Gary Prenger, PE, has joined our Water Resources Group as Electrical Discipline Lead. He is a seasoned electrical engineer with 27 years of experience managing field assessments and design of electrical systems at water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, treatment/storage basins, and other facilities. He designs power distribution and control systems, backup power systems, SCADA systems, adjustable frequency drives, facility lighting, motor control circuits, and custom control panels. He also performs arc flash studies, efficiency studies, electrical load and voltage drop calculations, and sizing of wiring, conduit, and over-current protection devices.

Familiar with all aspects of facilities design, Gary supports project construction and start-up and is experienced in design-build delivery. He is currently leading electrical construction administration for the City of Omaha Public Works Department’s Saddle Creek Retention Treatment Basin, a facility that treats combined sewage with grit, screenings removal, and disinfection before discharging into the Little Papillion Creek. He is also supporting the design-build modular expansion of the South County Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility in Hillsborough County, FL, that includes an electrical distribution system upgrade with a redundant diesel electric generation system.

Gary holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University and an MBA in Systems Management from Baldwin Wallace College.