GARY STENLUND, P.E.
Principal
Mr. Stenlund's experience is the result of his work
with mechanical systems engineering since 1978. Before forming Engineering
Professionals, Inc., Mr. Stenlund worked for a large consulting
engineering firm in Wisconsin and for a prominent Tampa firm. Mr.
Stenlund offers extensive and varied experience in the design of
heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, and fire protection
systems for industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. He has
designed hot water, steam, forced hot air, and electrical heating
systems. His air conditioning experience encompasses chilled water,
direct expansion, and desiccant cooling systems. Some of his duties
include:
• Chief Executive Officer and President with responsibility for
the HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection design for all projects.
• Conducting presentations and performing marketing.
• Responsibility for staff quality control.
• Performing as lead mechanical project engineer for many projects
from contract negotiations through final building inspection.
• Design of HVAC systems for commercial, industrial, and
institutional buildings, including exhausts for commercial, industrial,
and laboratory applications.
• Writing energy audits and technical assistance reports.
• Engineering of small commercial building electrical systems.
• Planning and directing business operations.
EDUCATION
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
September, 1990 to 1993 - MBA Program
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
September, 1986 to June, 1988 - MBA Program
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
September, 1978 to May, 1982 - BSME
REGISTRATION
Registered Professional Engineer in: Wisconsin, 1986; Florida,
1988; Texas, 1990; North Carolina, 1991; Alabama, 1993; Ohio, 1993;
Georgia, 1993; South Carolina, 1994; Arizona 1994; Mississippi, 1994;
Pennsylvania, 1994; Kansas, 1995; Missouri, 1995; Tennessee, 1995;
Utah, 1995; Colorado, 1995; Idaho, 1995; Wyoming, 1995; Nevada, 1995;
Kentucky, 1995; South Dakota, 1996; Virginia, 1996; Oregon, 1996;
Oklahoma, 1996; New Mexico, 1996; California, 1996; Arkansas, 1996; New
Hampshire, 1996; Connecticut, 1996; Washington, 1996; New Jersey, 1996;
Maryland, 1996; Hawaii, 1997; West Virginia, 1997; and Massachusetts,
1998.
Technical Assistance Analyst Certificate, No. T-0030, 1992
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying,
Certificate No. 9140
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
• American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and
Air-Conditioning Engineers
• Florida Engineering Society
• National Society of Professional Engineers
TERRY
N. THOMPSON
Principal
Mr. Thompson brings over thirty years of experience in mechanical
systems design to our firm. Before joining our team, Mr. Thompson was a
principal with two prominent central Florida consulting firms. Mr.
Thompson's experience includes all forms of HVAC, plumbing,
refrigeration and solar energy design, ranging from residential to
multi-million dollar commercial and institutional buildings. This
includes schools, computer facilities, telecommunication facilities,
archives, museums, postal facilities, hospitals, supermarkets,
high-rise buildings, energy surveys, retrofit projects, and numerous
other facilities. He has performed design on facilities throughout the
United States as well as the Caribbean. He has designed chilled water
systems including low temperature chilled water and thermal storage,
direct expansion systems including liquid overfeed and desiccant
cooling systems. His heating system design experience includes:
electric, hot water and high temperature hot water with both gas and
oil fired boiler plants. Additional experience includes responsibility
for staff quality control, project scheduling, personnel hiring, and
business development.
Some of his present duties included:
• Project management from contract negotiation through final
building inspection.
• Design of HVAC and plumbing systems for commercial, industrial
and institutional facilities.
• Design analysis and cost estimating.
• Conducting presentations and marketing.
Projects Mr. Thompson has performed design services for include:
• GTE Florida, Inc.: Various projects throughout GTE's service
area.
• Tech Data, Tampa, Florida: New 240,000 square foot office
building.
• Reptron, Tampa, Florida: New 150,000 square foot manufacturing
facility.
• A T & T Paradyne, Tampa, Florida: 38,000 square foot office
renovation.
• Memorial Hospital, Tampa, Florida: Comprehensive outpatient
rehabilitation facility.
• St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Florida: Various projects.
• All Children's Hospital, Tampa, Florida: 17,000 square foot
prototype pediatric clinic.
• Hillsborough County School Board: Various schools and projects.
• Ybor City Brewing Company, Tampa, Florida: Conversion of cigar
factory to brewery manufacturing plant.
EDUCATION
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Engineering Studies
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
• American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and
Air-conditioning Engineers
MARY L.
STEENSRUD
Executive Vice President
Before helping to organize Engineering
Professionals, Inc., Ms. Steensrud worked as office manager in a
local engineering consulting firm. Ms. Steensrud has fifteen years of
management experience in diverse business environments, as well as
twelve years in a data processing organizations. Her duties included:
selection and training of office staff; monitoring of work flow to meet
deadlines; production of marketing information; performance of
personnel and accounting functions; and maintenance of general office
operations.
Her experience includes the creation of company analysis reports,
project information research and development of marketing database.
Ms. Steensrud provides accounting, marketing, personnel, and
office management for our firm. She performs administration of
insurance needs; corporate and personnel tax reporting; maintenance of
office equipment inventory; vendor/equipment cost comparisons and cost
control; development and application of management analysis reports;
and oversees accounts payable, accounts receivable, time accounting,
and invoicing.
EDUCATION
Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin, Computer
Programming
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute, La Crosse, Wisconsin,
Accounting
LEE B.
MARSHALL
Project Manager
Mr. Marshall has over fifteen years experience in the mechanical
engineering field. He has experience in all major types of heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning systems. For the past eight years, he
has worked extensively in the design of Florida health care facilities
and is an expert in the latest interpretations of the Agency for Health
Care Administration requirements. His duties include:
Some of his present duties included:
• Mechanical project manager for commercial, institutional and
health care facility projects.
