Personnel

Gary D. Bowlin, PE

 

Gary has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc., since May 1982. He has been responsible for design of various Federal Aid funded highway and bridge projects. He is responsible for all project development including environmental studies, hydraulic analysis, earthwork calculations, and structural design.

Gary's educational background provides him with a solid structural background with studies in structural analysis through design courses in steel, concrete, and wood structures. This education is supplemented by courses in the areas of geo-technical analysis, water resources, fluid mechanics, surveying, and route design.  Gary has attended the following bridge inspection classes conducted by the National Highway Institute and the Idaho Transportation Department or American Concrete Institute/

Since 1982, Gary has been involved with hundreds of building designs, building construction and building inspection projects for structural design aspects of commercial and residential structures.  Gary has attended numerous classes and seminars for continuing education credits conducted by the International Conference of Building Officials for building code education and updates.

 

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, General Engineering, 1982, Idaho State University

 

REGISTRATION: Professional Civil Engineer - Idaho, California, Oregon        and Wyoming.

Professional Structural Engineer (By Examination) - Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming.

 

ITD Bars Coding Instruction in 1984 - NHI Practical Bridge Inspection Class

April, 1984 - NHI Nondestructive Testing Methods for Steel Bridges Class

August, 1987 - NHI Inspection of Fracture Critical Bridge Members Class

August, 1987 - ITD Bars Training Seminar

February, 1989 - ACI Seminar on Earthquake Resistant Design of Concrete Structures

1992 - NHI Economical and Fatigue Resistant Steel Bridge Details Design Course

Continued coordination with the Idaho Transportation Department Conference

 

Richard Morrow, PE

 

Rick has been employed with EHM Engineers, Inc., since August, 1989. His responsibilities have included the structural design of numerous commercial and residential building, geo-technical investigation, and hydrologic analysis and design.

 

Rick's education training includes courses in the design of steel, concrete, and wood structures, geo-technical engineering, hydrology, geology, and surveying. His engineering education is backed up by over ten years experience in the construction industry. Rick is a Residential Conservation Service certified Energy Auditor with several years’ experience, is experienced in the use of AutoCad and a certified nuclear densometer operator.

 

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, General Engineering, 1989, Idaho State University

 

REGISTRATION: Professional Civil Engineer, Idaho

 

AFFILIATIONS: Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Professional Member International Conference of Building Officials

 

Troy Vitek, PE

Troy has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc., since July, 1999. Troy’s duties include drafting plans for, site grading, drainage and building design. He has designed and drafted construction plans for subdivisions where he was responsible for server, water, roadway and submittals using AutoCad 14, Land Development Desktop and AutoCivil. All design and drafting has to meet specifications as required by State or Local Government agencies. Troy has also assisted on several survey projects that include ALTA, record of survey and construction staking tasks.  Troy also has Excel Spreadsheet and Word Processor skills, and is OSHA 10 hour certified.

 

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Idaho State University.

 

REGISTRATION: Professional Civil Engineer, California

                             Professional Civil Engineer , Idaho

 

AFFILIATIONS: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE student chapter at ISU – President 1996 & 1997

 

Doug Schwarz, LSIT, Ca.

 

Doug has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc., since February, 1985. Doug has been a survey party chief since 1987.  He supervises field survey services and coordinates project manpower. Doug has been involved with surveying for EHM Engineers as a party chief and as an office technician on civil projects for the Idaho Transportation Department, U.S.F.S., Federal Aviation Administration and Private and Public Entities.

 

Doug is proficient in using all types of surveying equipment, such as GPS RTK, field and office tools, data collection, total stations and spirit leveling. He also has experience in AutoCad, Land Development Desktop, Civil 3D and COGO Software and uses his talents to take field data for processing into finished CAD designs and topographic maps. Doug is not only valuable in the surveying profession, but is also one of the office computer specialists and has compiled a local surveying database of over 3000 surveys and launched EHM's 1st Web Page.  Doug is also the network administrator for EHM.

 

EXPERIENCE: Twenty years field and office work at EHM Engineers, Inc.

