Key Personnel

Arkady Kats, PE, President of DVL Consulting Engineers, Inc. received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Moscow.  He has extensive experience that he brought with him in joining DVL from another prestigious New Jersey engineering firm.  Arkady's hands-on approach lends him to comfortably and efficiently take on the role of Chief Mechanical Engineer, assisting junior engineers in tackling tough design questions and creating structures that maintain the highest standards of energy efficiency while still meeting client needs and budget criterions. Arkady is directly involved in providing systems analysis, engineering calculations and design utilizing the most up-to-date technologies available.

Jose Valencia is a critical member of the DVL team, who has been with the company since it was created in 1990.  With a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from NJIT, Jose applies his technical expertise and keen attention to detail to every project that DVL takes part in.  His many years experience, knowledge of codes and regulations and detail oriented nature, is essential in the successful design of the great variety of buildings that DVL has had the opportunity to work on.  Without this, maintaining this variety, which has included hospitals, entertainment centers, federal facilities, universities, etc., could be an impossible task.  Jose's leadership, work ethic and desire for continued advancement has enabled DVL to complete hundreds of notable projects in its history and will continue to be a benefit to company and client alike as DVL moves forward.

Mr. Aziz's role as a senior member of the DVL team and specifically of the HVAC Department, has involved both the management and direction of overall project efforts, as well as the specific creation of design documents, completion of calculations and selection of equipment.  Mr. Aziz's strengths in coordination and diverse engineering background is a great asset to each project as he utilizes this to ensure project goals are met and each design is completed to the highest standards.  

Mr. Marra has over 30 years experience in the engineering and construction field.  His role at DVL Consulting Engineers, Inc. is to provide coordination between all trades and the Contractor for each project.  Mr. Marra’s extensive knowledge of MEP/FP systems enables him to seamlessly integrate his knowledge into commissioning procedures to ensure all equipment installed meets design requirements and contract document design.  Mr. Marra’s experience with mechanical equipment, specifically, lends him to being an in-house expert in the inspection and testing of equipment at the factory level and he is consistently engaged in this process within NYC SCA projects.  He credential as a CEM demonstrates his extensive knowledge and experience in energy efficiency and control strategy optimization and is the firm contact for all matters related to efficiency and overall system coordination.

Mr. Soliman worked not only in an engineering capacity on these complex projects but also functioned, and was certified as a project manager, for these large scale developments, many of which consisted of 200-300 buildings per project.   As such, as a critical team member with DVL, his expertise has been essential in managing the complexities of the local landscape and in utilizing the depth of his knowledge in coordination between trades to ensure that projects are completed successfully, meeting all Code requirements and staying within the parameters of set budgets and timelines. 

Mr. Rivera is the head of the electrical design team and as such, plays a critical role in all completed projects and has been a key team member at DVL since the company was established in 1990.  Aside from this oversight, Mr. Rivera also provides direct calculations, equipment selection and systems design.  Mr. Rivera is responsible for the design of power and lighting systems, low voltage, telecommunications, security and fire alarm systems and both in AutoCAD and Revit formats. Mr. Rivera is also a key team member in coordinating and implementing CADD/Revit standards for DVL among all the internal departments, meeting with clients technical representatives, field surveys, and assisting in the preparation of specifications and  reports.