MEP Engineering, Inc. was officially established in June 1995 by the firm’s cofounders: Bob Frick, P.E. and Mike Green, P.E. Having known each other from their early careers at a large Houston engineering/architecture firm, starting a consulting engineering business together was a natural progression. Over the years, Bob spent time as a facilities engineer for a global food services company, while Mike relocated to Austin to cofound a separate MEP consulting firm in 1983.  In 1995, after over 15 years of friendship and a shared entrepreneurial spirit, MEP Engineering was born. From its start, MEP has operated offices in both San Antonio and Austin, with Bob and Mike leading each respective office. In 1996, a third partner and former coworker, Rod Olivier, joined the firm to lead MEP’s electrical engineering department.

Over the years, MEP’s leaders have worked tirelessly to establish a hard-earned reputation for providing superior client service and developing innovative designs specifically suited to the needs and capabilities of an individual client. The company was built on a culture that focused on professional integrity and distinguishing itself from the competition. Important to this goal was establishing a recognizable style of work, with preeminent set of standards, and incorporating ingenuity and flexibility into the company’s design process. MEP offers a uniquely inclusive experience, placing a heavy emphasis on listening and understanding, inviting input from all stakeholders: owners, architectural clients, other consultants, as well as general contractors and construction managers. As a result, MEP has established long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients and A/E/C industry partners that continue to this day.

Since our humble beginning in 1995, MEP has strategically grown in both the size of our company as well as the depth of our engineering talent.  Today, we offer a highly versatile group of engineering team members and an impressive portfolio of successfully completed projects spanning a range of market sectors.  We are recognized as industry experts in the design and application of high efficiency ground-coupled water source heat pump (geothermal) HVAC systems, with many of our geothermal designs ranking among the best performing buildings in the country as rated by the U.S. EPA’s Energy Star for Commercial Buildings Program.  Additionally, our team of experienced mechanical and electrical engineers have developed a reputation for successfully executing some of the most technically challenging project assignments for our higher education, governmental, K-12, research, and commercial clients.

In 2010, MEP began a leadership transition to the firm’s next generation of owners and leaders.  Today, the firm is led by cofounder/principal, Bob Frick, P.E., along with five professional engineer principals: Randy Fuston, P.E.; Joe Reyes, P.E., LEED AP BD+C; Josh Peterson, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Mark Bemis, P.E., and Sandy Simko, P.E.  While cofounder, Mike Green, P.E., has stepped back from his leadership role, he remains a valuable and active resource for MEP as a senior consulting engineer.

As in the firm’s beginning, the new generation of MEP’s leaders remain not only professional colleagues but also genuine friends, both inside and outside of the office.  The firm’s culture of excellence continues to expand and develop as MEP looks forward to many more years of successful growth through innovative design, collaborative partnerships, and outstanding client service.

Randy Fuston, P.E.

Principal

Josh Peterson, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, M.S. MOT

Principal

Alexander (Sandy) Simko, P.E.

Principal

C. Darren Schultz, P.E.

Principal

Elise Garfield, MBA

Principal | Controller

Joe S. Reyes, P.E., LEED AP

Consulting Principal

Mark Bemis, P.E., LEED AP

Consulting Principal

Freddy Padilla, P.E., ATD

Consulting Principal

Michael Calahan, P.E.

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL | SR. ENGINEER | MECHANICAL

Josh Kavanaugh, P.E.

Associate Principal | SR. Engineer | Mechanical

Daniel Smith, P.E.

Associate Principal | SR. ENGINEER | ELECTRICAL

Professionals | Project Managers

Alan De Leon, P.E.

Engineer | Electrical

Betsy Spore, P.E.

Engineer | Mechanical

Marie Franki

Marketing | Business Development Director

Carlos Zavala, QCxP

Commissioning Team Lead

Goran Kadich, CBCP

Commissioning Professional

John L. Cartwright III

Sr. Designer | PM | Mechanical

William Johnson, EIT

Engineer | PM | Mechanical

Consulting Professionals

Mike B. Green, P.E.

Founder | Sr. Consulting Engineer

Bob Frick, P.E.

Founder | Sr. Consulting Engineer

Kevin Goetz, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, CEM, CBCP

Sr. Consulting Engineer

John (J.P.) McAngus, P.E.

Consulting Engineer

V. Darlene Price

Consulting Project Manager

Jon Whittaker, P.E.

