About Us
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 10 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
Partner | Commissioning Agent
BSIE CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2016
Anthony Bischel, P.E.
Associate | Mechanical Engineer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2013
Registrations
- CA #M38162
Ann R. Heiniger, P.E.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
BSME Texas A&M University
Joined firm in 1990
Registrations
- CA #M27321
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
Logan Costa-Smith, P.E.
Mechanical Engineer
BSME Santa Clara University
Joined firm in 2018
Registrations
- CA #M40220
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
Raj Gill
Mechanical Designer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2022
Wayne McCracken, EIT
Mechanical Designer
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2019
Creighont Whaley, EIT
Mechanical Designer
AS Degree – Fresno City College
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2016
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
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
Colton Cunningham
Engineering Intern
Fresno City College
Joined firm in 2022
Abel Lopez-Gonzalez, EIT
Engineering Intern
CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2020
Dalton B. Smith
IT Manager/Specifications
Joined firm in 1980
William T. Cook
Construction Administration
BSME CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2003
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
John Walling
Senior Drafting Technician
Sawyer College – Ventura, CA
Fresno City College
Joined firm in 1990
David Sylvester
CAD Manager / Plumbing Designer
Fresno City College
Joined firm in 2017
Anthony Amorino
Drafting Technician
Joined firm in 2021
Nicklaus Heppner
Drafting Technician
A.S. – Computer Aided Drafting/Design, Fresno City College
Joined firm in 2021
Timothy A. Long, ACRP
Fire Protection Designer
Fresno City College
Joined firm in 2017
Gustavo Zavala
Drafting Technician
Joined firm in 2022
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
Sue Staicer
Business Manager
BA, CSU Fresno
Joined firm in 2018
Jessica Delaney
Accounting Specialist
Joined firm in 2022
Serena Cantelmi
Administrative Assistant
University of California, Irvine, BA
CSU Fresno
Teaching Credential, Emphasis in Early Childhood Education
Joined firm in 2012
Kimberly Enns
Office Administrator
Joined firm in 2020