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Thirteen Join F&V

Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering, Inc. (F&V), a full service civil and environmental engineering firm, has announced that Chrissy Doyle; Paul Kamphuis; Megan Malik; Laura McIntosh; Todd Narlock; Teresa Nelson, R.L.A.; Ryan Roberts; Russ Stults, P.E.; Jennifer VanAntwerp, Ph.D.; Brian VanEenennaam,

Scot VanderMuelen, P.E.; Elaine Venema; and Brian Worst have joined the company.

Doyle was recently hired as the receptionist in the Grand Rapids office. Doyle plans to attend college in pursuit of an engineering degree.

Kamphuis joins the Muskegon office as a field technician. Kamphuis holds an associate degree in applied science building construction technology. He brings with him three years of experience working as a technician for a local testing firm, testing building materials on a wide variety of projects, including large storm sewer and sanitary sewer projects, parking ramps, high-rise commercial buildings, and MDOT roadways and mass fill jobs.

Malik was recently hired as an administrative assistant for F&V's civil engineering and construction management team. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in business management with a focus on marketing and accounting. Malik has three years of experience as an administrative assistant.

McIntosh has joined F&V as the Human Resource director. McIntosh comes to F&V with over 14 years of experience in the design and construction industry and a broad base of human resources, accounting and administrative skills. She holds a dual bachelor of arts degree in business administration and communications and is pursuing a master of management degree.

Narlock was hired as an engineer-in-training at F&V's Kalamazoo office. Narlock recently graduated from Michigan Technological University with a bachelor of science in civil engineering. He has American Concrete Institute and Michigan Concrete Association level one certification for field testing of concrete.

Nelson joined F&V as a licensed landscape architect with over 10 years of experience in site design for residential and commercial developments. She holds a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from Iowa State University.

Roberts recently joined F&V's Information Systems department as an entry level systems troubleshooter and equipment manager in the Grand Rapids office. Roberts brings grass-roots knowledge of computer systems and software to F&V.

Stults joins F&V as a senior engineer in the Process Design Team. Stults has over 35 years of experience in engineering management, including commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential site development projects; and environmental projects for commercial, industrial and federal government agencies. He holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University.

VanAntwerp has recently joined the Process Design Team on sabbatical from her position as assistant professor in the Engineering Department of Calvin College. VanAntwerp brings with her extensive experience in the engineering field. She holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Michigan State University, a master of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

VanDerMuelen has recently joined the Civil Engineering Team and brings with him over 20 years of design experience in public infrastructure, including streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, and water mains. VanDerMuelen's expertise includes MDOT-funded local agency projects, road and utility design, project specifications, plan review, contract documents, construction engineering, and project administration. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from Hope College, a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from The University of Michigan, and a master of science degree in civil engineering from The University of Michigan.

VanEenennaam has recently joined the Process Design Team and brings with him five years of civil engineering experience. In the past he has been head computer aided design (CAD) manager on numerous projects and has had hands-on problem solving experience that required communication and interface with clients such as Wal-Mart, Lowe's and many other small businesses.

Venema joined the Process Design Team at F&V. She is a recent graduate of Michigan Technological University, where she graduated with a bachelor of science in chemical engineering.

Worst was hired as a survey technician. Worst has a background in survey work as well as construction.

F&V has offices in Grand Rapids; Muskegon; Kalamazoo; Lansing; Traverse City; Indianapolis, Ind.; and Fort Wayne, Ind.; serving municipal, commercial, industrial, and private clients across Michigan and Indiana.

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