Meet the experts

Backed by success stories from clients across the Midwest, our experienced experts have seen it all and will serve as your resource and advocate from start to finish. 

Jessica Whitlock, Senior Associate

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Jessica Whitlock

Senior Associate

​Director of Marketing
​Associate

Jessica is an energetic idea-generator and big thinker, proud to be a part of an amazing team of creative and hard working people.  As Director of Marketing, Jessica manages the brand, image and marketing/communications efforts for the firm, and also leads the branded environments team at BLDD.  Her passion lies in making a positive impact with design, by improving experiences and perceptions.

Outside of work, you'll find Jessica staying active... on the boat skiing and wakeboarding with her awesome family and friends, or undertaking messy projects of all kinds (music, art, home improvements, a vegetable garden, and home-made pasta to name a few).  Jess is also a prolific thrift shop treasure hunter and lover of musical theater.  

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Chris Sims

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Chris Sims

marketing + graphic design

Designer by trade, creative by nature, Chris has been involved in the arts his entire life. From a young age he has been singing, drawing, building, acting, designing, and writing. Passionately creative to the core, Chris seeks opportunities to acquire new skills and a fresh point of view. He applies these methods and perspectives to design challenges and offers unexpected solutions to bring insight to his projects.
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In his free time, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and their five children, cooking, singing show tunes, avoiding yard work, cheering on the Golden State Warriors, water balloon wars, watching movies, and making each other laugh.

Featured Projects

Field House & Auditorium: Mt. Zion High School

Waltham School

West Side Christian Church

Center for Theatre and Dance: Millikin University

Pekin High School Library

Eisenhower High School

Bettendorf Christian Church

Land of Lincoln Credit Union

Knoxville High School

Eastview Christian Church Youth Addition

Workman Family Softball Field: Millikin University

Millstone Restaurant at Monarch Landing

Davenport Mid City High School

Burrill Hall: School of Molecular and Cellular Biology

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