• Design of chilled water and direct expansion cooling systems and
electric and hot water heating systems.
• AHCA plan review, negotiations, and construction inspections.
• Performs Florida Energy Calculations (FLACOM).
• Construction administration, shop drawing, review and project
inspections.
A sampling of Mr. Marshall's project experience includes:
• Fort Harrison Hotel Renovations, Clearwater, Florida
• Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida
• Fred K. Marchman Vocational Center, Pasco County, Florida
• George Jenkins High School, Lakeland, Florida
• St. Anthony's Hospital: Psychiatric Unit, Emergency Department
and ICU, and Operating Room in St. Petersburg, Florida
• St. Joseph's Hospital, Various Projects, Tampa, Florida
• Spacecoast Surgery Center, Merritt Island, Florida
EDUCATION
Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, Louisiana
September 1982 to December 1987 - Graduated BFA
SANDY SYVERTSEN
Field Engineer
Mr. Syvertsen has over 12 years of
diverse industrial and commercial mechanical field engineering and
construction administration experience representing
architect/engineers, mechanical contractors, and government agencies.
In joining the team members of Engineering Professionals, Inc.,
Mr. Syvertsen combines his mechanical engineering background with
valuable communication, organizational, and leadership skills gained in
his nursing education and career, in support of a continuum of
successful project outcomes for our organization.
Prior to joining our company, Mr.
Syvertsen had direct responsibility for the contract administration and
field inspection of multiple projects with the following duties:
• Performed plan and specification
design review.
• Verified contract installation
for conformance with plans and technical specifications, multiple code
ordinances and other contractual requirements.
• Resolved clarifications in method
or design prior to and during construction with designers, architects,
or contractors .
• Reviewed shop drawings,
construction schedules, O&M manuals, pay estimates, and maintained
records of construction activities.
• Reviewed and negotiated
contractor claims and change orders, order proposals; administered
final inspections; and identified defects to be corrected during
warranty periods.
A sampling of projects he
contributed to are:
• Power plant HVAC equipment and
ductwork installation: Washington Public Power Supply System, Elma,
Washington.
• Georgia Power, Waynesboro, Georgia
• HVAC, Medical gas, and plumbing
installation: Veteran’s Hospital, renovation and addition, Birmingham,
Alabama
• HVAC, process piping, mechanical
systems, and instrumentation:
• City of St. Petersburg, Florida
(renovations at City hall, main library, multiple neighborhood and
senior citizen centers, potable and reclaimed water treatment plants.)
EDUCATION
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering,
University of Iowa, 1981
B.S. in Nursing, Western
Connecticut State University, 1998
REGISTRATION
Engineer in Training, State of
Florida
Registered Professional Nurse,
State of Florida
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
• National Society of Professional
Engineers
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of
Nurses
VINOD
K. SHARMA
Mechanical Engineer
Before joining Engineering Professionals
Inc., Mr. Sharma worked for a multinational consulting engineering
firm. His experience includes HVAC design,
development of concepts and engineering analysis, project management
and supervision of mechanical engineering works for commercial,
institutional and infrastructure projects to ensure specifications and
design requirement associated with quality systems.
Major projects undertaken include: office
buildings, banks, supermarkets, hotels, high-rise buildings and an
international convention center.
Some of the duties that Mr.
Sharma performs include:
•
Design of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems.
•
Performance of Florida Energy Code (FLACOM) calculations.
•
Coordination with other disciplines.
A sampling of projects include:
•
KinderCare Learning Centers: various projects throughout the
United States
•
Stein Mart: various projects throughout the United States
•
Staples, Pennsylvania
•
West Broward Shopping Center, Plantation, Florida
•
Agra Baymont, Clearwater, Florida
•
Payless Shoe Source, New Jersey
EDUCATION
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
1987 - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
CHRIS A. ARANTZ
Plumbing
Designer
Mr. Arantz has prepared plumbing
designs for Engineering Professionals, Inc. since 1998. Prior
to joining the firm he worked for six years as a plumbing helper. Mr.
Arantz has worked on numerous types of projects including commercial
and industrial, and has been involved with both design and construction
phases of these projects. His duties include:
Some of his present duties included:
• The design of plumbing systems
for a variety of projects such as: restaurants, schools, manufacturing
warehouses, car wash facilities, office buildings.
•Preparation of plumbing and HVAC
designs in AutoCAD.
•The design of gas and air
systems for dental offices.
•Performance of site inspections,
as well as submittals and shop drawing review.
A sampling of projects includes:
•IMR, 3-story Office Building
•University Of Tampa, 9-story
Dormitory
•Carrabba's Restaurants
•Outback Steakhouse Restaurants
•Dover First Baptist Church
EDUCATION:
ITT Technical Institute Tampa,
Florida
June, 1987 to November 1998 -
Graduated with highest honors
A member of National Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
•American Society of Plumbing
Engineers, Associate Member
Ronald Schleich has been using AutoCad since 1991. He performs load
calculations, Florida Energy Code calculations, does duct sizing and
minor HVAC system layout. He has attended numerous seminars and is
working toward an engineering degree, on a part-time basis, at the
University of South Florida.
Sean M.
Holder received
a diploma in Mechanical Drafting/Design from Pinellas Technical
Education Center in 1999.
He performs load calculations, Florida Energy Code calculations, does
duct sizing, minor HVAC systems layout, and minor plumbing design. He is attending St. Petersburg Junior College.