Michael is a founding partner of HFW and brings 38 years of experience from the AEC industry to the company. As CEO, Michael leads, manages, and is accountable for driving the company’s vision, culture, fostering its big ideas, mapping out the strategic plan, and removing obstacles that threaten to disrupt the company’s success.
He is enthusiastic about problem solving! His approach begins with questioning why a problem requires a solution? This is a “go and see” tactic that does not happen in the board room, but out on the floor where the real action takes place. Once the problem is understood, the next question asks what is the desired outcome? These two empowering questions help address issues leading to successful outcomes.
Michael stays focused on delivering results through operational excellence, promoting leadership development, and engaging in client relationships. Michael has experience in talent acquisition and management, project management, risk mitigation and control and accountability. Michael also has an entrepreneurial mindset with past firm Ownership.
Michael obtained his Bachelor of Science in Geography with an emphasis in cartography and economic development from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from The City College of New York (CCNY) and a Master of Urban Planning/Architecture from The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY).
“There is a certain time when every problem is large enough to be seen and small enough to be solved. That is the precise time to take action!” Michael Hein, CEO, The HFW Companies