John D. Steele, P.E., Architectural Engineer and Building Consultant Education · Master of Science (M.S.), Building Sciences – School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY · Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cum Laude, Electrical Engineering Technology, State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica, Utica, NY Licensure · Professional Engineer (P.E.), State of New York Professional · Board of Directors, Capital District Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers · Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and the New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) · Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · Member of the ASCE Architectural Engineering Institute · Member of the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute · Member of the Timber Framers Guild · Correspondent, National Academy of Forensic Engineers · Passed the requirements of the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors · Passed American Society of Home Inspectors Standards and Ethics Examination · Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Certificate of Technical Knowledge · Awarded membership in Tau Alpha Pi National Engineering Technology Honor Society Experience · 2005-Present, Steele Engineering and Consulting, P.C., Troy, NY – Founder and Principal · 2007-Present, Hudson Valley Community College – Adjunct Instructor, School of Engineering and Industrial Technologies · 2001-2005, White Birch Inspections, Inc., Troy, NY – Founder and President · 1997-2006, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY – Director of Engineering and Construction, Assistant Director, Facilities Engineer · 1995-1997, Sodexho, Waltham, MA – Director of Facilities and General Manager at Goshen General Hospital, Goshen, IN · 1990-1995, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY – Director of Facilities, Facilities Engineer, Sr. Engineering Technician Activities and Achievements · Currently reviewing the manuscript and drawings for the book, Understanding Construction Drawings, 4th edition by Mark W. Huth. N.p.: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2005, in preparation for the upcoming 5th edition. · Professional member and volunteer on the Engineers for a Sustainable World project advisory committee, providing professional engineering guidance on projects that utilize technology to reduce poverty and increase the independence of those in third-world countries · Professional member of the charity organization Engineers Without Borders · Interviewed by the Albany Times Union, Schenectady Gazette, Capital District Business Review, WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's National Productions, and the local television media on involvement in a variety of engineering and architecture projects · Currently living with family in a nineteenth-century farmhouse in Brunswick, NY, where much of our free time is spent on our home restoration project and backpacking in the hills and mountains of Rensselaer County and the Adirondacks Updated: April 4, 2008 | 
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