December 2007

New employees join Mead & Hunt team

Richard Lundeen, AIA, LEED AP, joins the Architecture team as a Senior Project Architect.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee with additional experience and training in sustainable architecture.  Lundeen brings experience in commercial, educational, and municipal projects.  This includes programming and design of projects, specification development, review of construction documents, bid procedures, contractor contract development, shop drawing review, and construction observation.  His project management skills include scheduling, budgeting and coordinating work of a multidiscipline team.  In addition to being a registered architect in the state of Wisconsin since 1985, Lundeen is the President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Southwest Wisconsin Chapter.  He also was a past president of the AIA Northeast Wisconsin Chapter.

Eric Engel joined the Military Facilities team after having been employed with both the Kansas and the Wisconsin Air National Guards.  He is a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering.  Engel brings extensive experience in working on design and construction projects with local architects and engineers.  At Truax Field, he managed the design for projects such as the new munitions complex and fire station alteration.  He also oversaw design and construction of the fire suppression system in the aircraft shelters and engine shop addition.  His responsibilities at Mead & Hunt will include preparing construction documents (specifications and drawings), performing electrical design calculations, and assisting with the preparation of design and construction budgets.

Debra Engelstad joins the Aviation Services team as a technical editor.  She brings significant experience in editing and production of Airport Master Plans and other aviation documents.  She also has training in formatting and editing of engineering specifications and the management of bid administration.  A quality minded individual, Engelstad, has a solid knowledge of English usage. Previously employed by a real estate and mortgage firm, a law office, and Sonoma County (CA), she brings diverse experience and qualifications to the Mead & Hunt team.

Don Hogancamp, P.E., the new Sacramento Water Resources Department Manager, is leading a local team of 30 professionals and supporting Mead & Hunt project teams all across the country.  He manages the operations of the department including overseeing Water Resource Department projects and staff.  Hogancamp brings more than 25 years of experience leading teams in structural design, water resources engineering, land development, and construction management.  He has led teams on water resources projects, from Florida and Georgia to California.  Hogancamp’s project experience includes subdivision and golf resort development, desert master drainage plans and water district watershed analyses and storm channel behavior studies, and waste treatment facilities.  He also has building project experience in automotive plants, airport control towers and hangars, telecommunication towers, and large nuclear power generating stations.

Kristen Michaelis, E.I.T., a new graduate of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of the Pacific in Stockton (CA), joins the Water Resources team.  She has worked on a variety of projects including land development and master planning of communities. She has experience in job site development including road and utility design, and site work.  Michaelis’ current responsibilities include hydraulic computations, preparation of reports, structural analysis, and design and field engineering for water resources related projects.  She is currently a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers.  Michaelis is working towards her Professional Engineering (P.E.) license.

Elias Travis, E.I.T., is the newest member of the Water Resources Team.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Montana State University.  Since his graduation he has primarily concentrated his talents on residential and commercial design in several California communities.  The most notable project he was involved in was Placer Ranch, a 2,200-acre master planned community.  His current responsibilities include hydraulic computations, preparation of reports, structural analysis, design and field engineering for water resources related projects.

Marcela Skorik, a civil engineer, joins the Minneapolis Water Resources team.  Her responsibilities will include hydraulic computations, preparation of reports, structural analysis, design and field engineering for water resources related projects.  Skorik brings five years experience working for a Boston–based hydropower group performing licensing tasks, GIS work, and hydrology design.  She assisted in both licensing efforts and water resource management as it pertains to required Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing protocol and permitting regulations.  She has produced contract documents and scope of work for subcontractors on water projects.  To support licensing efforts and water resource management project, she has performed hydrological and impact analysis using geographic information system (GIS) and CAD programs.  Skorik has a bachelor’s in civil engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA).

Katie Sonley joins the Marketing and Communications team as a Marketing Assistant.  Her responsibilities will include helping with marketing projects and project proposals, supporting and coordinating tradeshow, and other promotional activities.  Sonley is familiar with creation of newsletters and signs.  In addition, she has managed tradeshows, supported in direct mail campaigns, and provided internal quality control.  She holds an Associate Degree in Marketing from Blackhawk Technical College.

Colleen Mullin also joins the Marketing and Communications team as a Marketing Assistant.  Her responsibilities will include putting together project proposals, helping with marketing projects, and supporting and coordinating tradeshow and other promotional activities.  She brings substantial experience in all of these areas and also in newsletter publishing, project management, and interactive advertising.  She has experience in developing and launching new Web sites, as well as managing electronic communication.  Mullin also brings supervisory experience to Mead & Hunt, having recruited and trained interns and part-time employees in the marketing field.  A graduate of the University of Wisconsin — Madison, she holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing.

Erin Zemanovic will be supporting the fast–paced Minneapolis office as an administrative assistant.  She will be responsible for general office duties and support the Aviation, Historic Preservation, and Water Resources teams in that office.  She has professional experience as an office assistant with a local mortgage firm and as a business-owner of an online handmade jewelry store. 

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 325 people in offices nationwide.