Jim Haefeli serves as a Principal and as the Director of Mechanical Engineering at Jordan & Skala Engineers. As Director of Mechanical Engineering, Jim’s logical approach to the world and ardent desire to create “the best bang for the buck” for clients makes him a practical leader whose projects achieve design objectives and stay within budget. Jim is a self-made man who taught himself engineering principles, design, and the art of facility assessments while working as a draftsman/designer for engineering firms during the day and studying at night. Now as a Registered Professional Engineer in three states with over 45 years of experience in the engineering consulting industry, he still maintains the same determination to deliver the best design and service to his clients. Jim’s knowledge and hard-working aptitude has allowed him to work on different project types such as hospitality, residential, industrial, commercial offices, municipal, and retail. This industry knowledge has made Jim an instrumental part in establishing company-wide mechanical design standards, as well as, providing design quality assurance for our seven offices nationwide.