A project engineer for complex, technically demanding projects, Susan excels at teamwork, coordination and communication. Her project design experience includes office buildings, correctional facilities, data centers, laboratories, and institutional facilities. Career highlights include leading the engineering team on the design and construction of Wells Fargo Arena / HyVee Hall in downtown Des Moines, and any project that involves a crane lifting her big equipment. She has extensive experience working with local, state, and federal government clients, as well as (very!) long term corporate clients. A number of Susan’s projects are multi-building campuses, for which she has designed the central mechanical plants and distribution systems for heating and cooling.
ALMA MATER:
- Iowa State University
- The University of Iowa
EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:
- BS Mechanical Engineering
- Masters of Business Administration
- Licensed Mechanical Engineer Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska
- Certified Construction Documents Technologist (CDT)
YEARS @ BBS: 34
YEARS IN INDUSTRY: 34
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / AWARDS:
- Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Past president of Iowa Chapter
- Regional Design Awards Second Place, National Swine Research Center
- Honorable Mention, Newton and Fort Dodge Correctional Facilities
- Professional Progress in Engineering Award, The Marston Club, Iowa State University College of Engineering
COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS:
- Past Member, City of Des Moines Construction Appeals Board
- Member, Iowa State Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Board
- Past Member, Iowa State University Mechanical Engineering Advisory Council
Susan is originally from Clear Lake, Iowa and currently lives near Des Moines with her husband Joel, their dog Dwight, and their cat Oatis. Susan loves to travel and is always planning the next trip to some little known corner of the world, because “Big World, Short Life”. In her free time she enjoys rowing, sculling, hiking and tool time!