Mr. Stratemeyer, PE began his career at EBL Engineers in 1978 as a Project Manager. He has extensive experience in the design of HVAC and plumbing systems for institutional, industrial and governmental facilities and, has managed complex multi-discipline projects from concepts through construction administration. He has also performed construction management services for a health care client. His primary fields of expertise are heating, ventilating, air conditioning, central plant design and energy applications. Mr. Stratemeyer has done extensive research and design in the feasibility and application of solar collection and energy conversion systems and has acted as an independent consultant in that field. He is also certified as a Geothermal Heat Pump Systems Designer/Installer and as an Energy Auditor in the State of Maryland.

As Director of Marketing and Business Development, Mr. Stratemeyer is responsible for the firm's marketing and business development efforts. As Principal Mechanical Engineer, he is the Quality Assurance Officer for EBL Engineers and, as such, maintains the company Quality Control and Assurance Plan.

Mr. Stratemeyer is President of the Building Congress and Exchange of Metropolitan Baltimore (BCE-Balt) and is also President of the Parkville-Carney Business and Professional Association (PCBPA). He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Association for Facilities Engineering, the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA), the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), the American Society of Military Engineers (SAME), the American Society of School Building Officials (ASBO) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Mr Stratemeyer is a graduate of the Cornell University Sibley School of Mechanical Engineering with a Bachelor of Science degree and has been in the consulting engineering field since 1972.

Mr. Stratemeyer, PE is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia.

Mr. McBride joined EBL as a Fire Protection Engineer in 1988. Mr. McBride specializes in the analysis of new and existing structures for code compliance, the use of alternative materials and methods for equivalent code compliance, forensic investigation and professional services related to system performance, system failure and construction anomalies as well as design and field commissioning of smoke management and control systems.

As the Director of Engineering Operations for EBL Engineers, LLC, Mr. McBride oversees administration of the firm’s engineering and consulting groups. He also actively engages in fire protection engineering and is a Certified Building Inspector in the state of Maryland.

Mr. McBride is the 2009 – 2010 Treasurer for the American Consulting Engineers Council of Maryland (ACEC-MD) of which he is a former Director and Secretary. His other professional affiliations and/or memberships include Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA), American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Chesapeake Area Society of Healthcare Engineering (CASHE). He is Chairman of NFPA 1925 - Marine Fire Fighting Vessels.  He is also the principal or alternate on the following National Fire Protection Association Technical Committees: NFPA 88A - Garages and Parking Structures, NFPA 2010 – Aerosol Extinguishing Technology, NFPA 150 - Animal Holding Facilities and NFPA 72 - Single & Multiple Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems. He is also an accomplished public speaker, having been asked to speak to local chapters of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and the Fire Alarm Association and the National Park Service.

Mr McBride received his Bachelor of Science in 1987 and his Masters in 2006, both in Fire Protection Engineering, from the University of Maryland, College Park.
 

Mr. McBride is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland and as well as the following states:

Mr. McBride is also a certified Building Inspector.

Mr. Hubner joined EBL Engineers, LLC in 1987 as a Mechanical Project Engineer. 

Mr. Hubner's primary responsibility is for the coordination and scheduling of projects in the firm's Mechanical/Electrical Department as well as oversight of the Construction Management group. Drawing on his experience in the design of commercial, institutional, industrial and government applications, he is able to interface into a broad range of projects to ensure each commission is completed on time, within budget and technically correct. He has been involved in projects requiring HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, fire protection, industrial ventilation, thermal storage, process piping, geothermal, energy management systems and consideration for construction phasing to maintain operations during renovation and expansion of existing facilities.

Mr. Hubner is highly regarded for forensic engineering in the field of remedial energy analysis. His specialized areas of expertise are analysis for energy conservation and life cycle cost analysis, design of direct digital energy management and control systems, and central plant design.

Mr. Hubner is active in numerous Professional Associations including the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) where he chairs the chapter’s Refrigeration Committee, the American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC), the Maryland Council of Design Professionals (AIAMD), the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and serves as the current Vice President of the Maryland Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).

Mr. Hubner earned his Bachelors of Architectural Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1985.

Mr Hubner is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York.

