It takes a big team to accomplish a smooth project!”... Read More.

Pam Haack

Special Projects, Marketing & Social Media

Pam has been involved in the construction business, in the areas of accounting, marketing and administration, for about 8 years. She spent the majority of her business career (over 20 years) in the corporate world, primarily as a vice president at Carlson Companies... Read More.

Tammy O'Connor

Administrative Assistant

Tammy is new to the construction world. She began her career in Crop Ins. for 9 years then owned and operated a Retail Bicycle shop with her husband till July of 2017. She lives in Medina MN with her husband Kevin, of 22 years and they have twin boys that are juniors at Orono... Read More.