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The President is responsible for expanding Michael Benza & Associates, Inc. by continuing to deliver quality engineering and surveying services to Michael Benza & Associates, Inc. clients and maintaining the positive work environment for the staff that has promoted innovative, effective, and efficient deliver of services for over 30 years. Mr.
Steven R. Benza joined Michael Benza & Associates, Inc. as President in
2004. He possesses an effective
combination of business and project management skills that will continue the
traditions of providing personal service, emphasizing client-engineer
communications, professional project scheduling and accentuating strict quality
control procedures that have proven successful since 1972.
Principal
The Principal is responsible for maintaining the goals, objectives and integrity of the firm. This includes: business development, customer satisfaction, and supervising the project managers and administration. The
Principal of the firm, Mr. Michael Benza, P.E. is responsible for the
engineering deliverables produced by the firm.
He provides for the quality of all projects and gives direction to
Project Managers and other staff members. Mr. Benza is familiar with various governmental policies, procedures and regulations through his work on federally funded projects by such agencies as the EPA, FHWA, FmHA, HUD, EDA and the National Park Service. He has attended the ODOT seminars on managing “Local Project Administered” projects.
Project Managers
Project Managers are responsible for coordination with the Owner and sub consultants, maintaining the project within the time schedule, keeping the project within budget, and supervising the Project Engineers. The Engineering Manager of the firm, Mr. Joseph N. Schaller, P.E. is responsible for the periodic and final review of plans and specifications prior to their submittal to the client or approval agency. He also provides direction to Project Managers and other staff members and is a key technical resource of the firm. Mr. Schaller has more than 30 years of civil engineering experience and has been a city engineer for various communities for more than 20 years. This experience across many different administrations and exposure to numerous engineering projects both as the engineer of record and as an approval authority gives Mr. Schaller a unique perspective for project delivery and plan preparation. He utilizes this breadth and depth of experience when providing guidance or plan review comments. Mr. Newberry is a
professional engineer licensed in the states of
Ms. Driscoll is responsible for many of the sanitary and site design projects completed by Michael Benza & Associates, Inc. Sewer - Ms. Driscoll has been responsible for several sanitary sewer installation, replacement, and rehabilitation projects. She has also been responsible for the rehabilitation of several wastewater pumping stations. The scope of each project included the preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimates, preparation of assessments, and construction administration. Wastewater Treatment - Ms. Driscoll is presently the Project Engineer for the Orwell WWTP Expansion and improvements at the Vermilion WWTP. She successfully completed the design of the improvements to the Wintergreen WWTP in Geauga County, and the Damascus WWTP in Mahoning County. Grant Funding -
Ms. Driscoll is skilled in the USDA review and approval process.
The process was successfully completed for
the Village of Orwell. The
Village received $2.8 million in USDA Rural Development Loan/Grant
funding as well as additional OPWC grant funding.
The project=s
estimated construction cost is $3.4 million and was completed in
December 2004. Water Treatment - Ms. Driscoll was responsible for developing the plans and specifications for the Phase I improvements to the Vermilion Water Treatment Plant. Site Development - Ms. Driscoll is presently the Project Engineer for the Marymount Health Systems Expansion. She has been responsible for the design of site improvements on several private projects. These site improvements include site grading, utility extensions and installations, storm water detention systems and parking lots.
Project Engineers are responsible for establishment of design parameters, project concept, preparation of necessary reports, preparation of the detail plans and specifications, coordination with the City representatives, and direction of the Design Engineers and technicians.
Roads In the past, he has been responsible for roadway projects ranging from resurfacing of local streets to the design of the third lane installation for the Ohio Turnpike Commission. Representative clients include the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the Cities of Bay Village, Cleveland, Euclid, Olmsted Falls, and Vermilion. Traffic Mr. Phifer has been responsible for the design of traffic signal installations for several communities. These range from single installations at isolated intersections to interconnected systems. He has also prepared traffic reports and analyses for local communities. He has attended traffic training seminars and is familiar with the design of roundabouts and other types of intersection design. Intersections Mr. Phifer is presently the Project Engineer for S.R. 82 Intersection Improvements in the City of North Royalton. This project includes detail plans and specifications for upgrading and widening at four major intersections. The project included intersection design, turning lane analysis, storm sewer, etc according to ODOT criteria. The project was funded by ODOT through the LPA process. He
was the project/design engineer for the improvement of SR 45/SR 307 intersection
in Ashtabula County for ODOT. This
project included signal warrants, intersection design and right of way
acquisition. He assisted with the
pre‑construction meeting and all other construction services. Water Mr. Phifer has been responsible for several water line designs undertaken by the firm. He has performed the hydraulic analysis of five water distribution systems for various clients utilizing current water modeling software. These included rate setting and capital improvement programs. Sewers Mr. Phifer has been responsible for several storm and sanitary sewer replacement, installation and rehabilitation projects. He has also performed hydraulic analysis for various clients. Site Development Mr. Phifer has been responsible for several private and public site development projects. These include the development of sites for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, assisted living facilities, county governmental buildings, and residential subdivisions. Design of these projects includes site grading, utility extensions, storm water detention, and parking lot layouts, as well as assistance for the client during construction.
Mr.
Sendrey is responsible for many of the water distribution and treatment projects
completed by Michael Benza & Associates, Inc.
He has extensive experience with ion exchange and membrane technology and
applications. George applies this knowledge of water chemistry to
conventional precipitation chemistries for the removal of metals and turbidity.
Mr.
