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Michaela is the Vice President of Mass Timber at Sterling, she specializes in business development, strategy, standards compliance and engineering within the forest products and sustainable construction sectors.
Her prior experience includes leading the R&D/Strategy department for a structural round timber manufacturer, serving as the engineered wood products and sustainable forestry expert for an international certification body and managing algorithm development for construction sustainability software.
Her work has been published in Structures Magazine and in 2021 presented to Wisconsin State Government officials making the case for mass timber building code updates to support Wisconsin’s woodland economies. Michaela holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering focused on Sustainable Building from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland.
Pictured: Water's Edge, Nashville, TN
Mass Timber Supplier: Sterling Structural


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