Meet the Story Design Team

Jeff Bodin, AIA, LEED AP
Principal Architect

Jeff joined the Story Design team in 2014 with 25 years of experience in all facets of building design and construction. Having owned and operated his own design-build firm, Jeff’s background includes manufacturing and warehouse space, professional office design, retail, business, health care and residential work. Jeff leads the design department in addition to designing and overseeing the construction of design-build projects across all industry sectors that Story serves.

Andrew Tulp, AIA, LEED Green Associate
Project Architect

Andrew is a licensed architect with design and project management experience across a wide range of building types. He has significant experience with design-build projects, in addition to having worked within traditional design-bid-build delivery. Andrew hails from Canada – he achieved his bachelor of science in civil engineering from Calvin College and his master of architecture degree from the University of Manitoba, and he is a member of the Ames Morning Rotary. Prior to joining the Story Design team, Andrew gained experience with several architecture firms, contributing on projects ranging from small casework design to large multi-million dollar buildings.  

Diane McDonald
Senior Project Designer

Diane joined Story Construction in May 2016 with 17 years of experience. Diane is responsible for the design and preparation of construction documents for commercial building projects. She also brings a solid background in 3-D software and applies that knowledge and expertise to Story in both building information modeling (BIM) and Revit software, setting standards and guidelines for their use in client projects. Diane facilitates a local Revit User Group and is also involved in the Iowa Architecture Foundation (IAF) and the local chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. She is a graduate of Iowa State University with a bachelors degree in architecture. 

Dalton Gaffney
Architectural Visualizer

Dalton joined the Story team in 2021 to help the firm support its clients through design visualization. He graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with an AAS in architectural technologies, and his efforts help bridge the gap between expectations during design and reality of the final built product by creating realistic 3D renderings and immersive walk-throughs of buildings before they’re built. Dalton is proficient in REVIT, Enscape, SketchUp, AutoCAD and a variety of other architectural visualization tools.