YOUR TRUSTED PROJECT PARTNER.
Successful projects start with the right team. THIS IS WHERE INTERSECT COMES IN.
About Us
Leadership Through Every Phase of the Project Lifecycle.
From concept to occupancy, Intersect serves as an extension of your team, providing the leadership, technical expertise, and accountability needed to navigate complex projects with confidence.
Our Leadership
Angie Barbera
CEO
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As CEO of Intersect Management, Angie Barbera is actively involved in every aspect of the business, from client relationships and strategic growth to team development and day-to-day operations. Her hands-on leadership style ensures that both clients and employees receive the attention, support, and accountability that have become hallmarks of the Intersect experience.
Angie believes that successful projects begin with clear communication, proactive problem solving, and a genuine commitment to understanding each client’s goals. Her leadership has helped shape Intersect into a trusted partner for complex real estate, development, and construction projects across a wide range of industries.
Dedicated to both her team and clients, Angie has cultivated a culture built on accountability, continuous learning, and mutual respect. She takes pride in creating an environment where people enjoy working together, sharing knowledge, and delivering outstanding results.
Mike Barbera
President- National Lead
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As Founder and President of Intersect Management, Mike Barbera provides the strategic leadership and technical expertise that drive the firm’s success. With more than 30 years of experience and billions of dollars in managed projects, he has built a reputation for helping clients successfully navigate complex development, construction, and real estate challenges.
Mike is known for his ability to anticipate risks before they become issues, simplify complex decisions, and bring teams together around a common goal. His collaborative approach, combined with deep technical knowledge, helps clients move projects forward with confidence while maintaining alignment on budget, schedule, and quality objectives.
Passionate about mentorship, continuous learning, and delivering exceptional client service, Mike has cultivated a culture at Intersect that values accountability, teamwork, and practical problem solving. His leadership continues to shape the firm’s reputation as a trusted partner for some of the most challenging and high-profile projects in the industry.
Charles Suh
Executive Director- LA/OC Lead
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Charles leads Intersect’s Orange County and Los Angeles operations, with nearly four decades of experience across commercial real estate, life sciences, healthcare, aerospace, industrial, hospitality, and corporate environments, serving as a trusted advisor for some of the region’s most complex projects.
Known for building strong, collaborative teams and creating alignment among owners, designers, contractors, and stakeholders, Charles brings a steady, solutions-oriented approach to every engagement. His ability to anticipate challenges, mitigate risk, and keep projects moving forward has earned him a reputation as a dependable leader and valued partner.
Combining technical expertise with exceptional organizational and communication skills, Charles helps clients navigate every phase of the project lifecycle with confidence, delivering successful outcomes while protecting schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
John Cliplef
Assistant Director- NC/ TX Lead
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Meet John, the Versatile Problem-Solver You Want on Your Team
Leading our North Carolina projects, John brings a rare blend of life science expertise and commercial architecture design to the world of project management. His ability to navigate highly technical projects and masterfully mitigate risks makes him an invaluable partner for even the most complex challenges.
With a Master of Architecture and a background as a collegiate golfer, John’s unique combination of precision, discipline, and strategy drives every project to successful completion. Whether it’s tackling technical hurdles or finding creative solutions, John adapts his communication style to meet your needs and ensures your project stays on course.
Jason Helms
Senior Project Manager- Small Projects Lead
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With more than 30 years of experience in commercial construction and tenant improvements, Jason brings extensive expertise managing office, healthcare, medical, and life science projects across the United States.
As a Construction Manager, Jason has built a particular expertise in fast-paced, quick-turnaround projects. He works closely with landlords to rapidly prepare spaces for incoming tenants, managing multiple projects across different markets while keeping schedules, budgets, and quality firmly on track. His ability to mobilize quickly and move projects from turnover through tenant readiness makes him an invaluable resource for owners with active portfolios.
Jason’s nationwide experience has also given him an exceptional network of general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and industry resources. He knows how to identify the right local partners, mobilize teams quickly, and solve problems in markets throughout the country, giving clients the benefit of both local resources and experienced oversight.
His experience also extends to complex office, healthcare and life science buildouts, where he is skilled at navigating regulatory requirements, specialized systems, and operational considerations. Across projects of every size, Jason maintains a sharp focus on budgeting, cost control, scheduling, risk management, and quality.
Jason is known for his collaborative leadership style and ability to bring owners, consultants, contractors, and project teams together around a common goal. A natural people person and strong judge of team dynamics, he recognizes individual strengths, keeps teams motivated, and creates the alignment needed to get projects across the finish line.
Judith Toepel
Project Manager- Design/ Interiors Lead
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With more than 20 years of experience in construction project management and commercial interior design, Judith brings a unique combination of design expertise, technical knowledge, and project leadership to complex tenant improvements, healthcare and medical facilities, biotech spaces, retail banking, and large-scale office environments.
Judith is particularly skilled in interior project management, where attention to detail, coordination, and communication are critical. Her strong design sensibility allows her to anticipate how decisions made during planning and construction will ultimately impact the finished space, while her project management experience ensures those details are carried through from design to installation and closeout.
She has extensive experience leading occupied, phased, and fast-track projects, coordinating cross-functional teams while managing budgets, schedules, contracts, procurement, and stakeholder expectations. Judith is an exceptional communicator who builds strong relationships with clients, design teams, contractors, vendors, and end users, helping identify and resolve issues before they impact the project.
Highly proficient in project management software and technology, Judith uses systems and data to organize complex information, track decisions and deliverables, maintain accountability, and provide clients with clear visibility throughout the project lifecycle.
Her ability to combine meticulous attention to detail with strong communication, organization, and technical project management makes her especially effective on projects where the success of the finished space depends on getting hundreds of small decisions right.
Charlie Peterson
Assistant Project Manager
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Motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized, Charlie is an Assistant Project Manager who brings energy, accountability, and a hands-on approach to every project. His experience spans commercial office, life science, laboratory, and technology environments, as well as critical infrastructure upgrades.
Charlie plays an integral role in keeping projects moving, coordinating the many details between clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, and project teams. He is particularly skilled at tracking schedules, budgets, documentation, action items, and project deliverables, ensuring critical details are addressed and nothing gets lost along the way.
Known for his proactive communication and strong follow-through, Charlie anticipates project needs, identifies potential issues early, and works closely with the team to keep decisions and deliverables on track. His attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities make him especially effective in fast-moving and technically complex project environments.
Charlie approaches each project with a team-first mindset and a genuine drive to learn, contribute, and find solutions. His combination of organization, responsiveness, and positive energy helps create a more efficient project experience for both clients and project teams.
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We are always looking for great people to join our team and will accept resumes for consideration.
Once we receive your information, we’ll contact you about any current job openings.
We are a construction project manager owners rep firm who specializes in technical minded problem solving. Sound fun and think we could be a fit?
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Include your Resume, a project list that includes your participation, and a personalized description to Intersect of your specialties. If you have any questions, we are always here. Feel free to email us at info@intersectmanagement.com
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We work in a small and intimate environment—but we are nationwide, so we have the opportunity to work in a variety of contexts.
