Team at ATM Engineering | ATM Engineering

Our staff size is large enough to tackle larger projects and yet small enough for personalized attention.

We maintain a full-time staff including three design engineers and three CAD designers along with other support staff. We also have substantial flexibility to adapt to fluctuations in work flow by maintaining relationships with several CAD and other design consultants. In addition, all staff members are CAD-capable, enabling us to “team up” when the need arises.

Tim McPartland, SE | Principal Structural Engineer

ATM is managed by Tim McPartland, a Sacramento Structural Engineer, whose structural design experience spans over 30 years. He graduated cum laude from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Architectural Engineering. He is registered in California as a structural and civil engineer, and in Nevada as a structural engineer. Download his resume →

Favorite Movie | The Blues Brothers

Childhood Dream Job | Carpenter

First Job | Paper Route

John Gage, SE | Senior Structural Engineer

After graduating from University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, John went on to attain his Masters of Science in Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. He consistently goes the extra mile to complete each project start-to-finish with mastery. Download his resume →

Childhood Dream Job | Architect / Craftsman

Biggest Accomplishment | Finishing grad school and passing his SE in the span of having two kids

Dream Vacation Destination | Snorkeling in Hawaii with his kids

Gage Steele, PE | Staff Engineer

Gage graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 2016 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Gage has over four years of structural design experience in a wide variety of structures, including seismic assessment and retrofit of existing state-owned and leased buildings, tilt-up concrete buildings, wood-framed buildings, and bridges. Download his resume →

Childhood Dream Job | Taxi Driver

Biggest Accomplishment | Obtaining PE license, graduating from college, & owning home at age 25

First Job | Jasper’s Giant Hamburgers

Bob LaFrenier | CAD Designer

Bob has been working as a CAD Designer at ATM Engineering for 21 years, with 3 additional years of experience prior. With his extensive skillset in drafting, Bob continuously contributes to the state-of-the-art work done at ATM Engineering.

“My favorite part about my job is working on a variety of structural job types— that keeps it interesting!”

Childhood Dream Job | Jet Pilot

Dream Vacation Destination | House-boating on the lake

Federico Castro | CAD Designer

Federico graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Architecture. After many years of diverse experience in project management, architectural design, and drafting, Federico joined ATM Engineering as a masterful CAD Designer and continues to add unique value to each project.

Dream Vacation Destination | Rome, Italy

Childhood Dream Job | Film Director

Favorite Movie | 2001 Space Odyssey

Bruce Morgan | CAD Designer

Bruce is a proficient CAD Designer with over 30 years of experience using AutoCAD for a variety of project types. With an A.S. in Engineering Technology & Drafting from American River College, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Walla Walla College, Bruce provides a masterly perspective on all drawings he completes.

Favorite Movie Genre | Western or War

Childhood Dream Job | Develop spacecraft at NASA

Dream Vacation Destination | Travel by train from Sydney to Perth in Australia

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