Facility Engineering Services

Gregory D. Williams, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.

Email: gwilliams@facilityengserv.com

Dr. Williams is the President and Founder of Facility Engineering Services. He has extensive experience in the structural, functional, and life safety design of agri-industrial (food, agricultural, and bioprocess) process facilities including USDA and FDA inspected facilities. He has extensive experience in the design and analysis of concrete and steel bulk storage and their associated material handling systems. He is an accomplished engineer, integrating structural engineering, architectural engineering and agricultural process engineering. As part of his practice, Dr. Williams has integrated his knowledge of food & agricultural process engineering with facility layout and design. He has an advanced level technical competency in the design procedures for all major materials of construction and has developed novel and complex solutions for facility construction using these materials. He has extensive experience using the design-build project delivery method. Dr. Williams has taught construction methods and building codes at the University of Wisconsin.

PEI Professional Engineer of the Year Award

Dr. Williams is the recipient of the ASABE 2915 PEI Professional Engineer of the Year Award.  This award honors a licensed engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the agricultural engineering profession, the public welfare, and/or humankind.

Henry Giese Structures and Environment Award

Dr. Williams is the recipient of the 2015 ASABE Henry Giese Structures and Environment Award.  This award is given “For distinguished service in advancing the knowledge and science of agricultural structures and environment”. Honorees are chosen based on their advancement of teaching, research, design, and basic knowledge of agricultural structures and environment including livestock and poultry buildings, plant growth structures, crop and other storage processing structures, and rural human housing. The award was established in 1988 by the family of Henry Giese to honor his lifelong accomplishment in farm building design, research, and teaching.

Richard R. Royal, P.E.

Email: rroyal@facilityengserv.com

Richard R. Royal is responsible for mechanical and refrigeration engineering for Facility Engineering Services.  Previously he was the Senior Design Manager - Refrigeration for the U.S. Design and Construction team for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Mr. Royal also co-lead Walmart’s ISM (Indirect Spend Management) Refrigeration and Lighting Category Council for global procurement and supplier leverage efforts, and was a leading member of Walmart’s GEF-SVN (Global Energy and Facilities – Sustainable Value Network). RIchard has also worked extensively in the Meat, Poultry and other food processing industries.  Mr. Royal received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, is a licensed engineer, and past President and member of the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Academy of Mechanical Engineers. Some of Mr. Royal’s accomplishments include:
• Past Chair of ASHRAE’s Refrigeration Committee
• Past Member of ASHRAE’s Technology Council
• Past Member ASHRAE’s RP1634 – Guide for Sustainable Refrigerated Facilities and Refrigeration Systems
• Chair of ASHRAE’s Special Project Committee for the newly published ASHRAE Refrigeration Commissioning Guide and currently serves on other ASHRAE committees
• Past Team lead for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Building Alliance Refrigeration Task Group.
• Past President of the Arkansas Academy of Mechanical Engineers
• Holds a patent in cryogenic refrigeration
• George C. Briley award recipient
• Key Note Speaker at the 2014 International Institute of Refrigeration Conference in London.

Michael F. Brugger, Ph.D., P.E.

Email: mbrugger@facilityengserv.com

Dr. Brugger brings over 35 years of educational, planning and design experience of a wide variety of facilities. As a State Extension Specialist in the structures and environment area, he has been involved in the planning and designs of many livestock facilities and manure handling systems, fruit and vegetable storages, grain storages and greenhouses. He has also taught a senior structural design and facility-planning course for 10 years. For 13 years, he was Assistant to the Director – Facilities Administration for the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and was responsible for over 1.7 million square feet of buildings. He oversaw the long-range strategic plan development, scope of work development, design team selection, design review, construction inspection and startup trouble shooting for a variety of projects. Dr. Brugger has consulted on and has been an expert witness on many cases related to structural issues, construction contracts, and air and water quality issues. He has done complete design for many types of buildings. He has also been involved in the development and revision of design handbooks and standards.

Kurt A. Rosentrater, Ph.D.

Email: krosentrater@facilityengserv.com

Dr. Kurt Rosentrater is an expert in Value-Added Product Development, Alternative Recycling and Reprocessing Strategies for Food and Organic Waste Streams, Modeling and Simulation of Food and Organic Processing Systems, Economic Modeling, Physical and Chemical Characterization Methods, and Plant Layout, Material Handling, Unit Operations, and Process Design. He has developed advanced computer models to simulate process and economic factors to aid the food industry in pursuing value-added recycling/reprocessing alternatives. He is formerly an assistant professor at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, in the Department of Engineering and Industrial Technology, where he taught in the areas of research methods, manufacturing systems, engineering mechanics, and design. In industry, he is responsible for process and equipment design as well as plant and site layout for large-scale agri-industrial facilities, including grain, feed, flour, pet food and biodiesel manufacturing plants.