Enovate recently welcomed Susana Rodrigues to our team. Susana is a Certified AutoCAD professional with 15-years of experience in surface modeling, data preparation for machine control, survey layout, site volume calculations, topographic surveys, road design templates and profiles. In addition to this, Susana is also the mother of two school age children – Daniel (8) and Cristina (5). We asked her how she has been handling ‘Back to School’ time while working full-time.
So, Susana, how is it going?
I’m great! So happy to be joining Enovate! I feel very welcome and get to work with amazing professionals.
Are your children attending school in-person/virtually or a combination and how are you dealing with scheduling?
I have a Kindergartener and a 3rd grader.  They are doing hybrid school (2-days in school, 3-days online learning). We have a wonderful daycare that is now assisting school age children with their schoolwork for 2 of the 3 days they have online learning. It’s

We asked Gil Estupinan, PE, PTOE, Enovate Traffic Engineer, what being a Professional Engineer means to him...

“Earning the title of Professional Engineer and including the 'P.E.' after my name allows me to communicate my engineering knowledge and competency to clients and colleagues. Moreover, the continuing education and professional development requirements of the license renewal process guarantee that I will continue to learn and stay on the cutting edge of the industry. There is a great source of pride that comes with the title, and I do not take the accountability and ethical standards lightly.”

Enovate recently announced the appointment of Warren Michelsen, P.E., PTOE as Vice President of Transportation. Leading Enovate’s Transportation Division, he will be focusing on traffic engineering and transportation planning.

Warren has expertise designing and managing numerous traffic engineering and transportation planning projects throughout the NY/NJ region. His experience includes traffic signal design, traffic analysis, traffic impact studies, maintenance and protection of traffic, traffic control devices (signing and striping), value engineering, accident and safety analyses, and design of roadside appurtenances.

New Jersey Alliance for Action awarded a 2019 Distinguished Engineering Award to Enovate for the company’s construction management activities and oversight on this important pedestrian safety project. This is the seventh annual award ceremony program honoring innovative, unique and outstanding engineering projects for their impact on the state's economy and environment.