May 2008

New employees join Mead & Hunt team

Mead & Hunt, a leading architectural, engineering, and planning consulting firm, adds new team members.

Karen Wiemeri, P.E., is Mead & Hunt’s newest project manager on the Water Resources team.  She will be involved in management of projects and project teams, client contact and business development.  With more than two decades in the industry, she is well experienced in water resources civil engineering projects such as design and analyses of water retaining and conveyance structures.  She is adept at working with clients and regulatory agencies, and as a key organizational liaison worked directly with subconsultants providing ongoing interface for current and potential projects.  Wiemeri has a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis as well as a master’s from St. Thomas University in St. Paul.  She is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Victoria Garmy joins the Aviation Services team.  She will lead marketing efforts for the West Coast team including creating an annual marketing plan and working with various aviation business units to achieve the marketing goals, meeting with potential clients, and tracking potential projects.  She will also assist with tradeshows, preparing marketing materials and presentations, and developing marketing strategies.  Very familiar with the aviation industry, Garmy was a systems engineer for Lockheed Martin where she was responsible for client contact and communications regarding complex technical programs.  She also served as the business development manager for Aerojet in California where she worked with contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin on the integration of launch vehicles, satellites, and military defense systems.  Garmy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical and mechanical engineering from the University of California at Davis.

Shane Buttchen joins the Architecture team as an Architectural CAD Technician.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in interior architecture from the University of Wisconsin — Stevens Point, a FIDER accredited program with additional training in Lean, SQL/AutoLISP, and Oracle.  Buttchen will be responsible for preparing architectural and engineering documents, assisting with design computations and quantity estimates, assisting with preparation or modification of reports, specifications, and plans and schedules for design projects.  Prior to joining Mead & Hunt he was the AutoCAD Maintenance Project Leader for a Fortune 500 company that is a leader in the design and manufacturing of medical diagnostic imaging equipment. 

Dustin Nielsen joins the team as a technical editor in the Historic Preservation Department.  In that position, he provides company–wide editing support.  He has been supporting the team as a technical editor and word processor since October 2007 by formatting, proofing, and finalizing reports, letters, and other documents produced by the Historic Preservation and Water Resources teams.  He brings diverse experience as he was formerly the Sports Information Director for the Wisconsin Woodchucks baseball team in Wausau and a media relations intern for Ohio University.  Nielsen was also the editor–in–chief for the University of Wisconsin — Barron County student newspaper.  He graduated from the University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire with a bachelor’s degree in print journalism with a minor in creative writing.

Mead & Hunt provides professional services in architecture, historic preservation, transportation, infrastructure, and water resources engineering to clients throughout the US.  Mead & Hunt was recognized as one of the fastest rising architectural and engineering firms by the Zweig Letter Hot Firm list; the corporation remains strong on Engineering News Record’s Top 500 design firm list.  Mead & Hunt, named by CE News as one of the top 10 engineering companies to work for in the nation, is employee–owned with about 350 people in offices nationwide.