Reno
Veronica Chauvel, S.E.
What is your strength?
I’m a great listener. Because I listen, I can help advocate for those who need voice.
What are your goals?
To help build a cohesive team, no matter if it’s in the Reno office, the Northern Region, or across the company.
What is your passion?
My family. I have an amazing husband of 24 years. And, I’m a proud mama of my oldest son, who studying nuclear engineering, and of my youngest who is a Marine. I’m also crazy about my three fur babies (Two beagles and a grand dog boxer).
What are your hobbies?
Exercise is a top priority. Whether hitting the hiking trail, elliptical or running. And this makes my second favorite hobby possible – eating junk food!
What are some interesting facts about you?
Anyone who’s seen my office (or license plate) knows I’m a nut for Godzilla and his friends. He’s big, powerful and saves the day in the end. So what if he trashes cities along the way!
Orange County
Traci Petcoff Wong, P.E.
What is your strength?
I have 20+ years of structural engineering experience highlights a wide variety of building types and market sectors, including high-density multifamily, mixed-use, healthcare, commercial, industrial, education, parking structures, hospitality, entertainment, seismic upgrades, and government.
What are your goals?
To support excellent service and engineered design while providing our clients and communities with safe and efficient built environments.
What is your passion?
Family 😊
What are your hobbies?
Everything outdoors. I loved traveling pre-pandemic, but now I’ve taken up more local activities including golf, running, and biking.
What are some interesting facts about you?
My first job was on the Disney Channel’s Mousercise at 7 years old, as one of the original cast.
Los Angeles
Philip Yu, M.S., S.E.
What is your strength?
My strength at work is working efficiently on many varied and complex projects concurrently.
What are your goals?
I strive to wow our clients with engineering excellence and to nurture the next generation of Miyamoto engineers!
What is your passion?
My passion are my lovely wife and two kids (third on the way!)
What are your hobbies?
I love to travel, meet new people, and learn about their various cultures
What are some interesting facts about you?
Besides being a structural engineer, you may be surprised to know that I am also a licensed flooring contractor, which is how I stay grounded!
Pleasanton
Elliot Lee, P.E.
What is your strength?
I am technology savvy and pick up new tasks quickly. I enjoy sharing with people what I learn. I always weigh the pros and cons of various alternatives before I make a recommendation or decision.
What are your goals?
Expand the MEP team to build more resilient communities through sound engineering solutions.
What is your passion?
I enjoy exploring new, scenic, and challenging hiking trails around the Bay Area.
What are your hobbies?
Weight training, playing basketball, and teaching my 10-year old shihtzu new tricks.
What are some interesting facts about you?
My favorite subject in school was astrodynamics. In my free time, I follow developments on near-earth objects and the James Webb Space Telescope.
Reno
Dan Riebli, S.E.
What is your strength?
I’ve been fortunate to have worked on a wide variety of different projects, but the most experience is with timber structure design.
What are your goals?
Provide a good design while being efficient and meeting the client’s goals.
What are your hobbies?
I enjoy photography and hiking.
San Diego
Wayne Brown, M.S., S.E.
What is your strength?
Quality control & existing building retrofits.
What are your goals?
Improving efficiency, constructability and performance of our designs company wide.
What is your passion?
I love helping to turn today’s youth into tomorrow’s leaders
What are your hobbies?
I really enjoy rock climbing, but I don’t get to do it much anymore
What are some interesting facts about you?
I was an official at the national Concrete Canoe competition.
San Diego
Omar Gonzalez, S.E., P.E.
What is your strength?
My determination and dedication to projects and the client. I’m constantly looking to how to be more efficient on both the technical and management side of a project. Plus I’m patient and pretty easy going.
What are your goals?
To always be getting better and better every day, building off the previous project, growing our client base, and to never stop learning.
What is your passion?
My family, friends, and dog. Can’t beat that.
What are your hobbies?
If I’m not at Home Depot looking for my next home project, I’m on the golf course
What are some interesting facts about you?
I’ve been skydiving in the Swiss Alps, and I’m afraid of heights.
San Diego
Jonathan Buckley, M.S., S.E.
What is your strength?
Responsiveness and commitment to communicate with all clients.
What are your goals?
To provide the highest level of service beyond what is expected. Grow our local office. To work on larger and challenging projects.
What is your passion?
To live a purposeful life, be kind, spend time with family, give back to those in need, be an awesome father & husband, travel, live by the Golden Rule, YOLO, drinking beer.
What are your hobbies?
Surfing, running, being in the outdoors, drinking beer.
What are some interesting facts about you?
I purposefully had one sideburn in college for a year.
Sacramento
Eric Ramos
What is your strength?
Team Builing, strengthening relationships
What are your goals?
Continue to build strong, efficient production teams. Support all teams to help with overall growth.
What is your passion?
Finding ways to improve things and being helpful.
What are your hobbies?
Gardening, camping, enjoying the outdoors and trying different adventures.
What are some interesting facts about you?
I’m a Scout Master for my sons BoyScout Troop, I’m a Landscape Contractor, I have 4 kids
San Diego
Matt Gernandt, S.E.
What is your strength?
Bringing simple solutions to complex problems.
What are your goals?
Increase efficiency for all phases of projects.
What is your passion?
I have 3 kids under 5, so I am passionate about finding competent childcare.
What are your hobbies?
Finding something with a sail and taking it out in a warm ocean on a sunny day with enough wind to scare my wife.
What are some interesting facts about you?
I act like I can tell my identical twins apart, but I frequently fail miserably and my daughters are quick to point it out.