Two employees joined the Thoma team as computer-aided-design (CAD) professionals, bolstering the company’s design efforts with more than 30 years of experience.
The hiring of drafters Seth McIver and Tina Reyes marks a continued period of growth for the company’s engineering team, which now comprises three licensed professional engineers, two electrical engineers, four electrical designers, six CAD drafters and support staff, who in total have more than 300 years of engineering and design experience.
CAD software was designed to make a variety of design tasks more efficient, allowing drafters to create technical drawings with computers instead of the old technology – pencils, rulers and paper. With CAD software, they can create 3-D and 2- D models that offer more details, and CAD makes it easier to quickly edit and revise.
Having worked in the communications industry for 18 years – 14 with light electrical design – McIver has designed fiber-optic and wireless communications infrastructure throughout California for more than a decade.
McIver said he looks forward to joining Thoma’s close-knit company.
“The positive family environment, with room to grow as an employee and a company, is what excited me most about Thoma Electric,” McIver said.
For past employers, Reyes was not only technically savvy, but got to use her creative side by creating holiday greeting cards and the logo for a local water district in King County, WA.
Having moved to California from Seattle in April, she said she’s excited to bring her 12 years of experience to an intelligent team that made it easy to adjust to a new hometown.
“Being new to the company and new to the area, Thoma made me feel very welcomed and made this change an amazing one,” Reyes said.
About Thoma Electric:
Thoma Electric, founded in 1962, provides consulting, engineering, design and construction services for projects throughout California and the West Coast. The company maintains the highest level of integrity, accountability and commitment to total customer satisfaction. Thoma leads the industry in promoting energy conservation and environmental sustainability. Among their many projects for a wide range of industries, Thoma’s local work includes several projects at Cal Poly, including the Alex G. Spanos Stadium; Hearst Castle; Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria; and Barney Schwartz Park in Paso Robles. Out-of-area projects range from the Angeles National Forest Headquarters in Arcadia to the Bakersfield Federal Courthouse. Thoma’s projects list includes 200 health care facilities, 400 school projects and 150 fire stations.