Sr. Consulting Engineer

Team Members

Jake Alborn

Construction Administration Technician

Pascual Alvarez

BIM Specialist | Mechanical

Cody Bates, EIT

Graduate Engineer | Mechanical

Michelle Cashion

Designer | Mechanical + Electrical

Fernando Chavez, EIT

Graduate Engineer | Mechanical

Bridgett De Los Santos

Office Administrator

Lucy Gallegos

Designer | Mechanical + Electrical

Barry Gatlin

Designer | Electrical

Brett Grunewald, EIT

Graduate Engineer | Electrical

Chris Ivone

Graduate Engineer | Electrical

Stephanie Laxson

Engineer | Mechanical

Arturo Linares

Designer | Electrical

Daniela Macedo

Marketing Coordinator

Joe Martinez

Graduate Engineer | Electrical

Daylon Nebgen

Graduate Engineer | Mechanical

William Oates

Designer | Electrical

Marcos Phillips

Designer | Mechanical

Jessica Sanchez

Sr. Designer | Electrical

Michael Soria, EIT

Graduate Engineer | Electrical

Liviu Toma

Graduate Engineer | Mechanical

Chase Tomerlin

Construction Administration Technician

Anthony Tovar

Graduate Engineer | Mechanical

Eddie Valadez

Graduate Engineer | Electrical

Pete Valenzuela, EIT

Engineer | Electrical

Our mission is to support your objectives while being the most trusted mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineering design and consulting firm in Texas. Utilizing sound engineering judgement, we are committed to providing exceptional service throughout the life of our projects.
 
 

Our Core Values

• Service
  • We will serve all our customers: owners, clients, contractors, suppliers and all A/E team members. We will listen to their needs and respond appropriately. We will demonstrate humility to them. We will listen more than we talk. We will be polite to everyone. We will show mutual respect for all we contact. We will work to build each person’s self-esteem.

• Integrity
  • Errors can be forgiven; breaking our word won’t be accepted. We will not tolerate any breach of integrity. We will face it, repent, and make amends, if necessary, and correct the root cause. We will strictly follow the engineering code of ethics in all our professional dealings.

• Commitment
  • We will be committed to making sound engineering judgments in all our designs. We will go the extra mile to make sure we do things right, the first time. We will do whatever it takes to keep our time commitments while not over-committing. A good try is admirable but not the goal; results that matter are the goal of our efforts. The measures we use are focused on actions or activities that deliver real, substantial results.Should we err, we will do everything in our power to make it right.

• Family
  • Healthy work/life balance. Business. We will maintain a professional, healthy work environment where fun is the norm. We will work hard, but enjoy time off with family and friends as well.

• Adaptation
  • We will customize our designs to the needs and desires of our clients. We will adapt to each project’s unique requirements, not promote a standard solution that may not be the best answer. We will distinguish ourselves as thinking “out of the box”. We will critically think through the consequences of our design decisions.

• Communication
  • We will work as respectful team members with all our customers. We will endeavor to always act in a way that makes our customers want to work with us again. We will work to see all sides of an issue, not just our own. We will guide, not dictate to, our team members, both internal and external.

• We staff our projects from the start to finish with knowledgeable, seasoned team leadership by licensed professional engineers, who offer years of relevant project experience. We’ve found that continuity throughout the project is a critical factor to success, allowing our engineers to make confident and immediate design and CA decisions.
• We offer a collaborative teaming approach that welcomes quality input from the owner’s project management and facilities staff, as well as from the general contractor and subcontractors. While we feel we offer a wealth of engineering expertise, we don’t pretend to be the only ones in the room with good ideas.
• We do not offer one-size-fits all solutions. We understand that each renovation is unique and should be approached with objectivity, with our focus solely on identifying optimal solutions for each new project.
• We offer a considerable amount of experience serving in the prime consultant role for M|E|P driven projects. We are skilled at successfully leading projects using a variety of contracting delivery methods including job order contracting, competitive sealed proposal, design/build and construction manager at risk.
• We offer full service offices in both Austin and San Antonio, so we are perfectly positioned to rapidly respond to needs across the State of Texas.

For our more complex project assignments, MEP’s scope of work is often comprised of a facilities programming and/or assessment effort, including in-depth verification of existing conditions, coordination with building managers to develop recommendations for final design approach and construction phasing.  In many cases, MEP’s expertise has produced new and innovative engineering solutions not previously considered and/or alternative phasing options that have resulted in substantial construction cost savings.

For the past 25+ years, MEP has built a solid resume of energy-efficient, sustainable designs geared for a wide variety of building types.  In fact, several of our past projects are listed as among the most energy efficient buildings, as rated by the U.S. EPA’s Energy Star program.  By balancing first cost, system complexity, and maintenance considerations with the needs and capabilities of each owner, our goal is to deliver reliable M|E|P systems that provide lowest total operating costs for the life of the system.  Furthermore, with our familiarity of programs such as LEED Green Building Rating System, MEP is ideally equipped with both the people and the project knowledge base to meet a wide range of sustainability goals for any project.