Thornton Tomasetti announced that Michael Pagano, P.E. joined the firm’s Newark office as vice president. Pagano, who has 25 years of electrical engineering experience, is a member of the firm’s MEP team and will support the Building Performance and Property Loss Consulting practices in the East U.S. region as well as nationally.
Prior to joining Thornton Tomasetti, Pagano was a Senior Project Engineer for the electrical utility at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Pearl River, NJ. He oversaw the power distribution system and electric safety program at the company’s largest corporate campus.
He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey, and holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College. Pagano is a Certified Energy Planner (CEP) and Certified Energy Manager (CEM) through the Association of Energy Engineers. He is also a Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) from the Construction Specifications Institute. +
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