Andy has more than 30 years of experience in engineering and construction of commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. He is responsible for the development and management of project design scheduling in addition to ensuring conformity with structural code and permitting requirements.  He has managed projects for Nestle USA, Smithfield Foods, Starbucks Coffee Company, Schreiber Foods Inc., General Mills, and other large corporations.

Brad oversees a number of areas of The Fricks Company including field operations, project management, contract negotiations, overseeing estimating department, business development, safety, and quality control. The Fricks Company constructs Industrial Concrete Floors for Food Distribution Centers, Food Cold Storage Facilities, Food Processing Plants and Manufacturing Plants.

Brian leads day-to-day operations at Stellar and has more than 20 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. His responsibilities have included overseeing all business relationships, project development, and execution of projects in the prepared foods, sliced meats, poultry, dairy and beverage industries. He previously oversaw all of Stellar’s global food and beverage operations including US, Canada, Mexico and China. He previously served as a division vice president and executive vice president.  He has worked on high-profile projects for General Mills, Heinz, Kraft Foods, Nestlé and Starbucks, among others.

Clint has more than 20 years of accounting and financial experience in construction, development and real estate throughout the commercial, hospitality, institutional and residential marketplace. His responsibilities include analyzing, tracking and managing overall financial performance of Stellar, in addition to facilitating the company’s financial and legal strategies for international growth and future technology strategies. He has worked on a large number of Stellar’s projects providing business development and planning assistance for project financing, leasing and payment options.

Darren has over 20 years of construction experience as an estimator, field engineer, assistant superintendent, assistant project manager, superintendent, project manager and senior project manager. His responsibilities include project estimating and scheduling, material procurement and subcontractor coordination. His project experience includes Dot Foods, Hillshire Brands, Keystone Foods, Nestlé, Sara Lee Foods, and Starbucks, among others.

Don has over 35 years of engineering experience in the food industry in building maintenance and renovation, process equipment installation, and design and installation of refrigeration, steam, compressed air, water and HVAC systems.

Gerry has more than 42 years of engineering, maintenance and operations experience in the food manufacturing industry. His responsibilities include organizing and directing process design, packaging, and automation requirements for food and beverage manufacturing facilities. Gerry oversees initial development of critical project criteria and budgets, food safety, technical requirements of equipment, proper execution of construction documents, equipment installation and commissioning.  Gerry has project managed process engineering for Rich Products, Starbucks, Best Foods, H-E-B, Johnsonville Sausage, Nestle, and Pinnacle Foods among others.

For the past four years, Henry has served as partner of The Probst Group, a consulting/engineering firm focusing on waste management and wastewater treatment for food, beverage, and dairy-based industries. Prior to that, he served as Vice President at ProCorp Inc. for 17 years, providing food, beverage, and dairy processing facilities throughout the United States and Mexico with wastewater treatment and waste management services. He has managed numerous wastewater projects for clients in the dairy and food industries.

Jason has more than 5 years of experience in design project management both in the research and development field and industrial refrigeration. He currently manages coordination of refrigeration engineers and designers through the execution of the refrigeration design process. He has also been a lead engineer in a combined $9.4 million, federal-contracted product research and development project with the Department of Defense and Department of Energy. This project included the initiating of analysis strategies, coordinating cross discipline design efforts and the execution of design product testing.

Jennifer Montee is a mechanical engineer with more than a decade of experience in the natural refrigerants industry. She has worked on a variety of projects including poultry plants, produce facilities and cold storage warehouses. Her experience includes refrigeration design, engineering, project management and ammonia compliance. Based in California, she has worked on multiple projects requiring the state’s unique codes and regulations.

Jim has more than 20 years of experience in the design, analysis and improvement of operations, systems and facilities. His responsibilities include facility design, equipment design and procurement, project management, start-up and commissioning for projects in the food and beverage processing industries. This includes the development of process design, material balances, block flow diagrams and automated systems for related facilities. He has managed projects for Columbus Foods, Smithfield Foods, Purdue Farms, Sara Lee Foods, Starbucks, Pinnacle Foods, Cuisine Solutions, Maple Leaf Foods and others.

Jon has more than 16 years of experience in electrical design and construction of commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. His responsibilities include development of electrical documentation for schematic and detailed design, cost studies and interfacing with other engineering disciplines to integrate electrical power, fire alarm system, control, instrumentation and data/voice communication system requirements. His projects have included Burris Refrigerated Logistics, Columbus Foods, Keystone Foods, Maple Leaf Foods and Sara Lee Foods, among others.

Jose Mergulhao is the Director of Business Development for Stellar Industrial Solutions (SIS). He has more than 25 years of experience in the industrial and recreational refrigeration industry, including expertise in cold storage, ice rink and food/pharmaceutical production facilities. Jose’s responsibilities include new business development, sales and marketing for Stellar’s SIS group. He has worked on projects for the National Hockey League and their teams, as well as Kraft, Sysco and numerous other industrial clients. He is also well-versed in AutoCAD, HVAC, pumps, and energy efficiency and design.

