As a highly-experienced and close-knit team, Sugarpine Engineering can provide a more comprehensive consulting and design process than other options. We are well equipped to handle any project ranging from pre-fabricated Tiny Homes to Luxury Resort developments.

Sugarpine is sometimes not a “low-budget” option. We have experienced, valuable people, and are looking for projects that challenge us, and for clients who want a trusted partner and consultant.

Our staff are licensed in California, Nevada, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Utah, Ohio, and Michigan. We are willing to add licensure through NCEES for your project upon request.

Sugarpine Engineering is a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), Federal Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), California registered Small Business, and registered California Green Business.

Mark Schlosser

Principal Owner, Professional Engineer, LEED AP

Mark formed Sugarpine Engineering from his kitchen table in 2012 to meet the demand for accurate, sustainable engineering, energy evaluation, and commissioning in northern California and Nevada. Mark spent the prior 13 years working his way from Colorado to Montana to Branch Manager of a 90-person Colorado-based MEP firm. Over the past decade, he’s built a vast knowledge of construction in extreme climates, field engineering, energy analysis, Revit, commissioning, project management, insurance/legal, and project contracting.

While working in Montana for a 300-person AE firm focusing on cold-climate and military architecture, Mark worked in-office with architects, giving him a thorough understanding of architectural and structural interactions, ice/snow, and envelope thermal performance.

Mark ensures real engineering and evaluation are incorporated into every project to the greatest extent practical. He has designed and consulted on dozens of LEED projects.

Mark also coaches youth sports and has a long history of local involvement including over 20 years of picking up trash on Truckee Day Street Clean Up! (Has the t-shirts to prove it.)

Aaron Lubrano

Principal Owner, Professional Engineer, LEED AP, CEM

Aaron has been with Sugarpine Engineering since 2013, spearheading energy and commissioning as well as managing MEP designs of projects from small tenant improvements to massive lake front mansions. Prior to that, Aaron worked 6 years as an engineer and project manager at the Truckee branch of a 90-person Colorado-based MEP firm. Aaron is a licensed professional engineer, a LEED accredited professional, a Certified Energy Manager. He also spent 23 Years in the US Coast Guard on active duty and reserves.

Aaron brings energy engineering, commissioning, LEED consulting, and environmental permitting expertise to the Sugarpine Team. He understands state and federal contracting and procurement.

Aaron coaches youth sports and has a long history of local involvement, ski patrol, kite boarding, and surfing

Ken Bousquet

Owner, Professional Engineer

Ken is a multidisciplinary engineer specializing in electrical and mechanical systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, and Professional Engineering licenses in Mechanical and Electrical disciplines across several states. A long-time Truckee local (Wolverine class of ’04), he joined the Sugarpine Engineering team in November 2016. At Sugarpine, Ken manages the electrical engineering division and is responsible for the electrical system design of new commercial, industrial, and large residential developments nationwide.

Prior to joining Sugarpine, Ken worked in forensic engineering, specializing in fire-related failure analysis and product defect consulting. He is currently developing the forensic division at Sugarpine Engineering, providing clients in northern California and Nevada with subrogation support and investigation services.

Outside of the office, Ken enjoys collecting birdies on the disc golf course in the summer and shredding at the ski hill in the winter.

Janice Heil

Engineer

“Janie” is a mechanical engineer who joined the Sugarpine Engineering team in the fall of 2019. She holds a BSME with prior experience in the industrial and product design sector, so naturally we appreciate her alternate angles and viewpoints applied to project management, facility designs, and energy analysis.

Janice is focused on project-positive results through good process, communication, code compliance, energy analysis, and environmental impacts. She is an expert in utility and state Carbon and Energy reductions.

In her spare time, she volunteers delivering food to families in need (Sierra Community House), rides the heck out of her mountain bike, climbs rocks and mountains, does backcountry ski touring, and takes weeklong rafting vacations. She’s been a ski instructor and river guide. In fact, we’re not sure she goes indoors except to do engineering work. Talk about motivation!

Weld Fickel

Sr. Engineer

Weld has called Truckee home since 2010 after working in the Silicon Valley for many years. Weld joined the Sugarpine Engineering team to support client focused, sustainable projects with an eye for energy efficiency.

With over 25 years of engineering experience in a broad range of industries; from high tech fabrication facilities, large scale commercial developments to quaint mom-and-pop retail shops; and from ultra-efficient new homes to one room remodels. His projects have included commercial, industrial, residential, hotels, health care, and schools. Weld brings his skills and expertise for mechanical engineering, construction document preparation, energy modeling, Title 24 compliance, ground source heat pump system design, and commissioning.

Weld is also a devout sledneck, tinker, and hobbyist long-haul trucker. When we need a technician, he’s the guy.

J. Scott Davis

Designer, CAD-BIM Technician, LEED AP

Scott has worked as a BIM drafter, designer, and CAD technician for multiple interior design and MEP firms in the Denver and Reno-Tahoe regions. Scott has shared history with the Sugarpine Team, while they were together at a prior 90-person firm. We welcomed him back as a Designer in 2016.

Over the past 25+ years, he’s developed a thorough knowledge MEP systems, building codes, construction process, AutoCAD, Revit, and integrated BIM processes. Scott has performed LEED credit calculations, detailed field-work, MEP as-built surveys, design-drafting, 3D shop drawings, and field commissioning assistance on various large projects, including the notable Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe, Village at Northstar, The Nugget Casino, and Historic Reno Post Office.

Scott works to ensure MEP coordination and accurate plans are produced for Sugarpine’s projects, to the greatest extent. Scott is a passionate metal-head and Star Wars aficionado.

Mandeep Parajuli

Professional Engineer

Mandeep joined Sugarpine Engineering in 2022, shortly after earning his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and brings fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to every project he works on.

Highly motivated and dedicated to his career and contribution to engineering, Mandeep is also studying for an advanced degree in engineering management.

Outside of engineering, Mandeep enjoys exploring the great outdoors, spending time with his cats, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen. Having grown up in the high altitudes of Nepal, he developed a deep appreciation for mountain landscapes, which now fuels his passion for hiking in the Sierra Nevada and Tahoe regions. When he’s not adventuring, you’ll likely find him immersed in anime, gaming, or perfecting his strategy in his favorite RPGs.

Ian Johnson

Engineer

Ian joined the Sugarpine Engineering team in July 2021 shortly after graduating from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Ian is an Electrical Engineer well-versed in information technology and the digital world. He brings knowledge about 3D printing, JavaScript, Data Security, and A/V Systems to Sugarpine Engineering. He is our go-to guy for all things high-tech.

He’s a bit of an Arduino, networking, and computer nerd so he fits right in here. And a motorhead when it comes to cars. After growing up near mountains in the high desert, he is enjoying some familiarity with life in the Tahoe region.

Ian develops and builds in-house Sugarpine’s custom sensors, data loggers, and other tools for field analysis.

William Walker

Engineer

“Willy” started as a mechanical engineering intern for Sugarpine Engineering in 2022. He completed his degree and joined the team full-time in 2024. Willy is enthusiastic about sustainable design and energy engineering.

He was the founder and president of the Sustainable Energy Club at University of Nevada, Reno and winner of the 2022 Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Nevada scholarship. Previously, he completed a Spanish degree, but remained interested in LEED design and passive homes and decided to return to school to focus on his passions.

Willy served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay focusing on sustainable agriculture from 2017-2020. Now he spends his days off hiking with his dog, gardening, tending to his chickens and generally spending time in the Nevada desert.