Designers, project managers, AE crews, aftercare, and our trade desk — one accountable team from your first sketch through every year you own the yard.
Customers do not hire a logo. They hire the people who listen, plan, coordinate, build, document, solve problems, and support the project after completion.
Role-based bios shown below — expanded personal stories, quotes, and full profile pages are reserved for documented owner and employee approval.
David founded AE in Peoria in 2005 and continues to shape the company's standards, design philosophy, community involvement, and long-term direction. His role is to keep AE focused on thoughtful projects, accountable leadership, and outdoor spaces that are planned around how customers actually live.
Adam leads construction operations and helps turn approved scopes into coordinated field execution. His role connects scheduling, materials, crews, specialty partners, quality expectations, and project accountability so the plan does not get lost once construction begins.
Ryan leads design and sales planning, helping customers move from ideas and inspiration into a realistic project direction. His role is to understand the customer's goals, shape the early design conversation, and help create a scope that can be built responsibly.
Chad supports customers through the sales and design process, helping define priorities, explore options, and prepare the right next step. His role is to make sure the conversation starts with how the customer wants to use the space — not just a list of features.
Marty supports design documentation and permitting coordination when those responsibilities are included in AE's approved scope. His role helps connect design details, submittal needs, project information, and the documentation required to move planning forward.
Jairo leads hardscape field work, where preparation, layout, cuts, alignment, transitions, and finishing details all matter. His role helps protect the parts of the project customers see and use every day: patios, pavers, walkways, walls, pool decks, and outdoor gathering spaces.
Kameron leads landscape and irrigation field work, helping outdoor spaces come together beyond the hardscape. His role connects planting, irrigation, grading, drainage, and field coordination so the landscape is not just installed — it is planned to function.
Anthony supports shade, lighting, and glass-related scopes, helping coordinate details that affect comfort, safety, visibility, and the finished look of the property. His role connects specialty installations to the rest of the outdoor environment.
Jeared helps keep projects moving by coordinating materials, logistics, yard organization, and field readiness. His work may happen behind the scenes, but it affects whether crews have what they need, when they need it, to execute the approved scope.
Charles supports customer service and fleet management, helping keep communication and operational resources moving. His role connects the customer-support side of the business with the equipment, vehicles, and field readiness needed to support active projects.
Kristi supports project coordination, scheduling, documentation, and communication between customers and AE's internal teams. Her role helps organize the details that make a complex outdoor project easier for customers to follow.
Rowena supports aftercare, customer follow-up, internal coordination, and executive operations. Her role helps customers stay connected to AE after the build and supports the systems that keep long-term service, warranty, and client care moving.
Doug supports AE's marketing, media, content, and public education. His role helps turn real projects, team stories, community work, and customer questions into useful content that shows how AE thinks, builds, and gives back.
Donna supports accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and internal financial administration. Her role helps keep the business organized behind the scenes so projects, people, vendors, and operations are supported responsibly.
Plus AE crews in the field, our trade partners, and our four-legged QC team — meet Stella and Skylar on the Quality Control Team page.
Senior designers translate how you actually live outside into a buildable master plan — layouts, materials, shade angles, sightlines, and 3D where it helps you decide.
A named project manager owns your build from permit to punch list. One number to call, documented project updates at appropriate milestones, and a real schedule you can plan around. Communication cadence is established during project setup.
AE self-performs the majority of every project — hardscape, shade, lighting, glass, finish work, and pool sequencing. Select trade partners handle rebar, excavation, gunite, and pool interior finish.
After handoff, you don't go to voicemail. Our aftercare desk handles warranty calls, equipment registrations, and the small adjustments every new backyard needs in year one.
Realtors, designers, architects, and builders get a dedicated contact — co-presented meetings, transparent pricing, and clean jobsites that respect your reputation.
Two of the most-visible finishes in any backyard — frameless glass and architectural lighting — are designed and produced by AE-owned sister brands.
Design, build, and aftercare live under one roof. No finger-pointing between a designer, a builder, and a service company you've never met.
You meet the people who will actually make decisions on your build — not a junior salesperson who hands you off after signing.
We publish pricing ranges, payment schedules, and warranty terms before you ask. If we don't know yet, we say so.
Documented project updates at appropriate milestones during build, aftercare response within published targets, and a designated PM who answers their phone.
Visit the Peoria showroom for a one-on-one walkthrough with a senior designer — or have us come to you for an on-site design consultation. Either way, you meet the people who will actually be on your project.
