Brayden McLaughlin

Owner and CEO

Brayden McLaughlin founded Bridgewater Consulting in August 2014, bringing his experience in city planning, architecture and urban design back to the private sector after working for various government entities as a project coordinator for five years. He holds a Masters of Community Planning degree from the University of Cincinnati. Since 2017 he has moved his city planning practice over to E&A Consulting allowing Bridgewater to focus on custom home designs, home additions, remodels, and builder plans. He was born and raised in Lincoln and travels as much as possible to replenish creative inspiration to fuel Bridgewater’s designs.

Courtney Arnett

Interior Design Student

Courtney Arnett is studying Interior Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She was born in the town of Aurora, NE and pulls a lot of inspiration from the rural areas of the state and from where she was raised. She joined Bridgewater as our Interior Design intern in 2021.

Elena Felix

Architectural Designer

Elena Felix graduated with an undergraduate degree in interior design with a minor in architectural studies and is now continuing her education with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to pursue her masters in architecture. She is a Nebraska native who grew up in Omaha and has lived in Lincoln while attending school. In the future she would like to continue her work in the design-build realm, continuing the craft of hand-made design solutions.

Alex Nunn

Architectural Designer and Draftsman

Alex Nunn was born and raised in Lincoln. He attended Southeast High School and then graduated from Southeast Community College with an Associate's Degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design with project experience in commercial interiors and residential home plans. Alex is also currently a full-time employee at Architectural Innovations as an Engineering Technician and owns his own landscaping services business. 

Josh Redwine

Draftsman

Josh Redwine is a native of Lincoln and graduated with a bachelors degree in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2011. He began his professional career at the Nebraska Department of Transportation as a local projects coordinator. Josh has a passion for the arts and is an avid landscape photographer and also enjoys writing novels and short fiction. 

Kayla Stock

Interior Designer

Kayla Stock earned her bachelor’s degree in design at the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2017 has been working as a designer ever since. Her design style is modern and forward-thinking. She provides unique content for clients based off their ideas and visions. She owns KayStock Design as her own interior design company. 

Alyssa Villareal

Architecture Student

Alyssa Villarreal is a 4th year Architecture major at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and she plans on continuing at Nebraska while earning her master's degree. Alyssa is originally from Omaha but has lived in 7 different states from coast to coast and has returned home for school and to raise her son. Alyssa enjoys art, building furniture, spending quality time with family and friends, traveling and of course, Husker football, but her biggest passion is Design. In the future she would like to focus her talents on creative solutions for affordable and sustainable buildings. The challenge of good design is made richer in looking at solutions holistically in terms of human and planetary quality of life.