ASSOCIATED DESIGN PARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Registered Professional Engineer
In July 2003, ADP Aaron to address the growing needs of the firm. Aaron is a registered Professional Engineer who brings over 15 years of experience in the structural design and engineering of municipal, commercial, and educational facilities. His expertise includes the engineering and design of steel, reinforced concrete, wood, masonry, light gauge steel, aluminum, glass, and earth retaining structures. He is well-versed in the use of IBC and ASCE codes with respect to structural design considerations. In addition to Aaron's considerable engineering capabilities, he possesses a professional attitude, superior communication skills, and the ability to manage diverse projects from conceptual design to construction completion reflecting the founding principles of ADP. Aaron's work ethic, practical problem-solving skills, and superior engineering capability helps provide our clients achieve high-quality, economical, and extremely functional facilities.
Betsy joined ADP in January 2010, having previously worked in administrative and financial roles for more than 32 years. She worked as the office and financial business administrator for an international HVAC firm in Maine, and as an office manager for a general contractor of custom homes. In addition to her administrative capabilities, she possesses a professional attitude, excellent communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks in an accurate and timely fashion.
James is the owner and founder of Associated Design Partners, Inc. With over 33 years' experience as a practicing engineer, he has gained valuable design experience through his dedicated involvement in countless civil and structural engineering projects. James' practical, common-sense approach to design problems has earned him a distinguished reputation in the design and construction communities. He has gained extensive knowledge, through practice, in the fields of material science, building science, civil and structural engineering, forensic failure analysis, and construction industry code standards. Combining experiential knowledge with a practical engineering design approach, James has designed a myriad projects featuring steel, light gauge framing, aluminum, masonry, as well as wood structural systems.
James is well established in Maine and surrounding New England States in the field of forensic engineering. He has investigated and reported on well over 1000 insurance claim cases, covering a broad array of topics, for both liability and property loss claims. Some of the topics he has investigated include; construction claims, building failures, water intrusion cases, mold investigations, roofing and roof shingle failures, blasting claims, swimming pool collapse, foundation and retaining structure failures, ice damage, building material failures, product failures, fire damage evaluations, and structural collapse. In addition, James has over 17 years of experience in the specialized field of moisture control in buildings and building science evaluation. By investigating, researching, and evaluating a wide variety of topics, he has gained extensive knowledge and experience in construction industry sciences. This experience serves as a valuable asset, relied upon when evaluating existing systems, and developing conceptual design for renovation or new construction projects. He has refined abilities in design-build projects; structural repair and rehabilitation design, foundation engineering, Mechanically Stabilized Earth retaining wall design, existing structure failure analysis, investigative reporting to the insurance industry, and opining as an expert witness. He has also developed a reputation of being a team player, working successfully with owners, architects and contractors, and achieving success by providing superior service in a timely fashion and within budget.
Rick has over 9 years' experience in CAD drafting of structural and architectural plans using AutoCad drafting software. Rick possesses the technical skills and aptitude to produce efficient, accurate, and detailed construction plans. His design abilities, coupled with 3 years of experience as a structural steel erector, bring a unique combination of technical and field experience to the Associated Design Partners team.
Job Titles:
- Project Engineer & Land Surveyor
- Registered Professional Engineer
Warren is a registered professional engineer, and a registered professional land surveyor, who has completed numerous forensic engineering investigations since he joined ADP in 2008. He has worked on cases for insurance companies, attorneys, and private owners throughout New England, covering a broad array of topics. These investigations include residential and commercial construction defects, residential fires, mold investigations, roof failures, blasting claims, foundation and retaining structure failures, building material failures, and product failures. He has an extensive working knowledge of currently adopted building codes and has completed numerous code studies for repair design work. He has performed the role of client representative and provided construction monitoring services for the reconstruction of various fire damaged structures, including testing, cleaning and sealing of fire damaged assemblies.
Warren has also worked on various residential surveying and construction projects located on fresh and saltwater waterways, determining set-backs, construction layout, and working with state and local authorities to complete permitting. He has a refined knowledge of the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps, Flood Elevation Certificates, and the process of obtaining a Letter of Map Amendment.
Warren has a reputation of being a collaborative team player, working successfully with owners, architects and contractors, and achieving success by providing superior service in a timely fashion.