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Consulting-Specifying Engineer 40 Under 40 Ray Doyle, PE, LEED AP, 38 Engineering Design Principal, KlingStubbins, Washington, D.C. University of Maryland, BS in Mechanical Engineering hen Doyle isn’t coaching youth football and basketball games, he’s busy with the Catholic Youth Organization raising funds for events such as golf tournaments. A father of three, Doyle is known for his energysensitive engineering solutions for HVAC systems, including a Region 3 ASHRAE technology award for an innovative energy-recovery design project that earned a LEED Silver certification. The project, a GSA/FDA Central Shared Use Facility in White Oak, Md., houses a conference and training center, library, food service area, fitness center, credit union, health unit, and data center, and incorporates sustainable practices like a green roof, natural ventilation, and solar shading devices. “The things that interest me are complex projects with integrated architectural and engineering solutions,” Doyle said. Doyle became an engineer because of his father, who encouraged Doyle to take ownership in his life. After graduating from high school, Doyle painted cars but soon became irritated with his low wages and decided to go to college. He paid his own way, completing his degree after six years of working his way through school. His advice to others: “It is as important to know what you don’t know as it is to know what you do know.” Tracy Ekola, PE, 40 Senior Professional Engineer, SEH, St. Cloud, Minn. University of Minnesota, BS in Civil Engineering W T he daughter of a western Minnesota hog -wheat- corn-soy farmer, Ekola learned sustainable living first hand. These are practices she continues today as a civil engineer. “We have a huge world with a lot of resources, but if we don’t take care of them, it will impact each person’s life,” she said. An innovator, Ekola has helped Minnesota and Wisconsin communities find creative solutions for their biosolids facilities. As a civil engineer for the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Ekola helped the plant create an aerobic digestion system so the biosolids can be re-used as fertilizer while the methane burned in the boiler can be used for heat. She has negotiated and managed wholesale power supply contracts for the municipal electrical utility for the city of Melrose and worked as the construction and project manager for the 50-acre Cold Spring Business Park in Cold Spring, Minn. Ekola, a mother of two, is a Sunday school teacher and enjoys gardening with her family. She is one of the founders of the Middle Sauk River Water Festival, which teaches fourth graders about the importance of preserving water resources, and regularly volunteers in Duluth to help young women become interested in math and science. Eric Farmer, PE, 39 Senior Project Manager, Electrical Engineering Resource Leader, Garver Engineers, Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas State University, BS in Electrical Engineering Justo Gutierrez, 33 Engineering Manager, AVI-SPL, Columbia, Md. Duke University, BS in Electrical Engineering University of Miami, MS in Music Engineering Technology W hen it comes to lights, Farmer is all about the experience— the big experience. Farmer is probably best known for installing 185 LED fixtures on the “Big Dam Bridge” in Little Rock, Ark. At 4,200 ft, it is the world’s largest pedestrian bridge that was constructed specifically for recreational purposes. As senior project engineer for the bridge, Farmer developed plans and specifications for a new lighting and wireless control system that could perform lighting shows at night via 13 lighting and control panels. The project earned an American Council of Engineering Companies of Arkansas (ACECA) engineering excellence award and continues to impress visitors today. Farmer designed an ACECA excellence award-winning upgraded access biometric control system for Little Rock Airport before most airports were using multiple security systems. A past president of Garver Engineers standards committee, Farmer said it’s important to make time for your family. Farmer has two children, son Quinn, 7, and daughter, Chandler, 4, with wife, Mica. He is learning to play the guitar and enjoys dressing up in a Robin Hood–like tunic with a few friends to attend the annual Texas Renaissance Festival. G utierrez’s love of music started with a plastic toy organ he received as a child. Gutierrez knew he wanted to become an engineer like his uncle and older brother. While minoring in music at Duke University, Gutierrez found—by accident—the perfect way to blend his interests. Gutierrez now designs and engineers audio and video systems for many sport stadiums and performance venues, including Yankee Stadium, Nationals Ballpark, Busch Stadium, Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, and his alma mater’s Cameron Indoor Stadium. “The deadlines are hard and fast, because everyone knows when opening day is,” he said. Gutierrez also helped renovate the neo gothic Washington National Cathedral, maintaining its historic ambience while improving its sound system. He considers himself lucky because he’s improved all of his favorite teams’ stadiums, with the exception of one: Miami’s Dolphin Stadium. When he’s not working, Gutierrez, a father of two, still enjoys playing classical, jazz, and pop music on the piano. He also enjoys playing golf in his spare time. He tells engineering students: ”Study hard, work hard, play hard, and don’t lose sight of things away from the office.” 22 Consulting-Specifying Engineer • JULY 2008

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