Sendrey is currently involved in developing the plans and specifications for the
Phase II improvements to the Vermilion Water Plant and the Johnnycake Road Sewer
Extension for the Lake County Utilities Department. Marwan El-Eter, P.E. Mr.
(Moe) El-Eter has more than 18 years of progressive experience in civil
engineering. His transportation
experience has included the design of roads, streets and intersections; traffic
and signal systems and traffic studies. His
transportation design experience ranges from large interchange relocation to
sidewalk replacement. This range of
projects allows Mr. El-Eter to guide the projects to completion in the most
efficient and effective manner possible. He
has experience in storm water design, drainage and sanitary sewer systems; water
utilities, force mains and pump stations; erosion control, grading, as well as
flood hazard evaluation.
Mr. Hawkins is a Senior
Civil Engineer. His design expertise
is focused on the preparation of plans and specifications for roadway, railroad
and airport projects. He has extensive experience in roadway design and
construction including interstate highways, toll roads, expressways, secondary
roads, and urban streets. Mr.
Hawkins has designed numerous highway projects and has experience in bringing a
project from the initial concept through the planning process to completed
construction documents. He has also
prepared track plans for railroad relocations and maintenance of rail traffic at
grade separations. His airport
experience includes design and construction of new taxiways, major
rehabilitation of runways and site work for new air rescue facilities.
Design The Design Engineers are responsible for the preparation of the technical documents and supervision of the technicians. They prepare the necessary detail design of the project. During construction, they are responsible for shop drawing review. Nicholas Pietro, P.E. Mr. Pietro has been the designer on a variety of civil engineering projects. He is experienced in AutoCad, WaterCad and MicroStation programs. He has assisted in the preparation of detail plans and specifications for municipal improvements and private developments.
Mr. Thomas has been the designer on a variety of civil engineering projects. His responsibilities as a construction crew member and Co-op student for the City of Akron Engineering Bureau have helped to develop his engineering skills. As a Project Engineer, he has been responsible for industrial, commercial and residential development site plan designs. This experience includes storm management design, detention/retention basin design and storm sewer system design. His field survey experience includes construction staking for waterline, storm and sanitary sewers. Mr. Thomas is experienced in AutoCad Land Development, Civil & Survey Modules, Hydraflow Storm Design and Hydraflow Hydrographs computer programs. He has assisted in the preparation of SWPPP plans, NOI and plan submittals to the Ohio EPA.
Ms. Hayes is a project engineer with three years of experience in
stormwater resources. As part of a
“Stormwater Group”, she has worked with Project Managers, Clients and
Contractors and has taken on many primary responsibilities of a Project
Engineer. She has created
alternative stormwater designs and has experience in changing the design or the
timeline of a project caused by unforeseen site restrictions. Ms. Hayes has worked with Project Mangers, Design Engineers and CAD
Technicians on stormwater designs and floodplain analysis.
She was responsible for the correct implementation in the overall plans
and for developing a maintenance schedule for the proposed stormwater
structures. Ms. Hayes also has
experience in the applications for Letter of Map Changes for FEMA. Ms. Hayes is experienced in AutoCAD, PondPac, HEC-RAS, FlowMaster,
CulvertMaster, HY8 and the FEMA Website Tools computer programs.
Survey Manager The Survey Manager is responsible for coordination with the project managers and clients. Keeping the projects within budget and maintaining the time table schedule is very important. Surveying will be under the direction of Mr. Adam Treat, P.S.
Mr. Treat is new to our team and brings many years of survey experience
so that we can continue to deliver quality services to our clients.
In the past ten years Mr. Treat has grown from Survey Technician to
Survey Manager. He has been
responsible for managing project resources and budgets for various Besides being a Professional Surveyor, Mr. Treat is also an
Engineer in Training in the State of
Surveyor Assistant The responsibility of the Project Surveyor is for supervision of the office and field personnel, training of the survey crew and coordination with the engineers and construction superintendents for a successful project completion.
Mr. Rawson has over 16 years of experience in the supervision and direction of a survey field crew, digital mapping, and civil design. He supervises and conducts boundary, construction, control and location surveys; establishments of CL and RW control; and securing data in the field. He also coordinates and supervises the field crews for the Survey Department. He calculates and downloads daily data and facilitates mapping contours. Mr. Rawson has over 17 years of experience involving CADD operations.
Urban Planner The responsibility of the Urban Planner is to establish design parameters, project concepts, preparation of necessary reports, preparation of the detail plans and specifications, coordination with the City representatives, and direction of the design engineers and technicians.
Mr. Benza is an Urban Planner with experience in park and site design.
He will assist with the overall planning for the site.
Construction Observers Construction Observers are responsible for client contact, contractor liaison, reviewing construction methods, quantities, and material specifications. The level of service is determined by the client.
Ms.
Ellerbrock is responsible for a variety of construction services
provided by the firm. She is
responsible for site observation, review of progress payments and
coordination with office staff on projects that she is assigned. Richard Rotundo Mr.
Rotundo has extensive experience in private and public sector projects including
roadway rehabilitation or restoration projects.
The experience he has acquired by being involved in the construction
industry since the mid 1950's is extensive.
His most recent assignments with Michael Benza & Associates, Inc.
involved roadway construction projects. As
General Superintendent with Suburban Excavators, Mr. Rotundo gained a good
working knowledge of conditions in and around Northeastern Ohio. Tasks
assigned to the inspector generally include contract administration and
documentation of daily activities. Mr.
Rotundo is familiar with the requirements of LPA projects.
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