Mr. Thompson has more than 35 years of professional experience in engineering design for a variety of aviation, commercial, office and hotel facilities. As Chief Executive Officer, he establishes the overall corporate direction for the firm. In addition, his responsibilities include business development and technical advisor for the firm’s projects. As such, Mr. Thompson participates actively in the engineering aspects of the business and works closely with each project to ensure the firm’s commitment to engineering excellence with unmatched client service. Under Mr. Thompson’s direction since 1977, Thompson Company, Inc. has grown as a thriving, multi-disciplined engineering organization of highly trained professional and technical support personnel. During this 30-year period, the firm has expanded both domestically and internationally with operations in 50 U.S. states, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South America. A partial listing of his extensive experience is as follows:
Mr. Loeffel has more than 10 years of professional experience in mechanical engineering design, with specific expertise in managing large-scale projects. He has been responsible for the planning, design and construction administration of multiple projects. He supervises and trains engineers performing HVAC and plumbing design. As Discipline Director of Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Loeffel is responsible for the management of all mechanical engineering design efforts, quality control, including the establishment of “check points” during critical phases of the project, as well as the coordination of timely and consistent design team meetings to ensure that all needs are met on a timely and accurate basis. Mr. Loeffel performs project coordination with Architectural, Structural and Electrical Engineering staff. He also performs all scheduling and work allocation for the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Mr. Basconi has years of professional experience in project management, with specific expertise in managing large-scale projects, including hotels, resorts, and conference centers; offices (corporate and speculative); mixed-use facilities; educational, detention, and healthcare facilities; as well as commercial and military airports. He is experienced with demanding time and cost restraints, and is responsible for projects with a total construction value of more than $300 million. Mr. Basconi is an experienced professional in the field of Electrical Engineering. He has developed designs of power distribution, lighting systems, and special systems (fire alarm, emergency power, telecommunications cabling distribution, nurse call, cable television distribution, paging/intercom systems, security/access control, CCTV) for large commercial buildings such as university educational, health care facilities, office buildings, hotels, resorts and conference centers. He has also designed building wide dimming and relay systems. Mr. Basconi has been responsible for engineering design layouts and production of electrical documents for various projects including hotels, resorts, condominiums health care facilities, commercial office buildings, mixed-use facilities, airports and rapid transit rail facilities. His experience in Electrical Engineering enables Mr. Basconi to bring significant engineering design sophistication to all phases of a project, from conception through execution. His project experience includes:
Mr. Schnirring has more than 35 years of professional consulting experience in all aspects of the design of civil engineering site development projects. He has contributed to the design of state-of-the-art facilities throughout the U.S. and abroad in a variety of areas including retail, commercial, high-rise office, mixed use, residential, large hotel and resort complexes, industrial and warehousing, medical and research laboratories, commercial/military aviation and aircraft maintenance facilities, governmental, and correctional facilities. The successful completion of engineered systems requires close coordination with related engineering disciplines and a thorough knowledge of governing engineering practices, standards, and codes. A partial listing of Mr. Schnirring’s extensive experience is as follows:
Mr. Erwin has 34 years of professional experience in mechanical engineering design, with specific expertise in managing large-scale projects, including hotels, resorts, and conference centers; offices (corporate and speculative); mixed-use facilities; educational, detention, and healthcare facilities; as well as commercial and military airports. He is experienced with demanding time and cost restraints, and is responsible for projects with a total construction value of more than $750 million. Mr. Erwin has also managed and served as the Engineer-of-Record for a number of large international projects, including Atlantis II Time Share Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas; The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, London, England; Conrad International Office Buildings, Jakarta, Indonesia; and Lot 6, a mixed-use super-block development in Jakarta, Indonesia. His extensive project experience includes:
Mr. Rubio is an experienced bilingual professional in the field of Civil Engineering. He has nine years of experience designing site development, water, wastewater, flood plain studies, hydrology, erosion and sedimentation control, aviation, and highway projects for large commercial, retail, residential, and resort projects. As the Director of Civil Engineer for Thompson Company, Inc., Mr. Rubio is directly responsible for assisting in the coordination of project requirements, the delivery of services, and ensuring the satisfaction of results. His experience in Civil Engineering enables Mr. Rubio to bring significant engineering design sophistication to all phases of a project, from conception through execution. His project experience includes:
Mr. Blackburn has over 30 years of professional experience in information technology, telecommunications and low voltage systems and implementation. His extensive experience, coupled with exceptional technical knowledge, results in superior systems designs that are innovative and cost efficient, while performing as anticipated. Mr. Blackburn is experienced in the design and installation of low voltage technical systems in facilities such as hotels, airports, casinos, military training facilities, schools, jails, offices, and convention centers. His designs have included Audio Visual/ Information Technology Infrastructure (AV/IT), Voice over Internet/Conventional Telephone Service (VoIP/PBX), Television Distribution (CATV/IPTV), Security/CCTV/Access Control, Digital Signage, Distributed Antenna System (DAS), User Interface & Control Systems, Building Management Systems (BMS), Gaming Floor Cabling Distribution, and Military Training and Targeting Systems. The successful completion of such projects requires close coordination with related engineering disciplines and a thorough knowledge of governing engineering practices, standards, and codes. A partial list of Mr. Blackburn’s project experience includes:
Ms. Epps has several years of experience managing the headquarter office at TCI. As head of HR and Accounts Payable, She is responsible for hiring employees, ordering supplies, performing payroll duties, performing accounting duties, and performing general everyday tasks necessary for the efficient running of the business.
WILLIAM L. THOMPSON, PE
WILLIAM L. THOMPSON, PE
Chief Executive Officer – President
wlt@tcieng.com
WILLIAM LOEFFEL, PE, LEED AP
WILLIAM LOEFFEL, PE, LEED AP
Director of Mechanical Engineering
wloeffel@tcieng.com
JERRY BASCONI, PE
JERRY BASCONI, JR., PE
Director of Electrical Engineering – Vice President
jbasconi@tcieng.com
HARRY J. SCHNIRRING, PE
HARRY J. SCHNIRRING, PE
Director of Plumbing/Fire Protection Engineering
hschnirring@tcieng.com
BILL ERWIN, PE
BILL ERWIN, PE
Director of Quality Assurance and Control
berwin@tcieng.com
CARLOS F. RUBIO, PE
CARLOS F. RUBIO, PE
Director of Civil Engineering
crubio@tcieng.com
JAMES M. BLACKBURN
JAMES M. BLACKBURN
Director of Technical Systems – Vice President
jblackburn@tcieng.com
MIA EPPS
MIA EPPS
Office Manager
mepps@tcieng.com