Karishma has extensive experience as a project architect with a focus on residential, institutional, corporate and interior work. Her knowledge extends from conceptual design and development to construction administration, and she has received commendations for design, team work and communication skills. Additionally, she worked on a few award-winning projects and competitions, and has been recognized by mentors and clients as a rare, gifted individual. Karishma has 14 years of industry experience, including three years with Stellar.

With more than 28 years of experience in mechanical systems ranging from refrigeration to material handling, Kevin understands what goes into designing facilities that are as safe as they are efficient. Every day, he puts his 13 years of expertise in food and beverage plant applications to work as he organizes, directs and installs process and packaging design development requirements for manufacturing facilities. Prior to joining Stellar, Kevin worked as in-plant corporate project and plant engineer for nine years. He also spent 15 years designing commercial and non-food related industrial facilities.

Manny has over 28 years of experience in architectural design. His responsibilities include coordinating design development between the owner and client utilizing both design and construction disciplines. His duties include developing national and international architectural and construction relationships and budget preparation. In addition, he is specifically responsible for architectural design, space planning, coordination of code analysis and specifications. He has worked on projects for Burris Refrigerated, General Mills, Keystone Foods, Maple Leaf Foods and Nestlé.

Matt has more than 10 years of experience in the construction industry. He is currently a project manager for Stellar’s food and beverage division. Matt has worked on a variety of projects, both in the field and at Stellar’s headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

Michael has a broad range of experience in the A&E industry, acting in various roles including Senior Structural Engineer and Design Project Manager. His diverse design and project management experience extend into both the public and private sectors, and incorporate all materials of construction. Michael has more than 16 years of industry experience including nine years with Stellar.

Michael has more than 22 years of experience in industrial construction on domestic and International projects. His responsibilities include project development, executive supervision, planning, estimating, contractual negotiations, cost control, assurance of quality and completion. His project experience includes Bolthouse Farms, Burris Refrigerated Logistics, ConAgra Foods, Kraft Foods, Mondelez, United Stated Cold Storage, and many others.

Mike has more than 37 years of food plant engineering, maintenance and operational experience in the industry. His responsibilities include organizing and directing process design and packaging and automation requirements for food and beverage manufacturing facilities. Mike has expertise in beverages, condiments, frozen foods and baby foods, and has successfully led teams through plant acquisitions and integrations, closures and consolidations throughout his career. 

Morris has experience in the food and beverage industry, with emphasis on coffee, prepared/frozen foods and bakery processes. He has experience developing, managing and delivering unique project solutions with a focus on GMP and food quality/safety standards. He has performed the roles of an automation engineer and project manager throughout his career. Morris has 13 years of industry experience, all with Stellar.

Paul has more than 30 years of experience in architecture, encompassing food & beverage, distribution, industrial, commercial, housing and retail. In the past, Paul had been a project architect and a project manager.

Phillip has more than five years of refrigeration design, packaged refrigeration and 3D printing experience. His responsibilities include refrigeration system design and retrofits, machine room ventilation designs and PSM compliance calculations. Phillip’s project experience includes Kraft, Nestlé, Bolthouse Farms, Boar’s Head, Hillshire Farm and many others.

Rex has more than 26 years of experience in all phases of industrial, institutional and commercial building design and construction. His responsibilities include initial development of critical project criteria and preliminary budgets, design criteria, technical aspects of proposed projects and proper execution of construction documents. Rex has managed projects for Frito-Lay, Kraft Foods, Nestlé/Gerber and Cuisine Solutions, among others.

Ryan has experience in both engineering and construction project management. He has effectively managed construction projects of self-performed refrigeration work ranging in size from $1M to $10M. He currently leads a team of experienced engineers and designers in the refrigeration design group. Ryan has 11 years of industry experience including six years with Stellar.

Sean is experienced in the food and beverage industry and has worked extensively in Package Engineering for beverage, dairy and dry foods. Sean has nine years of industry experience including more than half a year with Stellar.

Taylor is responsible for sales, marketing, development and product application support as well as accounts management at Southern Waters Company.  His career in the water treatment industry began in 2000.  He started out working in filtration and sanitation installing softeners, reverse osmosis systems, carbon filters, UV and chlorination systems. In 2007, Taylor began practicing chemical water treatment of industrial and commercial boilers, and cooling systems. His experience with water treatment includes industries such as food, beverage, HVAC, and potable water treatment.

Tony has more than 35 years of experience in the design of domestic and international commercial, industrial and institutional projects. His responsibilities include the architectural design, space planning, master planning, programming, coordination of code analysis and overview of architectural department and the delivery process. He works closely with our in-house engineering professionals to integrate sustainable strategies and forward thinking to obtain high-level project efficiencies and carbon footprint reduction. He also performs feasibility studies and analysis for both new and existing facilities, detailed design, value engineering, research, project coordination and management. His project experience includes Starbucks, Heinz, Nestlé, Kraft, Mondelez, General Mills, US Cold Storage and others.