how you do anything is how you do everything.
Discipline drives our success. It’s the dedication of the team members below that makes us great. See below for our key personnel.
David Gonzalez, SE
Managing Principal
David is a licensed Civil and Structural Engineer with over 25 years of experience in designing new buildings, rehabilitating existing structures, and conducting forensic investigations of structural failures. He has worked on a wide range of projects across various sectors, including Federal, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Commercial, and Institutional markets.
David’s expertise extends to both domestic and international assignments, having worked in the United States, Mexico, South America, Asia, and Europe. His technical skills include linear and nonlinear analysis of building structures, analysis and pre-design of base isolation systems, and the design of civil structures using materials such as wood, masonry, cold-formed steel, structural steel, and reinforced and post-tensioned concrete.
He has also participated in post-earthquake reconnaissance efforts, including the 2007 Kona, Hawaii earthquake, the 2010 Chile earthquake, the 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake, and the 2017 Mexico earthquake.
David is a past president of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Washington Chapter and currently serves on the Structural Engineers Association of San Diego (SEAOSD) Board of Directors. Additionally, he is an active member of the ASCE 7-28 Seismic Subcommittee and serves on the TC-2, TC-4, and TC-8 task committees.
Education
- BS, Civil Engineering, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (Mexico)
- MS, Structural Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MBA, Finance and Real Estate, University of Washington, Seattle
Licensure
- Professional Engineer (PE):
- California (64200)
- Washington (39113)
- Alaska (AELC11739)
- Mexico (2963963)
- Structural Engineer (SE):
- California (5111)
- Washington (39113)
- Alaska (213204)
- Oregon (79803PE)
- Utah (4872984-2203)
Dan Junker, SE
Managing Principal
Dan is a licensed Civil and Structural Engineer with over 16 years of design, management, and administrative experience on a wide range of project types. Dan has developed a special expertise in the design-build process, specifically in the military, educational, and healthcare sectors and enjoys the collaborative nature of this delivery method.
Dan’s experience and current area of practice also includes the design, analysis, and physical testing of mechanical, electrical, and other non-structural components for environmental loading associated with essential and mission critical facilities. For over a decade, Dan has managed testing programs for the special seismic certification of non-structural components for OSHPD OSP, IBC, AC156, IEEE 693, GR-63, and UFC applications through full-scale shake table testing at test facilities located across the United States and detailed in-house structural analysis.
His experience in the design of traditional structures, modular and pre-manufactured structures, and non-structural components includes providing successful engineering designs accepted by the most stringent building authorities in the United States, including those for national strategic military assets that require special design and analysis procedures.
Education
- BS, Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego
- MS, Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego
Licensure
- Professional Engineer (PE)
- California (78406)
- Florida (87770)
- Arizona (71712)
- New York (105395)
- Structural Engineer (SE)
- California (6178)
Von Loyola
CADD/BIM Manager
Von has 18 years of progressive experience in the development of structural design-build and design-bid-build projects for military and other clients. Von is a skilled, knowledgeable, result-oriented professional who has become an essential and integral part of this team and the quality of our deliverables. He is an avid learner and strives to be on top of all changes in the field, making him adept in the use of leading design software such as AutoCAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications such as Revit.
His experience extends from detailed 2D designs to multi-discipline integration of large-scale Revit models for new and existing military and healthcare facilities such as hangars, BEQs, maintenance & utility structures, special operations buildings, and other structures with unique geometries and features.
Makenzie Zima, EIT
Structural Designer
Makenzie has been with the JGEG team for 3 years. She comes from the University of California, San Diego. Her role at JGEG includes detailed design efforts such as seismic qualification, finite element analysis, and the design of essential facilities. Her passion for engineering extends beyond her role here as she has a background of volunteering at local high schools through programs such as the ACE Mentor Program of America. Her diverse skill set and eagerness to learn contribute to successfully completed projects and strengthen the core service offerings of our team.
Education
- BS, Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego
Robert McMillan, EIT
Structural Designer
Robert has been with the JGEG team for 3 years and brings a strong educational background in Structural Engineering from the University of California San Diego. While at JGEG, he has worked on a variety of steel and wood structures in the residential, commercial, and government sectors. His experience in the deferred submittal process has helped contractors obtain economical and easily constructable solutions for design items such as stairs, cladding, premanufactured modular MEP systems, and more. He strives to expand his knowledge to continue to provide a quality and timely work product.
Education
- BS, Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego
- MS, Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego
Felipe Carrasco
Project Engineer
Felipe is a Chilean licensed Civil and Structural Engineer with over 15 years of experience in structural design for industrial, marine, mining, and residential projects.
Felipe’s expertise focuses on the seismic design and analysis of reinforced concrete and steel structures. It includes nonlinear analysis of building structures, inelastic time-history analysis, detailed seismic design of reinforced concrete structures and dynamic analysis.
Education
- BS, Civil Engineering, Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion (Chile)
- MS, Civil Engineering (Structures), University of Washington
- PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Structures), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Licensure
- Civil Engineering License: Chile
Roe Knoell
Office Administrator
Our success depends on people, productivity, and procedures. Roe’s work as office administrator is a supportive force in each of these areas. She is a flexible problem-solver with superb communication skills and a detail-oriented mindset. She is responsible for ensuring the office runs smoothly and efficiently according to company policies and procedures, performing accounting functions, training staff, and assisting in proposal development.
Education
- BSBA – Information Services Management, De La Salle University – College of St. Benilde (Philippines)