Educated and Experienced
When we set out to start a home building business in the middle of one of the worst housing slumps ever, people thought we were crazy. Instead of reflecting on the dire state of the industry we set about becoming a different kind of home building company. Tresidio Homes was started in the spring of 2009. The two owners, Russ Van Wagenen and Jon Hastings, initially met in the fall of 2006 while obtaining bachelor’s degrees in Construction Management at Brigham Young University. They talked business ideas and strategy for the next couple years while gaining further education and work experience. They had the opportunity to participate together on two different national student competition teams. Both teams ended up winning national championships in their respective competitions, with the second one being the residential competition through the National Association of Home Builders. The education and experience gained provided a spring board for the creation of Tresidio Homes.
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Jon and Russ wanted Tresidio Homes to be a design/build company where design and construction could seamlessly integrate to provide clients with a memorable construction experience. While in school Jon focused on the design aspect of construction through his internships and work experience. Russ focused on hands on trade and management experience. Through these experiences Jon naturally fell into the role of managing the design and pre-construction side of Tresidio while Russ oversees the management and financial aspects. Both Jon and Russ continue to pursue education in the industry by attending training seminars, traveling to the international builder’s show, and becoming involved in the local industry groups and associations.
