June 2009

New employees join Mead & Hunt team

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

Ryan Bergstrom, P.E., is one of the newest members of the Aviation team.  He joins Mead & Hunt as a project manager responsible for managing airport design and construction projects.  He has experience in civil engineering transportation including airport planning and design.  Bergstrom is familiar with local, state, and federal agency regulation compliance having worked with airport managers and directors, state aeronautics boards, and local FAA–ADO.  Adept at AutoCAD 3D design, Bergstrom has been involved in specification writing, cost estimates, shop drawing approval, and project closeout.  He has a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University (Fargo).

Sean Thompson is a civil engineer on the Aviation team.  He is responsible for design, fieldwork and construction engineering for various types of civil engineering projects. He is experienced in surveying, design, and construction related projects.  Thompson graduated from Michigan Technological School in May 2009 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering with specialization in airport planning and design.  He understands aviation engineering including master plans and airport design.  He also has project design experience with AutoCAD and FAA Advisory Circulars and regulations.  He has worked for the Michigan Department of Transportation where he performed inspection work on road construction jobs, monitoring the quality of construction, budget issues, and schedule deadlines.

Bill Black, P.E., is a structural engineer and construction administrator, bringing more than 15 years’ experience to the Architecture and Building Engineering team.  He will be responsible for structural analysis and design of buildings and other structures, preparing construction documents, and construction administration duties.  He will also assist project managers with various project assignments.  He is experienced in design and construction of various structural systems including foundations, structural steel, concrete, reinforced masonry, wood, and heavy timber.  He is also experienced in multi–floor building design.  Black has worked on both new construction and building renovation projects.  He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in 17 states, and holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Michigan Tech University.  Black is active in several professional organizations including the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and he is a charter member of the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute.

Vijay Vyakaranam, P.E., joins the Transportation team as a project engineer where he will be involved in transportation and traffic engineering.  He has nearly 10 years’ experience in the public and private sector.  Vyakaranam’s experience includes highway design in accordance with American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) policies, design of right–of–way plans in accordance with local agency standards, drainage design, preparation of plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) packages and design reports.  He also has experience in pavement marking and signing design in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards.  Vyakaranam performed level–of–service analysis on various intersection improvement projects.  He has advanced skills in Microstation, InRoads, and Synchro software.  Vyakaranam has a master of science degree in civil engineering from the University of Louisiana — Lafayette, and is currently pursuing his MBA from the University of New Hampshire — Manchester.

Al De Leon is an electrical engineer in the Water Resources Department.  His responsibilities include assisting with the analysis and preparation of reports, specifications, plans, studies, permits, estimates, and design documents for various water resources projects.  He brings more than a decade of experience in the electrical industry as well as expertise in specialty products, such as medium voltage electrical transformers, surge protection, uninterruptable power supply systems, bus systems, power distribution, and logic control devices.  He has a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University (WI).

Nicole Schmitt is Mead & Hunt’s newest accounts payable specialist, joining the Finance Department. Her responsibilities include processing invoices for payment, issuing payments to vendors, and processing and paying corporate credit card invoices.  She also maintains aircraft, vehicle, and production logs, and documentation–related projects.  Schmitt has nearly five years’ accounts payable experience including work with Deltek Vision software.  She has a bachelor of music education degree from the University of Wisconsin — Whitewater.

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 ranking 240 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 nearly 400 people in offices nationwide.