AUSTIN, TX – Austin general contractor, Summit Design + Build, LLC, recently announced the hiring of Tom Browning as the firm’s new Senior Project Manager. Browning joins Summit Design + Build with over 50 years of experience within the construction industry. 

Tom Browning will assume a crucial role at Summit, overseeing the design and construction processes of projects to ensure seamless coordination between all parties involved. He will also be responsible for ensuring that projects’ schedules and objectives are being maintained throughout the process. Tom joins Summit with a rich understanding of the construction industry, most recently serving as Senior Project Manager for Aspen Heights Partners. Tom graduated from Hardin-Simmons University and was a Captain in the US Army. These experiences not only equipped him with strong leadership skills, but have also fostered a strong sense of discipline and attention to detail. Throughout his wide array of experiences, Browning has developed expertise in a multitude of industries, and is especially well versed in multifamily construction. His diverse project experience will undoubtedly be an asset to Summit, and will contribute to Summit’s never-ending pursuit to deliver exceptional results to clients. 

Matuszak, who has more than two decades of experience in structural analysis and design, is currently assisting clients with projects across Texas and in the southern U.S. He has a diverse project background that includes office and residential towers, educational facilities, houses of worship, retail and mixed-use complexes and aviation facilities. Prior to joining Thornton Tomasetti, he was a principal with Matrix Structural Engineers. 

Matuszak holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University and master’s degrees in space operations and business administration from the Air Force Institute of Technology and University of Texas at Austin, respectively. 

He is a licensed professional engineer and a licensed structural engineer in several states and a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction and Structural Engineers Association of Texas.

Opportunity Austin has named Stacy Schmitt as senior vice president of communications and external affairs. In her new role, she and her team will oversee marketing and communications, advocacy, investor relations, mobility and transportation for Opportunity Austin. Schmitt has more than a decade of experience in marketing, communications and government relations, while previously serving as vice president of corporate retention and expansion with Opportunity Austin.

Chase Stone, formerly senior vice president of Dallas’ office leasing, has been promoted to managing principal and leader of Holt Lunsford Commercial’s Dallas Office Group. Alongside John Dickenson, Stone will be responsible for leading all leasing and business development initiatives as well as client management efforts for HLC’s office portfolio in Dallas. Stone has been with HLC since 2022 when he joined as senior vice president of the office division in Dallas.

With over 22 years in the commercial real estate finance business, Daniel has worked as a commercial mortgage broker, lender, business development officer and president of his own mortgage brokerage. An experienced leader in the lending industry, Daniel’s clients trust his ability to procure financing and providing sound advice on project feasibility, underwriting analysis, and general market. He has been involved in financing transactions totaling more than $550MM.