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 · President-elect, 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 · Approved by New York State Department of State as a Home Inspector Instructor · 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 for Architectural, Civil Engineering, and Construction Technologies, 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 – Acting Director of Facilities, Facilities Engineer, Sr. Engineering Technician Activities and Achievements · Reviewer of the manuscript and drawings for the textbook, Understanding Construction Drawings, 4th edition by Mark W. Huth. N.p.: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2005, in preparation for the 5th edition. · Professional member of the humanitarian organization Engineers for a Sustainable World; past volunteer on the project advisory committee, providing guidance on international engineering projects · Professional member of the humanitarian organization Engineers Without Borders, Albany, NY chapter · 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: August 6, 2010 |