core values

Act with integrity

Maintain open, honest, and clear communication among the team and with clients; treat teammates and clients with respect. Have a positive attitude that is not ego-driven; hold ourselves accountable.

Bring creative energy

Listen closely to clients’ visions and use our collective knowledge and creativity to offer creative solutions for planning, design, and fabrication.

Deliver a quality product

Through precision, accuracy, smart choices, and appropriate materials, create a product that meets or exceeds clients’ expectations, on time and within budget guidelines.

Work as a team

Recognize and value the individual contributions of each team member; foster a team environment that is fun, supportive, and energizing, as well as highly productive.

Challenge ourselves

Strive individually and collectively toward self-improvement, continual learning, expansion of our capacities, and completion of unique and innovative projects.

Core Focus

• To create a WOW experience

• The design and fabrication of creative environments for the individual consumer and small organizations.

Target Markets

• Emerging/small children’s museums and historical societies

• Regional theaters

Our Three “Uniques”

• Being a “turn key” operation. BKD can take the process from concept to creation to installation.

• Specializing in smaller spaces and utilizing every square inch.

• All BKD staff have a theatrical background, providing a unique approach to designing creative environments.

I began my career with 12 years in educational theater, serving as scenic designer, lighting designer, and/or technical director for nearly 150 shows and events.

For 7 years after that, as Production Manager for the Duluth Playhouse in Duluth, MN, I led the design teams and coordinated all production aspects for another 100+ productions while also creating freelance designs for other local and regional theater companies.

Although my career began in technical direction and design, the roles allowed me to develop strengths in project management and planning, for events, for facilities, and for complete immersive environments.