Chris Steigerwald

Chris began his career with Messer in 1989 as a co-op and was hired on full time upon graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Construction Management. He completed the University of Cincinnati Executive Program (UCEP) in 2005 and attained his LEED AP certification in 2008.

He has provided leadership across a diverse portfolio of complex construction projects in aviation, health care, higher education and industrial market segments for such clients at Middletown Regional Hospital, Mercy Hospital Fairfield and St. Elizabeth Medical Center. In 2007, he relocated to Nashville, TN from Cincinnati, OH to help establish Messer’s eighth region, where his portfolio expanded to include State of Tennessee, Tennessee Board of Regents, Metro Nashville Airport Authority, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and multiple private owners. In addition to his role as Operations Vice President, Chris leads Messer’s Supplier Diversity Leadership Team and Federal/Military market segment efforts in the Nashville region.

Chris is active in the Nashville community serving on Tennessee State University Civil and Architectural Engineering Program Industry Advisory Board, the St. Joseph Catholic Church Campus Development Committee, and supporting the Frist Art Museum. He also spent two years on the Board of Directors of Associated General Contractors Middle Tennessee Chapter and six years on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.