As the owner’s representative, Mr. Cella has successfully overseen the construction of more than 100 MBS developments, with total construction costs in excess of $1 billion. Mr. Cella has participated in the completion of a diverse mix of housing and commercial construction from California to Pennsylvania. Most developments have required the completion of public infrastructure and interaction with various financing agencies. In addition to his construction administration responsibilities, Mr. Cella assists the MBS architects in developing construction documents, authors the company’s design checklist, and works with various MBS managed sites to resolve construction related issues.

Mr. Cella was the lead construction liaison for MBS’s LEED-Platinum Certified Crossroads School (St. Louis, MO) project, which achieved this exemplary rating under very tight cost and budget constraints. He also led the constructions efforts for University Place Homes (Memphis, TN) which achieved LEED for Homes Certification in 2009 and is one of only two developments in Tennessee to be registered in the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) Pilot Program.

Mr. Cella joined the Design and Construction department in 1986 after working as an Area Property Manager for McCormack Baron Management Services, the firm’s property management affiliate. Mr. Cella is a graduate of St. Benedicts College and received a Construction Manager Certification from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.