July 10, 2024

Barghausen Consulting Engineers

Guardado

Sem

Casillas

Hazlett

Oehler

Padilla

Sroka

Perry

Barghausen Consulting Engineers has hired 26 employees across its five offices between January and May 2024.

The firm has three offices in Washington, in Kent, Puyallup and Richland, and two California offices in Long Beach and Roseville.

In Washington, Aidan Oehler has joined the Puyallup office and Daniela Zavala and Joshua Hazlett have joined Barghausen in Richland. The DJC ran the new Kent employees on June 19.

Oehler joined in March 2024 as a design engineer. He studied Civil Engineering at Washington State University and graduated with a B.S. in May of 2023. He recently interned for GeoResources, LLC. in Fife.

Zavala started as a civil CAD technician in May. Zavala graduated with an A.A. degree in Arts and Sciences in June of 2021, and an A.S. degree in Engineering and Technology in 2024 from Columbia Basin College. Zavala's skills include AutoCAD, OS X, and Civil 3D.

Hazlett, a design engineer, started in May of 2024. He graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. degree in Psychology and a Minor in Criminal Justice in 2012. Hazlett then graduated with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Washington State University in May of 2021. He previously worked as a traffic engineering Tech II for the city of Kennewick, Public Works Department. Hazlett is skilled in AutoCAD, AutoTURN, GIS, SAP2000 and Civil3D.

New employees at the Long Beach office are Gary Casillas, Jenny Sem and Rene Guardado.

Casillas, project designer for energy, joined Barghausen's in February 2024. Casillas graduated from Cerritos College with an A.A. degree in Engineering Design and Production Technology, and a Certification in Mechanical Design in 2016. He previously worked as a lead mechanical designer for spec services where he designed piping systems in oil, water, and gas industries using Plant 3D, Aveva, and AutoCAD.

Sem started as an electrical designer for energy in March. She graduated from the University of Pacific with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Minor in Mathematics in December of 2016. She recently worked as an electrical designer at Breen Design Group. She showcases a deep understanding of tools such as AutoCAD, AGi32, C, C++, Python, MATLAB, and AutoCAD LISP.

Guardado, a project designer – energy, started in May. Guardado previously worked for Barghausen from 2011-2018. He graduated from ITT Technical Institute with a B.S. degree in Digital Entertainment and Game Design and an A.S. degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design in 2008. He has experience modeling and drafting in several positions.

New employees in Roseville are Alberto Esquivel, Ekaterina Perry, Michelle Sroka and Raul Padilla.

Esquivel, a senior planner, joined Barghausen in April. He received a Master of Business Administration at Northwestern University and a B.S. in Business Administration at Sacramento State University. Esquivel recently worked as the executive vice president for SKK Developments in Sacramento, CA. He has proven his skills in project management, implementing land use approval strategies, and providing professional, written, and verbal communication.

Perry joined in April. She graduated from Sierra College in May of 2024 with an A.A. degree in Architecture. Perry previously worked for Monarch Engineers as an architectural designer and has shown skills in Revit, AutoCAD, and Building Systems like MEP and Structural.

Sroka started at Barghausen in January. She graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2002. She previously worked for CBG, Inc. as a senior project manager. Sroka is a civil engineer with over 20 years of office/field engineering experience specializing in residential and commercial site design, roadway design, transit facility design, construction management and inspection services, and local agency plan reviews.

Padilla started as a design engineer in April. He graduated from the University of California, Davis with a B.A. in Civil Engineering in June of 2024. His skills include AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bluebeam, MaStan2, MATLAB, and RStudio. Padilla previously worked as a civil engineering intern at Cartwright NorCal.