Seismic Engineering Team
Engineering is, without doubt, one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, varied and diverse jobs in the world. What is fun for us is that this gives us the opportunity to grow as individuals working to figure out how to overcome the myriad of seismic MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) problems – as a team – to build commercial buildings. Engineering is the field that can solve the most impactful of our problems in the world – and we love what we do!
Below is our team of engineers behind Force Support Services
Tim Lindfelt, P.E.
Owner, Principal Engineer and CEO
- When not working: I spend time with my family and friends, read sci-fi novels, garden, golf, cross-fit, and play Aussie Rules Football.
- Favorite quote: We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: Construction is a team effort, where people from all backgrounds come together to shape the physical world. We are building for a better quality of life for our next generation. It is as real as it gets.
Graham Unger
Co-Owner and Chief Operating Officer
- When not working I like to: Snowboarding, hiking, Magic: The Gathering Card game, and hanging out at my favorite game store
- Favorite quote: I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. – Leonardo da Vinci
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: Helping to solve real world problems.
Hoa Van
Co-Owner and Project Manager
- When not working I like to: Go snowboarding, do photography, videography, graphic design, play volleyball, and general fitness
- Favorite quote: If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. – Isaac Newton
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: I get to learn a lot about all the moving components within the construction industry, while building relationships with like-minded thinkers that want to make a difference in the world one building at a time.
Victor Luu
Co-Owner and Design Engineer
- When not working I like to: Go on hikes and explore nature.
- Favorite quote: You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: I enjoy the exposure to the many different scenarios and finding the solutions to meet the client’s needs.
Leon Hung
Co-Owner and Design Engineer
- When not working: Play tennis, swim, lift, hike, fish, try new foods, and listen to music.
- Favorite quote: Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. – Theodore Roosevelt
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: They have a wealth of knowledge, a willingness to share, and a humbleness to learn more. This makes working together easy, efficient, and extremely rewarding.
Loren Galarza
Co-Owner and Seismic Design Engineer
- When not working I like to: Travel, learn new things and try new food!
- Favorite quote: Time exists so that everything doesn’t happen at once. – Albert Einstein
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: Creating simple solutions that are easy to fabricate, install, and maintain.
Aleksandr "Alex" Raku, P.E.
Design Engineer
- When not working I like to: Play sports and read books to further my education.
- Favorite quote: Treat people the way they would like to be treated. – the Bible
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: Subcontractors are very straight forward people, easy to do business with and they “don’t beat around the bush.”
James Situ, P.E.
Design Engineer
- When not working I like to: Attempt to garden in my backyard but inevitably losing out to mother nature.
- Favorite quote: Always use the right tool for the job. A hammer is always the right tool. Anything can be used as a hammer. – The three fundamental rules of engineering.
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: When subcontractors teach me something new.
Alfonso Lopez
Assistant Project Manager
- When not working I like to: I like to get out of SF and go on hikes with my Golden Retriever Penny. Reading historical novels and playing Australian Rules Football.
- Favorite quote: We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. – Albert Einstein
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: Everyone is willing to raise their hand to get the job done. I admire that about them.
Angelou Paul
Design Engineer
- When not working I like to: Play basketball, lift weights and read.
- Favorite quote: Stay far from timid, only make moves when your hearts in it, and live the phrase “Sky’s the limit” – The Notorious B.I.G.
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: The business relationships that turn into friendships.
Kyle Gumieny
Seismic Design Engineer
- When not working I like to: Hang out with my family, dog and watching sports.
- Favorite quote: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: Building good working relationships that can last a long time.
Operations Team
Connect with our Office and Warehouse team members. All staff members are essential to a well-run engineering business.
Jonniece "Jonni" Breckler
AP/AR and Human Resources
- When not working I like to: Go on walks with my dogs.
- Favorite quote: Believe you can and you’re halfway there – Theodore Roosevelt
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: The specialized knowledge of each trade/business.
Jeff Schoonover
Co-Owner and Operations Manager
- When not working I like to: Work on my ’71 Ford Bronco.
- Favorite quote: I just want to do hoodrat stuff with my friends. – Latarian Milton
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: They take care of business and are, honestly, a really good group of no-nonsense people. I respect that.
Winnie
Operations Team Assistant
- When not working I like to: Walk, sleep, eat and lick my Dad’s face.
- Favorite quote: What are you lookin’ at? OK, so I’m tough and cute at the same time! You have a problem with that? – Anonymous
- What I enjoy most about working with subcontractors: Belly rubs! Lots and lots of belly rubs!!