BME Associates

Aaron Beyler, Design 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.

Abbi D’Angelo, Design Engineer

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.

Kyle Fairman, Surveyor

Kyle brings over ten years of fieldwork experience to his role as Survey Crew Chief and still he finds no two days to be the same.  He has gained extensive knowledge and experience working in land survey, construction layout, as-built mapping, ALTA, FEMA floodplain certificate surveys and boundary surveys, ranging from small to sites in excess of 400 acres.  Each day and each project provides a new work site and a new set of challenges. Kyle works outdoors in all types of weather. Outside of work, he enjoys outdoor recreation and time spent with his wife exploring new adventures.

Jeremy Gilmore, Project Surveyor/Field Coordinator

A graduate from Alfred State, Jeremy studied Land Surveying and Geomatic Engineering Technology. As the Field Crew Coordinator, he is responsible for calculating and preparing work for the field crews. He is also responsible for performing both office and field work relative to boundary and topographic surveys, mortgage surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, as well as construction stakeout of roads, utilities, foundations, and related land development tasks. 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.

Lisa Jones, Project Coordinator

A member of the support staff at BME, Lisa currently serves as Project Coordinator.  In this role, she 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.  Her “get it done” attitude allows her to be an asset in project coordination and assistance and seeks to add value in everything she does.

Daniel Kenney, Stormwater Specialist

Daniel’s responsibilities as Stormwater Specialist 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.

Abigail Lanterman, Wetland/Environmental Specialist and Stormwater Technician

Abby works in our Environmental Group as a Wetland/Environmental Specialist, and also as a Stormwater Technician. A graduate of SUNY Brockport, her skills and experience include plant and wildlife identification, wetland delineation, wetland and stream monitoring, invasive species survey and monitoring, wildlife surveys, preparation of permit applications, CAD, and GIS. Abby works with the USACE and NYSDEC, developers, municipal officials, and landowners on a wide variety of projects. Much of her time is spent in the field. Her drive as an ecologist is not only inspired by her work but also by her day-to-day life as outdoorsperson and conservationist. Abby enjoys doing field work, and values efforts to responsibly managing our natural resources.

Matt Palmer, L.S., Project Surveyor

Matt is a licensed Land Surveyor with over 12 years of experience.  His role at BME includes preparing basemaps for boundary topographical mapping projects, instrument surveys, and subdivision maps.  Matt is a licensed drone pilot and manages the UAV mapping program at BME.  He has experience with right-of-way and highway boundary surveys on major NYSDOT projects and has created a GIS database for NYSDOT right-of-way mapping.  Matt’s experience also includes terrestrial laser scanning for various clients. He studied Surveying Engineering Technology at Alfred State College and earned a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems from Penn State University.  Matt enjoys how land surveying merges mathematics with history and research. He has a private pilot’s license and enjoys flying both unmanned and manned aircraft. Matt is also an avid hiker and runner.

Steve Perez-Gangi, Surveyor

Steve is a Land Surveyor at BME and spends most of his time outside with his survey crew.  A graduate of the Ranger School in Land Surveying, he continues to add to his land surveying experience with every unique site he works on. Steve is an asset to his survey crew, working diligently in all weather and site conditions.  He enjoys outdoor activities, including target shooting and gardening.

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, Design 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. 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. She is currently involved with the New York Water Environment Association.

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.

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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