Mohan Jaggi, P.E.
President
Founder and president of MJ, Mr. Jaggi has grown the firm from a two-person home office above his garage to a firm that is now comprised of six offices and nearly 90 employees. Mr. Jaggi is a graduate of India's Punjab University and earned his master's degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College.
Michael D. Panichelli, P.E.
Executive Vice President
As executive vice president, Mr. Panichelli oversees MJ's staff, as well as design and quality-control of MJ's civil, transportation and structural engineering projects. He is responsible for preparing MJ's contractual agreements, assignment of staffing, project scheduling and budgeting. Mr. Panichelli has 20 years of engineering experience, 17 of them with MJ. He is a graduate of Drexel University.
Joseph G. Malinowski, P.L.S.
Principal/Director of Survey Services
Mr. Malinowski manages MJ's survey group and monitors all work performed by MJ's survey field and office personnel. Mr. Malinowski has 31 years of survey experience, 18 of them with MJ. Mr. Malinowski serves on the executive board of the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors. He is a graduate of the SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry Ranger School.
Brian J. Cooper, P.E.
Associate/Director of Engineering
Mr. Cooper serves as the firm's director of engineering/senior highway engineer and is responsible for oversight, mentoring and quality control of MJ's engineering services. Mr. Cooper has more than 18 years of experience in civil, site, utility and wastewater treatment projects, as well as QA/QC review, with 14 of those years here at MJ. Mr. Cooper is a graduate of Union College.
Eric S. Williams, P.E.
Associate/Director of Project Management
Mr. Williams serves as MJ's director of project management and is responsible for the day-to-day operation and coordination of MJ's transportation, environmental and construction inspection services. Mr. Williams brings to the position more than 14 years of experience in project design, development and QA/QC review, with 12 of those years at MJ. Mr. Williams is a graduate of Union College.
Michael T. Lemme, P.E.
Associate/Director of 3D Laser Scanning
An experienced structural engineer, Mr. Lemme also serves as MJ's director of 3D high-definition laser scanning. He is responsible for development of all aspects of MJ's high-definition scanning, mapping and modeling assignments. In addition, Mr. Lemme is a design engineer and bridge inspector. He is a graduate of the SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome. He has been with MJ for 11 years.
Brian P. Osterhout, P.E.
Associate/Director of Business Development
Mr. Osterhout serves as MJ's director of business development. He has been instrumental in MJ's growth since joining the firm in January 2008. As a project manager, Mr. Osterhout has more than 15 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering in the industrial, commercial and residential sectors. Mr. Osterhout is a graduate of Clarkson University.
Carrie L. Dooley, P.E.
Project Manager
Ms. Dooley has over 14 years of experience in the civil and environmental engineering fields. She currently serves as project manager, responsible for MJ's water supply, treatment and distribution projects. She holds a B.S. in civil engineering, with a concentration in environmental engineering, from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.
Randall J. Milano, P.E.
Project Engineer
Mr. Milano's experience includes all aspects of site design, including layout, grading, storm and sanitary sewer design, domestic and fire protection, water supply/distribution, erosion and sediment control, stormwater management and construction administration. He is a graduate of Union College.
Chad Schneider
Highway Design Engineer
Mr. Schneider has been working as a design engineer at MJ for over ten years. His responsibilities include traffic analysis, highway design, drainage design, cost estimating and traffic signal design. He is experienced in generating traffic models using three-dimensional traffic-modeling. Mr. Schneider performs accident analysis to determine areas with high accident rates and suggest solutions. He is a graduate of Union College.
George M. Turner
Landscape Architect
Mr. Turner is responsible for MJ's landscape architecture services, including site layout and design, grading, landscape design, construction detailing and graphic renderings. His expertise is identifying and evaluating impacts of developing a site and determining mitigation measures to address those impacts. He is a graduate of SUNY's College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Lisa M. Wallin, P.E.
Environmental Engineer
Ms. Wallin is responsible for MJ's stormwater design, environmental compliance, environmental assessment and remediation and land development. She is well versed in site design, wetlands permitting and protection and NEPA and SEQR processes. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Richard Dearstyne
Design Engineer
Mr. Dearstyne has a variety of engineering experience. He has been involved in MJ's large-scale transportation projects and has a variety of site/civil design experience. Mr. Dearstyne is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Christopher R. Wallin, P.E.
