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“We look at every project as an opportunity to build our relationship with you to make your goal our goal.”

BME Associates

Like any business that provides services, our main asset is our people. More precisely, it’s the intellectual property—the experience, creativity, and ingenuity—that resides within them.

At BME Associates, we have assembled a staff of bright individuals who possess formidable skills and abilities. Better yet, taken together, they bring to the table a wide array of expertise that allows us to offer our clients ‘full service’ capabilities.

We are proud of our ability to help clients every step of the way, from an initial vision through to a completed project. Many examples of such successes are evident in our Portfolio. And, in this People section, we invite you to learn a little more about the BME talent that makes it all work.

  • Managers
  • Professional Staff
  • Active Participants

Managers

Peter G. Vars, P.E.

Peter G. Vars, P.E.

President

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J. Lincoln Swedrock, P.E.

J. Lincoln Swedrock, P.E.

Project Manager / Vice President

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Gregory D. Bell, P.L.S.

Gregory D. Bell, P.L.S.

Survey Department Manager

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Andrew R. Spencer, R.L.A.

Andrew R. Spencer, R.L.A.

Project Manager

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Martin Janda

Martin Janda

Environmental Services Manager

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Thomas J. Danks

Thomas J. Danks

Construction Services Manager

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Roy Garfinkel, P.L.S.

Roy Garfinkel, P.L.S.

Geneva Office Manager

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Michael C. Bogojevski, P.E.

Michael C. Bogojevski, P.E.

Engineering Department Manager

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Rebecca R. Spurr, P.E.

Rebecca R. Spurr, P.E.

Project Engineer

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Ryan T. Destro, P.E.

Ryan T. Destro, P.E.

Project Manager

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James G. Cretekos, P.E.

James G. Cretekos, P.E.

Project / CAD Manager

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Frederick A. Shelley, P.L.S.

Frederick A. Shelley, P.L.S.

Project Engineer

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Kimberly Boyd, CFM, CPESC, CPSWQ, CPMSM

Kimberly Boyd, CFM, CPESC, CPSWQ, CPMSM

Stormwater Services Coordinator

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Professional Staff

Patrick Trudeau, Construction Services

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. 

Daniel Kenney, Stormwater Technician

Daniel’s responsibilities as Stormwater Technician require him to spend most of his time outdoors inspecting construction sites for compliance with their individual stormwater management plans and construction stormwater permits.  Daniel prepares monitoring reports including observations and corrective actions, and communicates with developers, contractors, and municipalities. Daniel is an FAA. 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 wetland delineations, environmental permitting, and civil engineering design tasks for site development projects. Daniel has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Biology from the College at Brockport.  He comes to BME after serving in the United States Army, which included a tour in Iraq. Daniel enjoys working outdoors, in all seasons, on geographically diverse project sites.

Aaron Beyler, Engineer

Aaron has four years experience as a Design Engineer and is responsible for site engineering work including utility, grading, and drainage design on on residential and commercial 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.  Aaron’s passion comes from his interest in site development and building construction, and using it to overcome challenges throughout the design process, while providing a quality and on-time service to clients.  Being in tune with latest and greatest in tech offerings excites his creative nature, and in advancing his career in civil engineering.

Megan Sereni, Engineer

A graduate of RIT, Megan Sereni is a Design Engineer and has three 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. Megan has a can-do attitude and appreciates the physical reality of a design. She has always loved the building process and the complexity of where a design might go next and what it might take to get there. Megan is currently involved with the New York Water Environment Association.

Jonathan Jones, Engineer

Jonathan works in our engineering department as a Design Engineer.  He is a 2018 graduate from Clarkson University and is responsible for civil engineering work including utility, drainage, grading and site designs for commercial and residential development projects. Jon’s broad range of relative college course work combined with his eagerness to learn makes him a valuable member of the BME team. Jon particularly enjoys working hard to complete all steps of the approval process to ultimately help clients accomplish their goals.

Jeremy Gilmore, L.S.I.T., Survey Crew Chief

A graduate from Alfred State, Jeremy studied Survey Geometric Engineering Technology. As a Survey Technician he will is responsible for fieldwork relative to boundary and topographic survey, mortgage surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, as well as construction stakeout of roads, utilities, foundations, and related development items. Over the years surveying has given Jeremy the opportunity to build his professional experience in the field and has opened doors to interesting projects, challenges and opportunities to travel to different places over the US. He enjoys the “puzzle mentality” the survey profession brings and its perfect blend of his interests and passions: math, history and the outdoors.

Jenna Lynch, Environmental/Wetland Specialist

Jenna joined BME as an Environmental/Wetland Specialist and is responsible for conducting wetland delineations, mitigation design and monitoring reports, and preparation of permit applications. She is a graduate of Binghamton University where she studied Environmental Science specializing in Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, invasive species management, hydrology, and geology. Much of Jenna’s time is spent outdoors doing field work.  She interacts with the USACE and NYSDEC, developers, municipal officials, and landowners to bring various projects to fruition.

Jake Basile, Design Engineer

Jake is a Design Engineer and is responsible for site engineering and design on various projects. He has a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from RIT where he gained a broad range of engineering experience.  Jake’s project work includes soil evaluation and site design for septic systems, as well as utility and grading plans tailored to site development objectives. Each project he works on brings new challenges and opportunities for creative problem solving in order to meet the needs of our clients. Jake is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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, Berneda has the ability to work independently to meet deadlines in a multi-tasking environment supporting the engineers/surveyors, Human Resources, Accounting and Marketing departments.  She takes pride in what she does in her daily accomplishments.

Lisa Jones, Project Coordinator

A member of the support staff at BME, Lisa currently serves as Project Coordinator.  In this role, Lisa provides assistance to Engineers, Planners and Survey Professionals in preparing materials for submittals, reports, permit applications, etc.  With a focus on client service, Lisa tracks the progress of project approvals and provides tracking updates to BME staff and clients in order to monitor municipality and agency comments and approvals. Lisa’s “get it done” attitude allows her to be an asset in project coordination and assistance and seeks to add value in everything she does.

Active Participants

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.

 

 

Here you can read about the active involvement held by our BME staff.

 

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