Experts in Mass Timber

Chris Evans

President

Chris leads the Timberlab team with contagious enthusiasm for exploring the possibilities of mass timber construction, and a careful attention to detail and risk mitigation. As a leader, he is committed to excellence in project delivery, and to building highly effective teams capable of tackling complex challenges.

Graham Montgomery

VP - Director of Precon

Graham is a licensed Structural Engineer with a passion for innovative construction solutions. He proposes efficient structural designs rooted in a holistic understanding of project goals, while simultaneously working behind the scenes to propel the industry forward through research and testing at the frontier of mass timber construction.

Tanya Luthi

VP, Director of Engineering

Tanya Luthi is a structural engineer and the Director of Engineering at Timberlab, a full-service mass timber company with expertise from preconstruction to manufacturing, fabrication, and installation. Tanya’s undergraduate degree is in political science, but a change of heart after graduation sent her back to school for a master’s degree in civil engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. She began her career in New York City primarily designing large-scale institutional projects in steel and concrete.

After moving to Vancouver, Canada in 2011, she discovered a love for mass timber design, which stayed with her after returning to the US in 2016. In 2023, after nearly 20 years as a design consultant, she joined Timberlab, whose turnkey approach to mass timber buildings allows her and her team to optimize their designs for fabrication and construction. In addition to her design experience, Tanya co-authored the US and Canadian Nail-Laminated Timber Design and Construction Guides, and she gives regular talks on timber design at architectural and engineering conferences across North America. She is a former member of the WoodWorks Board of Directors and an active member of the New York City structural code committee advocating for the wider adoption of mass timber.

Zach Brehm

VP, Operations Manager

Zach Brehm, P.E., is Vice President of Operations at Timberlab, where he leads national delivery of complex mass timber projects. With 18 years of commercial construction experience, he brings deep expertise in translating engineered timber systems into efficient, buildable solutions. Zach integrates constructability, procurement, and installation planning to drive certainty in cost, schedule, and risk. With a background spanning field engineering through executive operations leadership, he is known for aligning technical rigor with practical execution on some of the industry’s most demanding projects.

Jared Revay

Director of Manufacturing - CLT

Over the past 25 years, Jared has delivered projects serving in key roles as owner, contractor, foreman, tradesman, consultant, project engineer, design manager, project manager, and manufacturing director. He has demonstrated his leadership through pre-construction, design, and all stages of construction on a wide variety of projects ranging from residential, to infill multifamily, high-rise mixed-use, commercial, retail, industrial, semiconductor, and government facilities. His latest responsibilities include the general management of Timberlab’s mass timber fabrication facilities in Portland OR & Greenville SC, and the planning of future Timberlab production facilities. Overall covering sequencing/strategy for inbound work, the functionality of the facility, work in process, future expansion design, planning and buildouts, maintenance, quality, safety, logistics, and material tracking while building & leading teams across the country.

Chad Tonge

Director of Digital Construction

Chad Tonge is the Director of Digital Construction at Timberlab, Swinerton's vertically integrated mass timber subsidiary. He began his career in general contracting with Swinerton 15 years ago before his focus shifted in early 2017, when involvement in the early coordination of First Tech Credit Union, one of the region's pioneering mass timber projects, revealed the potential of mass timber and digital construction. Today, Chad leads a team dedicated to productizing the built environment, leaning on offsite construction and digital tools to create more measured, predictable outcomes across procurement, fabrication, and installation. Under his direction, the group sits at the leading edge of construction technology in the AEC industry, developing the software and platform solutions that are redefining how mass timber projects are delivered.

Cora Wilson

Director of Finance

Cora Wilson is the Director of Finance at Timberlab, where she leads financial planning, reporting, and operational finance in support of the company’s mass timber manufacturing and construction operations. She partners closely with operations teams to support decision-making and drive financial performance across the business.

Cora holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Master of Business Administration, and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. She brings a strong background in manufacturing controlling, with experience aligning financial insights to operational execution.

Cora has built her career supporting growth across startup and high-growth environments, including new plants, divisions, and emerging business lines. Since joining the Swinerton family of companies in 2016, she has continued that focus, helping build financial processes, implement scalable systems, and support teams through periods of rapid expansion and operational change.

Brendan Kelly

Field Operations Manager

Brendan is a fourth generation craftsperson with over 15 years of experience as a carpenter by trade, starting as a first term apprentice and working his way up in the industry. As a skilled superintendent, Brendan’s comprehensive background with unique projects makes him an asset to any project team. Brendan is responsible for developing and maintaining the project schedule, forecasting workforce requirements, and ensuring a safe jobsite.

Cole Crenshaw

Manufacturing Executive - Glulam

Cole Crenshaw leads glulam manufacturing operations and production strategy supporting Timberlab’s mass‑timber facilities. He brings extensive experience in industrial manufacturing, engineered wood products, and large‑scale equipment implementation, with direct responsibility for optimizing production workflows, integrating new manufacturing lines, and supporting operational ramp‑up. Mr. Crenshaw is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a licensed General Journeyman Electrician in the State of Oregon, combining formal project delivery expertise with hands‑on technical knowledge of industrial equipment, electrical systems, and commissioning. His background directly supports the successful execution of shovel‑ready glulam manufacturing expansions, including integration within Timberlab’s Millersburg CLT facility.

Taylor Cabot

Senior Preconstruction Manager

Taylor Cabot is a Senior Preconstruction Manager with Timberlab. She trained as an architect and transitioned into construction when a mission to build community-minded and resilient structures led her to embrace mass timber. After joining the timber movement in 2014, she quickly became involved in the some of the most innovative and boundary pushing mass timber projects in North America. Most notably, her work on Carbon12 in Portland, Oregon garnered her a Women of Vision award.

With Swinerton and now Timberlab, Cabot has continued to push the mass timber envelope managing Ascent, the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world and Heartwood, the first Type VI-C project in the US. She has over 18 years of project management experience in construction, a decade solely in mass timber, and has delivered over a million and a half square feet of timber structures. A noted speaker, she has presented at numerous conferences across the globe on the benefits of mass timber and use of trade partners in preconstruction.

Josh Powers

Senior Preconstruction Manager

Josh is a licensed professional engineer in Washington and California with more than a decade of structural engineering consulting for commercial projects across the U.S. As Preconstruction Manager, Josh works directly with clients and design teams to disseminate information on mass timber as a leading choice, complementing the other building systems and providing project specific design assistance to support appropriate and optimal design. He leads estimating efforts for the holistic approach to the mass timber structure, including oversight of VD&C/BIM integration and procurement of the mass timber materials.

Sam Dicke

Manager of Client Development

For seven years, Sam Dicke has brought his energy, passion, and expertise to the mass timber industry. As the Business Development Manger for Timberlab, Sam leads client facing efforts and coordination of new business. With experience rooted in the public and private sector, he brings thought leadership in sustainability and construction to the forefront of each conversation to drive the mainstream adoption of mass timber. In his role, Sam educates and advocates for mass timber construction with architects, engineers, developers, and contractors and other forward-facing clients.