Mr. Wallin serves as a design engineer for MJ's site/civil development projects. His responsibilities include analyses of existing and proposed conditions, site layout, drainage and grading. He is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo and earned an MBA at Union College.
Nathan Gibson
Technician
Mr. Gibson encompasses over 20 years of experience in civil and highway design. He is responsible for the design of horizontal and vertical roadway alignments, creation of digital terrain models and production of base mapping and contract plans in standard and metric scales. He is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College. Mr. Gibson is also responsible for all photography utilized throughout the company website.
Tanna LeGere
Civil Engineer
Ms. LeGere serves as an engineer in MJ’s civil design group. Her experience includes site plan design, grading plans, utility design plans, erosion and sediment control plans and hydrologic studies. Ms. LeGere is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Christopher M. Dooley, P.E.
Engineering Group Manager
Mr. Dooley is responsible for implementing and maintaining MJ's engineering objectives and initiatives, as well as leading and directing the work of MJ's engineering group. He has 13 years of project management and structural engineering design experience in the governmental, institutional, industrial and private sectors. Mr. Dooley is a graduate of Clarkson University.
Nathan L. Bink, P.E.
Senior Structural Engineer
Mr. Bink's structural engineering experience includes steel, concrete masonry and wood design and analysis, building superstructures, concrete liquid containment structures and foundations for buildings and industrial facilities. After serving in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Squad Leader in the 82nd Airborne Division, Mr. Bink earned his bachelor's degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Kimberly Ross, P.E., LEED AP
Structural Design Engineer
Ms. Ross' structural design experience includes seismic restraint and tool base design, structural condition inspections, foundation analysis and design, steel and concrete design calculations and structural analysis reports. Ms. Ross is a graduate of Clarkson University.
Nicholas G. Cruden
Mr. Cruden serves as a design engineer for MJ’s structural design group. He is also involved with MJ’s bridge inspection division as an assistant team leader on numerous culvert inspection assignments. Mr. Cruden holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University.
Sara Puzier
Ms. Puzier works directly with the site/civil, highway, structural and survey departments at MJ. She is proficient in AutoCAD and Microstation, as well as the latest survey and laser scanning software. Ms. Puzier is also responsible for the processing of survey and 3D laser scanning data for a variety of projects. She earned her associate's degree in civil engineering technology from Hudson Valley Community College.
Daniel M. McDermid, P.E.
Structural Design Engineer/Bridge Inspector
Mr. McDermid has performed several hundred NYSTA and NYSDOT bridge inspections, including both in-depth and general condition inspections. He is an experienced certified climber and has utilized his climbing abilities for the inspection of large overhead sign structures and bridges. During the seasonal hiatus of the bridge inspection programs, Mr. McDermid serves as a structural design engineer. He is a graduate of The University of South Florida.
Hao Cui, P.E.
Structural Engineer
Mr. Cui serves as a design engineer and bridge inspection team leader for MJ’s Structural Engineering Department. He has more than eight years of experience in bridge and highway design, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and bridge inspection projects. He holds a master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Tsinghua University in China. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and New York.
Luis R. Sturla, P.E.
Bridge Inspector
Mr. Sturla has supervised the structural design of more than 100 bridge projects ranging from single-span bridges to long-span landmark structures. Mr. Sturla’s experience as a chief engineer and as a NYSDOT deputy structure engineer includes movable bridges and truss structures, as well as pedestrian, equestrian and suspension bridges. He is a graduate of Wayne University.
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Matthew Vasco
Design Engineer/Bridge Inspector
Mr. Vasco is an assistant team leader in MJ's bridge inspection group. He has performed several bridge inspections, including both in-depth and general condition inspections. He also works as a structural design engineer at MJ. Mr. Vasco earned his associate's degree in civil engineering from Hudson Valley Community College, as well as a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from SUNY IT.
John R. Romeo
Design Engineer / Bridge Inspector
Mr. Romeo is an assistant team leader on MJ’s bridge inspection projects. During the seasonal hiatus of the bridge inspection program, he works as a structural design engineer. Mr. Romeo earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University.
Eric G. Schuler
Mr. Schuler serves as assistant team leader for MJ's bridge inspection division. Most recently, Mr. Schuler has worked on a NYSDOT Region 7 bridge preventative maintenance contract. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam.
Stavros Timotheou, P.L.S.
