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Engineer Spotlight: TJ Bates
*Tell me about yourself, your schooling, career path.* I went to college at Michigan Tech and received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in structural engineering. Starting out, I was a construction engineer in the heavy oil and gas industries for another company in Green Bay, Wis. I had an opportunity to move to the structural engineering group in Sheboygan and have been at Donohue since 2014. In 2016, I was looking to move back to Michigan to be closer to family and helped Donohue open a new office in Grand Rapids, where I have been located ever since. Since moving here, I am focused on project management and business development along with structural engineering.
Engineer Spotlight: Wendy Raisbeck
*Tell me about yourself, your schooling, career path.* I graduated from UW-Platteville with a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering and civil engineering with an environmental emphasis. During college, I worked as a co-op for Donohue and became a full-time employee after graduation; I’ve been here 18 years. When I started, I generally was helping other process-mechanical engineers with their designs on projects. As got more experience, I became more independent and started working on my own process-mechanical designs and eventually started doing project management as well. For the most part, I work on municipal wastewater treatment plant projects, but I have also worked on industrial wastewater treatment plants, municipal water treatment plants, and collection system lift stations. Internally at Donohue, I am part of the hydraulics committee (performing quality reviews of hydraulic calculations) and the cost estimating committee, and have become a senior level process-mechanical engineer and project manager.
Engineer Spotlight: Mike Stohl
*Tell me about yourself, your schooling, career path.* I grew up in the Twin Cities (Richfield, Minnesota) and attended Illinois Institute of Technology where I received a degree in electrical engineering, specializing in power distribution. During my last semester of college, I interviewed at Donohue and started working there immediately after graduating. I’ve been here 16 years, working in a variety of different positions. Starting out, my primary responsibility was CAD drafting before quickly transitioning into electrical design assistance. I then became a lead electrical engineer while advancing into project management and eventually regional office management.
Donohue & Associates Celebrates 25 years
February 3rd marked the 25th anniversary of Donohue’s modest beginning back in 1997. We have grown from seven staff in one office to 120 staff in 11 offices in six Midwestern states. Donohue is now the No. 16th ranked wastewater engineering firm in the U.S. and has received over 40 engineering excellence awards.
Elkhart, Indiana Breaks Ground for Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
The City of Elkhart, Indiana, officially broke ground earlier this month on new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) capacity upgrades. The upgrades, designed by Donohue & Associates, incorporate the latest technology to increase peak flow capacity from 40 million gallons per day (mgd) to a sustained flow rate of 60 mgd as required by the City’s federal Consent Decree (CD) for combined sewer overflow.
In the Holiday Spirit
We extend our warmest wishes to you for a healthy and joyful 2022. In the spirit of giving, Donohue & Associates is grateful to be able to continue our tradition of contributing to nonprofit organizations that provide locally sustainable drinking water, sanitation, and health education programs to communities around the world through support: Water for People, Global Water Stewardship, and Wisconsin Water for the World.
Recent WRWA Technical Conference Highlights New Technologies
Two Donohue wastewater professionals recently shared technical presentations as part of the Wisconsin Rural Water Association’s 33rd Annual Technical Conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Brief summaries of the presentations follow.
Indiana WEA Annual Conference to Feature Six Donohue Presenters
Six Donohue wastewater professionals will be sharing technical presentations as part of the Indiana Water Environment Association’s annual conference. Brief summaries of the presentations follow.
Nutrient Stewardship Field Day in Illinois featured Donohue presenter
Donohue Vice President Terry Boyer presented the City of Charleston’s Nutrient Stewardship Project on July 15, 2021, at Terrydale Farms in Charleston, Illinois, hosted by the Coles County Farm Bureau. As part of their efforts to support education and outreach in the Embarras River Watershed, Coles County Farm Bureau partnered to host a field day focused on conservation practices. Presenters for this field day shared technical information about conservation, as well as updates on IEPA 319 Grant and Watershed Management Plan efforts.
Donohue’s Kam Law and Kelly Lockerbie Receive Prestigious Illinois Water Environment Association Awards
Kam Law was presented with the 2020 Arthur Sidney Bedell Award and Kelly Lockerbie was presented with a "Golden Shovel" as a member of the...
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