Barton Associates Editorial Team

Barton Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce and welcome Caitlin Pickering, PE as a Plumbing Engineer to work in our Pittsburgh office and Madison Stine, EIT as a Plumbing Designer in work in our York office. Caitlin has over 9 years of experience in the industry and has extensive project experience in healthcare, education, college … Read more

We are pleased to welcome Matthew Wilkins to our team as a full-time Mechanical Designer in the York office. He recently served an internship with us for the past year. Matthew is a recent graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. During … Read more

Please join Rachel Prinkey with Penn State University, Rami Berner with Bostwick Design Partnership, Michael Rader with Barton Associates and Andrew Schrenk with PJ Dick as they present at the Spring 2018 KAPPA Conference hosted by Penn State University. Their presentation, “Prevention Through Design — A Case Study of the Penn State School of Music Recital Hall Project”, will be held on … Read more

We are pleased to announce and welcome John Sundy, LC as a Senior Electrical Designer in our Pittsburgh office. John has over 25 years in the industry and has worked on a wide variety of projects that include MEP Design for higher education and K-12, healthcare, corporate, retail and public-sector work. He is a graduate … Read more

We are pleased to announce and welcome back David Myers, PE, LEED AP as Senior Electrical Engineer to work in their York office. David was previously employed with the firm for over 15 years and worked on over 500 projects for clients such as Gettysburg College, Milton Hershey School, Mount St. Mary’s University and Penn State … Read more

Barton Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce and welcome Tony Ricketts, PE, LEED AP BD+C as a Mechanical Engineer to work in our Pittsburgh office. Tony has over 14 years of experience in the industry and has extensive project experience in healthcare, education, commercial, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, data center, and technology markets. He is a graduate … Read more

We are pleased to welcome Brian Fayman to our team as a CAD Technician in our State College office. He recently served an internship with us this past summer. Brian is a recent graduate of the South Hills School of Business & Technology with an Associate in Specialized Technology Degree in Engineering Technology. Brian is … Read more

We are pleased to welcome Matthew Torello to our team as a full-time Mechanical Designer in our York office. He recently served an internship with us for the past two years. Matthew is a recent graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering with a focus on Mechanical Engineering. During his internship … Read more

We are pleased to announce that Joseph Pawell of our State College office has received a 2017, Philadelphia Section, Philaments IES Illumination Award for the lighting design at Penn State’s Morgan Academic Center at University Park, PA. The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards recognize projects for their ingenuity and originality, as well as their contributions … Read more

UPMC Pinnacle has selected Barton Healthcare to provide mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering services for a new, five-story, 275,000 square-foot replacement hospital for Memorial Hospital in York, PA. The new 130-bed hospital is being built on the former Hawk Lake Golf Course in West Manchester Township. The project will construct a new state-of-the-art healthcare … Read more

Groundbreaking commenced on a 30,000 square-foot new research building located at 310 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA. With estimated completion set for the winter of 2017, the new facility will include the 10,800 square-foot Morgan Advanced Materials’ Carbon Science Center of Excellence. Morgan Advanced Materials, a U.K.-based global leader in engineered carbon and ceramic materials, … Read more

Stomping out hunger, one can at a time. – Canstruction Mission Statement Barton Associates’ State College office won the People’s Choice award for their design entry, CAN-Bert, at the 1st Annual Canstruction State College Competition, held at the Nittany Mall in State College, PA. Canstruction is a global, not-for-profit anti-hunger project founded by the Society … Read more

Barton Associates is pleased to announce that Zackery Zimmerman has been hired as an intern in our Pittsburgh office. Zachary is currently in his final year at Robert Morris University majoring in Mechanical Engineering and is also currently obtaining his Masters in Engineering Management with his anticipated graduation in May 2017.

Barton Associates is pleased to announce that Lawrence Zdinak, Jr., PE recently joined the firm as the Director of Operations in our Pittsburgh office. With a career spanning over 21 years in engineering, management, and sales/business development, Larry brings extensive experience in higher education, K-12, public safety, correctional, sports/recreation, commercial, and healthcare to Barton, including … Read more

Barton Associates is proud to announce that Joshua Lange will work as an Electrical Designer in our State College office and Ryan Davie will work as a Mechanical Designer in our York office. Both employees served an internship with us this past year. Ryan is a recent graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of … Read more

Barton Associates is proud to announce and welcome Jennifer Harrington, PE, LC, LEED AP as the new Director of Lighting Design Jennifer brings over 13 years of experience creating aesthetically pleasing, highly functional and energy efficient architectural lighting designs for buildings. She graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering specializing in … Read more

The ownership of Barton Associates is pleased to announce three new shareholders in our firm. “We are very excited to have such an exceptional team of talented and committed individuals that have been and will continue to be significant contributors to the fulfillment of our firm’s vision,” said Michael Rader, PE, who serves as the … Read more

We recently hired Brandon Gianella as a Mechanical Designer and John Mastropietro as a Senior Electrical Designer to bring added strength in growing our Pittsburgh office. Brandon has over seven years of experience and has worked on various types of buildings including military, government facilities, high-rise residential and various commercial and retail buildings. He is … Read more

We recently promoted Ken McLain to CAD/BIM Manager of our State College office to further strengthen and grow the business. Ken McLain has been with Barton Associates for 5 years and in this time he has helped develop the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology within the State College office. He is highly proficient … Read more

We are pleased to welcome Michael Ginder, PE, LEED AP as a Senior Electrical Engineer to work in our York office. Michael has over 11 years of expertise in electrical systems design and analysis for healthcare, education, corporate, athletic, entertainment and other design projects. He is a graduate of Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science degree … Read more