Vice President of NY District Operations
Mr. Timotheou is a land surveyor with nearly three decades of experience throughout New York and New Jersey. Mr. Timotheou directs MJ's Long Island survey operations. He studied land surveying and topography/geodesy in Greece.
David J. Niedbalski, P.L.S.
As project manager, Mr. Niedbalski manages the field and office activities of MJ's survey group. He is responsible for review of field data for completeness and conformance to NYS survey standards and procedures, review of control reports and management of subconsultants. Mr. Niedbalski earned his associate's degree in surveying technology from SUNY Alfred.
David E. Schmidt
Northern NY Operations Manager
Mr. Schmidt is responsible for running MJ’s Watertown office. In his role, he performs and directs field procedures required to complete MJ’s growing roster of projects in central New York. Mr. Schmidt earned an associate's degree in environmental studies from SUNY Cobleskill, as well as an associate's degree in forestry from SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Alexandra Hurley, P.L.S.
Ms. Hurley is a survey project manager in MJ's Long Island office. Her experience includes topographic, boundary, subterranean, wetland, CAD drafting and GPS. Ms. Hurley earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont.
John J. Hannafin, P.L.S.
Party Chief
Mr. Hannafin serves as party chief for MJ's Watertown office. He is a licensed professional land surveyor with over 25 years of experience in the field. Mr. Hannafin has earned an associate's degree in forestry from SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Robert L. Diehl
Senior Survey Technician
Mr. Diehl’s surveying background includes all aspects of survey both as party chief and survey technician. He has been with MJ for over 11 years and is responsible for overseeing the reduction of field data to create basemapping, project research and acting as a liaison with utility companies. He is a graduate of Fulton-Montgomery Community College.
Michael J. Frisbee
Mr. Frisbee's surveying background includes all aspects of survey both as party chief and survey technician. He has been with MJ for over ten years and is responsible for overseeing field surveys, reducing field data to create basemapping, project research and acting as a liaison with utility companies to compile record plans. He is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College.
Richard Vento
Project Manager / Technician
Mr. Vento is a land surveyor with over 10 years of experience in the field. As project manager, he is reponsible for performing and directing all field procedures required to complete MJ’s growing list of projects throughout southern New York. Mr. Vento is a graduate of SUNY Delhi.
Owen March
Party Chief / Technician
Mr. March encompasses over ten years of surveying experience where he has served as both a technician and survey chief on projects for various state agencies and municipalities. He is experienced in the use of AutoCAD, Microstation, Survey Select CAD, Civil Desktop, and Hydro Cad. Mr. March is a graduate of Paul Smiths College.
Kevin T. McCarthy
Laser Scanning Technician
Mr. McCarthy has in-depth knowledge of survey standards and procedures. He is also trained and experienced on the 3D laser scanner, having successfully completed more than 100 scanning projects. He is a graduate of the SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry Ranger School.
Vernon H. Mihill
CADD/GIS Technician
Mr. Mihill has been with MJ for more than 11 years. He is highly experienced in design mapping, right-of-way mapping and the reduction of survey field notes. Mr. Mihill also has extensive 3D laser scanning experience. He receives annual training on Leica scanning equipment and software and has trained several individuals on a variety of scanning and design software. He is a graduate of the SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry Ranger School.
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Instrument Person
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Amanda Warner
Ms. Warner’s 3D laser scanning experience includes registration, data extraction and modeling. She is also proficient with Leica Geosystems Total Station. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Mount Vernon Nazarene University and an associate’s degree in land surveying technology from the SUNY-ESF Ranger School.
Michael C. Gaines
Party Chief/Technician
Mr. Gaines' surveying background includes all aspects of survey both as party chief and survey technician. He is experienced in the use of AutoCAD, Microstation, Survey Select CAD, Civil Desktop, and Hydro Cad. Mr. Gaines earned his BS in business administration from SUNY Albany and is also a graduate of the New York State College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Michael Koterba
IT Manager/Laser Scanning Technician
Mr. Koterba is responsible for maintaining and overseeing MJ’s entire IT infrastructure. Duties include approving and monitoring major projects, overall IT performance, IT budgets, company vendors, standards and procedures. He serves as the liaison between the firms IT divison and other department users. Mr. Koterba also encompasses extensive 3D laser scanning experience, which allows him to assist with various projects within MJ’s HDS Department.
