Wendel is celebrating a significant milestone with its 75th year in business. Founded in 1940, the company started up the same year the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Greyhound Bus Terminal on Main Street, and Kleinhans Music Hall buildings were constructed.

Wendel was started as a civil engineering firm by one man, Leon Wendel, out of his garage in Lockport, NY. Over the years, Wendel has grown, adding employees and expanding capabilities beyond traditional civil engineering. In recent years, Wendel has experienced exceptional growth, and now has over 220 employees and nine offices nationwide, including two offices in Western New York. Wendel’s services have grown to include architecture, multiple engineering disciplines, planning, energy efficiency and construction management.

Wendel is looking to continue the trend of growth and stability, providing first class service within the communities in which we live and work. The company moved its headquarters to a larger space in Centerpointe Corporate Park in Williamsville, NY earlier this year to accommodate current and future growth. Wendel has hired 34 new employees working in five different offices since January and is continuing to hire.

“The 75th anniversary of Wendel is a major milestone for our company,” said Stewart C. Haney, PE, PMP, President and CEO of Wendel. “Many thanks to our loyal clients, partners and employees who have contributed to Wendel’s longevity and success. Much has changed throughout the years, but our commitment to our clients, staff and community remains the same. We’re proud of what we have accomplished and excited for the future.”

We are pleased to announce that Christopher C. Abramo, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Dan Goemann, AIA, Daniel J. Marinaro, AIA, NCARB and Dean W. Gowen, RLA, CLARB, ASLA, have been appointed to the position of associate principal. The appointments recognize these professionals for their exemplary leadership and commitment to excellence.

Mr. Abramo is a mechanical engineer specializing in the design and quality of bus maintenance equipment. He is responsible for construction management efforts and the engineering and equipment design on public transportation projects. Chris received his BS, Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology and also holds a BS, Physics from the State University of New York at Fredonia.

Mr. Goemann is a leader for Wendel’s K-12 Educational Design Team. Dan provides project management and architectural support throughout the entire design process including; marketing, pre-referendum planning, facility analysis, design, consultant coordination, preparation of construction documents, and construction administration. Dan graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS, Architecture.

Mr. Marinaro has 30 years of experience and leads Wendel’s southwest presence and private sector architectural design initiatives. As an architect and urban designer, his diverse project work includes urban adaptive re-use, multi-family housing, higher education, corporate commercial, public transportation and mixed use urban design. Dan received his Master of Architecture from the State University of New York at Buffalo and holds National Certification through the National Council of Architectural Registration Board.

As Wendel’s Senior Urban Planner, Mr. Gowen has over 30 years of experience and leads Wendel’s urban planning and design initiatives. As a landscape architect and site planner, his diverse project work includes historic landscape preservation, land use and community master planning, and parks and recreation design. Dean is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a National Certification through the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Board.