Principals
Alan Dostert, AIA, President and CEO
Alan manages the firm’s Fargo office. His extensive background in commercial and industrial construction over the last 30 years has proved an invaluable asset in the design and construction document phase of projects. Alan’s passionate devotion to his clients has earned him numerous repeat projects throughout his career, including his design and project management work in health care, education, civic/public, wellness/recreation, housing, and corporate work throughout the region. His project deliveries include Design/Build, Construction Management, Fast-Track, and Project Phasing. Alan is a member of the American Institute of Architects, a member of the ND AIA advisory board, president and a board member of his Church, and president of the Fargo Flames Hockey Association.
Paul Prout, PE, Vice President
Paul heads the firm’s Industrial Services Group and provides design, analysis, construction, operation and maintenance services to the power and process industries. He leads multi-project, multi-discipline engineering activities and he has mechanical engineering systems and equipment experience in heat transfer and fluid systems, material handling systems, pollution control systems, explosion protection systems, industrial and commercial HVAC systems, pressure vessel and pressure piping, and plant event analysis and event reconstruction. Paul is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
Wayne Dietrich, AIA
Wayne manages the Grand Forks corporate office and the Bemidji office. With more than 25 years as a student of the industry, Wayne’s project management experience including planning, design, and construction for a wide variety of projects ensures the overall design, budget, and schedule meet the client’s needs and expectations. Wayne’s project experience includes health care, education, wellness/recreation, corporate, housing, and industrial projects. Wayne is the president of CDInc., a construction management company owned by the EAPC partners. He is also a member of the American Institute of Architects, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and a member of the Grand Forks Lions Club.
Jim Tyler, PE
Jim is a registered mechanical engineer who manages the firm’s Bismarck office and heads the commercial Mechanical Engineering team for EAPC. Over the past 16 years, Jim has designed heating, air conditioning, and ventilating systems for health care and educational facilities, as well as for corporations, housing, industrial and maintenance facilities, research facilities, civic/public institutions, and places of worship. Jim has also completed numerous forensic investigations dealing with mechanical systems. Jim is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). He is also the president of the University of Notre Dame Alumni Club of North Dakota.
Jay Haley, PE
Jay has been involved in wind energy since 1983 and is the Principal in Charge of the Wind Energy team in Grand Forks. He has made hundreds of public presentations on wind energy and has been the wind industry’s primary spokesperson in North Dakota. Jay provides consulting services to wind developers, financial institutions, electric utilities, communities, economic development groups, universities, and Native American tribes. He conducts WindPRO training courses across the United States and has taught hundreds of wind energy professionals in the principles of wind resource assessment and wind farm design. Jay is the founding Chairman of the Wind Energy Council, a regional trade organization in the upper Midwest and is a member of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
Jay Kleven, PE
Jay manages the Civil/Structural Department of EAPC, as well as working as a project engineer to provide civil and structural engineering design services for industrial, commercial, and civic/public facilities. Jay has been actively engaged in the Wind Energy industry for over 10 years by providing foundation designs for over 20 small (less than 10MW) utility-scale wind turbine generator projects, as well as the civil works for access roads and related site construction. Jay is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. He is also an Adjunct Professor for the UND Department of Civil Engineering and serves on the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Chamber Board.
Sean Sugden, AIA, Associate Partner
Sean has been involved with all aspects of architectural work over the past 15 years. His projects have included K-12 design with sizes ranging from small renovations to entire school campuses. His other types of projects include civic/public, corporate, housing, places of worship, assisted and independent living facilities, and financial institutions. Sean has aided in running the firm’s Fargo Office, authorizing and administrating contracts and overseeing the Fargo office project managers. Sean is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).