I have been employed at Strang, Inc. (an A/E/I design firm in Madison) for over 38 years, the last 32 years as a principal of the firm. During that time, I was involved in the mechanical design of a couple thousand projects, ranging from small country churchs to multi-million dollars HVAC systems for research laboratories.

In 2006 I retired from full-time employment and as engineering department head at Strang, Inc. Retiring from Strang and having my own consulting firm for a few years, Ornes Engineering, allowed us more freedom for sailing & traveling.

I have now become fully retired, spending the summers in Madison and the winters in Florida.