Meet Our Engineering & Support Team

Kelly is a licensed professional mechanical engineer with over 25 years of his career dedicated to designing fueling systems. He is an accomplished project manager, specializing in DoD projects encompassing all aspects of fuel storage and distribution systems. He is a certified API 653 Tank and API 570 Pipeline inspector, with years of practical field experience. Kelly became a principal of the firm in 2006 and has served on the board of directors for the past 10 years.

Jesse is EEI’s Chief Mechanical Engineer and has been a Principal of the firm since 2012. He has over 18 years of downstream-petroleum experience and specializes in hydraulic surge evaluations and fuel system dynamics. Jesse has been the lead engineer on many DoD fuels projects worldwide as well as on projects for commercial fuel distributers in the state of Alaska, including aircraft hydrant fueling systems, bulk storage tank farms, truck loading facilities and transfer pumphouse design. He is also a certified API 570 Pipeline Inspector and has developed fuel system inspection plans for DoD facilities, commercial distributers and Anchorage International Airport.

Doug is EEI’s Mechanical Integrity Program Manager and is based in their Falmouth, Maine office. He has more than 26 years of experience in engineering mechanical integrity assessment and quality assurance. Doug manages large, complex asset integrity management projects for commercial and Department of Defense clients worldwide. These projects include engineering evaluations; fitness-for-service assessments; forensic failure analysis; and metallurgical and risk-based assessments involving pressure vessels, pipelines, piping systems, fossil-fired and recovery boilers, and chemical and petroleum storage tanks. Doug is a certified API 653 Storage Tank Inspector, API 570 Piping Inspector, API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector, and API 1169 Pipeline Inspector. He also actively participates on the API 653/650 Committee as a voting member.

Nick is the department manager for our civil engineering team. He has 15 years of experience in the field of civil site and utility improvements, including geotechnical investigations, condition surveys, site grading and drainage design, water and wastewater systems, roadway design, and bulk fuel facility design for commercial and military facilities. Nick provides management and engineering skills for all phases of project development including planning, design and analysis, preparation of contract documents, cost estimating, project management, and construction administration.

Matt is a licensed professional mechanical engineer with over 13 years of experience designing commercial and DoD fueling systems. His design experience includes bulk storage facilities, airport hydrant systems, additive injection systems, transfer pipelines, and vehicle fueling stations. He is also a certified API 570 Piping Inspector with over 10 years of experience. Matt became a principal of the firm in 2022.

Carl is EEI’s Chief Civil Engineer and brings over 38 years of experience in the State of Alaska with site development of everything from small retail buildings to large public and private developments, transportation, and utilities projects. Carl has provided civil and geotechnical engineering on many petroleum-related projects including design of buried pipelines, tank containment systems and site planning. Carl has also been involved in projects at many remote villages in Alaska and is familiar with the challenges posed by flooding, permafrost, seasonal frost, and poor soils conditions.

Aaron is a Department Manager, Project Manager, and design engineer at EEI. He is a licensed professional civil engineer with over 12 years of experience in Structural, Civil, and Geotechnical design of POL and marine infrastructure, including 5 years of DoD experience. His project portfolio includes the design and Project Management of bulk fuel storage facilities, transfer pipelines, vehicle and rail fueling facilities, as well as tank inspection and repair design to AST and cut and cover tanks. He is also a certified API 653 Tank Inspector specializing in the use of 3D scanning.

Duncan is a licensed professional mechanical engineer with 6 years of experience designing commercial and DoD fueling systems CONUS and OCONUS. He has experience designing green field and brown field fuel systems ranging from large bulk storage facilities with aboveground and belowground tanks to small additive injection systems. He is also experienced developing project planning documentation and performing on-site engineering assessments. Duncan is a certified API 570 Piping Inspector.