Planning and executing sustainable growth
For many commercial construction firms, the challenge isn’t just defining a growth strategy. It’s executing it amid shifting market conditions.
Technology is reshaping both operations and projects, with demand for data centers and energy-related work accelerating. At the same time, tariffs, interest rates and input costs continue to climb, creating more pressure on margins and long-range planning.
Wipfli’s commercial construction consulting team is ready to help you face these pressures and plan for a more sustainable future. We can support your firm at every stage of growth, from implementing solutions for greater efficiency to preparing for an ownership transition.
Why Wipfli?
As the future of your business shifts, Wipfli’s commercial construction consultants can provide you with holistic support for planning your way forward.
Our dedicated construction practice has been supporting firms for decades, giving us deep insight into your challenges and the technical breadth needed to help you overcome them. We offer comprehensive support that spans the critical areas of your business, from leveraging tax incentives to navigating CMMC compliance and applying AI to your operations.
We also focus on relationships, working to understand your business as well as you do and applying solutions tailored not just to your industry but also to your specific operations and the future you want to realize.
Business outsourcing services
Strengthen back-office performance without adding overhead. Wipfli’s outsourced services provide experienced staff, including executive-level talent, for your finance and accounting, HR, technology and operations functions.
Construction technology consulting
From ERP and data strategy to automation and analytics, Wipfli brings an industry-focused perspective to help firms adopt commercial construction technology for smarter execution and growth.
Tax services
Tax considerations play a growing role in project feasibility and long-term returns for commercial construction. Wipfli supports builders with integrated support for tax planning and opportunities, including energy incentives, cost segregation and opportunity zones.
Performance management consulting
Strong performance starts with how your organization is structured and led. Wipfli’s performance management consulting helps firms develop and retain top talent, enhance strategic planning and improve processes.
Transaction advisory services
Wipfli supports firms through acquisitions, divestitures and capital events with construction‑focused insights that reduce risk and protect value. We help firms navigate deals with clarity, from quality of earnings to post-transaction readiness.
Private client services
Wipfli’s private client services help construction firm owners and executives navigate financial and personal goals with support for tax efficiency and estate planning coordination that can help you protect what you’re building.
Construction assurance
Wipfli’s construction assurance services bring clarity, consistency and confidence to your accounting and audit needs. We go beyond reporting and compliance to deliver insights that support your long-term stability and growth.
Construction risk management services
Commercial construction risks extend beyond the jobsite, spanning financial controls, compliance, technology and governance. Wipfli helps firms identify, manage and reduce these risks while supporting operational resilience and growth with our proactive guidance.
Our team
Brad Werner, CPA, MBA
Brad Werner is the Chicago market construction and real estate practice leader and an audit partner whose primary focus is on attest and accounting services. Working closely with members of management to improve their overall operations, he provides value to clients by offering broad experience in many industries and aspects of accounting and financial reporting. Brad ensures efficiency through solid planning and organizational skills in coordinating all aspects of each engagement. He effectively communicates complex accounting issues and solutions to his clients, enhancing overall retention.
Brian Bohman, CPA
With more than 18 years of experience, Brian is an audit partner in Wipfli's construction and real estate practice and leads the attestation and accounting services for the practice. His extensive experience in the construction industry and knowledge of best practices enables him to understand the unique challenges contractors face and provide timely, proactive, and valuable solutions and recommendations to achieve business objectives.
Matt Gelb, VTSP, MCTS
With over 20 years of experience, Matt Gelb provides technology advisory, planning and implementation services to Wipfli’s construction and real estate clients. The combination of his business consulting services and industry expertise produces the initiative, astute analysis and unwavering commitment and enthusiasm his clients have come to rely on. Matt also provides business analysis, subject matter expertise and project management for enterprise-wide business application implementations and process improvement efficiencies, with a primary focus on customer relationship management (CRM).
Danielle Johnson
Danielle Johnson is a director of digital strategy with experience in guiding construction and real estate companies through technology-enabled transformation. She partners with executives and leadership teams to align people, processes and technology, helping organizations unlock growth, efficiency and stronger customer experiences.
Ryan C. Rademann
Ryan Rademann is a partner in Wipfli’s construction and real estate practice. His areas of focus include customer relationship management workstream, user adoption and training, Microsoft Power BI, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics® 365, field service, and project service automation. Ryan pairs business acumen and technical knowledge with strong communication skills to implement solutions for the challenges his clients face.
