Our Team

Arturo J. Villanueva, Sr., P.E.

Founder & Chief Engineer

Early in his career, Art Sr. was responsible for designing several low- and medium-rise reinforced concrete buildings, including hospitals and factory buildings. He was responsible for thousands of acres of industrial development, including the 3,962-acre Bataan Export Processing Zone. He served as project director of the Philippine National Housing Authority, and as construction manager for the 222-acre Dagat-Dagatan Housing Project, saved $2.4M by redesigning the area’s grading and drainage.

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As a top civil engineering recruit by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), he designed and managed, reviewed, and advised on school site projects. He inspected earthquake damage to school structures after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. He was best known, however, for his innovative solutions to numerous high-profile projects, including the "impossible" task of upgrading the pressure of the entire water distribution system of the 47-acre Ft. McArthur Educational Complex in San Pedro, California.

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Art is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil) in California and in the Philippines. He obtained his BS in Civil Engineering from National University, R.P. He is a founding member of FASAE SoCal.

Vernon N. Villanueva, P.E.

Chief Program Management Officer

As an engineer, Vernon values both the profession's creative and technical aspects.

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Since childhood, he helped his father, Art Sr. with drafting and structural analyses, eventually leading to his current occupation. On his journey, he worked at Northrop Grumman’s R&D Structures Division for several years, followed by a stint in marketing and web development at Indigital Future Media. He then spent 12 years as a construction manager/consultant, forensic engineer, and data analyst at Jax Kneppers Associates.

He is on the Board of Directors of FASAE SoCal and is currently the Corresponding Secretary.

Vernon is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil) in California and has a bachelor’s degree (summa cum laude) in Civil Engineering, with a specialization in Structures, from UCLA.

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Vernon is also a musician, an artist, and an advocate for the environment. He is active in the advancement of the noble professions of engineering and architecture to attract bright young minds into the ranks, and to continue the enrichment of the global community.