Team – New York Engineering Associates, P.C.

Karl Skuggevig

NYEA — Thu, 04 May 2017 16:18:24 +0000

Karl grew up in Babylon Village in Suffolk County on Long Island. He graduated from Babylon High School and from there he went off to SUNY Maritime College at Fort Schuyler in the Bronx. There he studied Facilities Engineering. As part of his college education, it was required to go on Summer Sea Terms where all of the cadets in the college would embark on the college’s training ship, The TS Empire State VI, and travel abroad to many different countries. Some of these countries included Greece, Italy, Denmark, Wales, Barbados, and Portugal. The training ship is 565 feet long with (2) Foster Wheeler Type ‘D’ steam boilers which would produce 600 lb steam @ 865 degrees F. During summer voyages, the cadets would be in charge of running the high pressure steam plant. During Karl’s final voyage as a cadet, he was selected to be the Chief Welding Cadet which means he was in charge of all welding operations aboard the ship during that summer. These voyages greatly helped Karl’s knowledge of steam plants and their operation.

In May of 1999 Karl Received his Bachelor of Science degree in Facilities Engineering along with a 3rd Assistant Engineer of Unlimited Horsepower for Steam and Motor (diesel) Vessels with the U.S. Coast Guard. Immediately after graduation, Karl was hired by Maritime College to be an Engineering Officer on the next Summer Sea Term which was starting the end of that May. Karl taught engineering principles to the cadets on board the training ship that summer. After the Summer Sea Term was over in July, Karl was hired by Cross Sound Ferry as a Watch Engineer on board the M/V Susan Anne ferry. The Susan Anne would transport vehicles and people between Orient Point, NY and New London, CT. Karl was in charge of running the diesel plant efficiently. At the beginning of November 1999, Karl was hired as a 3rd Assistant Engineer by Interlake Steamship onboard the Freighter Lee A. Tregurtha. The Lee A. Tregurtha is 826 feet long and has a 400 lb steam plant and 8,040 bhp diesel plant for propulsion. The ship would deliver iron ore from Marquette MI, which is on Lake Superior, down to the Ford Motor Plant in Detroit MI. The iron ore was used to make Ford Mustangs.

After leaving the Lee A. Tregurtha in January 2000, Karl was hired by New York Engineering Associates in March 2000 as a Mechanical Engineer. There he specializes in chimneys, fuel oil tanks, boiler systems and HVAC systems.
Karl is married to his wife Lilly and together they have a daughter, Jane.

Jocelyn Feeney

NYEA — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:44:26 +0000

Jocelyn is the office manager and ensures the operations here at NYEA run smoothly and efficiently. She has been an integral part of NYEA for over 30 years. Her expertise and knowledge in the filing process and handling of boiler violations with the NYC Department of Buildings has made her a valued member of our team.

Neal M. Rudikoff, P.E.

NYEA — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:44:37 +0000

Neal M. Rudikoff, P.E. has been a New York State Licensed Professional Engineer since 1972, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from City College of New York (CCNY) and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Mr. Rudikoff has a strong academic and practical background in the mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering disciplines.

Prior to establishing New York Engineering Associates, P.C. in 1987, Mr. Rudikoff worked for fifteen years with Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, where he held supervisory and management positions on numerous projects including major power plants and other projects throughout the United States and overseas. He has extensive experience in all phases of the engineering process including specifications, drawings, bid analysis, equipment purchase, and construction management. Mr. Rudikoff has prepared and presented lectures and training programs on varied technical subjects, has published articles, and has extensive experience testifying at government agency hearings as well as serving as an expert witness.

He spent four years at Grumman Corporation as a Senior Mechanical Engineer responsible for the conception, engineering, procurement, and design of fluid and heat transfer systems on the lunar Module Project.

He also worked for three years with General Applied Science Laboratories where he participated in the conception, analysis, design, and fabrication of test modules and testing apparatus for advanced propulsion systems.

Louis P. Arena, P.E.

NYEA — Mon, 23 May 2016 18:43:33 +0000

Louis P. Arena is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology and has been an employee of NYEA since 2010. He became President of NYEA in 2019. Prior to working for NYEA, Louis worked as a Project Engineer for a large mechanical contractor and was involved in the NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Croton Water Filtration Plant Project.