Mr. Fraczkowski joined EBL Engineers in 1990 as a Fire Protection Engineer.  He manages the Fire Protection Department and also actively engages in fire protection engineering projects both in the United States and internationally. His specialties include the analysis of new and existing structures for code compliance, design of fire protection systems to meet national fire protection standards and the client's particular needs, and field commissioning and acceptance testing of egress systems and fire protection systems. He has consulted with engineers and architects on life safety, fire alarm, smoke control, AFFF, plan review, code interpretation, shop drawing review, hydraulic calculation analysis and review, construction management and oversight, field fire protection system testing and commissioning.

Mr. Fraczkowski started his career as a fire protection engineer with a world-wide industrial company specializing in special hazard fire protection, analysis of water supplies and fire protection systems, code compliance and life safety systems. He later was employed by the U.S. Navy as a fire protection engineer in its Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Washington, DC. Here he was exposed to a wide variety of building systems including work on the design and commissioning of fire protection systems for aircraft hangars, including those housing the President's aerial fleet - Air Force One and Marine One.

Mr. Fraczkowski has held office in the Engineering Society of Baltimore, as well as being the past President of the Chesapeake Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). He is also a member of the Chesapeake Area Society for Healthcare (CASHE), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). He maintains current industry knowledge and is also a principal or alternate on the NFPA 72 and NFPA 88A technical committees.

Mr. Fraczkowski earned his Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park in 1984, and his Masters Degree in Engineering Management from University of Maryland University College in 1994.

Mr. Fraczkowski is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland and Virginia.

Mr. Dougherty joined EBL Engineers in 2001 as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration and Finance, although he started consulting for the firm in 1989.

He is responsible for the management of EBL’s Administration Department, which includes accounting, administration, and information technology. Other responsibilities include supervising and maintaining all finance, accounting, tax, billing, collection, retirement plan, and human resource functions for the firm, as well as managing banking and vendor relationship.

Mr. Dougherty is a member of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is the former Treasurer of the Engineering Society of Baltimore, Inc.

Mr. Dougherty began his career in public accounting and specialized in accounting, tax and retirement plans for small businesses and their owners, primarily service businesses with an emphasis on engineering firms. EBL Engineers, LLC was a client of Mr. Dougherty’s while he practiced public accounting.

Mr. Dougherty earned his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Loyola College in Maryland in 1980 and passed the CPA exam in the State of Maryland in 1981.

Mr. Houser joined EBL Engineers in 1998 as Senior Fire Protection Engineer.  He manages EBL’s Code Consulting Group and also actively engages in fire protection engineering projects. With EBL, he has represented the consultant advising a major building products industry trade association at the hearings on the International Building Code.

Mr. Houser began his career as an engineer with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and later the MD State Fire Marshal’s Office. He was responsible for enforcing provisions of the State Fire Prevention Code and the Annotated Code of Maryland. His background is rooted in the development of codes and standards, and the review and approval of architectural and related plans for conformance with model codes, technical standards and good engineering practice.

Prior to joining EBL, he served the Gypsum Association, the North American industry trade association for manufacturers of gypsum board, as Director of Code and Technical Services. While in their employ, he represented the Association at code development hearings and technical meetings of the International Building Code (IBC), National Building Code (BOCA), Uniform Building Code (UBC), Board for Coordination of Model Codes (BCMC), among other task groups sponsored by governmental bodies.

Mr. Houser also attended meetings of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) on behalf of the Association and was a member of NFPA technical committees on fire tests, building construction, manufactured housing, air conditioning, and mining, and chaired several NFPA Task Groups on the non-combustibility of building materials. Recent NFPA Technical Committee Activities have included being either a principal or alternate on the NFPA 1925 (Marine Firefighting Vessels) and NFPA 150 (Animal Housing Facilities). He is or has been a member of the following Professional Associations:  American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), and American Institute of Architects/Baltimore (AIA).

Mr Houser earned his Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1984.

Mr. Houser is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland and Wisconsin.

Mr. Houser is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Mr. Kleponis began his career at EBL Engineers in 1998 as Senior Mechanical Engineer. Since that time he has moved up within the firm from Project Manager, Associate and in 2008 was named Associate Principal. He has a background in construction, and has been an Apprentice Plumber since 1988. He has extensive experience in the design of HVAC and plumbing systems for institutional, industrial and governmental facilities and, has managed complex multi-discipline projects from concepts through construction administration. His primary fields of expertise are heating, ventilating, air conditioning, central plant design, cost estimating and temperature controls.

Mr. Kleponis is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

Mr. Kleponis is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Mr. Kleponis has been a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland for the past decade.

He is a LEED Accredited Professional.