Ben Brungraber, Ph.D., P.E.
Company co-founder and timber frame visionary with more than forty years of experience in the field, including trend-setting research on mortise and…
Duncan McElroy, P.E.
After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1991 with a degree in engineering sciences, Duncan immediately caught the timber framing bug while helping…
Joe Miller, Ph.D., P.E.
In 2009, before the ink dried on Joe’s Ph.D., he joined the Fire Tower team, where he will continue his groundbreaking work on keyed beams.
Joe’s…
Dick Schmidt, Ph.D., P.E.
After buying 40 acres outside Laramie, Dick and his wife, Pat, began to consider what style of home they might build. The answer came while they…
Aaron Hayes, PE
With a fond love of timber framing and carpentry, as well a strong work ethic passed to him from his Dad, who exposed him to commercial construction…
Aaron Olson, PE
Aaron is a born and raised Yooper, from the small town of Mohawk. After interning a few summers with the Keweenaw County Road Commission and getting…
Michael Prast, EIT
Ever since high school, Michael has had a passion for history and a passion for buildings. The latter brought him to Michigan Technological…
Jessie Smith, PE
After graduating from the University of Vermont in 2005 Jessie moved to Cape Cod to join a structural engineering firm designing high end residential…
Corrinne Weaver, PE
Corrinne joins the Fire Tower team in 2020 after 5 years of working as a structural engineer in the commercial building industry. She completed her…
