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OHIO: Wheaton Sprague, (WS), announces the addition of Mr. Tom Balent, EI, Senior Engineer, to its Building Envelope Staff. Mr. Balent is a skilled design professional in the cladding industry, with experience in all types of standard and custom curtain wall applications, point fixed glass walls, windows and skylights. Balent rejoins his former employer, having gained valuable experience with YKK, Traco and Old Castle Glass. Balent will provide structural engineering, design, and technical support to the Building Envelope Division, for monumental and standard curtain wall clients, panel clients and stone and specialty clients. Tom is a graduate of Youngstown State University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering with a Structural Concentration. Tom will work toward his P.E. license while in the employ of WS.
According to John Wheaton, P.E., President of the firm, “The addition of Tom Balent to our firm affords us the opportunity to offer immediate impact to our existing clients in the ability to take on more work while maintaining the level of expertise they have come to expect from our firm.”
WS is also pleased to announce the promotion of Neil Unger, P.E., M.B.A as Project Engineer II for the commercial skylight market segment under the firm’s Building Envelope Division. Neil will provide project management, project engineering, system design and product engineering applications work for commercial and residential skylight, slope wall, and conservatory clients.
Mr. Unger has an Architectural Engineering degree from Penn State University, with an emphasis in Structural Engineering, and received his Masters of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.
President John Wheaton, P.E. comments, “We saw an opportunity in a market segment that fit with our strategic plan for growth. We had a specific client need for a dedicated engineer, and Neil was the perfect fit for the opportunity. This move will not only allow us to further our philosophy of Creating StructureSM for our clients, but will also provide Neil with an opportunity to grow in an area of expertise – something we desire for all of the employees in our firm. We believe that the promotion of Neil Unger to this position will be a tactical asset to our firm, and will open up the ability to service our existing and potential customers in this market with excellence.”
WS is a complete full-service structural engineering company offering expert building envelope consulting and engineering along with traditional building structural engineering services to clients locally, regionally, and nationally. The firm houses three divisions: Building Envelope, Building Structures, and Building Forensics. The new Commercial Skylight market segment will be under the Building Envelope division.
