Barry County Broadband Assessment and Implementation Plan
Barry County, MI | Infrastructure
A regional broadband assessment and strategic implementation plan for Barry County.

Public engineering firm profile
Chicago, IL
Authentic partnerships are the best way to design and deliver projects that create lasting value.
Antero Group is a holistic civil engineering, urban planning, and strategic consulting practice with offices in Chicago, South Bend, Denver, and Dallas-Fort Worth. It leverages interdisciplinary teams, creative thinking, and collaborative processes to design innovative and effective solutions. The practice functions as a project partner that anticipates client needs, working with clients to create plans, designs, and identify funding sources that solve problems and transform ideas into reality.
Provides integrated civil engineering services spanning site development, municipal infrastructure, and environmental and geotechnical work.
Collaborates with communities and developers to create vibrant places through land use, active transportation, and resilience planning.
Offers advisory and project management solutions to help clients implement, manage, and fund major initiatives.
Delivers full-cycle grant research, writing, and administration services to secure critical public funding.
Creates strategic marketing, visual identity, and website designs to enhance positioning and community engagement.
Barry County, MI | Infrastructure
A regional broadband assessment and strategic implementation plan for Barry County.
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Chief Executive Officer
P.E., LEED AP, AICP
Eric Neagu, PE, LEED AP, AICP is the Chief Executive Officer of Antero Group. Mr. Neagu's 20 years of experience spans public, private, and institutional clients. With a background that encompasses civil engineering, urban planning, and economic development, Mr. Neagu applies a holistic approach to solving client problems.
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Schmitz is the Chief Operating Officer of Antero Group. He is responsible for overall operational performance, including strategic planning and growth, financial performance oversight, staff development, and resource allocation. He leverages more than 18 years of experience with enterprise-level GIS and other collaborative planning tools to develop innovative, community-driven solutions for clients in both the public and private sectors.
Director of Engineering
PE, JD
Rachel Hill is a civil engineer and attorney with more than a decade of experience delivering infrastructure and environmental solutions for public- and private-sector clients nationwide. Her work spans feasibility, permitting, and design for municipal infrastructure, renewable energy development, and utility and transportation projects.
Project Manager
Greg Geimer is a Project Manager at Antero Group, where he leads a range of engineering projects. He brings a strong background in stormwater management and environmental permitting, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, drainage design, erosion and sediment control, and construction risk assessment.
Senior Project Manager
AICP
Ryan Peterson is a Senior Project Manager at Antero Group with extensive experience in transportation planning, mobility, and urban design. His background includes work on active transportation initiatives, regional planning, corridor studies, public transit expansion, and grant administration.
Senior Planner
Randal Stephens focuses on actionable implementation measures that translate community vision into feasible, phased actions scaled to community capacity and coupled with funding and technical assistance resources. She brings a data-driven and equity-focused perspective to community development, drawing on her background as an urban planner and grant writer.
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