Rendezvous Engineering - Wyoming & Idaho

Sean E. O'Malley, President
Sean O'Malley has been involved in transportation planning, public works design, and surveying in Jackson Hole since the 1970's. He served as chairman of the Jackson Hole Transportation Technical Committee and has provided planning, engineering and mapping assistance to the Pathways Taskforce since its inception. Mr. O'Malley has designed numerous subdivisions including: The Karns Hillside Addition to the Town of Jackson (roads, pathways, utilities, and avalanche evaluation), the Bowman Road Planned Residential Development at Teton Village (roads, pathways, utilities, and wetland coordination), projects at Spring Creek Ranch including the Homes at Amangani and Elk Dance Estates, the Riva Ridge development on the 360-acre Phil and Betty Lucas Ranch, and the Granite Ridge Subdivision at Teton Village. He is currently completing designs for Hagen Glades Subdivision – a 16-lot, high-end development adjacent to Snow King Resort involving complete engineering on slopes in excess of 30%. Mr. O'Malley has designed roadway, street, pathway, and sidewalk improvement projects for the Town of Jackson, Teton County and the Wyoming Department of Transportation including: East Hansen Avenue Street and Utilities Project, South Park Loop Road Phase I, High School Road, Maple Way-Snow King Avenue Roadway and Sidewalk Project, West Snow King Avenue Sidewalk Improvements, Russ Garaman-School Trail, the Flat Creek Pedestrian Underpass (a 25 meter underpass traversing a 5-lane section of Highway 89), the Crabtree Lane Pedestrian Bridge, and the design of the 7-mile long Moose Wilson Trail – a pathway connecting the Wilson area to Grand Teton National Park. He is the lead designer for the nearly completed Teton Pass Trail located in the Town of Victor and Teton County, Idaho. Prior to founding Rendezvous Engineering, Mr. O'Malley was Vice President and project manager responsible for various civil engineering projects at Jorgensen Engineering. He specialized in transportation studies, road and bridge designs, pathway design, site planning, and project coordination. From 1979 through 1985, Mr. O'Malley was a survey party crew chief responsible for subdivision layout, cost estimating, construction staking, courthouse research, mapping and testing. He is a former associate coach for the U.S. Ski Team and a former member of the U.S. Ski Association Course Certification Committee. He continues to compete in national and international cross-country ski events and has won age-group medals in the U.S. National Master Championships and at the World Masters Cross Country Ski Championships. He is also a former instructor of Field Biology and Geology for the Teton Science School. Mr. O'Malley has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming, and is a member of numerous technical societies including the Institute of Transportation Engineers. In 1997, Mr. O'Malley won first place in the National Society of Professional Surveyors and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping - National Map/Plat Design Competition.

Robert T. Ablondi, P.E.
Bob Ablondi has provided civil engineering services in Teton County for over 25 years. He has worked for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, the Teton County Planning Office as County Sanitarian, and Jorgensen Engineering as project manager and principal in charge of all water resource and subdivision projects developed by the firm. Mr. Ablondi also serves as project manager for the WWDC sponsored projects. Mr. Ablondi offers extensive experience in the design, approval, permitting, and construction of large-scale developments in Teton County. He has designed and managed many of the largest land development projects in Teton County including: Melody Ranch infrastructure system (involving an extensive water and wastewater distribution system for over 400 residential units on 900 acres south of Jackson), H-H-R Ranch – Wilson Meadows Development (involving water, wastewater, roads, other utilities, and a sewer force main connection to the Aspens-Teton Pines Wastewater Facility), and the Teton Pines Development at the Aspens with over 800 taps and supplying water to a populated area of about 1,800. Mr. Ablondi is currently providing planning, design and project management support for the 780-acre Teton Springs Golf and Casting Club near Victor, Idaho; involving over 600 residential units, 150 hotel units and miscellaneous commercial development. Mr. Ablondi has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University and a Master of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado. He is past president of the Wyoming Association of Consulting Engineers and Surveyors and a member of the American Water Works Association, Water Environmental Federation, and American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Ablondi also maintains Level IV Water Treatment Operator and Level II Distribution licenses with the State of Wyoming DEQ.

