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Lawrence Engineering Group is a full-service mechanical engineering firm providing plumbing, fire sprinkler, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air conditioning design, energy audits/studies, commissioning and construction administration services. The firm has been involved in the design and construction of major projects in Central California. The firm is the largest mechanical consulting office in the Central Valley. The present staff includes 7 licensed mechanical engineers, graduate mechanical engineers, technical support and administrative/clerical staff.

The strong educational and practical background of the key personnel, utilizing the latest technology for analysis, modeling, design, drafting, energy budgeting, and life cycle costing, gives the company the ability to produce projects that are both practical and efficient. The company is widely recognized for its innovative, energy-conscious approach to mechanical systems design, which incorporates both value engineering and energy conservation.

The firm has been retained by public organizations such as the City and County of Fresno, PG&E, California State University – Fresno, State Center Community College District, Pacific Telephone, fifty school districts, and well over thirty architectural firms to provide services for projects ranging from small rehabilitations to those with over $120 million in construction costs. Projects include twenty-seven county and state facilities, forty-one hospitals, seventy-five office buildings, over fifteen hundred schools, and fifty-four shopping centers. Projects and clients are located in the San Joaquin Valley from Modesto to Bakersfield.

Muey Saephan-Tarvin
Principal | Commissioning Agent
BSIE CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2016

Registrations
ASHRAE BCxP

Anthony Bischel, P.E.
Partner | Mechanical Engineer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2013

Registrations
CA #M38162


Gary S. Hughes, P.E.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
MSIT CSU Fresno
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2000

Registrations
CA # M18685
NEV # ME10603

Dave Oustad, P.E.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 1976

Registrations
CA #M33751

Chris Hughes, P.E.
Mechanical Engineer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2023

Registrations
CA #M40945


Paul Xiong, P.E.
Mechanical Engineer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2017

Registrations
CA #M40267

Leon H. Brown
Senior Mechanical Designer
AS Fresno City College
Joined firm in 1978

Anthony Amorino
Mechanical Designer
Joined firm in 2021


Wayne McCracken, EIT

Mechanical Designer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2019

Raj Gill
Mechanical Designer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2022

Creighont Whaley, EIT
Mechanical Designer
AS Degree – Fresno City College
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2016


Brent Yang
Mechanical Designer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2023

Gary West
Mechanical Designer
Joined firm in 2023

Ronald Moore, CPD
Senior Plumbing Designer
Joined firm in 2012


Steve Dezso
Plumbing Designer
Joined firm in 2022

David Murov
Plumbing Designer
BSIT CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2013

Nicklaus Heppner
Plumbing Designer
A.S. – Computer Aided Drafting/Design, Fresno City College
Joined firm in 2021


Ed Long, CFPS, CET
Senior Fire Protection Designer
Joined firm in 2012

Registrations
NFPA CFPS
NICET Level III

Baltazar Burns
Fire Protection Designer
Liberal Studies, BA CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2013

Benjamin Long
Fire Protection Designer
Joined firm in 2013


Timothy A. Long, ACRP
Fire Protection Designer
Fresno City College
Joined firm in 2017

Dalton B. Smith
IT Manager/Specifications
Joined firm in 1980

Jose Jaime
Construction Administration
A.S. – Computer Drafting/Design ITT Technical Institute
CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2016


Anthony Kupina
Construction Administration
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2017

Charlie Merino
Construction Administration
CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2023

David Sylvester
CAD Manager
Fresno City College
Joined firm in 2017


Dominic Gonzalez
Drafting Technician
Joined firm in 2023

Joshua Sharp
Drafting Technician
Joined firm in 2024

Alex Velasquez
Drafting Technician
Joined firm in 2024


Gustavo Zavala
Drafting Technician

BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2022

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

Sue Staicer
Business Manager
BA, CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2018


Anna Reyes-Diaz

Accounting Specialist
Joined firm in 2024


Kimberly Enns
Office Administrator
Joined firm in 2020