Kurt Nichols
Project Engineer/Resident Engineer
Mr. Nichols has nearly two decades of experience in construction technology/inspection on highway and bridge projects. He is certified NICET Level IV and in OSHA 10-Hour Safety. He is also certified as an ACI Technician and as an American Traffic Safety Service Association Supervisor. Mr. Nichols is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College.
Andrew Casale
Chief Inspector
Mr. Casale's extensive experience in construction technology/inspection spans projects as varied as highways, bridges, canal lock systems, moveable dams and wastewater treatment facilities. He is certified NICET Level IV and in OSHA 10-Hour Safety. He is also certified as an ACI Technician. Mr. Casale is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College.
Michael J. Moruzzi, R.A., A.I.A
Director of Architecture
Mr. Moruzzi is MJ's lead architect and is involved in all aspects of the firm's architectural and building processes. He is experienced in the schematic and design development of government, commercial and medical buildings. Mr. Moruzzi is a graduate of Roger Williams College.
Rebecca R. Cahill, LEED AP
Director of Marketing
Ms. Cahill is responsible for developing and implementing MJ's marketing efforts, from proposal and presentation development to creation of collateral materials and tradeshow representation. She is also a LEED Accredited Professional, assisting with MJ's LEED projects. She is a graduate of SUNY Binghamton and earned an MBA at SUNY Albany.
Richard E. Rice, Eng.
Director of Project Development
Mr. Rice serves as MJ's director of project development where he assists in providing expanded geographical coverage and strategic opportunities for the firm throughout central and western New York. He brings over 40 years of engineering experience to MJ. Mr. Rice earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Rochester.
Carly S. DeThomasis
Marketing Coordinator
Ms. DeThomasis is responsible for coordinating various marketing efforts throughout MJ. Particular activities range from the development of proposals, marketing collateral, advertising and website content to tradeshow representation and community outreach activities. Ms. DeThomasis has earned her bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing at the State University of New York at Albany.
Cherie Haughney
Technical Writer
Ms. Haughney provides technical writing and project support to MJ's engineering and survey personnel. She also assists with the firm's feasibility studies, project reports, collateral material, presentation materials, proposals and website. Ms. Haughney earned her bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh and her master's degree from Northeastern University.
Deborah Waldruff
Director of Human Resources/Accounting
Ms. Waldruff is responsible for MJ's Human Resources services, policies, and programs including hiring and employee benefits. She is also responsible for directing MJ's accounting functions, including establishing and maintaining the organization's accounting practices, procedures and initiatives. She is a graduate of SUNY Potsdam.
Kimberley Sullivan
Receptionist / Office Assistant
The friendly voice that greets you when you call MJ's Clifton Park office belongs to Ms. Sullivan. She provides overall office administrative services, as well as providing project support to the engineering and survey staff.
Karen Maggio
Billing Coordinator
Ms. Maggio is responsible for MJ’s accounting project management system and working with MJ’s project managers to prepare invoices. Ms. Maggio is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College.
Kristine Shimalla
Payroll Administrator / Accounts Payable Clerk
Ms. Stacy-Shimalla is responsible for managing MJ’s payroll, ensuring timely payment of vendor invoices and maintaining MJ’s control reports. Ms. Stacy-Shimalla is a graduate of Binghamton University.
Severin Grant
Mr. Grant serves as party chief responsible for survey and mapping services throughout the New York area. He has extensive knowledge of New York State survey standards and procedures and is proficient in performing all field procedures required to successfully complete any survey project. Mr. Grant has attended Keene State College and Island Drafting and Technical Institute.
Mickey Dames
CAD Drafter
Mr. Dames is responsible for the processing of survey and 3D laser scanning data for a variety of projects. He is knowledgeable in all of the latest survey, scanning and design software. Mr. Dames is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College.
Lucas Boyer
Mr. Boyer has extensive knowledge of New York State survey standards and procedures and is proficient in performing all field procedures required to successfully complete any project. He is experienced in Bentley InRoads, MicroStation, Land Desktop Development, ArcGIS and Civil 3D. Mr. Boyer has earned his bachelor's degree in survey engineering technology from SUNY Alfred.
Steven Ramos
Instrument Person / CAD Technician
Mr. Ramos serves as an instrument person and CAD technician within MJ’s Survey Department. He has extensive knowledge of New York State survey standards and procedures and is proficient in performing all field procedures required to successfully complete any survey project. Survey experience includes ALTA/ACSM, final as-built, construction layout, topography and boundary. Mr. Ramos has attended the New York Institute of Technology and Hofstra University.