Matthew F. Ostdiek, P.E.
Matt Ostdiek designs and manages water supply, sanitary sewer, storm sewer drainage, irrigation, bridge, road, and pathway projects. He is responsible for the construction contract administration of most projects designed by Rendezvous Engineering. Matthew Ostdiek performs constructability reviews for major construction projects, prepares cost estimates, and provides value-engineering alternatives to reduce development costs. Mr. Ostdiek has performed feasibility studies for private and public entities, including the Wyoming Water Development Commission. He has evaluated irrigation, water supply, road, and bridge projects to identify necessary improvements, prepare construction cost estimates, analyze user costs, prepare permit applications, and facilitate funding requests. Mr. Ostdiek was a member of the citizen's committee that provided input and review for the 2000 – Town of Jackson Water and Sewer Rate Study. Mr. Ostdiek began his professional career as an estimator for Clark's Construction in Jackson, Wyoming. This position required thoroughly reviewing the plans and specifications for road, airport, bridge, and utility projects throughout western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. His construction contract administration responsibilities include monitoring project costs and permit requirements, and reviewing contract change orders, specifications, shop drawings and material submittals. He performs and manages construction quality control and testing services to verify compliance with project plans and specifications. Mr. Ostdiek has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming and is a member of numerous technical societies and has served on the Wyoming Public Works Council. He is also a certified as a Level 1 Water Distribution and Sewer Collection System operator.

Allison M. Fleury, Project Manager
Allison Fleury is a Landscape Architect for Rendezvous Engineering and has been responsible for developing the firm's landscape architecture and land-planning department. Her responsibilities include participation in many transportation corridor studies in the Jackson area. She has worked on pathway/sidewalk projects, land planning and conceptual design for subdivisions as well as landscape architecture designs for single-family residences and commercial developments. Ms. Fleury was lead facilitator and responsible for overall coordination for the West Snow King/Maple Way Realignment design charrette. She was the lead designer for South Cache Street Sidewalk Improvement Project and facilitated both the Willow Street Sidewalk charrette and the Victor-Teton Pass charrette. Ms. Fleury was also the landscape designer for the well-received West Snow King Avenue Sidewalk Improvement project. She is currently project manager for the Moose Wilson Trail pathway project. Allison Fleury began her professional career as project manager for a large engineering firm in Ontario overseeing the landscape design for a 24km toll highway north of Toronto. Following this, Ms. Fleury relocated to Jackson, where she worked for four years as a project manager with the landscape architecture firm of Wirth Design. Ms. Fleury's responsibilities included landscape design and construction coordination for many single-family residences and multi-family subdivisions around the Jackson area. Ms. Fleury has a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Geography from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Guelph near Toronto. She volunteers her time to a variety of local organizations including the Teton Literacy Society, Teton County Humane Society, Jackson Hole Community Garden (coordinator and founding member) and she has taught several courses in Residential Landscape Design and through Central Wyoming College and the Community Visual Arts Association.

Richard VanGytenBeek, R.L.A.
Richard VanGytenBeek brings a long list of accomplishments to Rendezvous Engineering. He was the 2000 Merit Award CASLA Winner for his work on the Amangani Resort in Jackson, Wyoming. Richard also held a lead position in the development of the Snow King Resort Master Plan. Other projects include the Blair Affordable Housing Development in Jackson, Wyoming and the North Worland Project in Worland,Wyoming

Debra Wuersch, P.E.
Deb Wuersch will serve as project engineer, performing design calculations, preliminary systems design, technical research, and assisting with permit submittal preparation and coordination. Ms. Wuersch offers extensive experience with subdivision design and water and wastewater systems design in Teton County Wyoming. Ms. Wuersch served as project manager for the Indian Springs, and Owl Creek subdivisions, and as a project engineer for the Wildlife Art Museum, Murie Center, and Teton Mountain Lodge projects.

Jim Gute, P.E.
Jim Gute will serve as a project engineer and manager. He has specialized in the design of water storage and distribution systems, sewer collection and storm drain systems, site civil designs (grading, drainage, parking and utilities), urban and rural roadway design, retaining walls, concept designs and planning, erosion control and environmental permitting. Mr Gute has also been responsible for construction contract administration, preparation of construction specifications, bidding contracts, cost estimates, contract change orders, review of shop drawings and material certifications.

Bret Winkler, P.E.
Mr. Winkler will serve as project engineer, performing design calculations, technical research, and piping system analysis. Mr. Winkler has worked on numerous water system projects over the past ten years and has extensive experience performing Water CAD network analysis. Mr. Winkler provided water system network modeling for the Saddle Butte Heights Subdivision, Karns Hillside Addition, and The Homes at Amangani.