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Team Bios

Principal engineer & president

Mechanical Engineering

James E. Forst, P.E.

A native Louisvillian, Jim graduated from Bellarmine College where he majored in Mathematics. Jim has been a Licensed Professional Engineer since 1982 and is licensed in numerous states. Jim worked in the industry for 10 years before started his own practice in 1983. Since then, Jim has guided the firm to continued growth and stability and has built a great reputation for customized MEP design with quality results and a deep knowledge base.

Jim has created MEP engineering designs for buildings large and small for over 40 years. He started the firm with a large hospital project in Indiana and never looked back. A wealth of experience in both design and construction, Jim provides creative engineering solutions to even the most puzzling problems. Practicing engineering since the middle of the modern environmental movement in America, Jim finds ways to incorporate energy saving components into projects as a standard design practice, as it is ingrained in his process.

Education

BELLARMINE COLLEGE
B.A. Mathematics, 1972

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Speed Scientific School

Activities & Affiliations

• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air-Conditioning Engineers (A.S.H.R.A.E) , Member

• National Society of Professional Engineers (N.S.P.E), Member

• Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers (K.S.P.E.), Member

• Cerebral Palsy School of Louisville, Past President & Board Member

State P.E. Licenses

• Kentucky (Primary), Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Vice-President

Mechanical Engineering

Susan (Forst) Mersch

Susan focuses on various mechanical systems to provide optimal comfort to occupants while providing maximum value to the building owner. Susan has expertise in both renovation and new construction. She earned her LEED Associate Professional designation in 2011 and strives to incorporate energy efficient solutions wherever possible. Prior to joining her father at Forst & Associates, Susan spent nearly a decade in the appliance industry designing major appliances. She co-oped during college at the firm, so she has been around the industry for most of her life.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
Bachelor of Chemical Engineer, 1999 (Cum Laude)

Activities & Affiliations

• LEED, Associate Professional

• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air-Conditioning Engineers (A.S.H.R.A.E) , Member

• National Society of Professional Engineers (N.S.P.E), Member

• Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers (K.S.P.E.), Member

• A.C.E. Program High School Mentor
  

State P.E. Licenses

• Kentucky (Primary), Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee

Designer

Electrical Engineering

Bill Yuen

Bill got his start working in consulting engineering nearly 3 decades ago. He specializes in providing lighting and power designs to meet the clients’ various goals. Bill joined Forst & Associates in 1995 and has worked on a myriad of projects throughout the years. He has extensive expertise with lighting and power and works closely to understand the needs of the space to deliver the best design for the owner and occupants.