People
Over the years, we’ve been honored to welcome some of the most talented minds in the industry to our team, and our partners benefit from their knowledge, guidance, and expertise.
"This team (Jake Zander, Pete Haug, Gareth Shambeau, and Ellen Faulkner) was excellent to work with. Regarding this project and the entire spillway upgrade for the Byllesby Dam, they made our project deadlines and tasks a priority and picked up a project in the middle of completion from a previous consultant that failed to do what Ayres accomplished and completed it."Joshua Petersen
Dakota County, MN
Clients bring us challenging projects, and I enjoy delivering solutions through my diverse experience in design and construction administration for new structures and in the evaluation of existing structures. I’ve had the good fortune to be involved in a wide variety of structural projects, including:
- Buildings
- Observation towers and platforms
- Highway bridges
- Pedestrian bridges
- Dams and hydraulic structures
- Underground utility vaults
- Foundations and retaining walls
I appreciate each project for its unique challenges, and I use a thoughtful, detail-oriented approach to bring value to our team, our clients, and those who use the facilities we design.
My official responsibilities at Ayres include project management, structural design and analysis, construction document production and review, and construction administration services. Unofficially I’m just a kid at heart who likes to stack hard objects on top of other hard objects and make sure they stay that way.
Education
- BS, Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
- MS, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Registrations
- Registered Professional Engineer, FL
- Registered Professional Engineer, IA
- Registered Professional Engineer, MN
- Registered Professional Engineer, OH
- Registered Professional Engineer, CO
- Registered Professional Engineer, WI
- Arbor Glen Senior Living
- Oakwood Ridge Apartments
- Bubolz Nature Preserve Center
- Eau Claire Fleet Farm
- Gresham School Renovation & Expansion
- UW-Eau Claire Garfield Avenue Corridor
- Chippewa Falls Erickson Park
- Polk County Highway Garage
- Byllesby Dam Spillway Modifications
- Altoona Dam Gate Pier Reconstruction
- Lake Hallie Boat Landing
- Moose Lake Dam Spillway Replacement
- Balsam Row Dam Fish Passage
- Clintonville Dam Repairs
- Lanesboro Dam Design & Construction
- Eagle Tower Replacement
- Milwaukee Harbor View Plaza
- Big Thompson River Flood Recovery
- Manitowoc Waldo Boulevard
- Dodge County Bridge Replacements
- Verona Old CTH PB Bridge
- Plank Road Bridge Rehabilitations
- IH 94 St. Croix County Overpasses
- Wozny Road Bridge over Totagatic River
- Sleepy Valley Loop over Middle River Bridge
- High Bridge Bike/Pedestrian Facility
- Eau Claire CTH AA over Otter Creek
- Dane CTH PD Pedestrian Bridge
- Hattie Street over Menominee River Bridge
- Racine West 6th Street Bridge
- North Webster Avenue Reconstruction
- Kewaunee CTH S Ahnapee River Bridge
- Kewaunee CTH H Bridge Rehabilitation
- Lake Bronson Dam