About Our Staff

Established in 1967 Mechanical Testing was founded by a family that created and cared about small business’ in the Capital District of New York. Since then the company has changed hands twice, both times to local families. First Dianne and Albert Englehart took over in 1993, and were great custodians for the company, guiding the company through some tough economic times ensuring that all the employees always had work. In April 2008 Eileen and Brian Venn have taken over this third generation company and have goals to continue to grow the company into Western New York and Western Massachusetts.

Currently Mechanical Testing was chosen to facilitate all the Testing and Balancing work going on at the Global Foundries Project in upstate New York, a 5 billion dollar project and speculated to be the largest current project in the world. We also have successfully worked with many other major construction companies across the country and completed more than 3000 projects including Wal-Mart, Federated and Abbot Labs.

Our Staff

Eileen Venn – Chief Executive Officer: Eileen is a graduate of SUNY Albany with a BA in Business. She has worked in sales and marketing for fortune 500 companies prior to owning Mechanical Testing. Eileen’s father and brother both worked for Mechanical Testing, establishing her families long time ties with the company over 20 years ago. eileenv@mechtest.com

Brian Venn – President: Brian is a graduate of Adirondack Community College and completed his apprenticeship training through Sheet Metal Workers Local 83 Union. He has worked for Mechanical Testing for almost 15 years. Brian is certified through the Associated Air Balance Council and the National Environmental Balancing Bureau. brianv@mechtest.com

Dave Brown – Vice President Binghamton Region: Dave has worked for Mechanical Testing for over 28 years. Dave’s training and apprenticeship were completed through Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 112 and Dave is a certified through the Associated Air Balance Council. brownie@mechtest.com

Dave Harkness – Binghamton Region Project Manager: Dave has worked for Mechanical Testing for over 25 years. Dave is a certified through the Associated Air Balance Council and the TABB certification through the NEMI. Dave’s training and apprenticeship were completed through Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 112. daveh@mechtest.com

Noelle Muir – Mechanical Testing Office Manager: Noelle has worked for Mechanical Testing for almost 20 years. She is in charge of all billing and invoicing, insurance documentation and scheduling for technicians in the Albany region. noellem@mechtest.com

Jeff Paro – Albany Region Superintendent/Company Safety Officer: Jeff is a graduate of ITT Technical Institute and completed his apprenticeship training through Sheet Metal Workers Local 83 Union. Jeff is certified through the Associated Air Balance Council. jeffp@mechtest.com