Steven M. Nilles

AIA LEED AP

Steve Nilles received a five-year professional bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Notre Dame in 1980. Upon graduation, Mr. Nilles headed to Cleveland, Ohio, to start his architectural career. In 1982, he moved to Chicago and joined the office of Murphy/Jahn, where he worked for 16 years. As vice president and director of production at Murphy/Jahn, he completed numerous high-rise office and multi-use projects throughout the United States and Europe, including the Kempinski Hotel and the Munich Airport Center in Germany, along with the Sony Center at Potsdammer Platz in Berlin. In 1998, Mr. Nilles joined the firm as an associate. He was promoted to senior associate in 1999, to associate principal in 2001, and he became a partner in 2002.

In his tenure at the firm, Mr. Nilles has led project teams on many high- and low-rise commercial buildings that integrate state-of-the-art engineering with progressive construction technologies. He specializes in design, coordination and construction of high-rise buildings that integrate state-of-the-art engineering concepts and materials.

As an officer of the company, Mr. Nilles is responsible for all technical staff hiring and directs the manpower scheduling for assignments across the office.