Meet Our Key Personnel

 

Robert H Foster, P. E., President

Robert H Foster, P. E., President

Rob Foster founded Foster Design Group Consulting Engineers Inc., and is responsible for business development, project management and mechanical consulting.

Beginning his engineering career over 25 years ago in Perth, Australia, Mr. Foster has been involved in a diverse array of undertakings, including helping to provide the necessary ventilation design and construction supervision on the English Channel Tunnel.  His expertise has further contributed to the successful completion of a broad range of commercial office buildings, retail stores, restaurants, cleanroom facilities, industrial manufacturing facilities, educational facilities, hotel/residential complexes, computer data centers and various hospital wards and facilities,
along with major HVAC equipment upgrades and central plant facilities.  Additionally, he has conducted numerous HVAC building studies and evaluations.

Mr Foster is currently licensed in California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Washington, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Iowa.

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Jeff Reed, Associate

Jeff Reed, Associate

Named an Associate in 2006, Mr. Reed serves as the head of the Plumbing department, overseeing all plumbing engineering design work and the production of construction documents.

During the past 19-plus years, Mr. Reed has prepared plumbing designs for major hospital additions, upgrades and remodels as well as for new office structures, commercial buildings, building tenant improvement and remodels, educational facilities, retail buildings, industrial manufacturing facilities, laboratory facilities and residential complexes.

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Valerie Brown, Senior Mechanical Engineer

Valerie Brown, Associate

Named an Associate in 2009, Ms Brown is the head of the mechanical department and takes lead responsibility on all mechanical engineering design work and the production of construction documents.

With over 24 years of professional experience, Ms. Brown has prepared designs for schools, colleges, new hospitals, hospital upgrades and remodels, museums, churches, commercial office structures, building tenant improvement & remodels, fire station facilities, computer facilities, hotels, commercial restaurants and central plants.

 
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