Mission
Zona Verde was formed to provide affordable green homes to underserved communities. The company seeks to provide homes to the Native American Communities, Inner City Communities, Homeless Communities, and Small Cities (less than 10,000 population) that need affordable housing.
In July 2021, the company began working with architects, structural engineers, and other housing consultants to develop a home that is both affordable and durable. The company visited several HUD housing projects and reviewed other affordable home developments, determining that it could develop a better affordable home than was currently available.
The company designed a home built with engineered insulated panels (EIP). Our EIPs are unique in that they contain galvanized steel exteriors and have been structurally reinforced to allow each EIP to become a load-bearing component of the home structure, which makes our homes strong enough to not only meet code requirements but, in many jurisdictions, exceed them. The company had a structural engineering report done to ensure compliance with State and Federal building requirements.
Team
Randy A. Edgerton | Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Edgerton has over 40 years of executive leadership and has extensive business experience in the health, energy, building materials, and technology sectors in both public and private companies domestically and internationally. He has direct responsibility for the negotiation of Master Contracts, National Contracts, and State, Federal, and City Agreements.
Ankil C. Patel | Vice President Manufacturing
Mr. Patel has over 40 years of executive leadership in Building Material, Construction, and Real Estate companies. He coordinates with the Chief Construction Officer, with direct responsibility for the quality control of the Zona Verde Homes from the Zona Verde India manufacturing plant. Coordinate with the US and India Architects to ensure each Zona Verde Home has all construction schedules and all manufacturing schedules.
Steven D. Talbot | Chief Legal Counsel
Mr. Talbot has helped businesses both large and small on wide range of business issues including mergers and acquisitions, real estate, securities, and taxation. Over his 33 years of practice, he represented both private and public companies domestic and international in legal matters such as opening an office in Singapore to joint ventures between companies in the US and India. He has represented companies in reverse mergers and has extensive experience in working with audit and financial requirements of public companies.
Jason Hein | Vice President Commercial Projects
Jason has extensive experience building successful businesses. He spent fifteen years in the medical device industry with two publicly traded companies – one sold for $27B, the other sold for $2.2B. His investment fund looks for high-potential, early-stage companies that are poised for growth. He has developed a strong foundation within real estate – luxury vacation rentals, residential, medical offices and ambulatory surgical centers.
Shafiq Shaikh | Vice President Construction
Mr. Shaikh has over 20 years of executive leadership in real estate development. He has worked in multiple countries on various construction projects and is responsible for identifying Construction Companies that can be trained to build Zona Verde homes. He coordinates and trains new construction companies and provides a certificate to companies/individuals that complete the training. He maintains relationships with Zona Verde-approved construction companies. He provides a project report for each Zona Verde home project and rates each construction company on each project.
John Bunch | Vice President of Relationship Management and Training
Mr. Bunch is located in the Zona Verde Oklahoma City office and is responsible for working with local clients and coordinating with the sales and marketing team, as well as coordinating with the Chief Operating Officer on timelines, issues, and requests. He also coordinates with the Chief Construction Officer, providing all the information on client needs, including the need for a construction company, training of a new construction company, and conducting site visits.
Jeff Batie | Vice President of Design and Logistics
Jeff designs the interior of the Zona Verde Homes and coordinates with our National Contractors for the delivery of materials to each project site. He works with the architects and clients to ensure that both the design items properly fit in the homes (vetted by architects) and also to ensure delivery to each site according to the construction schedule.
Mary Cabral | Business Development Strategist
Mary is a strategic growth advisor and Business Development Strategist with more than 15 years of experience in consulting and entrepreneurship. Mary currently contributes her strategic and analytical expertise to Zona Verde, Inc., where she plays a key role in assessing market opportunities and guiding the company’s expansion into new regions. Her responsibilities include conducting feasibility studies, evaluating vendor networks and regulatory considerations, and developing strategic plans for domestic and international growth.
Dane Walla | Lead Architect, AIA NCARB, LEED, AP
Mr. Walla is the lead architect for Zona Verde housing and is the principal of Walla Architectural Services PLLC, located in Vancouver, Washington, and is licensed in Oklahoma. Mr. Walla has had over 40 years of experience in residential, multi-family, hospitality, medical, and industrial (large and small) projects. As the Lead Architect for Zona Verde, his role spans the entirety of the design process, from inception to schematic design, Code analysis, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.