BME Associates

Aaron Beyler, Civil Design Engineer II

Aaron has over 8 years experience as a Design Engineer and is responsible for site engineering work including utility, grading, and drainage design on residential, commercial, and municipal development projects.  He has a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from the University at Buffalo and is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  As a Design Engineer, Aaron’s knowledge in NYSDEC stormwater regulations, site design and development regulations allows him to overcome challenges throughout the design process, while providing a quality and on-time service to clients.  He enjoys teamwork and collaboration, and utilizing the latest Civil 3D, HydroCAD, WaterCAD and Insite software to help advance his career in civil engineering.

Abbi D’Angelo, Civil Design Engineer I

Abbi is a Design Engineer with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University. She works on a variety of projects including small residential subdivisions, commercial site development projects, and industrial renovation projects. Abbi appreciates that the field of site civil engineering is a blend of mathematics and constructability. She enjoys the teamwork and collaboration required to provide our clients with a high-quality product. Outside of the office, Abbi enjoys kayaking, playing kickball, and knitting.

Jeremy Gilmore, Project Surveyor

Jeremy Graduated from Alfred State with his Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying and Geomatic Engineering Technology.  Upon graduation, he performed field work for 4 years, conducting boundary surveys, topographic surveys, construction stakeout and more.  Jeremy then took on the roll as an office surveyor for 3 years.  He is now a Project Surveyor, responsible for managing survey related tasks for projects.  This includes, but is not limited to construction stakeout, boundary, topographic, mortgage, and ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys.  He is also responsible for drafting subdivisions, easement plans, base maps for site design, and other survey related plans.  Additionally, Jeremy is also the Field Work Coordinator, scheduling, and preparing calculations for the survey field work.  Over the years, surveying has given Jeremy the opportunity to build his professional experience and has opened doors to interesting projects, challenges, and opportunities. He enjoys the “puzzle mentality” the survey profession provides and the unique blend of math, history, and the outdoors.

Dylan Ide, Stormwater Specialist I

Dylan is a graduate of SUNY ESF and has a B.S. in Environmental Science. His responsibilities as Stormwater Specialist I require him to spend most of his time in the field inspecting construction sites for compliance with their stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) and stormwater permits. Dylan prepares monitoring reports and communicates any corrective actions to the corresponding developers, contractors, and municipalities. He also conducts post-construction Stormwater Management Facility assessments to ensure the facilities are still functioning in accordance with the original design plan. Dylan enjoys working outside year round.

Daniel James, Survey Crew Chief

Daniel comes to BME from Palm Coast, Florida. He got his start in land surveying at the age of 17 after high school and fell in love with the profession. From the history of surveying and the men who paved the way before him, Daniel enjoys tracing the footsteps of the generations before, and finding remains and evidence of those times. Along with working in Florida and New York, he has surveyed in Georgia, Alabama, and Connecticut. From the sunshine to the snow banks, he enjoys working outside and with his hands. Daniel also cherishes meeting new people and the relationships formed from working in this field.

Daniel Kenney, NYSESCCP, Construction Technician I

Daniel’s responsibilities as Construction Technician I require him to spend most of his time outdoors inspecting construction sites for compliance with their individual storm water management plans and construction storm water permits.  He prepares monitoring reports including observations and corrective actions, and communicates with developers, contractors and municipalities. Dan is an F.A.A. licensed unmanned aircraft (drone) pilot and is able to fly project sites for environmental and topographic identification and mapping, survey work, site modeling and more. He also assists with construction services tasks for site development projects. A graduate of the College at Brockport, Dan also served in the United States Army, which included a tour in Iraq.  He enjoys working outdoors, in all seasons, on geographically diverse project sites.

Berneda Rivard, Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

Berneda has over 30 years of professional administrative assistant experience.  She is BME’s receptionist/administrative assistant who provides dedicated administrative support in a confidential and organized manner.  As the receptionist, Berneda welcomes visitors by greeting them in person or on the telephone.  As an administrative assistant, she has the ability to work independently to meet deadlines in a multi-tasking environment supporting the engineers/surveyors, Human Resources, Accounting and Marketing departments.  Berneda takes pride in what she does in her daily accomplishments.

Megan Sereni, Civil Design Engineer II

A graduate of RIT, Megan Sereni is a Design Engineer and has over 8 years of experience with a diverse background in civil engineering design for a variety of engineering projects including utility and drainage design, grading and street design, and site plan design for commercial and residential development projects. She has a can-do attitude and appreciates the physical reality of a design. Megan has always loved the building process and the complexity of where a design might go next and what it might take to get there.

James Squier, Landscape Designer/Land Planner I

Jim is a graduate of SUNY ESF with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. He works on a variety of projects through every phase of design including site analysis, concept site design, and landscape and lighting design. As a Landscape Designer/Land Planner I, Jim incorporates engineering design with aesthetics and environmental impacts to create healthy, sustainable spaces. He also creates site plan renderings and photo-realistic 3D renderings to give projects a feeling of life and allow people to visualize how a site may look once it is constructed. Jim enjoys the challenge of designing within the constraints that different sites offer and finding a design that succeeds at meeting the goals of the project. Outside of work, Jim spends time playing disc golf, snowboarding, and enjoying live music.

Kaitlyn Stowell, Wetland Specialist I

Kait is a graduate from SUNY Brockport and has a B.S. in Environmental Science & Ecology. She concentrated her studies in aquatic biology and ecology, which allows her to provide expertise in the function of aquatic environments, such as wetlands and streams, and the value they possess. As a Wetland Specialist I, Kait works on wetland delineations, wetland and stream mitigation projects, environmental permitting, endangered species reviews, and correspondence with regulatory agencies such as USACE, NYSDEC, and USFWS. Her passion for fieldwork stems from the combination of analyzing data and species identification. Outside of work, Kait enjoys spending time with her two dogs, hiking, and camping.

Patrick Trudeau, Construction Technician II

Patrick brings over 30 years of experience ranging from land surveying, and construction services to computer networking and communication systems. Pat’s passion in surveying evolved from his deep respect and knowledge in the history of the profession. Connecting the dots and retracing from where history left off excites him in his every day work.  Pat is an active member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee at St. John of Rochester Church.  He also has a FAA Certified Remote Pilot Certification.

Dale Turner, Civil Design Engineer I

Dale is a graduate of Clarkson University and has a B.S. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Construction Management. Now as a Design Engineer, he is responsible for the design of both residential and commercial projects. This design includes site plan layout, utility layout, grading, and stormwater design. Dale loves working in a team during all aspects of the design process to produce a high-quality product. He also has enjoyed being able to see a project go from the initial planning phase all the way to the completion of construction, and how every project has its different challenges and what it takes to overcome these challenges. Outside of the office, Dale likes to be hunting, skiing, or golfing.

BME Associates has a proud culture and tradition of active professional development for all of our engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, construction services, and environmental services professionals. We mentor and encourage our employees to actively give back to the communities they live in, work in, and the professional organizations that help them to develop as professionals and people.

Congratulations and thank you to the following BME Associates professionals for their active involvement and all they do outside of the workplace.

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