PRINCIPALS

Joe Byczek, President

Prior to starting Casey Rooney Development in 1999, Joe spent over a decade in real estate lending and development. While finishing his MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Joe was hired by Corus Bank to do lending to developers in the city of Chicago. He eventually joined one of his clients, JDL Development, to do all of their financials and to look for new deals. Over time, his role in the firm grew to include project management, marketing, customer service, building design and even legal work. He oversaw the construction of multiple $2.5 million homes in Lincoln Park, a large condo and townhouse development in the South Loop, as well as other residential and commercial projects throughout Chicago. Today, Joe applies the knowledge and expertise acquired during these years to everything he does at Casey Rooney.

Joe holds a degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

Jane Byczek, Vice President

Jane oversees the design strategies and customer relations at Casey Rooney. Before joining Joe and starting Casey Rooney, Jane spent ten years developing her management expertise as a library manager in various suburban libraries including the Oak Park Public Library and the Hinsdale Public Library. She also worked as a Library Consultant for the American Library Association and as an adjunct faculty member and Dominican University. She holds a degree in English, Psychology, and Secondary Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and a Masters Degree in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

Jane became involved in the development field when Joe lost a Selection Assistant at JDL and needed a quick replacement. What was a temporary job soon became permanent as Jane found that she enjoyed the work and enjoyed working with Joe. After assisting hundreds of clients in selections for their condos and town homes, she and Joe designed and built their first home in Clarendon Hills. Since then, she has worked on the design of over 15 homes.