Get to know Ted Hetzel – Thomas T. Tsaros Award Winner.
Our Employee Spotlight is a brief monthly feature that shines a light on the personal and professional lives of our staff, celebrating their contributions and passions. This month, we’re highlighting Ted Hetzel, the Thomas L Tsaros Award winner known for his sustainable design expertise and mentorship, as well as his love for the outdoors and classic car restoration.
About Ted Hetzel, PE, LEED AP
Associate, Sustainability Specialist/Mechanical Group Leader
3 years with F&T | 10 Years total
Ted is a registered professional engineer, certified passive house consultant (CPHC), and LEED Accredited Professional with ten years of experience. He joined F&T in 2021 as HVAC Group Leader and, since then, has worked to improve our capabilities in energy efficiency and other sustainable engineering topics. This led him to his role as Sustainability Specialist, where serves as the go-to technical expert for sustainability engineering efforts and projects.
Ted’s background includes design of Passive House and LEED certified buildings, energy modeling, and applications of novel technologies. He has a passion for finding efficient and practical solutions, a goal he shares with many of our clients. Ted also mentors other engineers to develop their design capabilities, performs QA/QC on projects, and assists clients with the development of energy-focused plans and projects.
Ted was recently named F&T’s first recipient of the Thomas Tsaros Excellence Award, which recognizes employees who demonstrate outstanding achievements, exceptional engineering, and a commitment to the company's core values and community service.
Q&A
What inspired you to join our team, and what has been your journey so far?
When I came in for the interview I was pleasantly surprised to find engineers at every level of management at F&T. The people in leadership roles all have a foundation in engineering, and in many cases engineering work still makes up a big part of their job.
What are some of the most rewarding aspects of your job?
I find being a part of the development and success of the younger engineers on my team to be the most rewarding part. This year there has been a company push to get engineers licensed (FE and PE). I enjoy seeing these successes because I know how much those milestones meant to me.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work? (hiking, biking, reading, cooking, sports, volunteer work, etc.)
Outside of work I spend as much time as I can outside, and in the past year I’ve spent much of my free time fixing up a 30 year old Toyota which sat for many years. It now runs and drives and I’ve put over 2000 miles on it this summer.
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