Our Team

Scott is the Founder, President and CEO of Cold Summit. While guiding the vision of Cold Summit, he oversees all facets of the organization, from client engagement and project delivery to community philanthropy and engagement. Prior to launching Cold Summit Development, Scott was a real estate capital markets advisor, most recently with HFF, focusing his efforts within the cold storage sector, providing buy-sell advisory services along with debt and equity placement services.

Alex is President of Cold Summit. Alex has built his career around the real estate and infrastructure space, approaching projects from multiple angles including development, operations, and finance. Prior to Cold Summit, Alex was with Solomon Partners in its Infrastructure, Power & Renewables Investment Banking group where he executed M&A, project finance, and capital raising transactions. Earlier, Alex was with Bechtel Corporation where he was based in the Middle East and developed, managed, and constructed major industrial and infrastructure projects. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Brian serves as CFO for Cold Summit. He brings 15 years of accounting, finance, and leadership experience in the real estate industry. His expertise includes partnership reporting, financing, sales, acquisitions, development, and asset and property management. Brian was most recently Controller at Wareham Development, a commercial real estate development company in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brian is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting and Finance from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Mike serves as Executive Vice President of Construction for Cold Summit. During his 29-year career, Mike has developed and built over 120 low temperature distribution facilities throughout the United States and around the globe. Mike’s responsibilities include executive supervision of General Contractors, project development and planning, risk mitigation, estimating, contractual negotiations, and quality assurance to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. Mike holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Building Construction Management from the University of Florida with an Executive Leadership degree from the Florida State School of Business. He is a certified General Contractor and is a nine-year veteran of the United States Army.

Brad serves as Vice President of Construction for Cold Summit. In his 19-year career, Brad has developed and built over 50 low-temperature distribution and food & beverage facilities throughout the United States and Caribbean. Brad’s responsibilities include supervision of Design-Build General Contractors, project development, planning, estimating, risk mitigation, contractual negotiations, and quality assurance to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget.

Brad is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with an Executive Leadership degree from the Florida State School of Business. Brad served seven years in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer prior to entering the construction field.

Kim is Vice President, Projects at Cold Summit. She brings nearly two decades of real estate development experience to the team and is focused on overseeing the lifecycle of projects at Cold Summit. Kim began her career as an environmental consultant drafting CEQA documents before transitioning to the development side, where she has successfully managed complex, large-scale mixed-use projects, including a decade-long involvement in the redevelopment of the 83-acre Bay Meadows racetrack in San Mateo, CA.

She holds a joint Bachelor’s of Arts in Environmental Studies and Dance from Middlebury College.

Virginia serves as Controller for Cold Summit. Virginia brings extensive experience in the finance field, ranging from investment banking to non-profits. She most recently was Finance Director for Native Landscapes, where she was responsible for integrating a major acquisition.

Virginia holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics and Economics and an MBA from the University of the Pacific and serves her community as a volunteer firefighter and EMT.

Aaron is Director, Construction for Cold Summit, where he brings to bear his 15 years of experience at building low-temperature distribution and food processing facilities with a specific expertise in thermal/building envelope construction. Aaron’s responsibilities include management of Design Build General Contractors, onsite supervision and coordination, contracts negotiation, and construction risk management to ensure that all Cold Summit facilities are delivered on time, under budget, and to the highest specification.

Aaron holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Building Construction Management from the University of North Florida with an Executive Leadership degree from the Florida State School of Business.

Robyn is the Office Manager of Cold Summit headquarters in Sun Valley. She has her career-building managerial experience within the dental field. Robyn has specific training in communications and client relations, managing multiple offices and hundreds of clients seamlessly. Outside the office, she can be found in the mountains with her dog and young son, along with competing in adventure races throughout the country.