REGISTRATION: Land Surveyor in Training, California

 

 

Tim Vawser  

 

Tim has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc. since 1988.  He has designed and drafted on civil projects for the Idaho Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Forest Service. All drafting had to meet specifications as required by these Government agencies.

 

Tim has served as designer and project manager of subdivision and street projects, residential and commercial development plans, and handicap care center facilities.

 

Tim is proficient in AutoCad drafting and design utilizing AutoCAD 14 and AutoCivil Software. In addition he is a former instructor at the College of Southern Idaho teaching night courses in AutoCAD Application.

 

EDUCATION: Certificate of Applied Science, College of Southern Idaho

 

Nuclear Testing Services Training Course, Radiological Safety and Gauge Operation

 

CERTIFICATIONS: Computer Aided Drafting, Nuclear Testing Services - Certified

 

Scott Allen

 

Scott has been employed in the drafting/design department at EHM Engineers, Inc. since 1984.  Scott has been responsible for many types of  projects.  Completed under his supervision include, but are not limited to, Federal Highway   Administration, Idaho Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Forest Service, numerous subdivisions and commercial/residential developments.

 

Scott has designed subdivision and street projects where he was responsible for application submittals, contract negotiation, sewer, water, roadway design, and all quantity calculations.

 

Scott has designed building layouts, parking lots and site drainage for residential and commercial developments located in 3 states and 10 counties.

 

In addition to his design responsibilities, he also proficient in surveying, public speaking and coordinating projects with clients.

 

EDUCATION: Associates of Applied Science, College of Southern Idaho, Dale Carnegie Leadership Training.

 

CERTIFICATION: Nuclear Radiological Safety and Gauge Operations

 

Trent McBride

 

Trent has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc. since 1989.  Trent has drafted and designed on civil projects for the Idaho Transportation Department, the Federal Highway Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and the United State Forest Service. All drafting had to meet specifications as required by these Government agencies.

 

Trent has served as a designer for numerous subdivision and street projects where he was responsible for design and quantity calculations.

 

Trent is proficient in AutoCad and design utilizing AutoCAD 14 and Land Development Desktop software. He is a former instructor at the College of Southern Idaho, teaching night courses in AutoCAD Application.

 

EDUCATION: Associates of Applied Science, College of Southern Idaho, Nuclear Testing Services Training Course, American Concrete Institute

 

CERTIFICATIONS: American Concrete Institution, Nuclear Testing Services

 

 

Jacob Skeen

 

Jacob has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc. since 2000 in the Boise office, as a Drafting Technician and Civil Design Technician.  His duties includes commercial site design, researching and surveying existing conditions and subdivision plat planning and design.

 

EDUCATION: Associates of Applied Science –Drafting Technology - College of Southern Idaho – 1998

 

 

Brian Luper   

 

Brian has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc., since September, 1989.  Brian is a WAQTC – ITD Technician.  Brian has been a versatile employee with experience in several fields of engineering and surveying.  Brian was first hired to be an assistant on the Survey Crew, and moved on to Assistant Crew Chief. He was responsible for various subdivision and boundary staking jobs and he is proficient in using all types of surveying equipment, such as data collection, total stations and spirit leveling.  Brian currently assists the testing lab of EHM and continues construction surveying and topographic surveying, soil and aggregate testing.

 

EDUCATION:  Nuclear Testing Services Training Course – Radiology Safety Gauge Operator, American Concrete Institute – Field Technician Training Course, WAQTC – ITD Certifications Technician in asphalt, embankment and base, in place density & aggregate.

 

CERTIFICATION: American Concrete Institute, Technician Grade I. Nuclear Testing Services

 

 

Willie Barnes  

 

 

Willie has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc., since December, 1996. Willie has been a draftsman and a surveyor and as well as learning many of the new technologies that come with working in an engineering company. He has learned to use all types of engineering related software and has become proficient in the use of all types of surveying equipment, and has become the most competent of all employees at using the GPS Real Time Kinematic surveying equipment. He currently is the assistant crew chief for the company.

 

EDUCATION: Associates of Applied Science –Drafting Technology - College of Southern Idaho – 1995

 

T.D. Riddle

 

Kristi Fehringer

 

Becky Lammers

 

Martha Tolman

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