Travis Soppe, SE, PE

President

Travis has been with the firm since 2009. His primary areas of responsibility include directing and evaluating the technical aspects of projects, developing methods and techniques for new opportunities within WEGAI, and implementing the firm’s quality assurance program. In this manner, Travis ensures that all work performed by the company is consistent and of the highest quality. Travis is committed to ensuring WEGAI remains a leader in providing innovative solutions for structural evaluation of electrical and mechanical equipment.   

Travis earned his Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Boise State University.  He maintains his professional structural engineering license in the States of California, Illinois, and Hawaii and civil engineering license in the States of California, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico, Florida, Maryland, Montana, and Pennsylvania. He is also a NCEES Record Holder and can obtain reciprocity by committee in any state.

Travis is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).  He is an active participant of the IEEE-693 Standard committee on recommended practices for seismic design of substations.

Travis was selected as a 2014 Rising Star in Structural Engineering.

 

 

David Gundy, PE

Executive Vice President

David’s primary focus is implementing procedures to promote the goals, objectives, and policies of the company. He is responsible for developing and overseeing programs to support business development and company growth. He is also actively involved in operations management, by assigning responsibilities to employees, preparing proposals and quotations, and evaluating the technical aspects of projects.

David earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Boise State University.  David maintains his professional civil engineering licenses in the States of California, Idaho, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.

David is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).  He also participates on the IEEE-693 Standard committee on recommended practices for seismic design of substations.

 

 

 

 

Adam Franklin, PE

Principal

Adam is a Principal Engineer with W.E. Gundy and Associates, Inc. with over 15 years of experience performing structural evaluations of electrical substation and distribution equipment. Adam has vast experience working with some of the most complicated electrical systems, such as finite element analysis on 500kV power transformers, 500kV series capacitor platforms and shake table testing equipment ranging from 500kV disconnect switches to switchgear product lines.

Adam earned his Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering and Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho. He maintains his professional civil engineering license in the State of California.

 

Frank Eckwright, PE

Principal

After completing his Master degree, Frank followed his classmate, Adam, from the University of Idaho to W. E. Gundy & Associates in 2012. In 2015 Frank’s career took a brief detour, but he found his way back to WEGAI in 2016 and is happy to have returned. His primary responsibilities are project management and training / professional development of new staff engineers. Frank enjoys working with clients to develop solutions for complex structural engineering designs and teaching seismic structural engineering to others.

Frank is a registered Professional Engineer in California and Idaho.