Tim Vawser
Senior Designer

Tim has been employed with EHM Engineers, Inc. since 1988. He has designed and provided civil project
management for residential and commercial projects, subdivisions, Idaho Department of Transportation
and municipal projects from concept to completion. As a project manager, Tim provides contract
administration for projects, coordinates scheduling, agency approvals and construction inspection for
the majority of his projects.
Education: Certificate of Applied Science, College of Southern Idaho
EHM Employee Since: 1988
Trent McBride
Civil/Structural Design Technician

Trent has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc. since 1989 as a Civil Design Technician. He has served
as designer for numerous private residential and commercial subdivision projects as well as street and
roadway projects for the Idaho Transportation Department, Federal highway Administration, Twin Falls
Highway District and multiple City's in the northwestern United States where he was responsibile for
application submittals, subdivision planning, sewer, water, roadway design and quantity calculations.
Trent has also designed multiple residential and commercial buildings ranging from office buildings and
tenant improvement plans to commercial truck service centers.
Trent is proficient in AutoCad utilizing AutoCad Civil 3D. He is a former instructor at the College of
Southern Idaho teaching continuing education courses in AutoCad application.
Education: Associates of Applied Science-Drafting Technology, College of Southern Idaho
Licenses/Certifications: American's with Disabilities Standards Application.
EHM Employee Since: 1989
Tom Hanchett
Designer/Drafter

Tom has been employed by EHM Engineers, Inc. since 2005 as a Designer/Drafter specializing in
residential buildings, commercial buildings, tenant improvements and structural drafting. He has been
involved in major renovations of shopping centers to custom design office buildings and medical
facilities. He has an extensive background with current A.D.A and energy codes to ensure your buildings
will comply with today's stringent requirements.
Tom is proficient in the latest version of AutoCad and COMceck
Education: Associates of Applied Science-Drafting Technology, College of Southern Idaho
EHM Employee Since: 2005
Michael H Lee
Designer
Mike is Highly motivated, creative and a versatile designer with 15 years experience, working on airport, subdivision
and highway projects. He excels at producing productive working relationships with clients. Mike's responsibilities
have included drafting, design, surveying, construction inspection and management of design personnel on
projects up to eight million dollars.
Education: Associates of Applied Science, Computer Aided Drafting.
Licenses/Certifications: Certified, American Design Drafting Association.
EHM Employee since 2011
Valerie Smith
Designer/Drafter
vsmith@ehminc.com
Val has over 27 years of experience working in the Civil Engineering field. She has been involved with various types of plans for airports, highways, bridges, city improvements, subdivisions, building sites and miscellaneous projects. Additional work assignments performed include surveying, traffic control and customer/client services. As a designer/drafter, Val provides additional assistance with application submittals, subdivision planning, agency approvals and coordination with projects.
Education: Associate of Applied Science - Drafting Technology, College of Southern Idaho
EHM Employee Since: 2014
Matthew Brander
Designer/Drafter/IT Tech
mbrander@ehminc.com
Matthew has over 13 years of experience working in the civil engineering field. He has been involved with various types of plans development for airport, highway, bridge, city improvement, subdivision, building site and miscellaneous projects. Additional work assignments performed include IT/Tech, GIS mapping and data collection, surveying, traffic control and customer/client services.
Education: Certificate of Applied Science, College of Southern Idaho
EHM Employee Since: July 2014
Sara Kaster, E.T
Engineering Technician
skaster@ehminc.com
Sara has been employed with EHM Engineers, Inc. since February 1, 2016. Her responsibilities include Level 1 environmental site assessments, geotechnical investigations,
erosion & Sediment Control Plans, and permitting. Sara's eagerness to take on new projects promotes the growth of her responsibilities;
she assists in many on-going projects from hydraulics to civil engineering.
Education: B.S. Geoscience - Hydrology, Boise State University - 2015
Minor in Civil Engineering, Boise State University - 2015
EHM Employee Since: February 2016