ABOUT OUR TEAM
Hansen Consulting Group is proud to lead a revolutionary consulting initiative that is reshaping the AEC industry.
Our team is driven by accountable, ownership-focused professionals who are deeply invested in the program and in guiding other contractors. These industry leaders built this firm to access ownership opportunities enabling them to quickly impact the AEC industry with a commitment to people – the foundation for building a better built world.
Meet the
Innovators
Jacob Hansen
CEO
Jacob founded Hansen Consulting Group in 2021 with a clear mission: bring real BIM expertise and organizational leadership to the contractors and firms that need it most. He holds an MBA, and a M.S. in Management and Leadership. He has spent his career helping AEC contractors, general contractors, and owners refine how they plan, design, operate and build.
Jacob has drafted and implemented BIM Project Execution Plans for clients across multiple industries, most prominently in advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, and data center. Among his many engagements Jacob highlights his experience as a Program Director on the TSMC AZ FAB21 semiconductor project -- one of the largest and most complex construction programs in the country. He specializes in integrating BIM strategy with program management, turning coordination challenges into repeatable, efficient systems.
When he is not supporting clients and projects you will find him serving at church, traveling with his family, flying airplanes, or finding the next challenge worth pursuing.
Colten Browning
COO
Colten brings a mechanical engineering foundation and nearly a decade of cross-discipline program leadership to every engagement. Where most practitioners operate within a single discipline, Colten works across the full program — bridging design, engineering analysis, procurement, and field execution into a coordinated strategy that holds under pressure. He holds a BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University.
His technical depth spans process piping, electrical modeling, thermal and seismic pipe stress analysis, and various BIM practices — but what he's known for is governing complex programs across disciplines, aligning teams, and establishing the standards that keep delivery predictable when the work gets hard.
At HCG, Colten keeps operations precise, deliverables on time, and technical standards high. Outside of work, he is usually outdoors, whether that be in his garden or the mountains with his family.
Braden Sherwood
Director of Sales
Braden runs business development at HCG. He finds the right clients, opens the right conversations, and manages the relationships and network that drive the business forward.
He didn't come up through sales. He came up through the work. He started in structural steel erection, where he learned how buildings actually get put together. From there he moved into BIM coordination at Intel, working on the kind of mission-critical projects that don't tolerate guesswork. Sales roles across other industries sharpened how he listens, qualifies, and earns trust.
That background shows up every day. Braden can hold his own with a field crew, a project executive, or a BIM lead — because he's sat in each of those seats. He works with MEP contractors, design-build firms, preconstruction teams, and developers tackling complex builds, and he's straight with all of them about whether HCG is the right fit. The relationships tend to last longer that way.
Braden and his wife live east of Mesa, Arizona. When the weather cools off, he's out at Glamis as much as possible. The rest of the year, you'll find him fishing or hiking.
