William Rathjen

Originally from Merrillville, my wife Judy and I both spent 4 years in the Air Force on active duty before moving back to the region. We have raised three sons who have blessed us with five grandchildren and currently reside on a small farm south of Kouts. After the military, I began my 37 year construction career as an Iron Worker in Local 395 and then moved into estimating, project management and finally retiring as Corporate Vice President for Pangere Corporation. I have held positions of several industry boards such as Construction Advancement Foundation, IMPACT, Pirates, and served as President of the Northwest Indiana Contractor Association and as Chairman of the Building Construction Resource Center. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from IWU and obtained by Real Estate Sales license in 1995 and my Brokers license in 2016.