Tower Consultants, Inc.

Tower Consultants, Inc. was formed in 2005 by Jean Lecordier and Greg Kelish.  TCI is primarily engaged in Television and Radio broadcast tower engineering and project management.  Jean Lecordier previously spent 18 years with Kline Towers of Columbia, SC as their Vice President of Engineering.  Jean has been involved with a vast array of broadcast tower projects across the United States in the past two decades.

Greg Kelish joined Jean in forming TCI following his tenure as Vice President of Operations at SpectraSite Broadcast Group.  The in-depth expertise, knowledge and experience of the principals at TCI has propelled the company to  the forefront of the broadcast tower industry.

Under the TCI leadership is a dynamic team of highly qualified engineers and project managers.  Our trained and experienced engineers utilize the very best software programs for running structural analyses.   Our Technical Staff includes the following:

Jassen Hahn                 Sales Manager:

• 25 year career in the broadcast industry with experience in Field Service, Contract Administration, Engineering & Design, Project Management and Sales.
• 10 years experience in the tower industry, with emphasis on tall broadcast type towers.  Experience includes managing field service operations and logistics for SpectraSite Broadcast Group.
• 15 years experience in the broadcast transmitter facilities industry. Experience includes design, engineering, technical field support, and project management while a member of the Harris Corporation.
• Managed domestic projects for SpectraSite, Harris Corporation Broadcast Division and International Towers Incorporated.  Managed international projects for Harris Corporation in Europe, Middle East and Southeast Asia.
• Graduate of ITT - Evansville, IN with diploma of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering.
  

Rich Morath                 Senior Engineer:

• Former Senior Engineer at Kline Tower and Steel.
• 40 years total experience in fabricated structural steel industry.
• 11 years in quality assurance management and nondestructive testing including certification as NDT Level II and III and AWS Certified Welding Inspector.
• 21 years engineering experience in plate, structural steel and tower design including building design, computer analysis, connection design and tall tower design. 
• 8 years experience in management, project management and sales.
• Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Degree of Masters of Business Administration.

Jiantao Yu                   Senior Engineer:

• Former In-House Structural Engineer for SpectraSite Broadcast Group
• 22 years of Structural Engineering design and analysis experience in commercial, industrial and steel tower structures.
• Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Masters of Engineering in Civil Engineering.
• Passed orals for Doctorate in Engineering.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese- Both oral and written communication.

• Six years of experience in Project Management focused on Engineering and Construction.
• Experience in Structural Engineering Analysis of Steel Structures.
• Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering.

Jeff Altmyer                 Tower Engineer:

• 8 Years of Experience in Structural Engineering for Steel Tower Structures up to 2000’ in height.
• Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Former In-House Structural Engineer for SpectraSite Broadcast Group
• 8 Years engineering experience in plate, structural steel and tower design including RISA 3D, connection design and tall tower design
• 4 Years of experience in conducting on-site tower evaluations, tower climbing and tower inspections.

Yevgeny Kabatski        Tower Engineer:

• 15 years combined experience in Structural and Mechanical Engineering. 
• 7 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and Drafting for Maritime ships including Russian Naval Shipyard.
• 8 years of experience in Structural Engineering and Drafting of Steel Tower Structures up to 2000’ in height.
• Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Fluent in English and Russian- Both oral and written communication.

Moses Berry             Structural Detailer:

• 11 years combined experience in Structural and Mechanical Detailing.
• Proficient in Auto-Cad, SDS, SDS 2, Tekla, A-Steel, Architectural Desktop, Inventor, MathCad
• Former Chemical Operations Specialist in the Unites States Army Reserve
• Experienced CNC Machine Operator

Cheryl Brock                Business Manager:

• 12 years combined experience in Business Operations.
• 5 years experience in manufacturing facility operations, including Facilities Management, Human Resource Management, Accounting, Safety Coordinator, Operations Management support and Contract Documentation.
• 3 years experience in Business and  Facilities management of multiple offices, including Finance and Accounting, Human Resource and Personnel Management, Marketing Coordination and responsible for all general business operations management.

• Currently attending college pursuing Bachelors of Science in Business Administration.

From analysis and inspection to modification and new tower development, TCI has the internal resources and the depth of experience to manage external vendors in any project.

TCI provides an unparalleled level of expertise in the Broadcast and Radio infrastructure world.  Our customers come first and we are dedicated to providing the highest level of professional service and satisfaction to our broad array of customers.