MODUS

Leadership

Leadership that listens first and empowers clear action.

MODUS leadership connects client objectives, design intent, facility realities, and exceptional consulting engineering. Partners stay close enough to guide the work and empower teams to make decisions that support safe, sustainable, and innovative buildings.

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Partners

6

Offices

3

Profiles

Leadership

People

MODUS partners.

The partners behind MODUS bring technical judgment, client care, and accountability to the mission of delivering high-performing building solutions.

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Waterloo Office

Mike Brocka

Partner

mbrocka@modus-eng.com

Mike connects MODUS engineering work to the real environments it supports: healthcare, education, owner productivity, sustainability, and community impact.

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Working here is rewarding especially once you understand why we do what we do: provide a comfortable and safe environment so medical personnel can treat patients efficiently and effectively, educators can impact students' lives forever, and owners can increase staff productivity, all while being sustainable and reducing the carbon footprint where possible.

Mike says he is having fun when clients have the look of excitement after expectations are achieved, when design and construction team members work together to resolve challenges, when MODUS wins the projects, and when the office is alive.

Mike balances life by enjoying the outdoors, exercising with the YMCA group, being involved with the community and church, and creating memory makers with family.

Focus

HealthcareEducationSustainabilityCommunity impact
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Des Moines Office

Chris Deal

Partner

cdeal@modus-eng.com

Chris joined the firm in 2011 as an HVAC engineer and continues to excel in engineering while building strong client relationships.

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Chris is a Partner based in the Des Moines office. He joined MODUS in 2011 as an HVAC engineer and continues to grow engineering work through successful client relationships.

Chris graduated from Iowa State University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He later received a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, studied in Uganda, and completed a Master of Science in Renewable Energy. Upon his return, Chris volunteered for Teach for America while completing a Master of Education degree.

Outside of MODUS, Chris is a founder of EOS International, a nonprofit promoting sustainable development through the application of appropriate technology in the developing world. During his free time, Chris enjoys farming and spending time with his family.

Focus

HVACRenewable energyClient relationshipsSustainable development
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Iowa City Office

Trevor Conrad

Partner

tconrad@modus-eng.com

Trevor brings an engineer's appreciation for how plans become construction and how finished buildings serve clients.

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Trevor grew up on a farm in rural Keokuk County, Iowa, and his first real job was farmhand. Despite a childhood of tractors, combines, and crops, Trevor originally aspired to be an architect because he enjoyed science and math in school.

During a junior high assignment about career aspirations, Trevor discovered that architecture and engineering, while often intertwined and even symbiotic, are not synonymous. He veered onto the engineering path.

At MODUS, Trevor loves it when a plan comes together: when design is complete, transformed into construction, and finished for clients to use and enjoy.

Focus

Project deliveryEngineering coordinationConstruction outcomesClient experience
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Des Moines Office

Roger Lesher

Partner

rlesher@modus-eng.com

Roger is an Iowa State mechanical engineering graduate and former president of the Iowa Chapter of ASHRAE.

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Roger graduated from Iowa State University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He is a former president of the Iowa Chapter of ASHRAE.

Years back, Roger took a chance when he struck up a conversation with a pretty lady at an airport terminal. The chance paid off and the two are now happily married. Their oldest daughter's name is Ohara, after where they met.

Focus

Mechanical engineeringASHRAEBuilding systemsDes Moines leadership
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Des Moines Office

Josh Nielsen

Partner

jnielsen@modus-eng.com

Josh values engineering work whose results are visible, long-lasting, and strengthened by a capable project team.

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Raised in Bondurant, Iowa, this former grocery store produce clerk first considered engineering because he had an uncle in the business and an interest in math and science.

Josh enjoys being part of a design field where the results are visible and long-lasting. He also enjoys being part of a good team, both in the office and on the construction side.

A career at MODUS can be challenging, but Josh notes that the team balances challenging days with fun in the sun and a willingness to step up when colleagues get in a bind.

Focus

Design teamworkConstruction coordinationVisible outcomesTeam culture
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Waterloo Office

Brent Waskow

Partner

bwaskow@modus-eng.com

Brent is a MODUS Partner with a mechanical engineering emphasis and deep experience in plumbing, HVAC, and project management.

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Brent is a MODUS Partner with a mechanical engineering emphasis. His areas of expertise include plumbing design, HVAC design, and project management in the healthcare, education, municipal, and commercial industries.

Brent's exposure to a variety of clients and facilities gives him a well-rounded background and a versatile, innovative approach to each project's special requirements. Many of his projects include extensive remodeling of facilities, requiring coordination and phased construction. His career has shaped his ability to understand construction and communicate effectively with owners, consultants, and contractor trades.

Focus

Plumbing designHVAC designHealthcareEducationMunicipalCommercial

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