The Intersection of Wellness & Workplace Design

Todd has over 30 years’ of experience in the building industry. Todd is a ‘native’ Seattleite as he moved to Seattle back in 1972 as the billboard, ‘The last one to leave Seattle turn off the lights?’ was situated along I-5. Todd graduated with a B.S. in Construction Management from the University of Washington in 1989 and joined Sellen Construction as a Project Engineer. Over a 28-year career at Sellen, he oversaw many iconic projects in the Northwest including Swedish Issaquah, a 600K SF downtown highrise, UW Foster School of Business, Paccar Business School, and UW Medicine South Lake Union. Todd moved on from Sellen in 2017 and joined Urban Visions where he spent five-years and was an Executive Vice President overseeing a $2.0B portfolio of commercial real estate developments in Seattle. Most recently, Todd has joined McKinstry as a Senior Director of Operations. As a longtime Seattle area resident, Todd enjoys many Northwest activities such as skiing, golf, fly fishing, and hiking. He spends a lot of time at his home in Suncadia with his wife and two children. And, of course, his best friends, Georgie and Wally (4-year and 2-year old Bernese Mountain dogs).

Nyles has been working in design solutions for nearly six years with clients from across the country. He began his career in San Francisco leading projects for a top commercial furniture manufacturer. Nyles managed multiple projects to meet regulatory requirements set by the City of San Francisco to have publicly accessible spaces in all new commercial buildings. These multi-floor installations encompassed community amenity spaces, commercial interiors, and public outdoor spaces. His projects included spaces designed for the leading companies based in the area as well as multi-state organizations. Today, Nyles is the Director of Workplace Consultants for OpenSquare, leading a team of people who specialize in commercial environments. He is passionate about helping clients to fulfill their goals by providing community and commercial environments that support users, residents, guests, and employees. His focus is on partnering with architects, designers, commercial real estate professionals, and corporate leaders to achieve their business goals through well-planned spaces. He believes well-designed spaces need to be dynamic, flexible, embrace the community and ultimately lead to more engaged relationships between residents, staff, and all who walk into a space.